Profiles in Leadership: The Last Seven Presidents of the United States biedt een diepgaand overzicht van de laatste zeven presidenten van de VS, waarbij hun persoonlijke achtergronden, politieke uitdagingen en leiderschapsstijlen worden onderzocht. Van Ronald Reagan tot Joe Biden onthult elk hoofdstuk de unieke context waarin deze leiders opereerden en de beslissingen die hun tijd in functie hebben gekenmerkt.

Het boek onderzoekt hoe elk van deze presidenten omging met cruciale kwesties zoals...

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. WINNER OF THE 2010 COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD. 264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them bigger than a matchbox: Edmund de Waal was entranced when he first encountered the collection in his great uncle Iggie's Tokyo apartment. When he later inherited the 'netsuke', they unlocked a story far larger and more dramatic than he could ever have imagined. From a burgeoning empire in Odessa to fin de siecle Paris, from occupied Vienna to Tokyo, Edmund de Waal traces...

#1 New York Times non-fiction bestseller

#2 Sunday Times non-fiction bestseller

SHORTLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD

CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY APPLE, AMAZON, THE TIMES AND FINANCIAL TIMES

Epic feats. Epic failures. An epic story.

Walter Isaacson charts Elon Musk's journey from humble beginnings to one of the wealthiest people on the planet but is Musk a genius or a jerk?

From the author ofSteve Jobsand other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishing...

Misinformation affects us daily, from social media to politics and even personal relationships. Policing social media alone cannot solve the complex problem shaped by partisan politics and subjective interpretations of truth. In Misbelief social scientist Dan Ariely explores the behaviour of 'misbelief' that leads people to distrust accepted truths and embrace conspiracy theories.

Misinformation taps into something innate in all of us, regardless of political affiliation. By understanding thi...

A collection of absorbing stories and inspirational wisdom from one of our best-loved writers, Maya Angelou.

A hilarious and clever book about modern life from the No.1 best selling writer. A hilarious and clever book about modern life from the No.1 best selling writer.