Every framework starts as a tool. Most end up as an alibi.Every management idea begins as a useful insight. Then the organization gets hold of it, the nuance stripped out, the thing branded, laminated, and turned into a rule nobody is allowed to question.The Framework Made Me Do It! isn't the tired claim that management theory is rubbish. It's about what we do with these ideas once they harden into doctrine, how a tool for thinking quietly becomes a shield to hide behind, a...

In 1588, young Diego Álvarez leaves his fishing village on Spain's northern coast to join the greatest fleet Europe has ever seen.Chosen as a topman for his skill high in the rigging, Diego sails with the mighty Spanish Armada, convinced that God and King Philip II have destined Spain for victory. From the mastheads of a towering galleon, he watches more than a hundred ships fill the horizon beneath fluttering banners, ringing church bells, and the...

What happens when society promises equality but demands obedience?Oscar Wilde's The Soul of Man under Socialism is one of his most provocative and frequently misunderstood works. Written in 1891, it is neither a conventional socialist manifesto nor a straightforward political programme. Wilde imagines a society in which poverty has been abolished, private property has lost its power over human life, and every individual is free to develop without interference from government, emplo...

He is credited with 168 tank kills — more than any other gunner in the German army, more than any tank commander on any front. He was never awarded the Ritterkreuz. The story goes that he was nominated four times and rejected four times, for insubordination, for defending a Soviet prisoner, for refusing to look like a hero. Almost none of this can be documented . One army communiqué, dated 25 April 1944, credits Kurt Knispel with 101 tanks. It is the only official figure that survives. Eve...

MINISERIES PREMIERE From the Eisner Award winning team behind LITTLE BIRD and PRECIOUS METAL comes the new dark fantasy phenomenon of 2026, THE KARMAN BLADE. A DYING WORLD UNDER A TYRANT GOD! A BLADE TO FREE THEM ALL! A young man on the outskirts of a dying world is chosen by a blade forged of stars to slay the despotic deity, Kalu, and free the water he hoards in his Kingdom. Yet before the boy can begin his journey, he must first face the demons in his own life, and answer the Karman Bla...

Born in the smoke-filled streets of the Black Country after the Second World War, Mary Thompson spends her life fighting for fairness, community and the values she believes made Britain strong.Across eight decades, she witnesses the birth of the NHS, the rise of the trade unions, the arrival of new neighbours, the decline of industry, the London bombings, Brexit and the cultural battles of modern Britain. As the country transforms around her, Mary increasingly fears that the sense ...

Sixth edition, fully revised and updated.'something of an institution . . . We highly recommend you get a copy for its amusing tone, on-the-nose criticism and Buxton's unerring nose for value' Master of Malt'excellent' The Sunday Times'a must-buy for whisky enthusiasts who prefer high-level expertise executed with humour and irreverence rather than lofty academic pretensions . . . accessibl...

Ian Brown, award-winning author of The Boy in the Moon and the memoir Sixty, now recounts his daily reckoning with the milestone age of seventy. Fearlessly candid, often funny and relentlessly real, Brown asks the terrifying questions we all have about growing old, even when he doesn’t want to know the answers.An acclaimed journalist and chronicler of contemporary life, seventy-year-old Ian Brown is not going gently into his eighth decade. The out...

The book’s central theme is that, over a century, Nova Scotians lost ambition and confidence, both of which are now in ascendancy. Moving from a "have not" province towards a "have" province is a long, steep climb that won’t be easy. But, if we commit to it, it can be done.For reasons related to the nature of Confederation, and our own self-sabotage, generations of Nova Scotians have not achieved their full potential. Thompson argues that an opportunity to build a prosperous indepe...

The muse is not ordinary and neither is the poetry. Placing the everyday Scottish urban life in a cinematic context and where they meet is a sweet spot indeed.Ian has come back to his hometown, he has changed and so has the town. These intersections inform the narrative, supported by gorgeous images and backstories that still leave plenty for the reader's imagination.You don't have to know the Vale of Leven to appreciate these works, since the themes are universal and the s...

By bringing together behavioural science, organisational psychology, and real-world case studies from global corporations, government, and the military, this book explains why leaders do what they do—it offers a model that is at once deeply human and immediately practical.This book challenges widely held assumptions about leadership by revealing the hidden psychological patterns and schemas that shape how individuals think, behave, and collaborate at work. These schemas operate bel...

'Few investment books show you how to find an edge hiding in plain sight, this one does' – Shane Parrish, bestselling author, Clear Thinking**'If you ever wante**d to be a stock picker, Ian's book is the best head start you can ask for' – Chris Mayer, Author, 100-Baggers'A highly readable and deeply thoughtful book' – Sanjay Bakshi, Managing Partner, ValueQuest Capital'All investors will ga...