Latest Books
 | The Magic of Thinking Big |
Millions of people throughout the world have improved their lives using The Magic of Thinking Big. Dr David J. Schwartz, long regarded as one of the foremost experts on motivation, will help you sell better, manage better, earn more money, and -- mos t important of all -- find greater happiness and peace of mind.
The Magic Of Thinking Big gives you useful methods, not empty promises. Dr Schwartz presents a carefully designed program for getting the most out of your job, your marriage and family life, and your community. He proves that you do not need to be an intellectual or have innate talent to attain great success and satisfaction -- but you do need to learn and understand the h abit of thinking and behaving in ways that will get you there. This book gives you those secrets!
 | The Lesser Evil |
In the age of terrorism, the temptations of ruthlessness can be overwhelming. Yet a violent response to violence arguably mak es us morally indistinguishable from our enemies. There is perhaps no greater political challenge today than trying to win th e war against terror without losing our democratic souls. Michael Ignatieff confronts this challenge head-on, with the combin ation of hard-headed idealism, historical sensitivity and political judgement that has made him one of the most influential v oices in international affairs today.
Ignatieff argues that we must not shrink from the use of violence. But its use - in a liberal democracy - must be measured. And we must not fool ourselves that whatever we do in the name of freedom and democracy is good. We may need to kill to fight the greater evil of terrorism, but we must never pretend that doing so is anything better than a lesser evil.
In making this case, Ignatieff traces the modern history of terrorism and counter-terrorism, from the nihilists of Czarist Russia and the militias of Weimar Germany to the IRA and the unprecedented menace of Al Qaeda.He shows how the most potent response to terror has been force, decisive and direct, yet restrained. The public scrutiny and political ethics that motivate restraint also give democracy its strongest weapon: the moral power to endure when vengeance and hatred are spent.
 | The 33 Strategies of War |
New in the 'Immoral' series - a distillation of the strategies from war to help you gain mastery in the modern world.
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