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Book Cover for: Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties, David de Jong

Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany's Wealthiest Dynasties

David de Jong
The BusinessThe Business

A new book investigates how the Nazis helped German tycoons make billions off the horrors of the Third Reich —and how America allowed them to get away with it. Author of ‘Nazi Billionaires: The Dark History of Germany’s Wealthiest Dynasties’ @davidthejong chats to us next. https://t.co/WnyYVeWIZj

Paperback, 2023

$21.99Member price:$10.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Poverty, by America, Matthew Desmond

Poverty, by America

Matthew Desmond
The BusinessThe Business

My next guest is a Professor of Sociology and principal investigator at Princeton University’s Eviction Lab. His subsequent book ‘Evicted’ won a Pulitzer Prize and a Carnegie Medal. His new book is called ‘Poverty by America’. Matthew Desmond is in studio now. (📸Mother Jones) https://t.co/bVhAXsykTG

Paperback, Large Print, 2023

$30.00Member price:$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Love, Island, Sandra Noel

Love, Island

Sandra Noel
The BusinessThe Business

Love Island netted ITV over £12m in revenues before the first episode of the new season aired on last Monday. Clare O'Hanlon is Head of Social at Publicis and joins me now to explain the Love Island effect. https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/radio1/21977298 https://t.co/Z8zzzHWBqS

Paperback, 2021

$14.95Member price:$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America--And How to Undo His Legacy, David Gelles

The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America--And How to Undo His Legacy

David Gelles
The BusinessThe Business

Author David Gelles chats to us about his book: “The Man Who Broke Capitalism: How Jack Welch Gutted the Heartland and Crushed the Soul of Corporate America –and How to Undo His Legacy.”

Paperback, 2023

$17.99Member price:$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Climate Worrier: A Hypocrite's Guide to Saving the Planet, Colm O'Regan

Climate Worrier: A Hypocrite's Guide to Saving the Planet

Colm O'Regan
The BusinessThe Business

Now instead of spotting snakes in the house of commons Tory MP Matt Hancock will be spotting snakes in I’m a Celebrity, Get me out of Here. Writer and Comedian @colmoregan is a man of a similar age, he’s the author of Climate Worrier - A Hypocrite’s Guide to Saving the Planet. https://t.co/LNsdCJ3JSZ

Paperback, 2023

$18.99Member price:$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work, Linda Babcock

The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work

Linda Babcock
The BusinessThe Business

A new movement has begun in the US, calling out a culture where women are expected to take on the “non-promotable tasks” in the workplace.   Earlier we spoke to @LRWeingart, co-author of The No Club: Putting a Stop to Women's Dead-End Work. @nuttyprof is also on the line. https://t.co/eA56E922yV

Paperback, 2025

$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, Matthew Desmond

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City

Matthew Desmond
The BusinessThe Business

My next guest is a Professor of Sociology and principal investigator at Princeton University’s Eviction Lab. His subsequent book ‘Evicted’ won a Pulitzer Prize and a Carnegie Medal. His new book is called ‘Poverty by America’. Matthew Desmond is in studio now. (📸Mother Jones) https://t.co/bVhAXsykTG

Paperback, 2017

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World, Malcolm Harris

Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World

Malcolm Harris
The BusinessThe Business

An author of a book that is really making waves. Palo Alto, a big Tech centre and the home of Stanford University, source of wealth and power. But @bigmeaninternet author of Palo Alto, a History of California, Capitalism and The World has put together a narrative of a dark place. https://t.co/WtdXPxPJFJ

Hardcover, 2023

$36.00Member price:$18.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality, Oded Galor

The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality

Oded Galor
The BusinessThe Business

Have you ever wondered where wealth comes from and why it’s become so unequally spread around the world. @GalorOded has written a book ‘The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality’ explaining how humanity escaped a life of subsistence poverty. https://t.co/og1IzGPjQN

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Book Cover for: from the arena: an entrepreneur's journey - the story of pigsback.com, Michael Dwyer

from the arena: an entrepreneur's journey - the story of pigsback.com

Michael Dwyer
The BusinessThe Business

Now the story of Dundalk man who went from a meat factory in Belfast to creating inflatable shamrocks for Irish football fans to selling his company https://t.co/2C7VNBJSvA for millions. He’s just published a memoir of his time in business called From the Arena. @MichaelDwyer64 https://t.co/HUxp0Wyczz

Paperback, 2023

$11.90Member price:$5.95 + Free shipping50% off your first book