The amazing true story of how London became home to the Russian super-rich. A dazzling tale of incredible wealth, ferocious disputes, beautiful women, private jets, mega-yachts, the world’s best footballers – and chauffeur-driven Range Rovers with tinted windows.
A counter-blast to the bashing of capitalism and a fresh and bold re-evaluation of the fundamentals that turn genius into hard currency.
A counter-blast to the bashing of capitalism and a fresh and bold re-evaluation of the fundamentals that turn genius into hard currency.
‘No Logo’ was a book that defined a generation when it was first published in 1999. For its 10th anniversary Naomi Klein has updated this iconic book.
An elegant demolition of the supermarket miracle, this book charts the impact that supermarkets have had on every aspect of our lives and culture.
The history of man’s love affair with a completely useless gem.
A Michael Moore for the Dot.com generation, ‘21 Dog Years’ is Mike Daisey’s wickedly funny story of life in the New Economy trenches.
The first book to tell the inside story of the battle for control over the future of music and how technology is ripping up the traditional rules of business.
When Christopher Ross put on a hi-visibility vest and joined London Underground as a station assistant, he discovered a Plato’s cave of reflection and human comedy, populated by streakers, buskers, onanists and angry commuters. A meditation on life, a philosophical enquiry into human nature and a profoundly funny dissection of urban madness.
Picking up where Liar’s Poker left off (literally, in the bond dealer’s desks of Salomon Brothers) the story of Long-Term Capital Management is of a group of elite investors who believed they could beat the market and, like alchemists, create limitless wealth for themselves and their partners.
A race to prospect and discover a pipe of kimberlite in the remote Barrens of Northern Canada prefigure a much larger story: of a diamond strike to overshadow all previous ones, that would fracture the airtight cartel established by De Beers and once more show what men and women are prepared to do in the name of romancing this particular stone.…
‘Bower’s book is a devastating indictment’ Sunday Times
‘Explosive … Bower reveals a remarkable and sinister picture of the man who likes to appear as the ever-smiling hero’ Daily Mail
A sensational critical biography of the man and his business practices.
The old rules are broken: this is the survival kit for the new economy. Kelly, executive editor of Wired magazine, offers 10 fundamental principles of the connected economy. The traditional wisdom of the industrial age is inverted, leading to surprising wisdom: Seek plentitude, not scarcity. Feed the web first. Let go at the top. Avoid efficiency.
