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Brought to you by Penguin. A revelatory portrait of the visionary behind Google DeepMind, the race to control the future – and what it means to win Even in a tech world crowded with visionary leaders, Demis Hassabis is recognized as a special case. Born to working class, immigrant parents in...

Brought to you by Penguin. It is no exaggeration to say that venture capital has been central to the greatest legal creation of wealth anywhere, and enabled much of the world we live in, yet we know surprisingly little about this strange tribe of financiers. In The Power Law, Sebastian Mallaby...

Wealthy, powerful and potentially dangerous, hedge fund managers have emerged as the stars of twenty-first-century capitalism. Based on unprecedented access to the industry, More Money Than God provides the first authoritative history of hedge funds. A saga of riches and rich egos, this is also a history of discovery. Drawing on insights from mathematics, economics and psychology to crack the mysteries of the market, hedge funds have transformed the world, spawning new markets in exotic financial instruments and rewriting the rules of capitalism.

This is the biography of one of the titans of financial history over the last 50 years. Born in 1926, Alan Greenspan was raised in Manhattan by a single mother and immigrant grandparents during the Great Depression - but by quiet force of intellect, he rose to become a global financial 'maestro'. Appointed by Ronald Reagan as Chairman of the Federal Reserve, a post he held for 18 years, he presided over an unprecedented period of stability and low inflation.

It's Saturday, shortly after 10:00 p.m. Jules Tannberg is manning a telephone helpline—a service for women who feel afraid and need a reassuring voice to guide them safely home, or call for help in an emergency. Jules has never encountered a truly life-threatening situation until this night, when he speaks with a terrified young woman named Klara. She believes she is being stalked by a man who once attacked her and who painted a date on her bedroom wall in blood: the date of Klara's death.

The 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai offer a rare picture of the ties between Pakistan’s intelligence service and the militant group Lashkar-i-Taiba. The trail of two key figures, an accused Pakistani mastermind and his American operative, traces the rise of a complex, international threat.

'Mind blowingly brilliant' PHILIPPA PERRY 'Few other writers have such passion for granular detail, intellectual heft and boundless curiosity' THE TIMES 'As suspenseful and pacy as an episode of peak-era ER' GUARDIAN A near-fatal health emergency leads to this powerful reflection on death—and...

Cat Sebastian’s long-awaited foray into contemporary romance! A witty, emotional, and deliciously slow burn enemies-to-lovers romance between two costars on a popular sci-fi television series. Read by award winning audiobook narrator, Joel Leslie. Simon and Charlie, actors on a long-running...

From the author of THE PERFECT STORM and WAR comes a book about why men miss war, why Londoners missed the Blitz, and what we can all learn from American Indian captives who refused to go home. Tribe is a look at post-traumatic stress disorder and the challenges veterans face returning to...

Ten contemporary reimaginings of Ovid’s iconic tales, with star-studded casts including Toby Jones, Shaun Dooley and Robert Glenister The Roman love poet Ovid has influenced writers past and present, with his witty, sexy tales inspiring authors from Shakespeare to Ezra Pound. Included here are...

(Ads may play before the episode begins.) When the storm rolls in and the first raindrops strike the roof, the world outside begins to fade—leaving only rhythm, calm, and infinite depth. Rain Sounds to Sleep invites you into an immersive soundscape where every thunderclap, whispering drizzle, and distant rumble is sculpted to quiet your thoughts and guide you into stillness. Imagine lying beneath a tent in the forest as a thunderstorm brews overhead. The patter of rain blends with soft ASMR textures, wrapping your mind in warmth and serenity. Whether you’re searching for focus while ...

To understand world politics, you need to understand how states think. Are states rational? Much of international relations theory assumes that they are. But many scholars believe that political leaders rarely act rationally. The issue is crucial for both the study and practice of international politics. John J. Mearsheimer and Sebastian Rosato argue that rational decisions in international politics rest on credible theories about how the world works and emerge from deliberative decision‑making processes.

When Andy Fleming turns up in the newsroom of the New York Chronicle to learn the business Nick Russo is determined to dislike him. Nick has worked his way from a rough Brooklyn neighbourhood to reporter the hard way. Andy is heir to a publishing fortune: he can’t type, he loses his keys and has never done a day’s work in his life…and one day he’ll be Nick’s boss. Except, Nick keeps rescuing Andy: showing him the ropes, tracking down his keys, freeing his tie when it gets stuck in the filing cabinets. Opposites in every way, an unlikely friendship soon turns into feelings neither want to deny.

1968 New York City News about the war might be keeping Patrick up at night—news in general might be keeping Patrick up at night—but he's doing fine. He's sure of it. He gets to spend his days selling books in the gayest neighborhood on the East Coast and his nights merrily sleeping his way...

The Philosophy and Physics of Duality discusses what dualities are and the philosophical questions that they raise. This book also examines the main examples of duality-from quantum mechanics and electrodynamics to statistical mechanics, quantum field theory, and string theory. Part I...

Manche Antworten findest du nur, wenn du aus deiner Welt heraustrittst.Entscheidend. Menschlich. bringt Menschen zusammen, die selten am gleichen Tisch sitzen: Notärzte und Gründer. Piloten und Investoren. Simulationstrainer aus der Luftrettung und Organisationsentwickler. Menschen, die unter echtem Druck funktionieren müssen, Führen und darüber nachgedacht haben, warum das manchmal gelingt und manchmal nicht. Wie können wir uns selbst besser verstehen und gesünder unter Druck bleiben? Wie können wir Arbeit im Team verbessern oder Organisationskulturen verändern?Ich stehe selbst an ...

Series 1-5 of the groundbreaking BBC Radio 4 drama charting life on the home front during World War One First heard on radio between 4 August 2014 and 9 November 2018, each episode of Home Front is set exactly one hundred years before the broadcast date, and each follows one character’s day...

Winner of the 2016 Costa Book of the Year Winner of the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction 2017 Winner of the Independent Bookshop Week Book Award 2017 Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017 After signing up for the US army in the 1850s, aged barely seventeen, Thomas McNulty and his...

A show where Kenny Sebastian ( I am writing this description btw) talks to the funniest comedians from the Indian scene (sometimes to himself) about things he wishes people spoke about more in public. A some times funny and sometimes serious show where questions from the audience are discussed in depth and "no advice" is being given. Hit the follow button to be updated about the latest episodes, Go to the @simplekenpodcast on Instagram to ask questions or my personal profile @kennethseb to get updated about my latest shows and antics. Visit www.simpleken.com incase you hate apps and just like ...

Have you ever wished you could drift off to sleep while listening to soothing thunder, rain, and waves? It's not just you. Rain and Thunder  is for you if you're one of those folks who needs to hear the storm outside your window to fall asleep. Sherbastian's  podcast Rain and Thunder, which focuses on sleep and relaxation, is perfect for anyone with acute insomnia or general insomnia. It's also fantastic for people who simply need to unwind.