In Robert Peston's new book he explains in his characteristically straightforward way how the world got itself into the current economic mess
- & how we might get out of it. ' How do we fix this mess? I don't know. But don't stop reading now. Perhaps if we have a clearer understanding of what went wrong we'll have a better idea of what needs to be done. This book is a map of what needs to be fixed.' The record-breaking unbroken growth between 1992 & 2008 wasn't the economic miracle that it seemed. It was based on a number of dangerous illusions
- most notably that it didn't matter that the UK & US year after year consumed more than they earned. But we couldn't go on increasing our indebtedness forever. The financial crash of 2007/8 & the subsequent economic slump in much of the west was the moment when we realised we had borrowed more than we could afford to repay. So who got it wrong? Bankers investors & regulators? & were they greedy stupid or asleep? What was the role of government? & what part did we as consumers play in all this? How do we get through this difficult period of transition to a more sustainable economy one based on investment & exports rather than on borrowing & consumption? With the same probing lucidity he brought to WHO RUNS BRITAIN? Robert Peston takes us step-by-step towards a common sense way to fix this mess.

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In Robert Peston's new book he explains in his characteristically straightforward way how the world got itself into the current economic mess
- & how we might get out of it. ' How do we fix this mess? I don't know. But don't stop reading now. Perhaps if we have a clearer understanding of what went wrong we'll have a better idea of what needs to be done. This book is a map of what needs to be fixed.' The record-breaking unbroken growth between 1992 & 2008 wasn't the economic miracle that it seemed. It was based on a number of dangerous illusions
- most notably that it didn't matter that the UK & US year after year consumed more than they earned. But we couldn't go on increasing our indebtedness forever. The financial crash of 2007/8 & the subsequent economic slump in much of the west was the moment when we realised we had borrowed more than we could afford to repay. So who got it wrong? Bankers investors & regulators? & were they greedy stupid or asleep? What was the role of government? & what part did we as consumers play in all this? How do we get through this difficult period of transition to a more sustainable economy one based on investment & exports rather than on borrowing & consumption? With the same probing lucidity he brought to WHO RUNS BRITAIN? Robert Peston takes us step-by-step towards a common sense way to fix this mess.

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When a boy named Oscar discovers a giant
- a very hungry giant holding a sign that says Food Please"
- in his backyard

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This is a book about feelings for the very young child. How do you feel? Sometimes you feel happy sometimes sad. Sometimes you even feel surprised. Supreme artist & Childrens Laureate Anthony Browne brings all his understanding & skill to bear in this exploration of emotion for very young children. This book will reassure & help them understand how they feel using simple words & pictures. Every parent can feel confident" that this is the perfect book. A companion volume to "I Like Books" & " Things I Like" Anthony Brownes young chimp is sure to be a hit with all little ones! This is an accessible first book of feelings ideal for sharing." ...

The autumn 2002 publication of Ruby Wax's memoirs was greeted with shock
- & delighted acclaim. In the tradition of the best memoirs
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Harry Mount's How England Made the English: From Why We Drive on the Left to Why We Don't Talk to Our Neighbours" is packed with astonishing facts & wonderful stories. Q. Why are English train seats so narrow? A. It's all the Romans' fault. The first Victorian trains were built to the same width as horse-drawn wagons; & they were designed to fit the ruts left in the roads by Roman chariots. For readers of Paxman's " The English" Bryson's " Notes on a Small Island" & Fox's " Watching the English" this intriguing & witty book explains how our national characteristics
- our sense of humour our hobbies our favourite foods & our behaviour with the opposite sex
- are all defined by our nation's extraordinary geography geology climate & weather. You will learn how we would be as freezing cold as Siberia without the Gulf Stream; why we drive on the left-hand side of the road; why the Midlands became the home of the British curry. It identifies the materials that make England too: the faint pink Aberdeen granite of kerbstones; that precise English mix of air temperature smell & light that hits you the moment you touch down at Heathrow. Praise for Harry Mount: " Highly readable encyclopeadic marvellous illuminating. Mount portrays England via dextrous excavations of its geography geology history & weather". (" Independent"). " Fascinating. Mount's an intelligent funny & always interesting companion". (" Daily Mail"). " Charming & nerdily fact-stuffed". (" Guardian"). Harry Mount is the author of " Amo Amas Amat & All That" his best-selling book on Latin & "A Lust for Window Sills
- A Guide to British Buildings". A journalist for many newspapers & magazines he has been a New York correspondent & a leader writer for the " Daily Telegraph". He studied classics & history at Oxford & architectural history at the Courtauld Institute. He lives in north London."


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Every day seemingly intelligent & successful companies make headline news for poor decisions that can cause their business to stumble & make many of us scratch our heads in wonder. Why would such a successful business make that" strategic decision? Neil Smith with more than 20 years of experience leading large-scale performance improvements reveals the hidden barriers that limit excellent companies from reaching their potential & cause even the smartest managers & leaders to falter. During his experience transforming some of the top global businesses Smith has identified 8 barriers that exist in every organization & prevent them from implementing literally thousands of ideas to improve the way they work: Avoiding Controversy Poor Use of Time Reluctance to Change Organizational Silos Management Blockers Incorrect Information & Bad Assumptions Size Matters Existing Processes Rich with anecdotes & case studies Smith identifies the ways in each of these barriers interrupt your own business. He then outlines a fast & proven process in which 12 principles of business transformation can break down the processes that hold companies back. What Smith offers his readers is the same thing he offers every day to the major companies he works with A PROMISE that by following his insights the company will be able to increase communication simplicity & profit to levels never before attainable. Throughout the book Dr. Richard Levak has contributed personality & organizational insights that shed light on why an individual or an organization behaves in contrary ways giving you a better sense of why these internal walls exist & how to be aware of your actions in your day to day life." ...

It has been slowly dawning on me over many years that there is a fundamental problem deep at the heart of Christian faith & practice as I have known it
- we have all forgotten what the four gospels are about. With this surprising & radical assertion highly respected theologian Tom Wright launches a ground-breaking work.
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Growing up in a mining community in rural South Wales Huw Morgan is taught many harsh lessons. Looking back where difficult days are faced with courage & the valleys swell with the sound of Welsh voices it becomes clear that there is nowhere so green as the landscape of his own memory. ...

How Hard Can it Be?" is the fourth hilarious volume in Jeremy Clarksons " The World According to Clarkson" series. How hard can it be... To build a power station without upsetting the eco-mentalists? To seek world domination if youve been hit the ugly stick? For the Met Office to get yesterdays weather right? In volume four of " The World According to Clarkson" Jeremy Clarkson pours scorn on the nonsensical the dumb the idiotic & the plain foolish in his continuing quest to discover where exactly weve all gone wrong. Along the way he ponders: Whether conquering France might solve the immigration problem. What happened when you ignore proper warning labels? What would happen if we turned the internet off? Often controversial frequently scathing but always funnier than James May Jeremy Clarkson shows us how we could so easily make the world a better place. Praise for Jeremy Clarkson: " Brilliant...laugh-out-loud". (" Daily Telegraph"). " Outrageously funny...will have you in stitches". (" Time Out"). Number-one bestseller Jeremy Clarkson writes on cars current affairs & anything else that annoys him in his sharp & funny collections. " Born To Be Riled" " Clarkson On Cars" " Dont Stop Me Now" " Driven To Distraction" " Round the Bend" " Motorworld & "I Know You Got Soul" are also available as " Penguin" paperbacks; the Penguin App "i Clarkson: The Book of Cars" can be downloaded on the App Store. Jeremy Clarkson because his writing career on the Rotherham Advertiser. Since then he has written for " The Sun" & " The Sunday Times". Today he is the tallest person working in British television & is the presenter of the hugely popular " Top Gear"." ...