During a pivotal few months in the middle of the First World War all sides-Germany, Britain, and America-believed the war could be concluded. Peace at the end of 1916 would have saved millions of lives and changed the course of history utterly.
Historically, it was guns, germs, and steel that determined the fates of people and nations. Now, more than ever, it is electricity.
This groundbreaking investigation by a renowned psychologist and neuroscientist proves it: We vote with our hearts, not our minds
A vivid new history of drag told through the life of the pioneering queen Doris Fish
An exploration of why people all over the world love to engage in pain for pleasure--from dominatrices, religious ascetics, and ultramarathoners, to ballerinas, icy ocean bathers, and sideshow performers.
An expert on elder justice maps the challenges of aging, showing how things go wrong and presents powerful tools we can use to improve the odds of a better old age.
An indictment of America's housing policy that reveals the social engineering underlying our segregation by economic class, the social and political fallout that result, and what we can do about it.
A real life version of THE DOGS OF WAR in which a band of mercenaries plots to over throw a venal government of the newly oil-rich nation of Equatorial Guinea
One of America's leading foreign policy thinkers provides an "important and compelling" look at today's new power realities Thomas L. Friedman, The New York Times
"A great autobiography by one of the most intriguing Cold Warriors...[containing] extraordinary revelations about the inner world of espionage." --Miami Herald
The Mathematical Corporation is the breakthrough book leaders have been waiting for, showing how the... Læs mere
A giant in the field and professor of negotiation at MIT and Harvard Law School offers a conceptual breakthrough and practical tool for Uwinning /U negotiations-not just dividing the pie-while maintaining trust and keeping relationships intact: the "Trading Zone"