On Tyranny
By: Timothy Snyder
4.57
Format: 10 pages, Audiobook
The #1 New York Times bestseller, now in an expanded audiobook edition that includes detailed histo…
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1. Thinking the Twentieth Century
By: Timothy Snyder , Tony Judt
4.26
Format: 414 pages, Hardcover
"Ideas crackle" in this triumphant final book of Tony Judt, taking readers on "a wild ride through … read more
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"Zkrátka a dobře – lidem, kteří mluví o všem, hrozí ztráta schopnosti mluvit o něčem."-Timothy Snyder, Thinking the Twentieth Century
"stejně jako mnoho dalších přeživších se v této době cítili bezpečněji v poraženém Německu než v osvobozených zemích na východě."-Timothy Snyder, Thinking the Twentieth Century
"Ztráta víry samozřejmě zdaleka není tak atraktivní jako víra; i když odklon od ní může být racionální, ztrácíte tím víc, než získáváte."-Timothy Snyder, Thinking the Twentieth Century
"dějiny nacismu – a vůbec všech forem totalitarismu – nelze plně pochopit, pokud je omezíme na vyprávění o zlých lidech, kteří se vědomě a záměrně dopouštějí zločinů s cílem páchat zlo"-Timothy Snyder, Thinking the Twentieth Century
2. Hitch 22: A Memoir
By: Christopher Hitchens
4.02
Format: 435 pages, Hardcover
Over the course of his 60 years, Christopher Hitchens has been a citizen of both the United States … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"Cheap booze is a false economy."-Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir
" Your favorite virtue? An appreciation for irony."-Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir
"What do you most value in your friends? Their continued existence."-Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir
"What is your idea of earthly happiness? To be vindicated in my own lifetime."-Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22: A Memoir
3. Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water
By: Marc Reisner
4.53
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. I… read more
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- politics
- history
- nonfiction
4. The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
By: Serhii Plokhy
3.87
Format: 268 pages, Hardcover
Ukraine is currently embroiled in a tense battle with Russia to preserve its economic and political… read more
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5. Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
By: Richards J. Heuer Jr.
4.27
Format: 197 pages, Paperback
With intelligence now getting a front-row seat in governments around the world, this book is especi… read more
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6. 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
- politics
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- sociology
- audiobook
7. Our Enemies Will Vanish
By: Yaroslav Trofimov
4.42
Format: None pages, Paperback
A revelatory eyewitness account of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian people… read more
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- russia
- history
- politics
- war
- ukraine
- nonfiction
8. The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History
By: Serhii Plokhy
4.30
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
An authoritative history of Europe’s largest military conflict since World War II, from the New Yor… read more
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- russia
- history
- politics
- war
- ukraine
- nonfiction
"Despite its imperial roots, the current war is being waged in a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post–Cold War international or…"-Serhii Plokhy, The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History
9. Da vi var yngre
By: Oliver Lovrenski
4.27
Format: 242 pages, Hardcover
Ivor vokser opp for raskt og savner det han aldri har hatt. Med seg har han Marco, Arjan og Jonas. … read more
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"de sier brødre? dere ække brødre, dere ikke er familie engang, men om vi ikke er familie, hvorfor er vi dem vi ringer hver gang ikke vi kan ringe noen andre, hvorfor er vi dem som er der når ingen an…"-Oliver Lovrenski, Da vi var yngre
10. This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality
By: Peter Pomerantsev
4.04
Format: 236 pages, Hardcover
Learn how the perception of truth has been weaponized in modern politics with this “insightful” acc… read more
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- russia
- history
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- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
"З багатьох поглядів Ігорю пощастило. Він мав видимість вибору. Майор чітко дав зрозуміти, що він проведе сім років у в’язниці і п’ять на засланні у радянських загумінках, якщо залишиться. Якби він бу…"-Peter Pomerantsev, This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality
"The display, which was called 'Can Democracy Survive the Internet?' was dedicated to a 'global election management' company called Cambridge Analytica. Cambridge Analytica claimed to have gathered 5,…"-Peter Pomerantsev, This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality
"Some of the farm's work reached a level of granularity that stunned Lyudmilla. Two trolls would go on the comments sections of small' provincial newspapers and start chatting about the street they li…"-Peter Pomerantsev, This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality
"Conspiracy theories have long been used to maintain power: the Soviet leadership saw capitalist and counter-revolutionary conspiracies everywhere; the Nazis, Jewish ones. But those conspiracies were …"-Peter Pomerantsev, This Is Not Propaganda: Adventures in the War Against Reality
11. Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
By: Ruth Ben-Ghiat
4.23
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Ours is the age of authoritarian rulers: self-proclaimed saviors of the nation who evade accountabi… read more
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- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
"Designed for instant impact and encouraging feelings of omnipotence, Twitter is the perfect tool for an impulsive, attention-addicted strongman."-Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
"Many strongmen, past and present, have used populist rhetoric that defines their nations as bound by faith, race, and ethnicity rather than by legal rights. For authoritarians, only some people are "…"-Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Strongmen: Mussolini to the Present
12. Overreach
By: Owen Matthews
4.37
Format: 441 pages, Kindle Edition
An astonishing investigation into the start of the Russo-Ukrainian war – from the corridors of the … read more
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- russia
- history
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- war
- ukraine
- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. Atoms and Ashes: A Global History of Nuclear Disasters
By: Serhii Plokhy
4.11
Format: 345 pages, Hardcover
A chilling account of more than half a century of nuclear catastrophes, by the author of the “defin… read more
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- russia
- history
- politics
- ukraine
- nonfiction
- audiobook
14. War in Ukraine
By: Medea Benjamin
3.82
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
“This careful, informed, judicious study is an invaluable guide to understanding the background, ch… read more
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- russia
- history
- politics
- war
- ukraine
- nonfiction
- audiobook
15. Notes on Complexity: A Scientific Theory of Connection, Consciousness, and Being
By: Neil Theise
4.02
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An electrifying introduction to complexity theory, the science of how complex systems behave—from c… read more
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- nonfiction
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16. The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky
By: Simon Shuster
4.19
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Time correspondent Simon Shuster delivers the definitive account of the Russian invasion of Ukrain… read more
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- history
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- war
- ukraine
- nonfiction
- audiobook
17. 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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- history
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- war
- ukraine
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- audiobook
18. The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson
By: Nadine Dorries
3.09
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The explosive behind-the-scenes account of the plot to bring down Boris Johnson YOU THINK YOU LIVE … read more
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- nonfiction
19. Maskiner som tenker
By: Inga Strümke
4.27
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
«AI – teknologien som vil revolusjonere vår hverdag.» Hvor raskt går utviklingen av kunstig intelli… read more
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20. How the West Brought War to Ukraine: Understanding How U.S. and NATO Policies Led to Crisis, War, and the Risk of Nuclear Catastrophe
By: Benjamin Abelow
4.12
Format: 76 pages, Kindle Edition
According to the mainstream Western narrative, Vladimir Putin is an insatiable, Hitler-like expansi… read more
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- war
- ukraine
- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution
By: Marci Shore
4.06
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A vivid and intimate account of the Ukrainian Revolution, the rare moment when the political became… read more
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22. On Tyranny
By: Timothy Snyder
4.57
Format: 10 pages, Audiobook
The #1 New York Times bestseller, now in an expanded audiobook edition that includes detailed histo… read more
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- russia
- history
- historical
- politics
- the world
- war
- ukraine
- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
23. The Struggle for Taiwan: A History of America, China, and the Island Caught Between
By: Sulmaan Wasif Khan
4.01
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A concise, definitive history of the duel between the US and China over the fate of Taiwan As ten… read more
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- the world
- politics
- war
- nonfiction
- audiobook
24. Great Britain?: The must-read Sunday Times bestseller on How We Get Our Future Back
By: Torsten Bell
4.37
Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition
Thrilling and essential campaign reading from one of our most influential and profound economists'T… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
25. Z Generation: Into the Heart of Russia's Fascist Youth
By: Ian Garner
3.86
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
How did Vladimir Putin galvanize the Russian people to back his genocidal war in Ukraine and why ar… read more
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- history
- politics
- war
- ukraine
- nonfiction
26. Good Chaps: How Corrupt Politicians Broke Our Law and Institutions - And What We Can Do About It
By: Simon Kuper
4.11
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
The 'Good Chaps' theory holds that those who rise to power in the UK can be trusted to follow the r… read more
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- nonfiction
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27. Autocracy, Inc.
By: Anne Applebaum
4.28
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
All of us have in our minds a cartoon image of what an autocratic state looks like, with a bad man … read more
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"Americans who rarely think about Russia would be stunned to learn how much time Russian state television devotes to America’s culture wars, especially arguments over gender. Putin himself has display…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"Isolationism is an instinctive and even understandable reaction to the ugliness of the modern interconnected world. For some politicians in democracies, it will continue to offer a successful path to…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
"The temptation of what is sometimes called realism—the belief that nations are solely motivated by a struggle for power, that they have eternal interests and permanent geopolitical orientations—is as…"-Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.
28. Authoritarian Nightmare: Trump and His Followers
By: John W. Dean
4.14
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
How did America end up with a leader who acts so crudely and despotically, and counter to our democ… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
29. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discove… read more
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- politics
- nonfiction
- sociology
- audiobook
30. Chernobyl Roulette: War in the Nuclear Disaster Zone
By: Serhii Plokhy
3.98
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A harrowing account of Russia’s occupation of the Chernobyl and Zaporizhia nuclear power plants, an… read more
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- politics
- war
- nonfiction
- audiobook
31. The Message
By: Ta-Nehisi Coates
4.58
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
Ta-Nehisi Coates originally set off to write a book about writing, in the tradition of Orwell’s cla… read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- audiobook
"My sense is that if I spend more time talking to you than I spend complaining about you, then something wonderful often happens and the enlightenment is mutual. So I don't really worry about the youn…"-Ta-Nehisi Coates, The Message
