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...

From the finance editor of The New York Times, an insightful and illuminating examination of Bill Gates—one of the most powerful and provocative figures of the past four decades—and an exploration of our national fixation on billionaires.Few billionaires have been in the public eye for as long, and in as many guises, as Bill Gates. At first hailed as a tech visionary, the Microsoft cofounder morphed into a ruthless capitalist, only to change yet again when...

Brought to you by PenguinThe inspirational new business book from the star of Dragons' Den, teaching you the lessons, habits and strategies needed to start, run and grow a business in just six minutes each week.Have you ever wanted to start or grow your own business, but found that life keeps getting in the way?Sara Davies, founder of the global craft business Crafter’s Companion and star of Dragons' De...

Brought to you by Penguin.As fans of Just a Minute know, the key to the game is knowing your way around the English language: how it works, how it’s evolved, and how words connect, often in surprising ways. When it comes to the English language (and Just a Minute), Gyles Brandreth has seen it all – and now he’s ready to put you through your linguistic paces, to become a Just a Minute expert yourself.In this wildly entertaining A t...

**Brought to you by Penguin.What does it mean for us all when death is treated as a glitch and Silicon Valley invests in the “science” of eternal life?**From the epic of Gilgamesh to the alchemy of the philosopher’s stone, humanity’s eternal quest for immortality – and its rejuvenation tricks, therapies and tinctures – has always been our most mortal endeavour.But now the giants of invention and investment are building a fountain of youth of their own creation: one ...

**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,...

Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award for First FictionFinalist for Scotland’s National Book Award for Debut Fiction“This debut novel is superb. Idle Grounds is a remarkable, preternatural study of a family reckoning with its own history … Bamford’s arresting novel briefly unveils the strangeness [of childhood] once again.” —The TelegraphIn this mesmerizing, sharply funny story about...

**THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn 2024, award-winning reporters Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, and Isaac Arnsdorf bring us the definitive, inside story of the most high-stakes and volatile presidential election in modern U.S. history"A well-paced, thorough and often (darkly) humorous account of the two-year campaign season that began when Donald Trump announced he was running for president again . . . Plenty of thrilling fly-on-the-wall moments." —The New Yo...

I, Lorna Tucker, have lived a life that most of you can't even begin to imagine...The unflinching true story of one woman's fight to survive living on the streets of London - from Britain's most exciting filmmaker'You need to read this' MICK JAGGER'Truly changes your perception of what the words 'strength' and 'endurance' mean' CUBA GOODING JR'Heartbreaking and uplifting' KA...

**Brought to you by Penguin.The culture war is over. If you want it to be. It wasn’t even a culture war; it was a war on culture. A sustained attack, Dan Hicks argues, in the form of the weaponisation of civic museums, public art, and even universities — and one that has a deeper history than you might think.**Tracing the origins of contemporary conflicts over art, heritage, memory, and colonialism, Every Monument Will Fall joins the dots between the building of st...