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The Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories
2006 || Paperback || Stephen Crane || Penguin Books
~The Red Badge of Courage," written in 1895 by Stephen Crane (1871-1900), is considered by many literary critics to be one of the greatest of all American novels. This is a book about the Civil War, and one Union soldier's struggle with his inner demons as he prepares for, and fights his first battle.
The Worldly Philosophers
The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
2022 || Paperback || Robert L Heilbroner || Penguin Books
Defines the common thread linking the world's greatest economic thinkers and explores the philosophies that motivate them. This work enables us to see more deeply into our history, and provides the new theme that connects thinkers as different as Adam Smith and Karl Marx: the desire to understand how a capitalist society works.
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Poverty and Profit in the American City
2017 || Paperback || Matthew Desmond || Penguin Books
'Beautifully written, thought-provoking, and unforgettable ... If you want a good understanding of how the issues that cause poverty are intertwined, you should read this book' Bill Gates, Best Books of 2017. Arleen spends nearly all her money on rent but is kicked out with her kids in Milwaukee's coldest winter for years. Doreen's home is so filthy her family call it 'the rat hole'.
Lamar, a wheelchair-bound ex-soldier, tries to work his way out of debt for his boys. Scott, a nurse turned a...
Leaders Eat Last
Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
Paperback || Simon Sinek || Penguin Books
The New York Times bestseller by the acclaimed, bestselling author of Start With Why and Together is Better. Now with a new chapter on millennials in the workplace, based on Simon Sinek's viral video 'The Millennial Question' (180+ million views).
Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work. This is not a crazy, idealised notion. In many successful organisations, great leaders are creating environments in which teams trust each other so deeply that they woul...
The Inevitable
Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
2021 || Paperback || Kevin Kelly || Penguin Books
"A quintessential work of technological futurism." - James Surowiecki, strategy + business, "Best Business Books 2017 - Innovation"
From one of our leading technology thinkers and writers, a guide through the twelve technological imperatives that will shape the next thirty years and transform our lives
Much of what will happen in the next thirty years is inevitable, driven by technological trends that are already in motion. In this fascinating, provocative new book, Kevin Ke...
Blockchain Revolution
How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies Is Changing the World
2021 || Paperback || Don Tapscott e.a. || Penguin Books
The first, foundational book on blockchain technology, from the bestselling author of Wikinomics Don Tapscott and blockchain expert Alex Tapscott, now in paperback with a new preface and chapter explaining recent developments in the world of blockchain, including cryptoassets, ICOs, smart contracts, and more.
"This book has had an enormous impact on the evolution of blockchain in the world."
-Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft Corporation
In this revelatory book, Don and Alex Tapscott bring us a...
O Pioneers!
2018 || Paperback || Willa Cather || Penguin Books
The first novel in the Great Plains trilogy, this is an ode to the American Midwest and the immigrants who transformed itTo the anger of her brothers, it is Alexandra who is entrusted to manage their family farm in the tough, hostile prairie of Hanover, Nebraska following the death of their father. As the years pass, Alexandra rises heroically to the challenge, finding strength in the savage beauty of the land even as loneliness and personal tragedies crowd in. A rapturous work of understated...
Draw To Win
A Crash Course on How to Lead, Sell, and Innovate With Your Visual Mind
2022 || Hardcover || Dan Roam || Penguin Books
Get ready for the ultimate crash course in communicating and solving problems through simple pictures.
Thirty-two thousand years ago, your many-times-great-grandparents Oog and Aag drew pictures on the wall of a cave. They had an innate need to communicate, but no written language. So they found an easy and natural way to share their thoughts and stories.
Today, after so many years when speaking and writing dominated, we're back in another highly visual age. About 90 percent of everything sha...
Let My People Go Surfing
The Education of a Reluctant Businessman - Including 10 More Years of Business as Usual
2022 || Paperback || Yvon Chouinard || Penguin Books
In this newly revised 10th anniversary edition, Yvon Chouinard-legendary climber, businessman, environmentalist, and founder of Patagonia, Inc.-shares the persistence and courage that have gone into being head of one of the most respected and environmentally responsible companies on earth.
From his youth as the son of a French Canadian handyman to the thrilling, ambitious climbing expeditions that inspired his innovative designs for the sport's equipment, Let My People Go Surfing is...
What Money Can't Buy
The Moral Limits of Markets
2021 || Paperback || Michael J. Sandel || Penguin Books
Should we financially reward children for good marks? Is it ethical to pay people to donate organs? What about hiring mercenaries to fight our wars, outsourcing inmates to for-profit prisons or selling citizenship? In this title, the author asks: Isn't there something wrong with a world in which everything is for sale?