Shortlisted for the 2024 Financial Times Business Book of the Year“An exceedingly important book!” —General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Director of the CIA“Essential reading for understanding how technology will change the future of warfare.” —Chris Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Chip War“Inspiring. A riveting reminder of how hard protecting our nation’s se...

In August 2016, the Aspen Strategy Group examined how to reform America’s national security decision-making process. The papers in this volume provide practical solutions to repair the key functions of Washington’s executive departments, agencies, and advisory bodies responsible for shaping U.S. foreign policy and national security.

Aspen Policy Books is a series of annual publications on the United States’ most pressing foreign policy and national security issues. In 2017, the Aspen Strategy Group examined the future of the liberal world order. The papers in this volume outline the history and importance the system of institutions and normative values that have underpinned the international system since the end of WWII. They also highlight some of the key threats to this order that have emerged over the past several ...

Shortlisted for the 2024 Financial Times Business Book of the Year“An exceedingly important book!” —General David Petraeus, US Army (Ret.), former Director of the CIA“Essential reading for understanding how technology will change the future of warfare.” —Chris Miller, New York Times bestselling author of Chip War“Inspiring. A riveting reminder of how hard protecting our nation’s se...

**WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD**The British far right is working to dismantle our democracy. This shocking, eye-opening undercover journey reveals who they are, how they operate and how they are normalising extreme ideologies including eugenics.In summer 2024, riots swept England in the biggest wave of far-right violence in the post-war period. But far-right activity takes many other forms as well, all ...

**Brought to you by Penguin.Raise your hand if you feel like there’s far too much sh*t you wanna get done and just not enough time to do it.**Getting Sh*t Done is for the people who can’t be helped, the people who’ve accepted they will never be perfect, and the people who are ready to attempt doing life a fraction better (and, most importantly, the ones who are up for having a laugh while trying).In her first book, Roo breaks down everyday tasks into small,...

As she looks back on her life, Alessandra Corteggiani recalls her youth during the rise of fascism in Italy, the resistance, and the fall of Mussolini, the lives of the women in her family and her working-class neighborhood, rigorously committed to telling “her side of the story.” Alessandra witnesses her mother, an aspiring concert pianist, suffer from the inability to escape her oppressive marriage. Later, she is sent away to live with her father's relatives in the country, in the hope s...

Brought to you by Penguin.The new book from the Orwell Prize-Winning author of Poverty Safari and The Social Distance Between UsToday, trauma permeates media, from music and television to films and books – my own included. While the increasing openness is welcome, I’ve observed that this rise has been accompanied by a parallel explosion of disinformation and sometimes harmful guidance about how to deal with personal trauma...

Groomed. Gaslighted. Ghosted.They thought they'd found their soulmate. They had no idea he was spying on them.These five motivated, independent women each thought they'd met their perfect partner - someone who shared their values, ambitions and goals.But after a while, in some cases years later, the men started to behave strangely. They disappeared for weeks at a time, saying they needed to go away to clear their he...

**Brought to you by Penguin.From breakups that ended empires to naps that sank ships, 10 Mistakes That Changed History reveals how overlooked** historical errors are responsible for some of the most era-defining events of the past.Featuring many of the most recognisable characters and episodes in history, from Cleopatra to the sinking of the Titanic, comedian and historian Paul Coulter reframes our understanding of these pivotal moments, revealing ...

A true crime investigation into the murder of the relatives of Albert Einstein, set against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied Florence during WWII.Florence, August 1944. Fifteen miles southeast of the city, a unit of German soldiers arrive at Il Focardo, the home of Robert Einstein, first cousin of the famous scientist Albert Einstein. Nearby, Robert is hiding out in the Tuscan countryside, while his wife and daughters remain in the villa. Twelve hours later, Nina, Luc...

**WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD'A tense account of going undercover inside Britain's far-right groups. At times it reads like a novel... only the stakes are real' Sunday Times‘Important and courageous’ James O’Brien**Harry Shukman led a double life. Friends and family knew him as a journalist, but unbeknownst to them he was secretly infiltrating the British far right. Equipped with a hidden camera, he posed as 'Chris' an...