Caroline Knowles

Jul 3, 2024 | fivebooks.com | Caroline Knowles |Ben Judah |Peter Foster |Georgina Sturge

You left your job at The Economist to open Backstory, an independent bookshop in Balham, London. Much of our understanding of election cycles comes, necessarily, from short-form articles. How can nonfiction books help us understand British politics in 2024? In the UK, our election campaigns are very short. Six or seven weeks vs. a couple of years in the United States. This means that our election coverage is very focused on personality and on polling.

Apr 6, 2024 | theguardian.com | Caroline Knowles

There is a tiny new elite at the frontier of money-making and they are known as the centibillionaires. These titans of the universe have personal assets of at least $100bn, and there are now 14 of them in the world – up from six last year. You will find them listed, compared and celebrated by the Bloomberg billionaires index and the Forbes world’s billionaires list, which has just been published.

Jan 24, 2024 | thestate.com | Caroline Knowles

Parents and grandparents traveling to Walt Disney World Resort with young children will find it is easier than ever to explore the place where dreams come true. From attractions in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom to experiences designed especially for little ones throughout the theme parks and resorts, Walt Disney World Resort has endless ways for families to start the magic together. Walt Disney World Resort is located in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Jan 17, 2024 | theguardian.com | Caroline Knowles

The British public are overwhelmingly in favour of levying wealth taxes on the rich. But how do the rich feel about the prospect? That is harder to discern. Our best guess is perhaps via the “experts” who manage wealth and luxury consumption – bankers, tax advisers, lawyers, estate agents, art advisers, yacht brokers and so on.

Jun 5, 2023 | urbanmorph.medium.com | Caroline Knowles

Electricity and Mental Health in Gaza Caroline KnowlesIn a green hoodie and black headscarf, Leyla (not her real name) sits at a makeshift desk piled with books and papers, studying in the bare concrete shell that her family will turn into a living room when they can afford it. Her sister is already at university studying Engineering, and Leyla knows that education is a path to a better future for Palestinian women and men alike.