Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don’t Talk about It), by Elizabeth Anderson Book of the week: From staff in nappies to hassled waitresses, a study of work is full of justified rage, says Philip Roscoe By Philip Roscoe 15 June
Down and Out in the New Economy: How People Find (or Don’t Find) Work Today, by Ilana Gershon Job hunting? Like it or loathe it, LinkedIn is key and emotional labour is mandatory, says Philip Roscoe By Philip Roscoe 13 April
Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise, by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool It is focused and deliberate practice that leads to expertise, not natural ability, says Philip Roscoe By Philip Roscoe 9 June
The Dark Side of Management: A Secret History of Management Theory, by Gerard Hanlon An intellectual tag team helped to steal workers’ time, bodies and then souls, Philip Roscoe learns By Philip Roscoe 26 November
