Книги издательства "Penguin Books Ltd."
 | Poor EconomicsWhy would a man in Morocco who doesn`t have enough to eat buy a television? Why do the poorest people in India spend 7 per cent of their food budget on sugar? Does having lots of children actually make you poorer? This eye-opening book overturns ...... |
 | Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free ProductivityIn today`s world, yesterday`s methods just don`t work. In Getting Things Done, veteran coach and management consultant David Allen shares the breakthrough methods for stress-free performance that he has introduced to tens of thousands of people ...... |
 | Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times and Ideas of Great Economic ThinkersThe final revision of this classic bestseller, the 7th edition defines the common thread linking the world`s greatest economic thinkers and explores the philosophies that motivate them. Hailed by Galbraith as a "brilliant achievement", "The ...... |
 | Blink: The Power Of Thinking Without ThinkingPublisher`s Weekly Starred Review. Best-selling author Gladwell (The Tipping Point) has a dazzling ability to find commonality in disparate fields of study. As he displays again in this entertaining and illuminating look at how we make snap ...... |
 | Outliers: The Story of SuccessWhy do some people achieve so much more than others? Can they lie so far out of the ordinary? In his provocative and inspiring book, Malcolm Gladwell looks at everyone from rock stars to professional athletes, software billionaires to ...... |
 | Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone ElseThere has always been some gap between rich and poor in this country, but recently what it means to be rich has changed dramatically. Forget the 1 percent - PLUTOCRATS proves that it is the wealthiest 0.1 percent who are outpacing the rest of us ...... |
 | ExposureMichael Woodford was a company man. He`d risen through the ranks of giant Japanese firm Olympus to become CEO. But just weeks into the job in Tokyo he came across allegations of enormous fraud. Yet his every attempt at investigation was blocked. ...... |
 | The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly ImprobableIn the wake of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, the quagmire in Iraq, and other apparently unexpected disasters, it seems reasonable to wonder about our stunted powers of prediction. Couldn`t we have foreseen these debacles and others and taken steps to ...... |
 | The Impact EquationIn The Impact Equation, Brogan and Smith show that to make people truly care about what you have to say, you need more than just a good idea, trust among your audience, or a certain number of followers. You need a potent mix of all of the above ...... |
 | How Much is Enough?What constitutes the good life? What is the true value of money? Why do we work such long hours merely to acquire greater wealth? These are some of the questions that many asked themselves when the financial system crashed in 2008. This book ...... |
 | What Money Can`t Buy: The Moral Limits of MarketsShould we pay children to read books or to get good grades? Is it ethical to pay people to test risky new drugs or to donate their organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars, outsourcing inmates to for-profit prisons, auctioning ...... |
 | The Spirit Level: Why Equality Is Better for EveryonRichard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett`s "The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone" is the most influential and talked-about book on society in the last decade - now updated with a new chapter on the controversy the book has ignited. ...... |
 | Blink: The Power of Thinking Without ThinkingFrom the author of The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell`s international bestseller Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking is a revolution in the understanding of the mind. An art expert sees a ten-million-dollar sculpture and instantly ...... |
 | The Penguin History of EconomicsA very clear, reliable and readable history of economic thought from the ancient world to the present day. From Homer to Marx to John Stuart Mill, Backhouse shows how to keep your Keynsians from your post-Keynsians and New Keynsians. This is a ...... |
 | Private EmpireAs a reader you can never really explain it, but a truly great author can make anything come alive while others will put you to sleep. Steve Coll is a Pulitzer Prize winner author of Ghost Wars - the Secret History of the CIA, which is another ...... |
 | The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the WorldBread, cash, dosh, dough, loot. Call it what you like, it matters now more than ever. In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that financial history is the back-story to all history. From the banking dynasty who funded the Italian ...... |
 | Do Nothing!In this compelling and imaginative book, award-winning business professor Keith Murnighan shows how really successful leaders create a culture of independence and trust. Identify the team members who you can rely on - then step aside and let ...... |
 | Breakout Nations: In Pursuit of the Next Economic MiraclesAfter a decade of rapid growth, the world`s most celebrated emerging markets are slowing down. Which countries will rise to become the next economic stars? In this bestselling critique of conventional wisdom, writer and Morgan Stanley investor ...... |
 | QuietFor far too long, those who are naturally quiet, serious or sensitive have been overlooked. The loudest have taken over - even if they have nothing to say. It`s time for everyone to listen. It`s time to harness the power of introverts. It`s ...... |
 | The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive AdvantageIn this landmark work of investigative reporting, former Financial Times correspondent Alexandra Harney uncovers a story of immense significance to us all: how China`s factory economy gains a competitive edge by selling out its workers, ...... |
 | Physics of the Future: The Inventions That Will Transform Our LivesInternationally acclaimed physicist Dr Michio Kaku holds the Henry Semat Chair in Theoretical Physics at the City University of New York. He is also an international bestselling author, his books including Hyperspace and Parallel Worlds, and a ...... |
 | Happiness: Lessons from a New ScienceIn this new edition of his landmark book, Richard Layard shows that there is a paradox at the heart of our lives. Most people want more income. Yet as societies become richer, they do not become happier. This is not just anecdotally true, it is ...... |
 | The Money Machine: How the City WorksIn this authoritative guide, now fully revised and updated, leading financial journalist Philip Coggan cuts through the headlines, the scandals and the jargon to explain the nuts and bolts of the financial system. What causes the pound to rise ...... |
 | The Conscience of a Liberal: Reclaiming America From the RightIn "The Conscience of a Liberal" Paul Krugman, one of the US`s most respected economists and outspoken commentators, lays out his vision of a New Deal for a fairer society. After the Second World War it seemed that, in the West, society was ...... |
 | The Age of TurbulenceThe most remarkable thing that happened to the world economy after 9/11 was ... nothing. What would have once meant a crippling shock to the system was absorbed astonishingly quickly, partly due to the efforts of the then Chairman of the Federal ...... |
 | Small Message, Big ImpactWe`ve all been there. An opportunity presents itself and you have one chance to share your message. The clock is ticking. And in this age of information overload, no skill is more essential than being able to connect with others quickly whether ...... |
 | Statistics without Tears: An Introduction for Non-MathematiciansWorried about the calculations that are associated with statistics? Then this clear and informative book for you. With it you can prime yourself with the key concepts of statistics before getting involved in the associated calculations. Using ...... |
 | Diary of the Lady: My First Year as EditorRachel Johnson takes on the challenge of saving "The Lady", Britain`s oldest women`s weekly, in her hilarious diary, "A Diary of The Lady: My First Year and a Half as Editor". `The whole place seemed completely bonkers: dusty, tatty, ...... |
 | The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008What better guide could we have to the 2008 financial crisis and its resolution than the newest Nobel Laureate in Economics, columnist and author Paul Krugman? In a dazzling and prescient polemic, now fully updated from his 1999 classic, ...... |
 | Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs Came to Rule the WorldWhen, in late 2008, the dust finally started to settle on one of the worst financial crises in history, only one Wall Street institution still stood virtually unassailed - Goldman Sachs. Why did Goldman survive, and even flourish, when so many ...... |
 | The World is FlatThomas Friedman`s international bestseller is the most up-to-date and exciting view yet of today`s new era of globalization. In this further expanded edition, which now also includes two wholly new chapters, he draws on his travels to India, ...... |
 | BlackadderTwenty-six years ago, Edmund Blackadder made his first appearance on our screens. Comedy has never been the same since (nor indeed has history). Gathered here - in this twenty-sixth anniversary commemorative edition - are the complete scripts of ...... |
 | Put Your Mindset to Work: The One Asset You Really Need to Win and Keep the Job You LoveWhat`s the real secret of successful job hunters? In these unstable times, everyone wants to stand out from the crowd and secure a rewarding job with long-term potential. But what does it actually take to get the job you want? Ninety-seven per ...... |
 | The Greatest Trade EverAutumn 2008. The world's finances collapse but one man makes a killing. John Paulson, a softly spoken hedge-fund manager who still took the bus to work, seemed unlikely to stake his career on one big gamble. But he did - and "The Greatest Trade ...... |
 | Madoff: The Man Who Stole $65 BillionTake the combined fortunes of Bill Gates, Tiger Woods and Roman Abramovich. Now imagine someone stealing that much money - and being hailed as a financial genius. That man is Bernard Madoff. Backed by governments and global banks, Madoff ...... |
RSS