GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of All Time?
By: Tyler Cowen
3.81
Format: 349 pages, ebook
Inspired by Bill Simmons' epic The Book of Basketball, Tyler Cowen translates a lifelong passion fo…
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1. Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
By: Tom Holland
4.22
Format: 408 pages, Paperback
In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small … read more
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"Achievement was worthy of praise and honor, but excessive achievement was pernicious and a threat to the state. However great a citizen might become, however great he might wish to become, the truest…"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
"Enthusiasts for empire argued that Rome had a civilizing mission; that because her values and institutions were self-evidently superior to those of barbarians, she had a duty to propagate them; that …"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
"Honour, in the Republic, had never been a goal in itself, only a means to an infinite end. And what was true of her citizens, naturally, was also true of Rome herself. For the generation that had liv…"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
"It was an article of faith to the Romans that they were the most morally upright people in the world. How else was the size of their empire to be explained? Yet they also knew that the Republic's gre…"-Tom Holland, Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
2. Globalizing Capital: A History of the International Monetary System
By: Barry Eichengreen
3.90
Format: 49 pages, Paperback
"Eichengreen's purpose is to provide a brief history of the international monetary system. In this,… read more
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- history
- economics
- nonfiction
3. The Age of Faith (The Story of Civilization, #4)
By: Will Durant
5.00
Format: 64 pages, Hardcover
The Age of Faith surveys the medieval achievements and modern significance of Christian, Islamic, a… read more
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4. Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
By: Charles T. Munger , None
4.42
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
EXPANDED THIRD EDITION includes Charlie's 2007 USC Law School Commencement address. Edited by Peter… read more
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"What are the secret of success? -one word answer :"rational"-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"The best armour of old age is a well spent life preceding it."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"The best armour of old age is a well spent life perfecting it."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"How to find a good spouse? -the best single way is to deserve a good spouse."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
5. The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time
By: Yascha Mounk
4.08
Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition
One of our leading public intellectuals traces the origin of a set of ideas about identity and soci… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
6. Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
By: Edmund Conway
4.52
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed… read more
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"You can get anything you want from anywhere in the world at a bargain price, but don't [whatever you do] expect to understand how it was made or how it got to you."-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"Brothers and sisters,’ said the man. ‘I want to tell you this. The greatest thing on earth is to have the love of God in your heart, and the next greatest thing is to have electricity in your house.’…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"To say that concrete is everywhere is hardly an exaggeration. Despite the fact that we only began mass producing this mixture of sand, aggregates and cement just over a century ago, there are now mor…"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
"A few years ago some geologists sifted through the data [and] estimated that the amount of sand, soil and rock we humans mine and quarry and dredge each year is some 24 times greater than the amount …"-Edmund Conway, Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization
7. Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
By: Tom Holland
4.26
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination. … read more
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"To hail a religion for its compatibility with a secular society was decidedly not a neutral gesture. Secularism was no less bred of the sweep of Christian history than were Orban's barbed-wire fences…"-Tom Holland, Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World
8. Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet
By: Hannah Ritchie
4.29
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
‘Truly essential’ MARGARET ATWOOD Feeling anxious, powerless or confused about the future of our p… read more
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- nonfiction
9. Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
By: Abigail Shrier
4.06
Format: 350 pages, Kindle Edition
In virtually every way that can be measured, Gen Z's mental health is worse than that of previous g… read more
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- nonfiction
"Children’s and adolescents’ sense of self is still developing. They cannot correct the interpretations or recommendations of a therapist."-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
"When I agreed with my therapist, I told her so. When I didn’t, we talked about that. And when I felt I needed to move on, I did. Which is to say: I was an adult in therapy. I had swum life’s choppy w…"-Abigail Shrier, Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up
10. After 1177 B.C.: The Survival of Civilizations
By: Eric H. Cline
3.84
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping sequel to his bestselling 1177 B.C., Eric Cline tells the story of what happened a… read more
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- nonfiction
11. America's Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything
By: Christopher F. Rufo
4.30
Format: 352 pages, ebook
For decades, left-wing radicals patiently built a revolution in the shadows. Then suddenly, after t… read more
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"The revolution, which seeks to connect ideology to bureaucratic power and to manipulate behavior through the guise of expertise, is ultimately not democratic."-Christopher F. Rufo, America's Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything
"The critical race theorists and their allies have turned resentment into a governing principle. But this also a trap: resentment is a tool for obtaining power, not of wielding it successfully."-Christopher F. Rufo, America's Cultural Revolution: How the Radical Left Conquered Everything
12. GOAT: Who is the Greatest Economist of All Time?
By: Tyler Cowen
3.81
Format: 349 pages, ebook
Inspired by Bill Simmons' epic The Book of Basketball, Tyler Cowen translates a lifelong passion fo… read more
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13. Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us
By: Russell "Russ" Roberts
3.81
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From the host of EconTalk, a guide to decision-making when you can't crunch the numbers Algorith… read more
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"Exploring can turn out much better than a planned itinerary."-Russell "Russ" Roberts, Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us
"Spend more time getting used to the darkness and less time looking to expand the light."-Russell "Russ" Roberts, Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us
"If the important things are hard to measure, and the measurable things misleading, what kind of decision framework is left? This book is my answer to that question."-Russell "Russ" Roberts, Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us
14. Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building
By: Claire Hughes Johnson
4.29
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
From a Stripe and Google executive, a practical guide to company building and scaling the most impo… read more
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15. Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative
By: Jennifer Burns
4.26
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
The first full biography of America's most renowned economist. Milton Friedman was, alongside J… read more
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- economics
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16. Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI
By: Ethan Mollick
4.13
Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition
**A New York Times Bestseller**'Co-Intelligence is the very best book I know about the ins, outs, a… read more
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17. The Fourth Turning Is Here:
By: Neil Howe
3.96
Format: None pages, Audiobook
Twenty-five years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative … read more
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18. War and Punishment: Putin, Zelensky, and the Path to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
By: Mikhail Zygar
4.28
Format: 426 pages, Kindle Edition
From an award-winning Russian journalist, a brisk, clearly written history of Ukraine—from its emer… read more
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19. The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind
By: Melissa S. Kearney
3.88
Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition
The surprising story of how declining marriage rates are driving many of the country’s biggest econ… read more
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20. Build, Baby, Build: The Science and Ethics of Housing Regulation
By: Bryan Caplan
4.28
Format: 300 pages, Paperback
In this exciting new graphic novel, economist Bryan Caplan examines how changes to housing regulati… read more
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21. Against the Tide: An Intellectual History of Free Trade
By: Douglas A. Irwin
4.14
Format: 280 pages, Paperback
About two hundred years ago, largely as a result of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations , free trade ach… read more
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