A Financial Times Most Anticipated Book of 2025A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Book of 2025A sweeping, dramatic history of capitalism as seen through the eyes of its fiercest critics.Capitalism has long been understood as a driving force behind the biggest political, economic, and social dislocations of our time. But in this sweeping, kaleidoscopic history of the economic system that has shaped our world, the Pulitzer Pr...

The history of the dot-com stock rise and fall from an economics reporter and staff writer for The New Yorker .The Internet stock bubble wasn't just about goggle-eyed day traders trying to get rich on the Nasdaq and goateed twenty-five-year-olds playing wannabe Bill Gates. It was also about an America that believed it had discovered the secret of eternal prosperity: it said something about all of us, and what we thought a...

Behind the alarming financial headlines is a little-known story of bad ideas. For over fifty years, economists have been developing elegant theories of how markets work. What about when markets don’t work? What about when they lead to stock-market bubbles, glaring inequality, polluted rivers, real-estate crashes, and credit crunches?In How Markets Fail, Cassidy describes the influence “utopian economics” thinking that is blind to how real people act and that denies the way...

A Financial Times Most Anticipated Book of 2025A sweeping, dramatic history of capitalism as seen through the eyes of its fiercest critics.At a time when artificial intelligence, climate change, and inequality are raising fundamental questions about the economic system, Capitalism and Its Critics provides a kaleidoscopic history of global capitalism, from the East India Company and Industrial Revolution to the digital revo...

When a little girl gets trapped within a terrible storm, the mouse size creatures of Willow Creek risk paw and tail to rescue her as they are bombarded by ravenous crows, hampered by a battalion of ants, besieged by angry bees, attacked by a gruesome mole, flooded by a raging sprinkler system, and still they have yet to travel a single block. Welcome to Willow Creek, home of the rarest pups on earth; they also happen to be the most self-absorbed, neurotic, ill-mannered, chatterboxes this s...

When a restaurant serves a glass of water, the ice clinking inside is rarely given a second thought. Yet, the creation, maintenance, and distribution of commercial ice machines represent a fiercely guarded, multi-billion dollar B2B monopoly that quietly dictates the operations of global hospitality, healthcare, and logistics sectors. The industry is dominated by a handful of corporate giants who do not just sell machines, but enforce a lucrative cycle of specialized maintenance, proprietar...

China, with the world's largest population, is set to become the second largest market in the world by 2010. The importance of understanding the environment for foreign direct investment (FDI) in China has never been more apparent. With this as a context, this book examines FDI in China with the emphasis on the 'where to locate' question. Japanese direct investment is used as a case study elucidating the key locational determinants and characteristics thereof. This is the first book focusi...

Wild Seas, Wilder Cities is a ‘wild-seeded’ collection of short stories, poems, memoirs and environmental articles from 49 unique contributors, all concerned with showing the positive side of our relationship with the earth.Thanks to funding from Portsmouth Creates, this audiobook features 50 different voices from across the Portsmouth community and beyond. Our readers range from teenagers to those in their nineties, including experienced actors, writers and volunteers from the pub...

Alex Cross has Washington, DC. The Women's Murder Club has San Francisco. Detective Michael Bennett has all of New York City, chaos capital of the world.The son of one of New York's wealthiest families is snatched off the street and held hostage. But this kidnapper isn't demanding money. Instead, he quizzes his prisoner on the price others pay for his life of luxury ... and wrong answers are fatal.Detective Michael Bennett heads the investigation. With ten ...

Emotionally Healthy Relationship Bundle, 2 in1 Bundle: Healthy Relationships and Preparing for MarriageEveryone wants to fall and stay in love. The ‘falling in love’ part usually just happens naturally. It is the ‘staying in love’ part that is more complicated. It demands commitment. It requires intentionality, dedication, and work. A happy and healthy relationship does not ‘just happen.’ It is a result of continuing attention, constant effort, and meaningful work. It is the happy c...

An unparalleled collection of Full-Cast BBC Drama adaptations of Sean O’Casey’s powerful, poignant worksOne of Ireland’s foremost playwrights, Sean O’Casey is renowned for his groundbreaking plays depicting the lives of poor, working-class Dubliners struggling with social and political upheaval and revolutionary change. This is the first comprehensive audio collection of O'Casey's works, and includes the three masterpieces collectively known as the ‘Dublin Trilogy’...

In "Great Mysteries and Little Plagues," John Neal delves into the intricacies of the human condition through a compelling narrative that interlaces themes of existential dread and the search for truth. Drawing on his robust command of the early 19th-century literary style, Neal employs vivid imagery and rich language, skillfully navigating between psychological insights and societal critiques. The book encompasses an array of mysterious events and societal issues, reflecting the turbulenc...