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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Clear Bright Future by Paul Mason, read by Finlay Robertson. Our world order is under pressure as never before. From new authoritarian regimes in the US, Turkey and Russia, to the imminent break-up of the European Union and a social media awash with...

The world's foremost intellectual activist narrates his irrefutable analysis of America's pursuit of total domination and the catastrophic consequences that are sure to follow. "Reading Chomsky today is sobering and instructive . . . He is a global phenomenon . . . perhaps the most widely read...

World politics has changed, claims Bruno Maçães. Geopolitics is no longer simply a contest to control territory: in this age of advanced technology, it has become a contest to create the territory. Great powers seek to build a world for other states to inhabit, while keeping the ability to change the rules or the state of the world when necessary. At a moment when the old concepts no longer work, this book aims to introduce a radically new theory of world politics and technology.

At the end of World War II, U.S. intelligence agents confiscated thousands of Nazi documents on what was known as the “Fischer-Tropsch Process” - a series of equations developed by German chemists unlocking the secrets of how oil is formed. When the Nazis took power, Germany had resolved to develop enough synthetic oil to wage war successfully, even without abundant national oil reserves.

'A spirited skewering of the idea that things can only get better' The Guardian 'A new understanding of our past' Danny Dorling, author of Inequality and the 1% ________________________________ Progress is power. But our modern story of progress is a very dangerous fiction. In the pursuit of...

'A stunning history of now' GREG GRANDIN 'Phenomenal . . . it would be criminally negligent not to read it if you'd like to change the world' ROB DELANEY From 2010 to 2020, more people took part in protests than at any other point in history. But what type of change did they deliver? From the...

La jungla del poder es una fábula política contemporánea donde nada es exactamente lo que parece.A través de una fauna simbólica poblada por hienas, lobos, serpientes, buitres, pavos reales y un pequeño colibrí llamado Kael, Sylvia Jáuregui construye un universo que funciona como espejo...

In this second edition, newly-declassified documents exclusively reveal Washington’s decades-long cover-up of the truth about the assassination of U.S. Ambassador Spike Dubs.For the first time, Murder In Room 117 reveals the findings of the lead investigator in the case, conclusions Washington...

WHAT IF BORDERS DISAPPEARED?Imagine a world where a person could move from one country to another to live and work without waiting years for a visa, quota, or government approval.Would that world be richer—or more unstable?Would workers gain new opportunities, or would wages collapse? Would...

È da queste riflessioni che sono nati i verbi ai quali Albanese si appoggia in questo libro che ha lo slancio di un manifesto e il sentimento di un'opera d'amore: la Palestina offre al mondo uno spiraglio di luce che invita ad aprire gli occhi e agire. Sognare, criticare, emanciparsi, resistere, nutrire, piangere, curare, danzare, ritornare diventano forme di una stessa pratica collettiva: azioni che tutti noi possiamo compiere per vivere nel presente secondo giustizia.

Die alte Weltordnung zerfällt vor unseren Augen: Die USA und Israel greifen den Iran an. Russland und China verbünden sich und lehnen die globale Vorherrschaft der USA ab. Die NATO-Staaten scheitern mit ihrem Stellvertreterkrieg in der Ukraine gegen Russland. Durch die Unterstützung des...

What can we learn from ten wars that have changed world history? A ridiculously funny new book for grownups from the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of A History of Britain in Ten Enemies. War: what is it good for? Absolutely something, surely, or we wouldn't keep doing it. Throughout the...

A legendary CIA spy and counterterrorism expert tells the spellbinding story of his high-risk, action-packed career while illustrating the growing importance of America's intelligence officers and their secret missions For a crucial period, Henry Crumpton led the CIA's global covert operations...

The Conflict over the Conflict chronicles one of the most divisive and toxic issues on today’s college and university campuses: Israel/Palestine.

The astonishing inside story of the Wagner Group, the world’s deadliest militia “Putin’s Sledgehammer provides an in-depth account of, and essential political and economic background to, the story of Prigozhin’s meteoric rise and abrupt demise.” ―Times Literary Supplement A...

The U.S. ruling class sold out America to China. Can Donald Trump destroy the alliance before it’s too late? For half a century, America’s establishment has forged an alliance with the Chinese Communist Party—one that enriched elites, hollowed out the middle class, and imperiled U.S...

રમણલાલ દેસાઈ ની લખેલી પુસ્તક ઠગ નું ઓડિયો રૂપાંતર શૈલેન્દ્ર પટેલ ની આવાઝ માં આઝાદી પહેલાંના સમયમાં સ્થાન લેતી આ...

Politics in India is deeply complex, and nowhere is this as apparent as in Maharashtra, where centuries-old fault lines of caste, region and ideology collide. In episode 5 of The Book Club, Amit Varma raves about Sujata Anandan's 'Maharashtra Maximus', the perfect guide to this complex subject.

From Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and bestselling author Ron Suskind comes a startling look at how America lost its way and at the nation's struggle, day by day, to reclaim the moral authority upon which its survival depends. From the White House to Downing Street, from the fault-line...

The brilliant untold story of three daughters of diplomacy: Anna Roosevelt, Sarah Churchill, and Kathleen Harriman, glamorous, fascinating young women who accompanied their famous fathers to the Yalta Conference with Stalin in the waning days of World War II. With victory close at hand, the...