Business New Books

Radical doubt : turning uncertainty into surefire success.

In Radical Doubt, Dr. Bidhan L. Parmar -- one of the world's top business school professors -- delivers a bold new framework for navigating complexity, indecision, and uncertainty. Grounded in science and tested in the C-suite, this book equips you to lead when there are not obvious answers -- only real consequences.

Happiness Files: insights on work and life. [Electronic Resource]

A rich selection of enlightening and instructive essays by Arthur C. Brooks, known worldwide for his inspiring yet practical wisdom and advice in his weekly column for the Atlantic and in his bestselling books

4D printing of composites.

This book introduces the novel and rapidly developing field of 4D printing. The concept of 4D printing of composites extends 3D printing by adding the dimension of a transformation over time. With applications in engineering structures such as aircraft, automobile, wind turbine, sport equipment, this technique introduces programmable matter that can change conformation in contact with humidity, temperature and other external factors

Dollar dominance : why it rules the global economy and how to challenge it.

"In a world shaken by crises, why does the dollar continue to dominate? In this book, Photis Lysandrou explores the interaction between global instability and the enduring strength of the dollar. Drawing on examples from the 2008 Great Financial Crisis to the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the author reveals how uncertainty and instability in global trade, production and politics drives investors towards the safety of the dollar, reinforcing its dominance over other currencies. With clear and insightful analysis, Lysandrou reveals the true global financial foundations of dollar dominance, and lays out what it would take for other currencies such as the Euro to challenge its position"-- Provided by publisher.