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LPP is a publishing company, founded in 2010, that specializes in books on economics, politics, law, technology and public policy. As well as publishing under our own LPP imprint, we work with researchers, learned societies, research institutes and think-tanks to help them produce and publish their own books.

TITLES

A HERETIC'S MANIFESTO
Essays on the Unsayable
Genre:
Current Issues, Society
Author:
Brendan O'Neill
Rights avail:
All except Chinese and Japanese
NICK GILLESPIE - Podcast | 6.21.2023 3:50 PM for “Reason”
In an era of stifling orthodoxy, challenging questions are met with hostility. Dissenters fear shaming, cancellation, or worse. Brendan O’Neill advocates for more heretics, those who propel society by questioning prevailing norms. In his collection of essays, he boldly champions dissent in the face of conformity.

MONEY IN THE METAVERSE
Digital Assets, Online Identities, Spatial Computing and Why Virtual Worlds Mean Real Business
Genre:
Economy & Politics
Author:
David Birch and Victoria Richardson
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All except Chinese and Japanese
Dive into 'Money in the Metaverse' for a riveting exploration of the future of business in virtual realms. Discover the intersection of digital assets, online identities, and spatial computing, where virtual connections translate into tangible opportunities. Unveil the secrets of the Metaverse's immersive economy and gain a strategic edge in the evolving landscape of virtual commerce. Join us on a journey where virtual innovation meets real-world success!

THE WEAPONIZATION OF TRADE
The Great Unbalancing of Politics and Economics
Genre:
Economy & Politics
Author:
Jack Harding, Rebecca Harding
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All except Chinese and Japanese
Trade is being weaponized – and this isn’t good. As politicians on both sides of the Atlantic raise the stakes, trade is increasingly a tool of coercion to achieve strategic influence. This book looks at the risks for us all as trade becomes an instrument of foreign policy, and shows how politicians could turn things around.

THE WORLD AT ECONOMIC WAR
How to Rebuild Security in a Weaponized Global Economy
Genre:
Economy & Politics
Author:
Rebecca Harding
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All except Chinese and Japanese
The World at Economic War is a timely and thought-provoking reminder of the role that economics plays in modern warfare. It argues that economics itself is at war – the institutions of the post-war economic order are riven with challenges to their legitimacy, rendering the old certainties of market-based economics at best contested and at worst irrelevant.

A MODERN ECONOMIC HISTORY OF JAPAN
Shō Ga Nai – It Is What It Is
Genre:
Economy & Politics
Author:
Russell Jones
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All except Chinese and Japanese
Picked by Martin Wolf as one of his “Best summer books of 2025: Economics” in the Financial Times
Over a hundred and twenty years Japan traced a unique pathfrom outright backwardness to the elite tier of the most advanced nations,only to suffer an even more precipitous fall from grace. Japan'sremarkable experience provides many enduring economic lessons for us all.

APOCALYPSE NEXT
The Economics of Global Catastrophic Risks
Genre:
Economy & Politics
Author:
Stephen Davies
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All except China and Japan
This book analyses the potential for catastrophes - from nuclear war and climate change to further pandemics, the misuse of Artificial Intelligence and more - that could jeopardise our planet and its people.
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