How did we get here? in the 1950s, a small group of bankers in London had a clever idea; "offshore", an imaginary zone where money could flow free. Their breakthrough created a vast reservoir of secret wealth, one that bends the laws of every nation on Earth in order to protect its masters.
‘Will snare you in its web of deceit ... A brilliant investigative exposé’ - Harlan Coben, bestselling thriller author ‘Reads like a fast-paced John le Carré thriller, and never lets up’ - New York Times book review The Spider Network is the almost-unbelievable and darkly entertaining inside account of the Libor scandal – one of the biggest, farthest-reaching financial scams…
In this sharp, invigorating read, Fortune 50 consultant Stephen Harvill discovers twenty-one common behaviors of top earners across seven major industries that set them apart. These are the secrets of the world’s best salespeople who rake in at least one million dollars a year. For over thirty years, Steve Harvill has helped successful sales teams do what they do better, smarter, more eleg…
A brilliant, penetrating examination of the roller-coaster life of silicon valley's most audacious businessman sending shock waves throughout business and industry.
Marx's Capital is one of the most important texts of the modern era. The three volumes, published between 1867 and 1883, changed the destiny of countries, politics and people across the world - and continue to resonate today. In this book, David Harvey lays out their key arguments. In clear and concise language, Harvey describes the architecture of capital according to Marx, placing his obse…
For more than 25 years, Pocket World in Figures has been the indispensable handbook on the state of the world, covering demographics, industry, politics, geography, culture and more. Where else would you find out, in a single volume, that Ukraine is the most equal country on earth, that Tajikistan has the world's highest divorce rate or that Monaco, uniquely, has more telephone landlines tha…
Selama dua setengah juta tahun, berbagai spesies manusia hidup dan punah di bumi, sampai akhirnya tersisa satu, homo sapiens, manusia bijaksana, sejak seratusan ribu tahun lalu. Namun spesies ini bisa menyebar ke seluruh dunia dan beranak pinak hingga berjumlah 7 miliar, dan kini menjadi kekuatan alam yang dapat mengubah kondisi planet. Apa penyebabnya? Sapien membahas sisi yang tak banyak diun…
Dalam koleksi di buku ini, kita akan membaca kisah-kisah dari orang-orang biasa yang memutuskan bahwa sudah waktunya membuat perubahan. Mereka perlu mengenal diri sendiri, kembali ke akar, dan mengingat apa yang sebenarnya mereka ingin lakukan dengan hidup mereka. Mereka memberi kita petunjuk tentang bagaimana caranya membebaskan diri dari kebiasaan yang membosankan dan melakukan sesuatu yang b…
Nonversation, sebuah novel yang menerjemahkan kata kehilangan dari perspektif seorang sahabat, pengagum, anak, dan orangtua. Bercerita tentang mereka yang sederhana namun berarti segalanya, tentang mereka yang punya kesempatan namun tak punya keberanian, dan tentang mereka yang dibutuhkan namun diam-diam juga membutuhkan. Nonversation adalah cerita sederhana. Sederhana yang menjad…
How did money come to be invented? Why does it now have such significance in our lives? Does it make us happier or unhappier? And what does the future hold for it? With brilliant clarity and insight, Yuval Noah Harari takes the reader on a journey from the very first coins through to 21st century economics and shows us how we are all on the brink of a revolution, whether we like it or not. V…