Economics

"The Black Swan" explores the role of highly improbable events, known as black swans, in shaping History, economics, and human behavior. Nassim Nicholas Taleb argues that such unpredictable and rare...

Why are some nations more prosperous than others? This book sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to...

Selected from the booksSapiensandHomo Deusby Yuval Noah HarariHow did money come to be invented? Why does it now have such significance in our lives? Does it make us happier or...

WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZEPaul Kennedy’s international bestseller is a sweeping account of five hundred years of fluctuating economic muscle and military might.Kennedy’s masterwork begins in the year 1500,...

Few writers have had a more demonstrable impact on the development of the modern world than has Karl Marx (1818-1883). Born in Trier into a middle-class Jewish family in 1818,...

Create a Better World Through the Power of Profit!Imagine your business making a big impact solving problems like hunger, poverty, war, violence, and catastrophic climate change while making a healthy...

A collection of one-on-one discussions with 40 of the world’s greatest thought and action leaders and prominent philanthropic figures.THE BUSINESS OF PHILANTHROPY features diverse insights into the power of strategic...

In "Antifragile," Nassim Taleb introduces the concept of antifragility, a state where systems become stronger and thrive in the face of volatility, uncertainty, and disorder. He contrasts antifragility with fragility...

A radical examination by a leading financial analyst, commentator and investor of the ills of capitalism and how they can be fixedWhat went wrong with capitalism? Ruchir Sharma’s explanation is...

Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2011.Life is on the up.We are wealthier, healthier, happier, kinder, cleaner, more peaceful, more equal and longer-lived than any previous generation....