Below Harvard's Steven Pinker gives an interesting interview on the paradox of why pessimism is so high in a world of increasing abundance. He also talks about the close correlation between peace and capitalism (or democracy and international organisations) as well as the importance of flushed toilets!
Michael Aldous and I had our book The CEO: The Rise and Fall of Britain's Captains of Industry published a few weeks ago. You can find out more about it and buy it at Cambridge University Press's website . It is also available at Amazon , Waterstones , and Barnes & Noble . The CEO has already been reviewed in The Sunday Times , The Observer and Financial Times .