In this haunting work of journalistic investigation, Haruki Murakami tells the story of the horrific terrorist attack on Japanese soil that shook the entire world.

On a clear spring day in 1995, five members of a religious cult unleashed poison gas on the Tokyo subway system. In attempt to discover why, Haruki Murakmi talks to the people who lived through the catastrophe, and in so doing lays bare the Japanese psyche. As he discerns the fundamental issues that led to the attack, Mu...

Karl Marx called religion "the opium of the masses" because of the illusory relief it offered from the cold realities of capitalism. Today, the hard reality that we must face is that we have fundamentally and irrevocably damaged life on Earth, and while distracting opiates are everywhere, it is clear that the root cause is none other than capitalism itself.

Building upon a completely unexplored facet of Marx's thought that has been lying dormant for more than a century, Japanese sta...

This highly practical book is essential reading for anyone wanting to know about the many ways to get a job and build a career in the EU public administration.

This 2024 edition has been fully updated to take account of major developments such as the new format of EPSO competitions, the increased availability of internal competitions, and important trends in the types of jobs and career pathways available.

Working for the EU: How to Get In 2024 explains:

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This book opens the black box of policymaking. It is the perfect textbook for undergraduates and master’s level students who envision themselves as future policymakers. It covers how policies get made, the difficult trade-offs and complexity involved, while including a global perspective throughout.

All hail the new masters of Capitalism: How asset managers acquired the world

He explains the origins of the war, details the campaigns over the subsequent years, and examines the West's failure to understand the dynamics of local conflict and learn the lessons of history that ultimately led to devastating costs and repercussions still relevant today. 'Masterful, irrefutable...

Eye-opening, moving, and crafted with expert research, this is a vital journey of epic scope, across the world's most challenging new frontiers.

Brought to you by Penguin. The origins, consequences and limitations of an ideology that has quickly become highly influential around the world. For much of their history, societies have violently oppressed ethnic, religious and sexual minorities.

It is no surprise then that many who passionately believe in social justice have come to believe that members of marginalized groups need to take pride in their identity if they are to resist injustice. But over the past decades, a healthy appreciat...

CDA en PvdA: ze moeten vechten om te overleven. Maar ooit waren het trotse volkspartijen die bepaalden hoe Nederland eruit moest zien. Tot het kanteljaar 2010. Toen viel het laatste kabinet met CDA en PvdA in de hoofdrol in ruzie uiteen.

De afgelopen dertig jaar probeerde de ene na de andere politieke leider de neergang tegen te houden. Maar uiteindelijk stortten beide partijen toch in het Haagse ravijn.

Gijs Korevaar en Ruud Slotboom beschrijven van binnenuit hoe dat is gebeurd. En ze kijken...

Een mensenleven is belachelijk kort. En als je een vrouw bent, dan wordt de helft van dat leven voor jou gevuld met andermans verwachtingen. Niet gek dat je leven drukdrukdruk aanvoelt en dat je amper aan jezelf toekomt. Volgens de standaardrecepten van time management moet je dan maar wat vroeger opstaan of efficiënter te werk gaan. Maar tijdsdruk komt voor een groot deel van buitenaf: van hustle culture en van de seksistische verwachting dat moeders werken alsof ze geen kinderen groot te b...