The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind

The Story of Work: A New History of HumankindThe first truly global history of work, an upbeat assessment from the age of the hunter gatherer to the present day Beginning in the hunting and gathering past, this long view of work shows how little has changed over millennia. Progressing through the rise of cities, wages and markets for labour, it traces a perennial cycle of injustice and resistanceand the age old desire for more. The Economist, Best Books of 2021 Absolutely fascinating. . . .

and fragmented sensations

inadequacy

ever‑curious polymath immersed in friends and family

Deleted scenes and alternate takes

Half-speed cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios

was published in 1938

after the band's first visit to the USA

Azzedine Alaïa and Arthur Elgort were about to go down the same path

this book captures the experience of being a young woman

New interview with Ron Briley

We encounter the shoes worn by West Germany’s football team during its “miraculous” 1954 World Cup win and those worn by Kathrine Switzer when she ran the Boston Marathon in 1967

this edition carries a new introduction written by the author