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This small book indeed tells a big story. It is the story of capitalism–of how our market system developed. It is the story of the discipline of economics, and some of the key figures who formed it. And it is the story of how economic forces have shaped world history. Why didn’t Africa colonize Europe instead of the other way around? What happened when countries erected trade and immigration barriers in the 1930s? Why did the Allies win World War II? You’ll find answers to these questions and more in How Economics Explains the World.

From the emergence of agriculture to the war in Ukraine, Andrew Leigh weaves a fascinating narrative punctuated by expert insights into major moments in human history–why the invention of the plough led to gender inequality, how certain diseases determined the patterns of colonialism, and even how New York’s robber barons inspired the board game Monopoly.

Dieses Buch erzählt eine große Geschichte, die Jahrtausende alte Geschichte der Wirtschaft. Vom Beginn der landwirtschaftlichen Revolution bis zur Digitalisierung deckt es die verborgenen wirtschaftlichen Kräfte hinter Krieg, Innovation und sozialem Wandel auf. Es zeichnet nach, wie der Kapitalismus und das heutige Marktsystem entstanden sind, und stellt die wichtigsten Ideen und Menschen vor, die die Wirtschaft für immer geprägt haben.

Social scientists have adopted the practices of more traditional scientists in the past few decades - using randomized trials to design policies aimed at improving educational levels, lowering crime rates, elevating employment rates, and improving living standards among the poor. Andrew Leigh and P.J. Ochlan bring the lives of these radical researchers to life as their experiments to overturn conventional wisdom lead to breakthroughs like finding the cure for scurvy and discovering what policies really improve literacy rates.

In his Commonplace Book and and his lengthy essay "Supernatural Horror in Literature", author H.P. Lovecraft carefully assessed weird tales through the ages. He named a great many stories that he admired. The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society has curated a collection of 43 of the best of them and recorded them as audiobooks for your listening enjoyment. Read by the HPLHS' own Andrew Leman and Sean Branney and featuring original music by Troy Sterling Nies, these eerie tales will delight your mind and chill your blood.

How to get started in the swinging lifestyle - and how to lovingly overcome your partner's resistance and reluctance! Does the thought of swinging or wife swapping excite you? Is it something you genuinely would like to try? Perhaps you have discussed it with your partner, perhaps you feel you can't... You dream of having threesomes, sex with other people, watching your lover being pleasured by another, attending free-for-all swingers orgies… So what's stopping you? Is it...... “my partner is not interested” “we're not quite sure if it's for us or how to get started” “my partner...

We meet Andrew Leland as he’s suspended in the liminal state of the soon-to-be blind: he’s midway through his life with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition that ushers those who live with it from sightedness to blindness over years, even decades. He grew up with full vision, but starting in his teenage years, his sight began to degrade from the outside in. Soon— but without knowing exactly when—he will likely have no vision left. Full of apprehension but also dogged curiosity, Leland embarks on a sweeping exploration of the state of being that awaits him.

The first and ONLY book of its kind that reveals the exact steps to unleashing the sexual goddess in any woman so that she will literally beg you to swing with her! Have you ever dreamed about having threesomes, sex with other women, watching your wife being pleasured by another man (or men), attending free-for-all swingers orgies…..? ....yet mention it to your wife and you hear those dreaded words, "I'm sorry, honey, I'm just not interested." Or worse, you are made to feel bad about having fantasies at all ….. Swinging, you realise, is sadly something you will just never get to ...

In Randomistas, Andrew Leigh tells the stories of radical researchers who overturned conventional wisdom in medicine, politics, economics, law enforcement and more. From finding the cure to scurvy to discovering what policies really improve literacy rates, randomistas have shaped life as we know it - but they often had to fight to conduct their trials and have their findings implemented. In the tradition of Malcolm Gladwell, Randomistas is a brilliant and entertaining exploration of a hidden but vital foundation of modern life.

Everything for starting or succeeding at work fills countless internet screens. Physical libraries bulge with similar advice. If you’re seeking success, the first challenge is not the amount of advice but the quality. The second is locating what you need quickly and easily.

Happiness at Work is Andrew Leigh’s latest book, offering expertise on taking responsibility for your self-development. It provides wisdom, advice, and practical tools to make life at work more rewarding. The right of Andrew Leigh to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988.

THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES—A GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO MURDER NOW ON NETFLIX! More dark secrets are exposed in this addictive, true-crime fueled sequel when Pip finds herself in another deadly case. Pip is not a detective anymore. With the help of Ravi Singh, she...

Arrive by accident, stay for a laugh. From dad jokes (some a bit rogue) to games and the moments that made us chuckle this week, we tackle whatever comes our way—with great vigour. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

REGRET John Regret’s explosive adventures at the outbreak of The Great War. ...If you like your adventure full-on with real heroes, then you’re going to love John Regret’s edge-of-your-seat excitement! With the Allies in full retreat to the sea, Regret is given the toughest mission of his life: find and destroy the massive 16-inch howitzer known affectionately as Big Bertha, before it can massacre the exhausted British Expeditionary Force retreating to the sea. Twelve men against the whole German 7th Army. An impossible mission, but one that cannot fail or the war is lost. Regret ...

After years of wandering the world, Quentin Collins is coming home. But the Collinwood that awaits him is no longer the sanctuary he remembers. As the town of Collinsport hides in fear from otherworldly powers, Quentin vows to unite old friends and reclaim his birthright.

For childhood friends Leo Kelly, Jane Devlin, and newly ordained "Packy" Keenan, the summers they spent at the lake together were times of pure magic. And no summer was more enchanting than the summer of 1948 - until a tragic car wreck killed two of their friends.

Some describe it as the town at the edge of the world. When Melody and Michael Devereux come to Collinsport on their honeymoon, they don't know the secrets that are hidden behind closed doors. But those secrets will be unearthed when an innocent is viciously murdered. Collinsport will be a town divided. One woman's rise to power will lead to further death and destruction. Families will be ripped apart. Blood will be spilt. And the dark forces that wait in the shadows will wait no more.

Paranoid about the “ums” and “uhs” that pepper your presentations? Concerned that people notice your vocal fry? Bewildered by “hella” or the meteoric rise of “so”? In Like, Literally, Dude, linguist Valerie Fridland shows how we can re-imagine these forms as exciting new linguistic frontiers rather than our culture’s impending demise. With delightful irreverence and expertise, Fridland weaves together history, psychology, science, and anecdotes to explain why we speak the way we do today, and how that impacts what our kids may be saying tomorrow.

In the wake of her son’s sudden death, Margaret Dobrescu struggles to keep it together in the face of her grief…and her guilt. She can’t help but blame herself for Kyle’s own lifelong struggles—namely, the alcoholism that plagued him. But within mere days of his funeral, secrets and suspicions begin to surface, and Margaret’s husband admits that Kyle once confessed to having a daughter. Clinging to the hope that some part of her son is still out there, Margaret embarks on a search to find her rumored granddaughter.

What would you sacrifice for devotion? And what would it take to break a vow born in blood? After seizing control of the Fold, a powerful coven bound by ancient rites, Dravena Ashford reigns with fire, fear, and a sensuality that brings battle-scarred men to their knees. A high witch of terrifying grace, she commands not only magic, but the unwavering loyalty of her Circle: seven magically gifted male acolytes fiercely bound to her body, her power, and her will. But loyalty is never absolute. Lucien Verane, her favorite and most dangerous acolyte, is caught in a growing storm of passion, ...