For many decades, the proponents of 'artificial intelligence' have maintained that computers will soon be able to do everything that a human can do. In his bestselling work of popular science, Sir Roger Penrose takes us on a fascinating roller-coaster ride through the basic principles of physics, co[...]

The idea of reliving youth is a common fantasy, but who among us is actually courageous enough to try it? After surviving a deadly cancer against tremendous odds, college president Roger H. Martin did just that - he enrolled at St. John's College, the Great Books school in Annapolis, Maryland, as a [...]

Tells the story of important historical events in a narrative format that can capture kids' imaginations and teach them key facts and details.[...]

If you want to be as successful as Jack Welch, Larry Bossidy, or Michael Dell, read their autobiographical advice books, right? Wrong, says Roger Martin in "The Opposable Mind". Though following 'best practice' can help in some ways, it also poses a danger: by emulating what a great leader did in a [...]

American capitalism is in dire straits, caught in a perilous pattern of increasing volatility, decreasing investor returns, and ongoing bad behavior by executives. And it's getting worse. Since the turn of the twenty-first century, we've seen two massive value-destroying market meltdowns and a strin[...]

The only strategy book you'll ever need If strategy is about creating a competitive advantage that allows a firm to win, then pinpointing your strategy to a few critically important choices will dramatically increase your chances of success. This is especially true in the volatile and complex enviro[...]

This is A.G. Lafley s guidebook. Shouldn t it be yours as well?Winning CEO A.G. Lafley is now back at the helm of consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble. If you want to know the strategy he ll use to restore P&G to its former dominance listen to this audiobook."Playing to Win," a noted "Wall Street J[...]

Beyond The Survival of the Fittest: Why Cooperation, not Competition, is the Key to Life If life is about survival of the fittest, then why would we risk our own life to jump into a river to save a stranger? Some people argue that issues such as charity, fairness, forgiveness and cooperation are ev[...]

En av de stora utmaningarna för hälso- och sjukvården idag är att möta människor som måste lära sig leva med sjukdom. Alltså blir det en av personalens viktigaste uppgifter inom vården att hjälpa patienten hantera sin sjukdom på bästa sätt, men för att uppnå detta räcker det inte me[...]

Författaren vill här ge er en försmak på ett skönt och rikt kärleksliv. För det vill han tacka en kvinna som var i trettioårsåldern då han själv var femton. Hon tog honom i upplärning i älskogens grunder. Speciellt sett från en kvinnas önskemål och förhoppningar. Varje gång han h[...]