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1	The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century more books like this by Thomas L Friedman In THE WORLD IS FLAT, the highly-regarded New York Times columnist Thomas L. Friedman advances the work on globalization that made his THE LEXUS AND THE OLIVE TREE a bestseller. Claiming that the world is now at an important historical point--as important as the changes brought by the discoveries by Columbus or by the Industrial Revolution- ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.31! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The Lexus and the Olive Tree more books like this by Thomas Friedman Half of this new, post-Cold War world is intent on building a better lexus, on streamlining their societies and economies for the global marketplace, while the other half is locked in elemental struggles over who owns which olive tree, which strip of land. The key question, addressed in this book, is how best to retain national identity and ... see all copies from £2.77! new only from £7.17! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game more books like this by Michael Lewis In major league baseball the biggest wallet is supposed to win: rich teams spend four times as much on talent as poor teams. However, over the past four years, the Oakland Athletics, a major league team with a minor league payroll, have had one of the best records. Last year, their superstar, Jason Giambi, went to the superrich Yankees. It hasn't ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £8.51! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness more books like this by Richard H Thaler, Cass R Sunstein Every day we make decisions on topics ranging from the personal investments we select to the schools we pick for our children to the foods we eat to the causes we champion. Unfortunately, as authors Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein astutely observe, we don't always choose well. The reason, the authors explain, is that we all are susceptible to ... see all copies from £14.67! new only from £14.67! \| first editions
5	The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life more books like this by Richard Florida The national bestseller that defines a new economic class and shows how it is key to the future of our cities. The Washington Monthly 2002 Annual Political Book Award WinnerThe Rise of the Creative Class gives us a provocative new way to think about why we live as we do today-and where we might be headed. Weaving storytelling with masses of new ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £7.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Globalization and Its Discontents more books like this by Joseph E Stiglitz Joseph Stiglitz served as chairman of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers for seven years, and he was also chief economist at the World Bank. In this book, Stiglitz recounts his experiences in such places as Ethiopia, Thailand and Russia. He finds repeatedly that the International Monetary Fund puts the interests of its "largest ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £7.32! \| first editions
7	The Green Collar Economy: How One Solution Can Fix Our Two Biggest Problems more books like this by Van Jones, Ariane Conrad The award-winning human rights activist and advisor to policy makers and presidential candidates delivers a 21st-century economic plan to rescue working-class Americans. see all copies from £12.97! new only from £12.97!
8	The World Is Curved: Hidden Dangers to the Global Economy more books like this by David M Smick, Greg Alexander One of Washington's premier insiders ("Financial Times") describes how today's risky mortgage environment came to be--and why the mortgage mess is a symptom of future trouble. see all copies from £11.16! new only from £12.99! \| first editions
9	Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times more books like this by Steve Solomon The book helps readers to rediscover traditional low-input North American gardening methods for growing highly productive and inexpensive food gardens. Designed for readers with no experience and for most areas in the English-speaking world, it focuses on minimising inputs and producing healthy food. see all copies from £11.57! new only from £11.57!
10	Groundswell: Winning in a World Transformed by Social Technologies more books like this by Charlene Li, Josh Bernoff Charlene Li and Josh Bernoff define 'the groundswell' as a social structure in which technology puts power into the hands of individuals and communities, not institutions. We see examples of this all around us: Second Life, You Tube, Twitter, etc. The technology that is enabling this has created a permanent, long lasting shift in the way the world ... see all copies from £14.71! new only from £14.71!
11 view cover	Making Globalization Work more books like this by Joseph E Stiglitz A bold new blueprint for action from one of globalization's closest observers and toughest critics. An imaginative and, above all, practical vision for a successful and equitable world, Nobel Prize winner Joseph E. Stiglitz's "Making Globalization Work" draws equally from his academic expertise and his time spent on the ground in dozens of ... see all copies from £8.14! new only from £8.14! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	The New Golden Age: The Coming Revolution Against Political Corruption and Economic Chaos more books like this by Ravi Batra In "The New Golden Age", bestselling author and economist Ravi Batra identifies the roadblocks to economic prosperity - and what we need to do to overcome them. Bringing the same insight and expertise that made books like "The Downfall of Capitalism and Communism" international bestsellers, Batra takes on falling minimum wages, corporate scandals, ... see all copies from £12.93! new only from £15.67!
13 view cover	The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual more books like this by Christopher Locke, Rick Levine, Doc Searls Written by four of the liveliest voices on the Web, this book takes you deeper into the new order of business than any this decade. The Cluetrain Manifesto presents a stunning tapestry of anecdotes, object lessons, parodies, war stories, and suggestions, all aimed at illustrating what it will take to survive and prosper in the fast-forward world ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.98! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Gomorrah more books like this by Roberto Saviano, Virginia Jewiss (Translator) A groundbreaking, major bestseller in Italy, Savianos gripping nonfiction account chronicles the decline of Naples under the rule of the Camorra, an organized crime network with a large international reach and stakes in construction, high fashion, illicit drugs, and toxic-waste disposal. see all copies from £14.54! new only from £14.54! \| first editions
15 view cover	Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits more books like this by C K Prahalad, Harvey C Fruehauf (Consultant editor) The world's most exciting, fastest-growing new market is where you least expect it: at the bottom of the pyramid. Collectively, the world's billions of poor people have immense untapped buying power. They represent an enormous opportunity for companies who learn how to serve them. Not only can it be done, it is being done--very profitably. What's ... see all copies from £9.65! new only from £10.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Who's Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of Your Life more books like this by Richard Florida From the bestselling author of "The Rise of the Creative Class" comes a brilliant new book on the surprising importance of place. "Who's Your City?" offers the first available city rankings by life-stage, rating the best places for singles, families, and empty-nesters to reside. see all copies from £11.47! new only from £12.28! \| first editions
17 view cover	In Defense of Globalization more books like this by Jagdish N Bhagwati The riot-torn meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle in 1999 was only the most dramatic sign of the intensely passionate debate now raging over globalization, which critics blame for everything from child labour to environmental degradation, cultural homogenization, and a host of other ills afflicting poorer nations. Now Jagdish ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.81! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers more books like this by Paul M Kennedy About national and international power in the 'modern' or Post Renaissance period. Explains how the various powers have risen and fallen over the five centuries since the formation of the 'new monarchies' in Western Europe. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £11.16! \| first editions
19 view cover	Programming Collective Intelligence: Building Smart Web 2.0 Applications more books like this by Toby Segaran Want to tap the power behind search rankings, product recommendations, social bookmarking, and online matchmaking? This fascinating book demonstrates how you can build Web 2.0 applications to mine the enormous amount of data created by people on the Internet. With the sophisticated algorithms in this book, you can write smart programs to access ... see all copies from £19.02! new only from £19.38!
20 view cover	The Secret History of the War on Cancer more books like this by Devra Davis From the acclaimed author of "When Smoke Ran Like Water", a searing and revelatory account of how the War on Cancer has been distorted by economic interests. Even before its official launch more than three decades ago, the War on Cancer was fighting many of the wrong battles, with the wrong weapons and the wrong leaders. Little has changed since. ... see all copies from £7.13! new only from £9.30! \| first editions
21 view cover	Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture more books like this by Wendell Berry Arguing that good farming is a cultural development and spiritual discipline, this text goes on to claim that modern agribusiness has taken farming out of its cultural context and away from families, thereby estranging Americans from intimate knowledge, love and care of the land. see all copies from £5.86! new only from £9.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System more books like this by Raj Patel "One of the most dazzling books I have read in a very long time. The product of a brilliant mind and a gift to a world hungering for justice."--Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine Half the world is malnourished, the other half obese--both symptoms of the corporate food monopoly. To show how a few powerful distributors control the ... see all copies from £17.54! new only from £17.54!
23 view cover	The rise and fall of the great powers : economic change and military conflict from 1500-2000 more books like this by Paul M. Kennedy This study describes how the past 500 years shows that nations which became great powers had to decline as their growth rate slowed and their spending on defence continued to increase and explains how this can be eased or worsened by clever or short-sighted policy decisions. The final chapter looks at the current dilemna of the USA, the USSR, the ... see all copies from £4.20! new only from £15.57! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World is Still the Least Valued more books like this by Ann Crittenden In the pathbreaking tradition of "Backlash "and" The Second Shift," this provocative book shows how mothers are systematically disadvantaged and made dependent by a society that exploits those who perform its most critical work. Drawing on hundreds of interviews and the most current research in economics, history, child development, and law, Ann ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The Flight of the Creative Class: The New Global Competition for Talent more books like this by Richard Florida Research-driven and clearly written, bestselling economist Richard Florida addresses the growing alarm about the exodus of high-value jobs from the USA. Today's most valued workers are what economist Richard Florida calls the Creative Class. In his bestselling The Rise of the Creative Class, Florida identified these variously skilled individuals ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.32! \| signed copies \| first editions

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