Made in China. Sold in Britain. Worn by you.From the factory floor to the catwalk, from Shanghai to London, World Factory weaves together the untold stories of people connected by the global textile industry.This published edition of World Factory: The Game adapts the highly successful, provocative and participative theatre production for the page, offering readers the opportunity to play – as individuals or in teams – the managers of a clothing factory in...

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERWall Street Journal BestsellerA Porchlight Book BestsellerFinancial Times Best Books of 2020Yahoo Finance Favorite Business Books of 2020JP Morgan NextList 2021 selection"Bold, provocative...illuminates why we're having fewer babies, the middle class is stagnating, unemployment is shifting, and new powers are rising."— ADAM GRANTThe world i...

***Evening Standard's best non-fiction 2021***'A brilliant, searing exposé of the lies underpinning work' - Owen Jones'Work hard, get paid.' It's simple. Self-evident. But it's also a lie—at least for most of us. For people today, the old assumptions are crumbling; hard work in school no longer guarantees a secure, well-paying job in the future. Far from a gateway to riches and fulfilment, 'work' means precarity, anxiety and alienation.Amelia Horgan poses three big ...

The model answers provide candidates with ideas that they can use in their own essays, as well as a variety of topic-specific vocabulary and appropriate grammatical structures. The 101 model answers are divided into 10 broad topic areas, such as education and technology.

***'This powerful, speaking-truth-to-power book is an essential read for everybody who wants to stop feeling clueless and helpless about the impacts of cosumerism, and start doing their part to help create a more sustainable world' - Layla Saad'A critique on what we buy, how it's made and the systems behind it that make an unfair and broken cycle' - New York Times'The book is a blueprint for anyone who wants to do bett...

"Amidst a thousand tirades against the excesses and waste of consumer society, [this book] offers us something genuinely new and invigorating: a way out." —Steven Johnson, New York Times–bestselling author of The Infernal MachineA groundbreaking and original book, What's Mine is Yours articulates for the first time the roots of "collaborative consumption," the authors' term for the technology-based peer communities that are transforming th...

**A pioneering forecaster predicts the trends and technologies that will shape global culture and commerce in the next two decades—a must-read guide for business leaders, entrepreneurs, and anyone looking for an edge.“In a world of half-baked hot takes, Marian Salzman is a true seer.”—Andrew Yang**A little more than twenty years ago, the Y2K computer glitch threatened to bring the global economy to its knees. But instead of overnight disruption, humankind slipped into two d...

Something is stirring. People around the world are deciding that the well-being of their community and its economy lies with them.They're people like you. They've had enough, and, rather than waiting for permission, they're rolling up their sleeves, getting together with friends and neighbours, and doing something about it. Whether they start small or big, they're finding that just doing stuff can transform their neighbourhoods and their lives.The Power...

Many candidates like to use model answers when they are preparing for the IELTS speaking and writing modules. This book provides 101 model answers for Writing Task 2, including essays on many of the most recent questions asked during 2013 and the beginning of 2014.The model answers are intended as a guide. Candidates can use the ideas presented in the essays in their own writing. In addition, candidates may find that the vocabulary and structures used in the answers help them to cr...

Both campaigns are treating people like simpletons. In More Human, read the truth about Brexit, from someone who really knows.In this powerful manifesto, Steve Hilton argues that the frustrations people feel with government, politics, their economic circumstances and their daily lives are caused by deep structural problems with the systems that dominate our modern world – systems that have become too big, bureaucratic and distant from the human scale. He s...

A degree is no longer a passport to success in today’s job market.Going to university used to be a passport to future success, but that’s no longer the case. For some students, it’s still a good choice that leads to a successful career after graduation, but for many their degrees are worthless pieces of paper. Choose the wrong program and graduation is more likely to lead to disillusionment and debt than a steady paycheque.Yet parents, guidance counselors, and politicians s...

There are lots of people who pretend to understand Economics, but there are very few who really do understand Economics. If you dive into Economics and race towards your exams without taking the time to properly understand the key concepts at the heart of the subject, it will hardly be a surprise if you end up amongst the fakers rather than amongst the true experts.This book is intended for students who are considering studying Economics, for students who are soon to begin...