The story of the Kohinoor, the world’s most coveted gem, unearths fascinating information as it moves from the Mughal court to Persia to Afghanistan, from Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s durbar in Punjab to the Crown of the Queen of England.
Starting from first principles and stripped of all mathematics and jargon, the book introduces you to all the basic concepts of economic theory as well as to some of its more surprising depths. The book shows how anyone can acquire an understanding of its key principles.
In 1967, Ye Wenjie witnesses Red Guards beat her father to death. The event will shape not only the rest of her life but also the future of mankind. Four decades later, Beijing police ask Wang Miao to infiltrate a secretive cabal of scientists after a spate of inexplicable suicides.
The book looks at the idea of innovation, its relevance for companies in today’s world, whether innovation leads to concrete benefits or not and why it is necessary for organisations, governments and even individuals to keep innovating.