Beyond Self-Interest: Why the Market Rewards Those Who Reject It by Krzysztof Pelc
$33.00 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
'It takes scholarly courage and knowledge to upend Adam Smith, but this is what Krzysztof Pelc has done . . . Profound and brilliant' Robert Skidelsky'A fascinating book, bursting with paradoxes, riddles and counterintuitive ideas that will challenge some of your strongest beliefs about how society work ...Show more
Elon Musk: Risking it all by Michael Vlismas
$33.00 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
Elon Musk offers exclusive new insights and first-hand interviews into the childhood that shaped Musk. From humble beginnings as an awkward boy from Pretoria, who loved comics and science fiction books, to the influence of his mother and the complex relationship with his father, Musk's early years were ...Show more
Technology Is Not Neutral - A Short Guide to Technology Ethics by Stephanie Hare
$55.00 AUD
Category: Business & Economics | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
It seems that just about every new technology that we bring to bear on improving our lives brings with it some downside, side effect or unintended consequence. These issues can pose very real and growing ethical problems for all of us. For example, automated facial recognition can make life easier and s ...Show more
The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America—and How to Undo His Legacy by David Gelles
$49.99 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
New York Times reporter and "Corner Office" columnist David Gelles reveals legendary GE CEO Jack Welch to be the root of all that's wrong with capitalism today and offers advice on how we might right those wrongs.In 1981, Jack Welch took over General Electric and quickly rose to fame as the first celebr ...Show more
The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women s Dead-End Work by Linda Babcock, Brenda Peyser, Lise Vesterlund, Laurie R. Weingart
$32.99 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
A practical guide for bringing gender equality to the workplace with a new imperative: unburden women's careers from work that goes unrewarded.THE NO CLUB started when four women who were crushed by endless to-do lists banded together over $10 bottles of wine and vowed to get their work lives under cont ...Show more
25 Million Sparks: The Untold Story of Refugee Entrepreneurs by Andrew Leon Hanna
$29.00 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
25 Million Sparks takes readers inside the Za'atari refugee camp to follow the stories of three courageous Syrian women entrepreneurs: Yasmina, a wedding shop and salon owner creating moments of celebration; Malak, a young artist infusing color and beauty throughout the camp; and Asma, a social entrepre ...Show more
The Crux: How Leaders Become Strategists by Richard Rumelt
$35.00 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
A genre-defining book for all leaders by the bestselling author of Good Strategy/Bad Strategy.
The Nowhere Office: Reinventing Work and the Workplace of the Future by Julia Hobsbawm
$30.00 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
As remote working becomes the norm rather than the exception for many office workers around the globe, The Nowhere Office proposes a radical new way of thinking about work both now and in the future. Offering a strategic and practical guide to negotiating this pivotal moment in the history of work, The ...Show more
Imagine a City: A Pilot Sees the World by Mark Vanhoenacker
$33.00 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
The bestselling author of Skyfaring celebrates the world's cities from his perspective as a pilot'A journey around both the author's mind and the planet's great cities that leaves us energised, open to new experiences and ready to return more hopefully to our lives' ALAIN DE BOTTON___________________A l ...Show more
Can't We Just Print More Money?: A Crash Course in Economics in Ten Questions by Rupal Patel and Jack Meaning
$40.00 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
An accessible guide to how economics defines all of our lives - the first ever book from the Bank of England.What is economics? How can it help explain the world? And why should we care? Our world is shaped by economics. Whether you're buying a loaf of bread, looking for a job, or applying for a mortgag ...Show more
Gambling on Development: Why Some Countries Win and Others Lose by Stefan Dercon
$54.99 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
In the last thirty years, the developing world has undergone tremendous changes. Overall, poverty has fallen, people live longer and healthier lives, and economies have been transformed. And yet many countries have simply missed the boat. Why have some countries prospered, while others have failed? Stef ...Show more
The Chancellors: Steering the British Economy in Crisis Times by Howard Davies
$32.95 AUD
Category: Business & Economics
When the Treasury lost control of interest rates to the Bank of England in 1997, its status looked under threat. However, it quickly reasserted its power by dominating policymaking across Whitehall and diminishing other ministries in the process. It also successfully fought off attempts by Prime Ministe ...Show more