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To Boldly Go Where No Book Has Gone Before
A Joyous Journey Through All of Science
2023 || Hardcover || Luke O'Neill || Veltman Distributie Import Books
Science is a serious business, right? Wrong.
Scientists have been participants in the best reality show of all time, with all the highs, lows, bust-ups, and strange personalities of any show on telly today. From Luke O'Neill - the science teacher you wish you'd had - this hugely accessible history of science reveals the human stories behind the biggest discoveries.
For example, we meet Charles Darwin as he weighs up the pros and cons of marrying his cousin: 'constant companion' vs 'less money...
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When McKinsey Comes to Town
The Hidden Influence of the World's Most Powerful Consulting Firm
2023 || Paperback || Walt Bogdanich e.a. || Veltman Distributie Import Books
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR • ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST's 50 NOTABLE WORKS OF NONFICTION
An explosive, deeply reported exposé of McKinsey & Company, the international consulting firm that advises corporations and governments, that highlights the often drastic impact of its work on employees and citizens around the world
McKinsey & Company is the most prestigious consulting company in the world, earning billions of dollars in fees from major corp...
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Power Play
Tesla, Elon Musk, and the Bet of the Century
2022 || Paperback || Tim Higgins || Veltman Distributie Import Books
*A WALL STREET JOURNAL BUSINESS BESTSELLER*Power Play is the riveting inside story of Elon Musk and Tesla's bid to build the world's greatest car—from award-winning Wall Street Journal tech and auto reporter Tim Higgins. “A deeply reported and business-savvy chronicle of Tesla's wild ride.” (Walter Isaacson, New York Times Book Review)
Tesla is the envy of the automotive world. Born at the start of the millennium, it was the first car company to be valued at $1 trillion. Its CEO, the...
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Growth
A Reckoning
2024 || Hardcover || Daniel Susskind || Veltman Distributie Import Books
Over the past two centuries, economic growth has freed billions from poverty and made our lives far healthier and longer. As a result, the unfettered pursuit of growth defines economic life around the world. Yet this prosperity has come at an enormous price: deepening inequalities, destabilizing technologies, environmental destruction and climate change.
Confusion reigns. For many, in our era of anaemic economic progress, the worry is slowing growth - in the UK, Europe, China and elsewhere. O...
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How Boards Work
And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World
2023 || Paperback || Dambisa Moyo || Veltman Distributie Import Books
A unique insight into the work of corporate boards and why their work is so important in society, by a hugely influential economist who has global recognition
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A Brief History of Intelligence
Why the Evolution of the Brain Holds the Key to the Future of AI
2023 || Paperback || Max Bennett || Veltman Distributie Import Books
A Brief History of Brains bridges the gap between AI and neuroscience by telling the evolutionary story of how the brain came to be.
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Ravenous
How to get ourselves and our planet into shape
2024 || Paperback || Henry Dimbleby e.a. || Veltman Distributie Import Books
A Waterstones Best Book of 2023
'Brilliant - a must read' Tim Spector
'Ravenous is a truly important book ... we need a food revolution to ensure children don't go hungry, eat right, and reach their potential' Tom Kerridge
The food system is no longer simply a means of sustenance. It is one of the most successful, most innovative and most destructive industries on earth. It sustains us, but it is also killing us. Diet-related disease is now the biggest cause of preventable illness and death i...
The Everyday Hero Manifesto
Activate Your Positivity, Maximize Your Productivity, Serve the World
Paperback || Robin Sharma || Veltman Distributie Import Books
Aim for Iconic Rise to Legendary Make History
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Cultures of Growth
How the New Science of Mindset Can Transform Individuals, Teams and Organisations
2024 || Paperback || Mary C. Murphy || Veltman Distributie Import Books
Esteemed social psychologist Mary Murphy offers a definitive reconsideration of teamwork, showing how to implement growth mindset in any organisation to achieve success together.