Who Saves The Hero?

The love of Sean’s life is coming back to town, and he’s terrified.

 

Samantha broke his heart and left him an anxiety-riddled mess, but now that she’s back, will they get back together?

 

Or will Sean heed the warnings of his best friend, Angelica, who claims that Samantha is not who she seems?

 

What Sean doesn’t know is, something darker and more vicious awaits him. Will he be able to survive it?

Why Politicians Lie About Trade: … and What You Need to Know About It

‘Why Politicians Lie About Trade…’ explains how international trade in goods and services actually works and the compromises and concessions nations must make to take part in this $32 trillion-a-year jamboree: the greatest commercial show on earth.

 

Daily we can see the fruits of international trade on display on the shelves of shops, from American oranges to Chinese mobile phones to Kenyan coffee. But hidden from view is the geopolitical wiring that allows global cross-border trade to make it all happen: a network of treaties, tariffs, taxes and disputes that is remote and unintelligible to most people. Until now.

 

With clear, often humorous writing and case studies, former trade negotiator Dmitry Grozoubinski takes readers through the intricacies and surprises of global commerce. He reveals the underlying political and geographical forces that shape trade policy and our everyday lives. He spells out the impact of trade treaties on topics such as food, jobs, gender conflict and climate. And he reveals what politicians cover-up about the system— and why it matters.

 

A companion to books such as How to Lie With Statistics, Why Politicians Lie About Trade illuminates a much misunderstood and underestimated network that is vital to our modern interconnected world. With the US-China trade war, Brexit, and other disputes regularly hitting the headlines (and sometimes our nerves), grasping how trade actually works has never been more important.

You Have Not Yet Heard Your Favourite Song

If you want to know anything about how music surfaces today, how to find it, or how to create it, you will find what you need right here.’ Joseph Menn, Washington Post writer

 

For the first time in history, almost every song ever recorded is available instantly. Everywhere.

 

This book charts what music’s dazzling digital revolution really means for fans and artists. As a former data guru at the world’s biggest streaming service, Spotify, Glenn McDonald reveals:

 

What the tech giants know about you
How they serve up your next song
Whether fans can cheat the algorithm
Whether jazz is dead and ASMR is the new punk
Your chances of becoming a rock star

 

Having analysed the streams of 500 million people, McDonald explores what the data tells us about music and about ourselves, from the secrets of russelåter in Norway to Christmas in the Philippines. Statistically, you have not yet heard your lifetime’s favourite song. This book will take you on a voyage of discovery through music’s fast-flowing new waters.

 

10 bonus playlists of wonder included!

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