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Adam Smith

The Wealth of Nations

The founder and CEO of the Fearless Fund shares the remarkable story of how she defended her life’s work in a landmark legal battle, drawing lessons from the civil rights movement and offering a playbook to help entrepreneurs, business leaders, and policymakers expand opportunity and build lasting economic prosperity. When Arian Simone founded the Fearless Fund—the first venture capital fund built by women of color for women of color—she was addressing a persistent inequity in business: access to capital. Then she became the target of a landmark lawsuit. In 2023, a conservative legal organization fresh off a Supreme Court victory against affirmative action sued Simone, arguing that the fund’s grant programs violated the Civil Rights Act of 1866—a law designed to empower formerly enslaved persons. At the center of a national battle over entrepreneurship, economic opportunity, and the future of efforts to expand access for historically overlooked founders, Simone engaged in a public fight that threatened her life’s work and legacy. In Fearless Freedom, Simone takes readers behind the headlines and into strategy sessions to preserve the fund, its impact, and similar investment tools. Drawing on her experiences as an entrepreneur, investor, global advocate, and Queen Wa of Dawa Grand Bereby in Côte d’Ivoire, she shares lessons learned growing up in Detroit, at the feet of civil rights icons like Rosa Parks, and from mentors whose advice helped her build her groundbreaking firm and persevere when it came under attack. Beyond her stirring personal narrative and hard-won leadership lessons, Simone also delivers practical “playbooks” for corporations, investors, policymakers, and entrepreneurs—vital for understanding how access to capital, economic mobility, and opportunity can strengthen businesses and communities alike. Part memoir and part leadership guide, Fearless Freedom is your blueprint for resilience and road map for creating pathways to growth, innovation, and long-term prosperity.

An upcoming book to be published by Penguin Random House.

A Manifesto for Unlocking Wealth and Equality for All

Fearless Freedom

Every leader comes to power promising growth: think back to the campaigns of Boris, Truss, Trump. Yet real-term income isn't improving. Across the West, growth has stagnated for well over a decade, leading to cost of living crises, political instability and rising social tensions. Is real economic growth still possible? And with the climate emergency accelerating beyond repair, should we still be pushing for it? In Icarus Economics, acclaimed economist John Rapley argues that the problem of growth is inherently tied up with the climate crisis. We often assume that poor countries will bear the brunt of climate change, pandemics, and other exogenous shocks, but this book argues the opposite: western societies have more wealth and capital to lose and are less inherently resilient. In this book, he shows us how rich countries can grow their own economies by helping poor countries to decarbonise - and in the process, mitigate the effects of climate change.

Why Rich Economies Are Struggling - and How to Fix Them

Icarus Economics

The pocket MBA for entrepreneurial moms and women of color&nbsp;who want to build a business from scratch, overcome financial obstacles, and shift the trajectory of their life, from a globally recognized entrepreneur, business coach, and digital educator. While starting a new business is hard for everyone—half close their doors within the first five years—it’s even harder for female entrepreneurs. Ellie Diop, founder and CEO of Ellievated Academy, Fully Funded Co., and Mommy to Millionaire, intimately knows the barriers that historically have kept women from economic freedom. She also knows how to overcome them.&nbsp; From starting her business with a single $1,200 stimulus check in 2020, to becoming a self-made millionaire in her very first year, Ellie has mastered the art of life changing entrepreneurial success—and now, with Girl, Start that Business!, she’s ready to share those secrets.&nbsp; The strategies within these pages are battle tested: Ellie has turned thousands of her clients into profitable business owners. And she’s done so by meeting them where they are. Ellie knows many women are starting from zero—no money, no business plan, no customers. What they do have is a great idea, hustle, heart, and street savvy. This non-judgmental, sassy, and whip-smart pocket MBA is what female entrepreneurs need to turn their dreams into life-changing reality.&nbsp; Let’s go, girl, start that business today!

The pocket MBA for entrepreneurial moms and women of color&nbsp;who want to build a business from scratch, overcome financial obstacles, and shift the trajectory of their life, from a globally recognized entrepreneur, business coach, and digital educator. While starting a new business is hard for everyone—half close their doors within the first five years—it’s even harder for female entrepreneurs. Ellie Diop, founder and CEO of Ellievated Academy, Fully Funded Co., and Mommy to Millionaire, intimately knows the barriers that historically have kept women from economic freedom. She also knows how to overcome them.&nbsp; From starting her business with a single $1,200 stimulus check in 2020, to becoming a self-made millionaire in her very first year, Ellie has mastered the art of life changing entrepreneurial success—and now, with Girl, Start that Business!, she’s ready to share those secrets.&nbsp; The strategies within these pages are battle tested: Ellie has turned thousands of her clients into profitable business owners. And she’s done so by meeting them where they are. Ellie knows many women are starting from zero—no money, no business plan, no customers. What they do have is a great idea, hustle, heart, and street savvy. This non-judgmental, sassy, and whip-smart pocket MBA is what female entrepreneurs need to turn their dreams into life-changing reality.&nbsp; Let’s go, girl, start that business today!

The Foolproof Plan to Turn Your Idea into Income and Change Your Life

Girl, Start That Business!

El gurú de los equipos de alto rendimiento revela las estrategias clave para trabajar con todo tipo de personas (incluso las más difíciles). ¿QUIÉN ES LA PERSONA MÁS COMPLICADA CON LA QUE TRABAJAS? Es probable que no necesites pensarlo demasiado para responder a esta pregunta. Ya sabes cuál es su nombre, cuál es su puesto, cuáles son sus manías y sus defectos. Has vivido de primera mano el desgaste mental y emocional que deja a su paso. Has visto los problemas que genera en todo el equipo. Te gustaría arreglarla, cambiarla, ignorarla o teletransportarla a una dimensión paralela. Pero no puedes, tienes que colaborar con ella. Podrías dejar el trabajo, pero en el siguiente te estará esperando otra persona complicada, así que necesitas estrategias efectivas para colaborar con (casi) cualquier persona, en especial con las más exigentes, ásperas o problemáticas. A partir de su experiencia como consultor internacional con equipos y líderes,desde el glamuroso mundo del deporte y el entretenimiento, hasta el rigor de las finanzas, las aseguradoras, la industria farmacéutica y el sector industrial-, Ryan Leak ofrece estrategias contrastadas para: <ul><li>Ver a las personas difíciles como seres humanos a los que comprender, y no como problemas por resolver.</li><li>Desintoxicar expectativas poco realistas y aprender a convivir con lo complicado.</li><li>Comunicarte de forma eficaz en entornos complejos.</li><li>Aceptar el desacuerdo saludable como una herramienta para encontrar mejores soluciones.</li><li>Establecer límites que les permitan a los demás entrar en tu mundo sin dejar que lo controlen.</li></ul>ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A New York Times Bestseller! Bestselling author and transformational speaker Ryan Leak shares research-based strategies for working with even the most challenging people to create more collaborative and productive teams. Who is the most complicated person you work with? You probably don’t have to think very hard to answer that question. You already know their name, their job title, their quirks, and their flaws. You have firsthand experience with the mental and emotional fallout they leave in their wake. You’ve seen the problems their complexity creates for everyone on their team. You wish you could fix them, solve them, ignore them, or teleport them to a parallel dimension. But you can’t. You have to work with them. (You could quit, but your next job will have a complicated person waiting for you.) That means you need effective strategies to collaborate with (nearly) anyone. Especially the picky, prickly, problematic ones. Drawing from his global consulting experience with teams and leaders from the glitz of sports and entertainment, to the number-crunching world of finance, to the meticulous realms of insurance, pharma, and manufacturing, Ryan Leak provides proven strategies for…<ul><li>Seeing challenging individuals as human beings to understand rather than problems to solve</li><li>Detoxing unrealistic expectations and getting comfortable with complicated</li><li>Learning to communicate effectively in complex environments</li><li>Embracing healthy disagreement as a tool to discover better solutions</li><li>Setting boundaries that let people into your world without letting them run your world</li></ul> “The process of learning to collaborate with difficult individuals is transformative—it’s a gateway to greater creativity, stronger teams, and increased productivity,” Leak explains. “On the other side of complicated is the wonderful, wide-open world of effective collaboration and a workplace you love.”

El gurú de los equipos de alto rendimiento revela las estrategias clave para trabajar con todo tipo de personas (incluso las más difíciles). ¿QUIÉN ES LA PERSONA MÁS COMPLICADA CON LA QUE TRABAJAS? Es probable que no necesites pensarlo demasiado para responder a esta pregunta. Ya sabes cuál es su nombre, cuál es su puesto, cuáles son sus manías y sus defectos. Has vivido de primera mano el desgaste mental y emocional que deja a su paso. Has visto los problemas que genera en todo el equipo. Te gustaría arreglarla, cambiarla, ignorarla o teletransportarla a una dimensión paralela. Pero no puedes, tienes que colaborar con ella. Podrías dejar el trabajo, pero en el siguiente te estará esperando otra persona complicada, así que necesitas estrategias efectivas para colaborar con (casi) cualquier persona, en especial con las más exigentes, ásperas o problemáticas. A partir de su experiencia como consultor internacional con equipos y líderes,desde el glamuroso mundo del deporte y el entretenimiento, hasta el rigor de las finanzas, las aseguradoras, la industria farmacéutica y el sector industrial-, Ryan Leak ofrece estrategias contrastadas para: <ul><li>Ver a las personas difíciles como seres humanos a los que comprender, y no como problemas por resolver.</li><li>Desintoxicar expectativas poco realistas y aprender a convivir con lo complicado.</li><li>Comunicarte de forma eficaz en entornos complejos.</li><li>Aceptar el desacuerdo saludable como una herramienta para encontrar mejores soluciones.</li><li>Establecer límites que les permitan a los demás entrar en tu mundo sin dejar que lo controlen.</li></ul>ENGLISH DESCRIPTION A New York Times Bestseller! Bestselling author and transformational speaker Ryan Leak shares research-based strategies for working with even the most challenging people to create more collaborative and productive teams. Who is the most complicated person you work with? You probably don’t have to think very hard to answer that question. You already know their name, their job title, their quirks, and their flaws. You have firsthand experience with the mental and emotional fallout they leave in their wake. You’ve seen the problems their complexity creates for everyone on their team. You wish you could fix them, solve them, ignore them, or teleport them to a parallel dimension. But you can’t. You have to work with them. (You could quit, but your next job will have a complicated person waiting for you.) That means you need effective strategies to collaborate with (nearly) anyone. Especially the picky, prickly, problematic ones. Drawing from his global consulting experience with teams and leaders from the glitz of sports and entertainment, to the number-crunching world of finance, to the meticulous realms of insurance, pharma, and manufacturing, Ryan Leak provides proven strategies for…<ul><li>Seeing challenging individuals as human beings to understand rather than problems to solve</li><li>Detoxing unrealistic expectations and getting comfortable with complicated</li><li>Learning to communicate effectively in complex environments</li><li>Embracing healthy disagreement as a tool to discover better solutions</li><li>Setting boundaries that let people into your world without letting them run your world</li></ul> “The process of learning to collaborate with difficult individuals is transformative—it’s a gateway to greater creativity, stronger teams, and increased productivity,” Leak explains. “On the other side of complicated is the wonderful, wide-open world of effective collaboration and a workplace you love.”

Cómo trabajar con gente complicada / How to Work With Complicated People: Strategies For Effective Collaboration With (Nearly) Anyone

An essential how-to guidebook for building new companies based on deep technology. Launching from the Lab provides a much-needed framework for new entrepreneurs who are founding companies based on “deep technology”—groundbreaking innovations rising from new discoveries in fundamental research. Lita Nelsen and Maureen Stancik Boyce cover the steps to launch and fund such companies, beginning with emergence from the laboratory and acquiring intellectual property through the intensive research of customer needs, building a team, and raising capital. Designed to be read and then used chapter by chapter, this book covers every step of the entrepreneur’s journey. From the lab, to the intensive research of customer needs, and through building a team and raising capital, this guidebook covers topics ranging from the importance of patents to forecasting financial data. The authors also include a special section on IP and dealing with tech transfer offices, for founders launching from university laboratories. Whether you’re a first-time entrepreneur or a university researcher ready to commercialize your work, this book is an indispensable companion for turning breakthrough science into real-world impact.

An essential how-to guidebook for building new companies based on deep technology. Launching from the Lab provides a much-needed framework for new entrepreneurs who are founding companies based on “deep technology”—groundbreaking innovations rising from new discoveries in fundamental research. Lita Nelsen and Maureen Stancik Boyce cover the steps to launch and fund such companies, beginning with emergence from the laboratory and acquiring intellectual property through the intensive research of customer needs, building a team, and raising capital. Designed to be read and then used chapter by chapter, this book covers every step of the entrepreneur’s journey. From the lab, to the intensive research of customer needs, and through building a team and raising capital, this guidebook covers topics ranging from the importance of patents to forecasting financial data. The authors also include a special section on IP and dealing with tech transfer offices, for founders launching from university laboratories. Whether you’re a first-time entrepreneur or a university researcher ready to commercialize your work, this book is an indispensable companion for turning breakthrough science into real-world impact.

Building a Deep-Tech Startup

Launching from the Lab

Die Beiträge dieses Bandes beschäftigen sich (in vielen Fällen erstmalig) theologisch mit Personen und Phänomenen, die in der Welt der Popkultur stark rezipiert wurden oder werden. Es wird deutlich, dass weder der Schriftsteller Karl May noch der Schauspieler Bud Spencer ohne ihr christliches Selbstverständnis angemessen verstanden werden können. Auch das antichristliche Selbstverständnis des Philosophen Friedrich Nietzsche oder der Philosophin Ayn Rand bedarf theologischer Erklärung. Und selbst zur Fernsehserie 'Vikings' kann aus kirchengeschichtlicher und zur Band 'Böhse Onkelz' aus diakoniewissenschaftlicher Perspektive Erhellendes gesagt werden. 
 

 Einmal mehr zeigt sich, dass die - an den Hochschulen zunehmend um Anerkennung kämpfende - Theologie entscheidendes Hintergrundwissen zum interdisziplinären kulturwissenschaftlichen Diskurs beizutragen hat.

 

 [Theology and Pop Culture. Contributions on Bud Spencer, Vikings, the Böhsen Onkelz, Ayn Rand, Karl May, and Friedrich Nietzsche] 
 

 The contributions in this volume deal (in many cases for the first time) with people and phenomena that have been or are being widely received in the world of pop culture from a theological perspective. It becomes clear that neither the writer Karl May nor the actor Bud Spencer can be adequately understood without their Christian self-image. The anti-Christian self-image of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche or the philosopher Ayn Rand also requires theological explanation. And even the television series 'Vikings' can be illuminated from a church history perspective, and the band 'Böhse Onkelz' from a diaconal science perspective. 
Once again, it is clear that theology - which is increasingly struggling for recognition at universities - has crucial background knowledge to contribute to interdisciplinary cultural studies discourse.

Beiträge zu Bud Spencer, Vikings, den Böhsen Onkelz, Ayn Rand, Karl May und Friedrich Nietzsche

Theologie und Popkultur

101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees provides guidance for managers on how to broach uncomfortable conversations across a wide range of issues. Summary: Inappropriate workplace conduct, lateness, sexually offensive behavior, productivity and communication issues . . . these are just a few of the uncomfortable topics supervisors must sometimes discuss with their employees.Top human resources author Paul Falcone offers realistic sample dialogues managers can use to facilitate clear, direct interactions with their employees that help sidestep potential awkwardness and meet issues head-on.This practical, solution-oriented book walks you through some of the most common and most serious employee problems you are likely to encounter.In 101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees, Falcone covers topics including: <ul><li>substandard performance reviews, </li><li>progressive disciplinary warnings and termination meetings, </li><li>FMLA abuse and ADA accomodations, </li><li>wage and hour challenges, </li><li>team turnarounds, </li><li>compensation conflicts, and more.</li></ul>This handy guide helps you treat their people with dignity and respect, focusing not just on what to say but also on how to say it. It provides proven techniques you can use to protect yourself and your organizations--and get the very best from your people.

This third edition of the bestselling guide by top human resources author Paul Falcone provides guidance for managers, including sample dialogues for how to broach uncomfortable conversations across a wide range of issues.

A Manager's Guide to Addressing Performance, Conduct, and Discipline Challenges

101 Tough Conversations to Have with Employees 3rd Edition

A Financial Times Book of the Year No other phenomenon has shaped human history as decisively as capitalism. It structures how we live and work, how we think about ourselves and others, how we organise our politics. Sven Beckert situates the story of capitalism within the largest conceivable geographical and historical framework in this fascinating new book. Capitalism, argues Beckert, was born global. Emerging from merchant communities across Asia, Africa and Europe, capitalism's radical recasting of economic life rooted itself only gradually. Then it burst onto the world scene, as European states and merchants built a powerful alliance that would propel them across the oceans. This epic drama corresponded at no point to an idealised dream of free markets. All along, state-backed institutions and imperial expansions shaped its dynamics. Capitalism decentres the European perspective, highlighting agency, resistance, innovation and ruthless coercion around the world through to the present with the rise of Asian economies, particularly China. Sven Beckert doesn't merely add up capitalism's debits and credits in this monumental book, but allows us to think afresh about the past to help us re-imagine the future.

A Global History

Capitalism

You know you have more to offer, but you're tired of waiting for a seat at the table to prove it. Most emerging leaders feel stuck in a holding pattern, believing that their ability to make an impact is capped by their current title or the person above them on the org chart. But influence isn't a reward for a promotion. It's a muscle you build in the mundane, everyday moments of your current role.In 90 Days to Grow Your Influence Clay Scroggins, bestselling author of How to Lead When You're Not in Charge, provides a daily roadmap for the "not-in-charge" leader. Drawing from his foundational work on leveraging influence without authority, this 90-day reader helps you navigate the tension of having great responsibility but very little power.Each day is designed to be a "snackable" but substantial 5-minute read, perfect for your morning coffee or the commute to the office. Through a mix of relatable stories, leadership metaphors, and spiritually grounded reflections, you'll learn how to: <ul><li>Understand Identity: Secure your worth in who you are, not just what you do or what your business card says.</li><li>Lead Yourself: Master the disciplines of self-awareness and emotional intelligence.</li><li>Choose Positivity: Cultivate a resilient, solution-oriented mindset that shifts the energy of every room you enter.</li><li>Think Critically: Stop being a passive observer and start solving problems.</li><li>Reject Passivity: Take ownership of the ground you're standing on today.</li><li>Challenge Well: Influence the leaders above you with relational equity and wisdom.</li></ul>Whether you are a new hire, a middle manager, or an aspiring executive, this book is your daily reminder that your seat on the org chart doesn't define your impact. You have everything you need to start leading right where you are. Real influence starts here.

You know you have more to offer, but you're tired of waiting for a seat at the table to prove it. Most emerging leaders feel stuck in a holding pattern, believing that their ability to make an impact is capped by their current title or the person above them on the org chart. But influence isn't a reward for a promotion. It's a muscle you build in the mundane, everyday moments of your current role.In 90 Days to Grow Your Influence Clay Scroggins, bestselling author of How to Lead When You're Not in Charge, provides a daily roadmap for the "not-in-charge" leader. Drawing from his foundational work on leveraging influence without authority, this 90-day reader helps you navigate the tension of having great responsibility but very little power.Each day is designed to be a "snackable" but substantial 5-minute read, perfect for your morning coffee or the commute to the office. Through a mix of relatable stories, leadership metaphors, and spiritually grounded reflections, you'll learn how to:<ul><li>Understand Identity: Secure your worth in who you are, not just what you do or what your business card says.</li><li>Lead Yourself: Master the disciplines of self-awareness and emotional intelligence.</li><li>Choose Positivity: Cultivate a resilient, solution-oriented mindset that shifts the energy of every room you enter.</li><li>Think Critically: Stop being a passive observer and start solving problems.</li><li>Reject Passivity: Take ownership of the ground you're standing on today.</li><li>Challenge Well: Influence the leaders above you with relational equity and wisdom.</li></ul>Whether you are a new hire, a middle manager, or an aspiring executive, this book is your daily reminder that your seat on the org chart doesn't define your impact. You have everything you need to start leading right where you are. Real influence starts here.

Daily Habits for Leading from Any Level

90 Days to Grow Your Influence

The acclaimed author of Minimalista offers an entrepreneurial roadmap for building—and sustaining—a deeply satisfying, purpose-driven small business that leverages your unique talents while creating more freedom, ease, and focus. With a desire for financial freedom, creative fulfillment, and meaningful purpose, home organizing expert, speaker, and business strategist Shira Gill built a thriving, globally recognized business from the ground up—and now she shares the practical wisdom behind it. Work/Life is her strategic yet accessible guide to creating a small business that supports the life you want, on your own terms. You’ll learn how to focus your energy, simplify decision-making, and build systems that support both creativity and consistency. Rather than defaulting to hustle culture and risking burnout, Work/Life offers a more grounded approach: one that honors real life, shifting seasons, and limited time and energy. It’s about building something meaningful without losing yourself in the process. With a clean, elevated design and inspirational guidance, Work/Life blends the beauty of a lifestyle book with the substance and practicality of a business manual. Inside you’ll find checklists, prompts, action steps, and real-world examples designed to make the work feel both doable and aligned. Whether you’re just starting out, evolving an existing venture, or reimagining what success looks like, Work/Life gives you the tools to build a business—and a life—you’re proud of.

Design a Business for the Life You Want

Work / Life

AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Evenhanded and insightful.”&nbsp; —Publisher’s Weekly (starred review) “An accessible, often fascinating primer.... Essential, illuminating reading.” —Kirkus From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Digital Doctor comes an engaging, clear-eyed, and ultimately hopeful examination of healthcare’s efforts to embrace generative artificial intelligence. In A Giant Leap, physician and thought leader Robert Wachter navigates between hype and skepticism to make a compelling case for AI’s power to transform healthcare. He argues that, in a system buckling under the weight of bureaucratic pressures, soaring costs, and clinician burnout, AI doesn’t need to be perfect—it only needs to be better. Drawing on extensive research and more than 100 interviews with pioneers across medicine, technology, policy, and business, Wachter shows how AI is already entering hospitals and clinics to draft notes, field patient questions, recommend treatments, interpret images, and guide surgeries. He unflinchingly confronts risks like hallucinations, biases, and misinformation, while revealing how AI can now match, and sometimes surpass, physicians in areas ranging from diagnosis to empathy. But this isn’t simply a technology story. It’s about the human choices that will determine whether AI becomes healthcare’s salvation or another source of harm and frustration.&nbsp; Blending clinical insight, vivid storytelling, and journalistic precision, A Giant Leap offers an indispensable roadmap for healthcare leaders, clinicians, and patients. It&nbsp;is a vibrant and timely account of how AI is changing what it means to care—and be cared for—in this age of astonishing technology.

AN INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER “Evenhanded and insightful.”&nbsp; —Publisher’s Weekly (starred review) “An accessible, often fascinating primer.... Essential, illuminating reading.” —Kirkus From the author of the New York Times bestseller The Digital Doctor comes an engaging, clear-eyed, and ultimately hopeful examination of healthcare’s efforts to embrace generative artificial intelligence. In A Giant Leap, physician and thought leader Robert Wachter navigates between hype and skepticism to make a compelling case for AI’s power to transform healthcare. He argues that, in a system buckling under the weight of bureaucratic pressures, soaring costs, and clinician burnout, AI doesn’t need to be perfect—it only needs to be better. Drawing on extensive research and more than 100 interviews with pioneers across medicine, technology, policy, and business, Wachter shows how AI is already entering hospitals and clinics to draft notes, field patient questions, recommend treatments, interpret images, and guide surgeries. He unflinchingly confronts risks like hallucinations, biases, and misinformation, while revealing how AI can now match, and sometimes surpass, physicians in areas ranging from diagnosis to empathy. But this isn’t simply a technology story. It’s about the human choices that will determine whether AI becomes healthcare’s salvation or another source of harm and frustration.&nbsp; Blending clinical insight, vivid storytelling, and journalistic precision, A Giant Leap offers an indispensable roadmap for healthcare leaders, clinicians, and patients. It&nbsp;is a vibrant and timely account of how AI is changing what it means to care—and be cared for—in this age of astonishing technology.

How AI Is Transforming Healthcare and What That Means for Our Future

A Giant Leap

Epic, shocking, and deeply reported, The Elements of Power tells the story of the war for the global supply of battery metals—essential for the decarbonization of our economies—and the terrible, bloody human cost of this badly misunderstood industry Congo is rich. Swaths of the war-torn African country lack basic infrastructure, and, after many decades of colonial occupation, its people are officially among the poorest in the world. But hidden beneath the soil are vast quantities of cobalt, lithium, copper, tin, tantalum, tungsten, and other treasures. Recently, this veritable periodic table of resources has become extremely valuable because these metals are essential for the global “energy transition”—the plan for wealthy nations to wean themselves off fossil fuels by shifting to sustainable forms of energy, such as solar and wind. The race to electrify the world’s economy has begun, and China has a considerable head start. From Indonesia to South America to Central Africa, Beijing has invested in mines and infrastructure for decades. But the U.S. has begun fighting back with massive investments of its own, as well as sanctions and disruptive tariffs. In this rush for green energy, the world has become utterly reliant on resources unearthed far away and willfully blind to the terrible political, environmental, and social consequences of their extraction. If the Democratic Republic of the Congo possesses such riches, why are its children routinely descending deep into treacherous mines to dig with the most rudimentary of tools, or in some cases their bare hands? Why are Indonesia’s seas and skies being polluted in a rush for battery metals? Why is the Western Sahara, a source for phosphates, still being treated like a colony? Who must pay the price for progress? With unparalleled, original reporting, Nicolas Niarchos reveals how the scramble to control these metals and their production is overturning the world order, just as the global race to drill for oil shaped the twentieth century. Exploring the advent of the lithium-ion battery and tracing the supply chain for its production, Niarchos tells the story both of the people driving these tectonic changes and those whose lives are being upended. He reveals the true, devastating consequences of our best intentions and helps us prepare for an uncertain future. If you have ever used a smartphone or driven an electric vehicle, you are implicated.

“A tale of rapacious colonialism, Cold War spy games, dazzling technical innovation, big business rivalry, big power geopolitics . . . Niarchos has produced an unflinching, landmark work on the nature of extractive capitalism.” —Patrick Radden Keefe, New York Times best-selling author of Empire of Pain and Say Nothing Epic, shocking, and deeply reported, The Elements of Power tells the story of the war for the global supply of battery metals—essential for the decarbonization of our economies—and the terrible, bloody human cost of this badly misunderstood industry Congo is rich. Swaths of the war-torn African country lack basic infrastructure, and, after many decades of colonial occupation, its people are officially among the poorest in the world. But hidden beneath the soil are vast quantities of cobalt, lithium, copper, tin, tantalum, tungsten, and other treasures. Recently, this veritable periodic table of resources has become extremely valuable because these metals are essential for the global “energy transition”—the plan for wealthy nations to wean themselves off fossil fuels by shifting to sustainable forms of energy, such as solar and wind. The race to electrify the world’s economy has begun, and China has a considerable head start. From Indonesia to South America to Central Africa, Beijing has invested in mines and infrastructure for decades. But the U.S. has begun fighting back with massive investments of its own, as well as sanctions and disruptive tariffs. In this rush for green energy, the world has become utterly reliant on resources unearthed far away and willfully blind to the terrible political, environmental, and social consequences of their extraction. If the Democratic Republic of the Congo possesses such riches, why are its children routinely descending deep into treacherous mines to dig with the most rudimentary of tools, or in some cases their bare hands? Why are Indonesia’s seas and skies being polluted in a rush for battery metals? Why is the Western Sahara, a source for phosphates, still being treated like a colony? Who must pay the price for progress? With unparalleled, original reporting, Nicolas Niarchos reveals how the scramble to control these metals and their production is overturning the world order, just as the global race to drill for oil shaped the twentieth century. Exploring the advent of the lithium-ion battery and tracing the supply chain for its production, Niarchos tells the story both of the people driving these tectonic changes and those whose lives are being upended. He reveals the true, devastating consequences of our best intentions and helps us prepare for an uncertain future. If you have ever used a smartphone or driven an electric vehicle, you are implicated.

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