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The administrator of the 20 billion BP Oil Spill fund and the "Compensation Czar" for banks and automobile companies that received TARP assistance following the 2008 Wall Street meltdown explores whether any sum of money can make up for the destruction of a life or livelihood.

American diplomacy is in shambles under Trump, but beneath the daily chaos is an erosion of the postwar order that is even more dangerous.

"Seeing What Others Don't is not only the title of a new book by Gary Klein, it is also a mantra than can make you successful." - Forbes.com

A vivid, visionary exploration of the Arctic, the forces that have shaped it, and its emergence onto the main stage of global affairs

China's emergence on the world stage will be one of the most momentous developments of the 21st century. How China will develop - both internally and in its relations to the rest of the world - remains a great unknown for policy makers and the public alike. This book gives an analysis of China, and examines the challenges presented by it.

A Harvard professor and former Dean of Harvard College offers his provocative analysis of how America's great universities are failing students and the nation

The baby boomer generation is going to participate in the largest transfer of wealth in history when it passes on its assets to its successor generation. This book shows you how, why it matters, and how the future of foundations can provide a vital spur to the engine of the American economy - if they are properly established and run.

The bestselling author, political analyst, and civil rights expert delivers a forceful critique of the Trump administration's ignorant and unprecedented rollback of the civil rights movement.

This disturbing new account of Henry Kissinger's Vietnam years shows a blundering, self-serving man who led America to tragedy and Vietnam to waste in an unnecessarily dragged-out, ill-conceived war

The fascinating and sensational story of the last two centuries of the papacy and a vital call for the reevaluation and reimagination of papal power by one of today's preeminent theologians

In a world of constant change-with today's fringe becoming tomorrow's mainstream -the question that strikes fear into the heart of every leader, from startup founders to global CEOs, is "how did we miss that?" A well-known and influential expert shows how to anticipate what's next and forecast the trends that will enhance your future, your business, your market, and your products.

A handbook for how political power really works -- what it takes to make change happen, and most importantly, how active citizens can take possession of it.

An NPR reporter and mother of two strips away the anxiety and fake science to deliver an honest, practical, and refreshing view on managing the role of technology in the lives of young kids.

On the centennial of the Russian Revolution comes a bold new interpretation of its origins, putting the intellectual and cultural masses--not just the Bolsheviks--on the frontlines of the revolt.

A provocative, entertaining, practical look into the rules and rituals of corporate life--of why some people make it big while others, equally experienced, talented, and credentialed, fall by the wayside--all based on Carter Cast's personal experiences, fly-on-the-wall observations, and research

Based on cutting-edge research into demographics, technology, and the ambitions and aspirations of those in the over-fifty market, the director of the MIT AgeLab shows how businesses can profit from designing for and marketing to people fifty and over, and selling them products and services they truly want and need.

The story of the improbable comeback of vinyl records, paper notebooks, retail, and other analog businesses-even as Silicon Valley dominates the headlines-and what it says about us.

"Ms. Grieder's is the rare book that takes stock of the Texas model without ridiculing many of its traditions and politicians...This is a good book, and Ms. Grieder's clear, vivid writing makes it downable in a single afternoon... a promising debut from a promising young author." -The New York Times

“The pages of history recall scarcely any parallel episode at once so romantic in character and so extensive in scale.” —Winston S. ChurchillIn 1917, two empires that had dominated much of Europe and Asia teetered on the edge of the abyss, exhausted by the ruinous cost in blood and treasure of the First World War. As Imperial Russia and Habsburg-ruled Austria-Hungary began to succumb, a small group of Czech and Slovak combat veterans stranded in Siberia saw an opportunity to realize their long-held dream of independence.While their plan was audacious and complex, and involved moving their 50,000-strong army by land and sea across three-quarters of the earth’s expanse, their commitment to fight for the Allies on the Western Front riveted the attention of Allied London, Paris, and Washington.On their journey across Siberia, a brawl erupted at a remote Trans-Siberian rail station that sparked a wholesale rebellion. The marauding Czecho-Slovak Legion seized control of the Trans-Siberian Railroad, and with it Siberia. In the end, this small band of POWs and deserters, whose strength was seen by Leon Trotsky as the chief threat to Soviet rule, helped destroy the Austro-Hungarian Empire and found Czecho-Slovakia.British prime minister David Lloyd George called their adventure “one of the greatest epics of history,” and former US president Teddy Roosevelt declared that their accomplishments were “unparalleled, so far as I know, in ancient or modern warfare.”

Award winning-journalist Radley Balko illustrates the persistent and historic plague of institutional racism and junk forensic science on our criminal justice system through the story of two death row inmates finally freed after their wrongful conviction based on the testimony of a controversial medical examiner.

This brilliant and witty distillation of financial knowledge into pithy aphorisms will appeal widely " to newbies looking to dip their toes into investing waters and to Wall Street gnomes who will appreciate Zweig's sharp insight.

Every president is offered a daily report-the President's Daily Brief, or PDB-detailing the most secret activities of the intelligence services and their analysis of global threats. This is the story of what presidents over the last half-century learned, from a CIA insider during the Clinton and Bush administrations.

The crowdfunding expert known as "The Crowdsourceress"-who is hugely successful and has some of the biggest and most famous Kickstarter campaigns in her portfolio-writes the definitive guide for anyone looking to raise money for a creative endeavor, product, or cause.

The editorial director and cofounder of Bitch magazine tells the story of feminism over the last 40 years, charting its decline from a political movement with real feminist role models and ideals into a self-centered, commercial, and ultimately powerless trend focused only on personal enrichment and reliant on feel-good platitudes.

The former deputy mayor of New York City tells the story of the city's comeback after 9/11, offering lessons in resiliency under the most trying of circumstances, and a model for the rejuvenation of any city.

One of the country's preeminent experts on charitable giving tells the story of the philanthropic boom, led by a new generation of Silicon Valley billionaires, and their transformative and disruptive potential.

A former hostage in the tribal areas of Pakistan returns to meet his kidnappers and uncover how political kidnappings and ransomings take place in the shadows of the world's most lawless territories.

A popular writer, blogger, and Middle East scholar analyzes the disastrous collapse of the Middle East and America's future role there, and shows why the best case for Syria is that it becomes a country with the same standards of safety and prospects as Somalia.

A former director at the CDC takes us behind quarantine lines and inside the fight to contain Ebola, SARS, anthrax, and the most important threat facing humankind: the next deadly pandemic.