Category: Current Affairs
Humanity is on the verge of its darkest hour-or its greatest moment The consequences of the technological revolution are about to hit hard: unemployment will spike as new technologies replace labor in the manufacturing, service, and professional sectors of an economy that is already struggling. The end ...Show more
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A declaration of independence, and a call for systemic change, from the generation that will be most impacted by climate change. If anyone doubted the potential political power of the Millennial generation, Bernie Sanders' campaign put it in the spotlight. Are We Screwed? makes clear that the ardor for ...Show more
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Personal and fearless - a call to arms for feminists new, old and as yet unrealised by one of our most outspoken feminist writers.
Category: Current Affairs
No two civilisations have spoken so many words about each other in recent years as those of Islam and the West. And no two seem to have communicated less. People Like Us confronts the themes that define this chasm head-on: women, jihad, secularism, terrorism, reformation and modernity. Its piercing exam ...Show more
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China has become the world's second biggest economy and its largest exporter. It possesses the world's largest foreign exchange reserves and has 29 companies in the FT 500 list of the world's largest companies. ‘China's Rise' preoccupies the global media, which regularly carry articles suggesting ...Show more
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In his groundbreaking new book from the author of The Long Tail, Chris Anderson considers a brave new world where the old economic certainties are being undermined by a growing flood of free goods
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Ambitious and wide-ranging, The Selfish Society reveals the vital importance of understanding our early emotional lives, arguing that by focusing on the attention we give to our young children we can create a better society. Open any newspaper, and what do you find? Violence and crime, child abuse and n ...Show more
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The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World.Peter Tertzakian's message resonates across political and economic lines-since the book's hardcover publication, the author has been featured on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," Bloomberg Radio, Air America, and NPR and in ...Show more
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Pope Benedict XVI is coming to the UK on a state visit in September. David Yallop, author of "In God's Name", looks at the current news stories concerning widespread child abuse by priests and shows how the Vatican is not telling the full story. Praise for "In God's Name": 'A thriller without an ending. ...Show more
Category: Politics
Islamism has emerged as one of the most significant political ideologies of the 21st century. From the Islamic Revolution in Iran to the grinding struggle of Hizballah in Lebanon and the devastating 9/11 attacks by al-Qa'ida, Islam has become both a critical discourse and a framework for active resistan ...Show more
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For two months this fall, Zuccotti Park, squeezed deep in a canyon between bankers' skyscrapers in lower Manhattan, was the site of an extraordinary political action. Home to the hundreds of anti-capitalist protestors who camped there overnight, and the thousands who visited to join the protest, the par ...Show more
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The digital age. An age of isolation, warped communication, disintegrating community. Where unfiltered and unregulated information pours relentlessly into our lives, destroying what it means to be human. Or an age of marvels. Where there is a world of wonder at our fingertips. Where we can communicate a ...Show more
