The Turbulent People Why do some people always seem to get their way while others can t? Everything in the world is a trade off. In Turbulent People scientist Dr. Anthony Giddens tackles these questions and does so with a passionate and colourful writing style. But what does all of this have to do with turbulence? It's the same principle: people are like waves in a lake. In other words, everyone has their moods. The Taal monopoly is nothing other than this 2000-year-old idea. For Turbulent People tries to explain people analytically.