A biography of financial genius and ubermayor Michael Bloomberg.

When on July 20, 1944 a bomb - placed inside the Wolf's Lair by the German Anti-Nazi Resistance - exploded without killing the Fuhrer, the coup d'etat against the Third Reich collapsed. The conspirators were shot or condemned in show trials and hanged. This work traces its history, from the 1933 Reichstag fire to Germany's defeat in 1945.

First, businesses discovered quality as a key competitive edge; next came service. Now, Donald A. Norman, former Director of the Institute for Cognitive Science at the University of California, reveals how smart design is the new competitive frontier. The Design of Everyday Things is a powerful primer on how--and why--some products satisfy customers while others only frustrate them.

An incisive analysis of real-life situations that helps all those involved in any kind of strategic planning recognize and avoid logical yet devastating errors.. Why do we make mistakes? Are there certain errors common to failure, whether in a complex enterprise or daily life? In this truly indispensable book, Dietrich Drner identifies what he calls the logic of failurecertain tendencies in our ..

For years, humankind has known how to grow enough food to end chronic hunger worldwide. Yet while the 'Green Revolution' succeeded in South America and Asia, it never got to Africa. This title shows how British, American and European policies conspire to keep Africa hungry and unable to feed itself.

Illuminates the untimely loss of the author's mother, revealing what it can teach us about trauma, memory, and family secrets. This title examines the impact of her mother's suicide from the perspective of a daughter, psychiatrist - and mother of three.

There is no more important concept in the history of mathematics and physics than symmetry. It lies at the heart of relativity theory, quantum mechanics, string theory and much of modern cosmology. This title narrates the history of the emergence of this area of study, from its roots in tenth-century BC Babylon to its role in 21st century physics.

Since 1984, Newsweek has been renowned for its vivid, in-depth special election coverage of the ordeal of running for the presidency. This title provides a revelatory account of the 2008 presidential election with the premier political reporters from Newsweek . It is suitable for those interested in American politics.

Robert Mugabe came to power in Zimbabwe in 1980 after a long civil war in Rhodesia. This book states that from the beginning, Mugabe was sacrificing his purported ideals - and Zimbabwe's potential - to the goal of extending and cementing his autocratic leadership.

Explores symmetry - a concept that is simple, complex, multi-disciplinary and unifying. This book narrates the history of this area of study, from its roots in 10th-century BC Babylon to its role in 21st century physics. It describes the world beyond superstrings: the octonionic symmetries that may explain the very existence of the universe.

Illuminates Abbot's Victorian references, weaves in little known biographical information about Abbott and his intellectual circle, and traces the scientific evolution of geographical forms and dimensions. This title makes connections between Flatland and Abbott's life and times.