Power and Progress
Acemoglu, D. and Johnson, S. (2023) Power and progress: our thousand-year struggle over technology and prosperity. London: Basic Books.
Reading notes
Books worth reading
A growing collection of book reviews, reflections and ideas from books I have read, with links to my reviews where available.
Bookshelf
Good Economics for Hard Times
Banerjee, A.V. and Duflo, E. (2019) Good economics for hard times: better answers to our biggest problems. London: Allen Lane.
Getting to Yes
Fisher, R., Ury, W. and Patton, B. (2012) Getting to yes: negotiating an agreement without giving in. 3rd edn. London: Random House Business Books.
How Big Things Get Done
Flyvbjerg, B. and Gardner, D. (2023) How big things get done: the surprising factors behind every successful project, from home renovations to space exploration. London: Macmillan.
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Kahneman, D. (2011) Thinking, fast and slow. London: Allen Lane.
Never Split the Difference
Voss, C. and Raz, T. (2016) Never split the difference: negotiating as if your life depended on it. London: Random House Business Books.
Careless People
Wynn-Williams, S. (2025) Careless people: a story of where I used to work. London: Macmillan.