The World in Conflict: Understanding the world's troublespots
By: John Andrews
3.77
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
So far in the twenty-first century, the USA and its allies have invaded Afghanistan; Russia has wag…
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1. When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
By: Roger Lowenstein
4.20
Format: 264 pages, Paperback
“A riveting account that reaches beyond the market landscape to say something universal about risk … read more
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2. A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market
By: Edward O. Thorp
4.24
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to be… read more
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3. Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
By: Philip E. Tetlock , Dan Gardner
3.95
Format: 768 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Bestseller An EconomistBest Book of 2015 "The most important book on decision maki… read more
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4. Der Thron der Sieben Königreiche (Das Lied von Eis und Feuer, #3)
By: George R.R. Martin , Andreas Helweg
3.60
Format: 404 pages, Paperback
Nach dem Tod seines Vaters ist es an dem erst funfzehnjahrigen Robb Stark, die Herrschaft uber Wint… read more
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5. The Art of Happiness
By: Epicurus , George K. Strodach
4.19
Format: 294 pages, ebook
New to Penguin Classics and the perfect companion volume to bestselling author Daniel Klein's new b… read more
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6. Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy
By: Francis Fukuyama
4.13
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The second volume of the bestselling landmark work on the history of the modern state Writing in Th… read more
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7. On the Abolition of All Political Parties
By: Czesław Miłosz , Simone Weil , Simon Leys
4.05
Format: 73 pages, Paperback
A brilliant woman who was a study in fiercely maintained contradictions, a star student who went to… read more
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"When water is set in motion by a violent, impetuous current, it ceases to reflect images. Its surface is no longer level; it can no more measure densities. Whether it is moved by a single current or …"-Czesław Miłosz, On the Abolition of All Political Parties
8. Petit pays
By: Gaël Faye
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
Avant, Gabriel faisait les quatre cents coups avec ses copains dans leur coin de paradis. Et puis l… read more
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9. Legacy
By: James Kerr
4.17
Format: 128 pages,
Champions do extra. They sweep the sheds. They follow the spearhead. They keep a blue head. In Lega… read more
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10. Eat the Buddha
By: Barbara Demick
3.84
Format: 223 pages, Hardcover
The new book by award-winning journalist and National Book Award finalist Barbara Demick. read more
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11. Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas
By: Machado de Assis
4.25
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
A publicação de 'Memórias póstumas de Brás Cubas' não só inaugura o Realismo no Brasil, como inicia… read more
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"Quem escapa do perigo vive a vida com outra intensidade."-Machado de Assis, Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas
"Em verdade vos digo que toda a sabedoria humana não vale um par de botas curtas."-Machado de Assis, Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas
"Diz que o homem tem “uma grande vantagem sobre o resto do universo: sabe que morre, ao passo que o universo ignora-o absolutamente"-Machado de Assis, Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas
"هر دوره زندگی چاپ جدیدی است که چاپ قبلی را تصحیح میکند و خودش هم در چاپ بعدی تصحیح میشود، تا برسد به چاپ متن نهایی که ناشر به کرم ها تقدیم میکندش."-Machado de Assis, Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas
12. Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
By: Rory Stewart
4.36
Format: 434 pages, Kindle Edition
A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament from Rory Stewart, former Cabi… read more
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"Proper searching could stop drugs being carried through the gates. In the US and Sweden, where there was proper searching, I had discovered, the drug rates were far lower. But when I shared these sug…"-Rory Stewart, Politics On the Edge: A Memoir From Within
13. Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
By: David Mitchell
4.16
Format: 433 pages, ebook
A rollicking history of England's earliest kings and queens, a story of narcissists, excessive behe… read more
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"The defeat of the Armada in 1588 was Elizabeth's high point. Things went downhill after that. Militarily the triumph against Spain was rather undermined the following year when Elizabeth sent her own…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"There were a couple of positives: in 1554, the Queen Regent's Prerogative Act was passed which made explicit, for the first time, that when a woman inherited the throne - became the sovereign, queen …"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Standing jaggedly on Senlac Hill, where Harold Godwinson died, possibly as a result of having taken an arrow to the eye - though possibly more boringly than that, some historians have felt constraine…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
"Queen Mary was known as Bloody Mary because of the large number of people she killed. And also because of misogyny. She was the first properly crowned woman to rule as queen regnant, not just queen c…"-David Mitchell, Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens
14. The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
By: Tim Marshall
4.20
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
In this revelatory new book, Marshall explores ten regions that are set to shape global politics in… read more
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- international relations
- history
- nonfiction
"Vietnam is an irritation for China. For centuries the two have squabbled over territory, and unfortunately for both this is the one area to the south which has a border an army can get across without…"-Tim Marshall, The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World
15. 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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- politics
- military fiction
- war
- 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
16. The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World
By: Tim Marshall
3.94
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries’ GDP. People on Mars … read more
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- history
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17. Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun
By: Chris Broad
4.18
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a … read more
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18. La Décision
By: Karine Tuil
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Mai 2016. Dans une aile ultrasécurisée du Palais de justice, la juge Alma Revel doit se prononcer s… read more
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19. The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World
By: Peter Frankopan
3.58
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
'All roads used to lead to Rome. Today, they lead to Beijing.' When The Silk Roads was published… read more
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"Schoolkinderen worden snel groot (sneller dan wij volgens de krantenberichten), en ze moeten onze wereld gaan begrijpen. Lezen is een manier om de volgende generatie te helpen om te leren en te denke…"-Peter Frankopan, The New Silk Roads: The Present and Future of the World
20. The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
By: Javier Blas
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Meet the traders who supply the world with oil, metal and food - no matter how corrupt, war-torn or… read more
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- political science
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"Little noticed and little scrutinised, the commodity traders have become essential cogs in the modern economy. Without them, petrol stations would run out of fuel, factories would grind to a halt and…"-Javier Blas, The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
"Most of us take for granted the ease with which we can fill up our cars, buy a new smartphone or order a cup of Colombian coffee. But underpinning almost all of our consumption is a frenetic internat…"-Javier Blas, The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
21. Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
By: Kim Ghattas
4.40
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Black Wave is a paradigm-shifting recasting of the modern history of the Middle East, telling the l… read more
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"Beyond the headlines about war and death, the region is alive with music, art, books, theater, social entrepreneurship, advocacy, libraries, cafes, bookshops, poetry, and so much more, as old and you…"-Kim Ghattas, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
"If Beirut was the supermarket of the left in the 1970s, where Marxists, communists, Egyptians, Iraqis, and all the Palestinian factions debated and theorized, published and drank in bars arguing over…"-Kim Ghattas, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
"Every king had tried to put his imprint on the city and the mosque; some were worse than others. King Faisal had been a parsimonious man and the expansion works reflected as much—measured and reasona…"-Kim Ghattas, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
"Although our countries have been changed by the hegemonizing influences of both Iran and Saudi Arabia, the headlines in the Western media have always reduced matters of extraordinary depth and comple…"-Kim Ghattas, Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East
22. The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports the Technology of Occupation Around the World
By: Antony Loewenstein
4.44
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Bestselling journalist Antony Loewenstein uncovers the widespread commercialisation and brutal depl… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- war
23. Billion Dollar Loser: The Epic Rise and Spectacular Fall of Adam Neumann and WeWork
By: Reeves Wiedeman
4.09
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The inside story of WeWork and its CEO, Adam Neumann, which tells the remarkable saga of one of the… read more
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- history
24. But What Can I Do?
By: Alastair Campbell
3.87
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
'Your country needs you. Your world needs you. Your time is now.'Our politics is a mess. Leaders wh… read more
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25. And Then What?: Inside Stories of 21st-Century Diplomacy
By: Catherine Ashton
3.99
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
So much of modern-day diplomacy still takes place behind closed doors, away from cameras and prying… read more
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- history
- politics
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- political science
"Later unable to sleep I thought about the journey that had led me here. Twice I’ve been asked to take on roles I’ve not look for or expected despite strong reservations, twice I’ve said yes. Why? Par…"-Catherine Ashton, And Then What?: Inside Stories of 21st-Century Diplomacy
26. Follow The Money: How much does Britain cost?
By: Paul Johnson
4.29
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
What is the truth about Britain's finances? Paul Johnson and the enormously respected Institute … read more
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- history
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27. Rebel
By: Rahaf Mohammed
4.21
Format: 241 pages, Hardcover
A gripping memoir of bravery and sacrifice by a young woman whose escape from her abusive family an… read more
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28. Balcony Over Jerusalem: A Middle East Memoir - Israel, Palestine and Beyond
By: John Lyons
4.34
Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition
Lyons explains the Middle East through every day life and experiences - his son's school, his wife'… read more
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29. How Language Began: The Story of Humanity's Greatest Invention
By: Daniel L. Everett
3.43
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Mankind has a distinct advantage over other terrestrial species: we talk to one another. But how di… read more
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- history
30. The World in Conflict: Understanding the world's troublespots
By: John Andrews
3.77
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
So far in the twenty-first century, the USA and its allies have invaded Afghanistan; Russia has wag… read more
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31. La géopolitique: 50 fiches pour comprendre l'actualité - Nouvelle édition augmentée et mise à jour - 100 000 exemplaires vendus (Eyrolles Pratique) (French Edition)
By: Pascal Boniface
4.15
Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition
La géopolitique, en tant qu’étude des relations internationales, rend compte du phénomène de la mon… read more
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