Or learning the hard-won lessons of Acemoglu and Robinson’s breakthrough ideas on the interplay between inclusive political and economic institutions? Why Nations Fail will change the way you look at—and understand—the world.

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This book is ideal for any introductory American history instructor who wants to make the subject more appealing.

Authors Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal explain how to use the powerful tool of reframing, deliberately looking at situations from more than one vantage point, to bring order out of confusion and to build high-performing, responsive ...

Part memoir, part history, Schiffrin's account of the collapsing standards of contemporary publishing offers an engaging counterpoint to recent celebratory memoirs of the industry written by those with more stock options than scruples, ...

Using previously untapped sources, Dalrymple tells the story of the East India Company as it has never been told before and provides a portrait of the devastating results from the abuse of corporate power.

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Presents a statement and defense of capitalist economics, first published in the late eighteenth century by Scottish scholar Adam Smith.

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Focuses on the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality in the Middle East region, and examines how particular governments and NGOs have responded to inequalities in the distribution of wealth.