Masters or slaves of their time

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An examination of the extent to which personality and individuals affect politics. An attempt is made to understand the extent to which an individual, such as a Napoleon or a Lenin, can create the environment and the society they are in and the extent to which the individual is a product of the society and is merely serving to gently steer it in one direction or another.

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Irreverent approach pays off

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Freakonomics is an orginal take on economics by University of Chicago professor Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner. Both argue that economics is far from a 'dismal science', it can both entertain and illuminate issues beyond the usual remit.

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'I have to be an optimist'

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Orange Prize-shortlisted writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talks about her family and academic life in Nigeria

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