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Resilience

On sale

11th April 2013

Price: £10.99

Selected:  Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780755360369

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All systems break down. Some bounce back, others do not. This is a book about why.

RESILIENCE is a book about how the world works. It covers business, economic, geographic and social systems in a thrillingly readable narrative. A wealth of absorbing examples are covered, from the link between US oil prices and the recent ‘tortilla riots’ in Mexico to what was really happening when the US government decided not to bail out Lehman Bros. RESILIENCE introduces completely new ideas, such as ‘flipping’ which is when a systems has been pulled out of shape so often it changes forever. The thinking in RESILIENCE has crucial implications for how to understand the world in which we live.

Reviews

Jad Abumrad, host and creator of Radiolab
'A whirlwind tour through an idea whose time has come. I suspect that the concepts in this book will define the next decade'
<i>Publishers Weekly</i>
'[an] intriguing, wide-ranging probe [that] should engage anyone contemplating our shared future'
Chris Anderson, author of <i> The Long Tail </i>
'Brilliant and compelling'
David Eagleman, author of <i> Incognito </i> and <i> Why the Net Matters </i>
'Smart and sophisticated, this is a landmark work in a new field. If you are part of a system that wants to avoid collapse, read this book'
David Agus, author of <i> The End of Illness </i>
'Resilience is mandatory reading for people of all disciplines that will transform how you approach daily global events. Part complexity theory, part psychology, it is a pivotal book for today and a necessity to strategically plan for tomorrow'
Bill Shore, CEO of Share Our Strength
'Resilience is the most compelling book I've read in years about how to navigate the accelerating pace of change that characterises our lives today'