Global Development

NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER From two winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, “who have demonstrated the importance of societal institutions for a country’s prosperity” “A wildly ambitious work that hopscotches through history and around the world...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * MORE THAN ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD “A provocative read...There are few tomes that coherently map such broad economic histories as well as Mr. Dalio’s. Perhaps more unusually, Mr. Dalio has managed to identify metrics from that history that can be applied to...

Follow this family of six on their passage - extraordinary, hilarious and heartbreakingly poignant-from Bright Lights (of New York City) to the Northern Lights (of Norway) to the City of Light (Paris) to the speed-of-light of the Autobahn (in Munich). Continue deep into the tropics of Southeast Asia (Singapore) and end your voyage in the heights of the Swiss Alps (Geneva).

What if enlightenment wasn’t a destination—but a frequency you could tune into? Higher Frequencies: Journey to Enlightenment invites readers to awaken the power within through the mastery of mind, body, and spirit. Through the archetypal lens of the Victim, the Survivor, and the Warrior, this book presents a powerful framework for understanding suffering, healing, and self-mastery. It reveals how awareness and discipline of the senses can transform pain into purpose and adversity into evolution.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “[A] masterpiece . . . an astonishing book that will leave you questioning your own life and political views.”—USA Today “If any one person can be given credit for transforming the medical establishment’s thinking about health care for the destitute, it is...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “Advance copies of Ray Dalio’s new book about how countries go broke have become a hot read in Washington.” —The New York Times “This book is a gift to humanity….Ray provides a solution to what is the biggest and most certain threat to our prosperity.”...

The winners of the Nobel Prize in Economics upend the most common assumptions about how economics works in this gripping and disruptive portrait of how poor people actually live. Why do the poor borrow to save? Why do they miss out on free life-saving immunizations, but pay for unnecessary drugs?...

This well-researched book identifies the wide-ranging harms resulting from mother- and father-loss, and it provides a roadmap for effective children’s rights advocacy. Whether you’re seeking to make sense of your own fractured childhood, or yearn to prevent similar struggles for the next generation, Them Before Us will equip you to be the adult who should have advocated for you as a child. By defending children’s rights, we protect the heart of every child and set a course that will decimate a myriad of the social ills currently plaguing our world.

Most of us want to make a difference. We donate our time and money to charities and causes we deem worthy, choose careers we consider meaningful, and patronize businesses and buy products we believe make the world a better place. Unfortunately, we often base these decisions on assumptions and...

Far more than a rhetorical exercise, this book is designed to inform, inspire, and spur action. Based on Sachs' 14 years as director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University and as special advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General on the Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development Goals, The Age of Sustainable Development is a landmark publication and a clarion call for all who care about our planet and global justice.

Conquer IELTS Listening is a complete, high-performance training system designed to teach effective listening strategies for serious learners aiming for Band 7, 8, or higher. This book goes beyond basic tips and drills to develop the core cognitive skills required for consistent, accurate performance under real test conditions. At its core, the book emphasizes active, intentional listening—skills that empower high scorers to move beyond passive hearing. You will learn how to capture key details, follow complex conversations, and avoid common traps that cost marks, fostering confidence in ...

A LEADERSHIP BLUEPRINT FOR A NEW ERA Leadership is no longer about titles, corner offices, or authority. It’s about trust, influence, and the ability to inspire people to follow you—even when the path is uncertain. The Art of Inspiring, Mentoring, and Building Teams Who Would Follow You Anywhere is a practical, research-backed, and motivational guide for leaders in every industry and culture. Whether you are an executive, entrepreneur, educator, coach, or team leader, this book equips you with the timeless skills and modern strategies needed to inspire loyalty, develop future leaders, ...

The creator of the hit podcast series Tides of History and Fall of Rome explores the four explosive decades between 1490 and 1530, bringing to life the dramatic and deeply human story of how the West was reborn. In the bestselling tradition of The Swerve and A Distant Mirror, The Verge tells the...

A partir de ejemplos que van desde Silicon Valley hasta el sector financiero pasando por las grandes farmacéuticas, Mariana Mazzucatomuestra de manera magistral cómo las nociones borrosas que tenemos del valor han permitido a ciertos actores de la economía retratarse a sí mismos como generadores de valor, mientras que en realidad se limitan a mover el existente o, lo que es peor, a destruirlo.

The “stirring” (Washington Post) story of how Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus invented microcredit, founded the Grameen Bank, and transformed the fortunes of millions of poor people around the world In 1983, Muhammad Yunus established Grameen, a bank devoted to providing the poorest of...

Join the happiness revolution! The author of the New York Times bestseller The Little Book of Hygge offers more inspiration and suggestions for achieving greater happiness, by practicing Lykke (LOO-ka)—pursuing and finding the good that exists in the world around us every day. While the Danes...

Forming an LLC has many advantages. Whether you’re a first-time entrepreneur, small business owner, freelancer, or side hustler, this guide will give you the confidence to manage your LLC like a pro—without hiring an expensive attorney or accountant.

In the tradition of Silent Spring and The Sixth Extinction, an urgent, “disturbing, empowering, and essential” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) book about the ways in which chemicals in the modern environment are changing—and endangering—human sexuality and fertility on the grandest...

El juego del amor, la conquista y la seducción es un juego que todas las personas, sin importar quiénes sean, al menos una vez en su vida lo juegan. Es un juego divertido, pero también involucra un gran riesgo, saber cautivar la atención de otra persona y encantar sus sentidos, es todo un arte. La seducción es un arte y como todo arte involucra teoría y práctica. Este material “Trucos Psicológicos - Para que se obsesione por ti y te extrañe” tiene el objetivo de darte a conocer el arte de la seducción

A Bold Blueprint for the Post-Extraction Era. In 2026, the world stands at a critical juncture. While technology has reached unprecedented heights, a "Resource Apartheid" continues to widen the gap between the hyper-connected and the deprived. In this meticulously researched manuscript, RESOURCE APARTHEID, the author exposes how geography, systemic "Enclosures," and the "Extraction Cycle" keep billions in a state of artificial scarcity. Moving beyond traditional economic critiques, this book introduces the concept of Floor Security—a guaranteed baseline of Universal Basic Services (UBS) ...