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USA Today BestsellerThe architect of some of the most famous ad campaigns of the last decade marshals his expertise and “elegantly friendly writing...

"William Greider, one of America's most respected political and economic journalists, explores how and why America has avoided coming to terms with...

Fortune Makers analyzes and brings to light the distinctive practices of business leaders who are the future of the Chinese economy. These leaders ...

Four Shots in the Night is the story of a political murder: the killing of an IRA member turned British informant.  The search for justice for this...

The story of Hunter S. Thompson's crusade against Richard Nixon and the threat of fascism in America--and the devastating price he paid for it Hunt...

The story of Hunter S. Thompson's crusade against Richard Nixon and the threat of fascism in America--and the devastating price he paid for it Hunt...

The troubles of the airline system have become acute in the post-terrorist era. As the average cost of a flight has come down in the last twenty ye...

Why the next Steve Jobs is just as likely to come from Lagos, Acapulco, Lahore, or Mumbai as from Silicon Valley. Elmira Bayrasli's colorful narrat...

On October 12, 2000, eleven months before the 9/11 attacks, the USS Cole docked in the port of Aden in Yemen for a routine fueling stop. At 1118, o...

Test yourself against The Economist's champion quiz team - the only trivia book you'll ever need! Trivia books are a dime a dozen. Trust The Econom...

By the author of Destiny Disrupted: An enlightening, lively, accessible, history of Afghanistan from 1840 to today, from the Afghan point of view, ...

After a decade designing technologies meant to address education, health, and global poverty, award-winning computer scientist Kentaro Toyama came ...

Never before have we stood to gain or lose as much from understanding the international economy. Scandals plague the world's largest corporations, ...

"Going green is easy and profitable." That's the common refrain from sustainability gurus. In reality, though, many green-leaning businesses, famil...

A powerful, character-driven narrative of the Korean War from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who helped uncover some of its longest-held and da...

A powerful, character-driven narrative of the Korean War from the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who helped uncover some of its longest-held and dar...

Kwasi Kwarteng is the child of parents whose lives were shaped as subjects of the British Empire, first in their native Ghana, then as British immi...

The shocking secret history of twentieth-century orphanages—which for decades hid violence, abuse, and deaths within their walls For much of the tw...

A decade ago, Thomas J. Tierney left Bain & Company to cofound The Bridgespan Group, a nonprofit focused on helping donors and nonprofit leader...

A practical guide to philanthropy at all levels of giving that seeks to educate and inspire A majority of American households give to charity in so...

Go Figure: Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know brings together for the first time the very best explainers and charts, written and created by to...

The words that echo through Geoffrey Nunberg's brilliant new journey across the landscape of American language evoke exactly the tenor of our times...

"A treasure trove of insight" (The Economist) from the winners of the Nobel Prize show how economics, when done right, can help us solve the thorni...