What if the government scored every citizen, and nobody asked what the score actually measured?A gripping near-future thriller about surveillance, scoring, and one ordinary man who notices what everyone else scrolled past.Gary Finch is a school caretaker who notices things other people miss. Leaking pipes. Faulty boilers. The seven-point gap between his civic score and his neighbour's.When the government rolls out the Civic Responsibility Index, a s...

Transform Your Understanding of History and ChangeAre you searching for a comprehensive exploration of pivotal moments in history that have shaped our world today? Year Zero offers an authoritative insight into the cultural and political upheavals that redefine societies and their values. This essential guide provides the keys to understanding how past transformations ripple through our present, influencing decisions in governance, community planning, and even personal projects at ...

In rural America, perhaps more than other areas, high school students have the ability to contribute to the revitalization and sustainability of their home communities by engaging in oral history projects designed to highlight the values that are revered and worth saving in their region. The Arkansas Delta Oral History Project, a multiyear collaboration between the University of Arkansas and several public high schools in small, rural Arkansas towns, gives students that opportunit...

In literature and film the spy chief is an all-knowing, all-powerful figure who masterfully moves spies into action like pieces on a chessboard. How close to reality is that depiction, and what does it really take to be an effective leader in the world of intelligence?This first volume of Spy Chiefs broadens and deepens our understanding of the role of intelligence leaders in foreign affairs and national security in the United States and United Kingdom from the early 1940s to the p...

The ultimate guide to history's greatest ever investorsSuperinvestors lays bare the investing secrets of legendary investors – from early 20th-century figures such as Benjamin Graham and John Maynard Keynes, through to more modern names such as Anthony Bolton and Warren Buffett.The investors have been picked for a variety of criteria, including their investing excellence, the different ways in which they have made money – and above all for what they...