The finance sector of Western economies is too large and attracts too many of the smartest college graduates. Financialization over the past three decades has created a structure that lacks resilience
The inspiration for the original television seriesIt was the 1960sa time of economic boom and social strife. Young women poured into the workplace, but the Help Wanted” ads were segregated by gender a
October 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party. Photojournalist Bryan Shih, who has been interviewing and taking portraits of the surviving Panthers around the
Charting the transformation of Vladimir Putin from a passionate fan of the West and a liberal reformer into a hurt and introverted outcast,All the Kremlin’s Men is a historical detective story, full o
Tetris is perhaps the most instantly recognizable, popular video game ever made. Sales of authorized copies total near $1 billion to date, and that is just a fraction of the money made from knockoffs
Our intuition on how the world works could well be wrong. We are surprised when new competitors burst on the scene, or businesses protected by large and deep moats find their defenses easily breached,
On August 21, 2015, Ayoub al-Khazzani boarded the 15:17 train in Brussels, bound for Paris. Khazzani's mission was clear: he had an AK-47, a pistol, a box cutter, and enough ammunition to obliterate e
In this lyrical debut, Ryan Berg immerses readers in the gritty, dangerous, and shockingly underreported world of homeless LGBTQ teens in New York. As a caseworker in a group home for disowned LGBTQ t
Through the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist explains why the "disease model" of addiction is wrong and illuminates the p
This book is a godsend a moving portrait for anyone wanting to go beyond the simplified labels and metrics and really understand an urban high school, and its highly individual, resilient, eager and b
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Dubrovnik.In this compact guide, Rick Steves and Cameron Hewitt cover the essentials of Dubrovnik, including Pel
Authoritative and original, The Long Game is a controversial assessment of President Obama’s foreign policy legacy. Too often, critical discussions concerning American foreign policy are divorced from
Advances in technology are creating the next economy and enabling us to make things/do things/connect with others in smarter, cheaper, faster, more effective ways. But the price of this progress has b
The future of the relationship between Israel and America is deeply uncertain: the current political leadership of both countries is hostile to the other, there is no longer a sense of shared strategi
American policing is in crisis. The last decade witnessed a vast increase in police aggression, misconduct, and militarization, along with a corresponding reduction in transparency and accountability.
What is a market? To most people it is a shopping center or an abstract space in which stock prices vary minutely. In reality, a market is something much more fundamental to being human, and it affect
The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is one of the darkest chapters is American history. A toxic combination of government neglect and socioeconomic inequality turned a crisis into a tragedy. The storm
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling to Croatia and Slovenia.With this guide, you’ll explore charming towns and undiscovered natural wonders. Stroll ato
During the 2014 Ebola crisis, the public watched with rapt attention as a handful of Americans contracted the deadly fever and were transported to treatment facilities in the United States. We charted
Champagne is the epitome of effervescence, the centerpiece of celebration, and a symbol of good fortune. It has become an icon, a symbol of luxury, an emblem of the "good life," and few are
A new terrifying collection inspired by the master of horror H.P. Lovecraft.The Mammoth Book of Cthulhu brings some of the best established and upcoming writers sharing their best Lovecraftian horror.
Rick Steves has spent 100 days every year since 1973 exploring Europe. Rick produces a public television series(Rick Steves' Europe), a public radio show (Travel with Rick Steves), and an app and podc
The Founding Fathers, mythologized for their fervor for and dedication to democratic principles, were as heavily mired in partisanship, plagued by petty infighting, and driven by personal gain as, arg
Revolutions come in waves and cycles. We are again riding the crest of a revolutionary epic, much like 1848 or 1917, from the Arab Spring to movements against austerity in Greece to the Occupy movemen
"In What Stays in Vegas, journalist Adam Tanner exposes the greatest threat to privacy today. It's not the NSA, but good-old American companies. Internet giants, leading retailers and other firms are
The trade in oil, gas, gems, metals and rare earth minerals wreaks havoc in Africa. During the years when Brazil, India, China and the other emerging markets” have transformed their economies, Africa’
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in England.In this guide, you’ll find a mix of splendid cities, ever-so-quaint villages, historic ports, and seasid
Between 1970 and 1974 ten million Americans abandoned the city, and the commercialism, and all the inauthentic bourgeois comforts of the Eisenhower-era America of their parents. Instead, they went bac
"Less than twenty-four months after the hope-filled Arab uprising, the popular movement had morphed into a dystopia of resurgent dictators, failed states, and civil wars. Egypt's epochal transition to
More Human is a scintillating manifesto that ranges across many aspects of lifefrom food to government, the economy to health careto argue that we need to redesign, reorganize, and reconsider our worl
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Scotland.With the self-guided tours in this book, you’ll saunter the Royal Mile of Edinburgh and explore the cit
Over the course of five years, investigative reporters Sherry Sontag and Chris Drew interviewed hundreds of men who had never spoken about their underwater livesnot even to their wives and children. T
Bloodsport is the story of the creation of America’s deal culture and the battle for control of America’s corporations. Told through the fascinating, complex, and often-flawed characters who created a
To the Edge of the World is an adventure in travelfull of extraordinary personalities, more than a century of explosive political, economic, and cultural events, and almost inconceivable feats of engi
"In the past few decades, personality psychology has made considerable progress in raising new questions about human nature-and providing some provocative answers. New scientific research has transfor
At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself.” Maya AngelouWe’ve all seen the ads on TV and in magazines50 is the new 30!” or 60 is the new 40!” A nice sentiment to be sure, but J
In 1950, after over fifty years of military occupation and colonial rule, the Nationalist Party of Puerto Rico staged an unsuccessful armed insurrection against the United States. Violence swept throu
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Istanbul.Following Rick's self-guided tours, you'll experience the wonders of East and West in this fascinating
Rick Steves, America's expert on Europe, explores the rich traditions, celebrations, and history behind some of Europe's most colorful and charming Easter celebrations. Discover Carnevale in Venice, L
Africa has been coveted for its riches ever since the era of the Pharaohs. In past centuries, it was the lure of gold, ivory, and slaves that drew fortune-seekers, merchant-adventurers, and conquerors
