Why Australia Prospered: The Shifting Sources of Economic Growth (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World)
By: Ian W. McLean
3.78
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
This book is the first comprehensive account of how Australia attained the world's highest living s…
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1. How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region
By: Joe Studwell
4.26
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
How Asia Works( Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region) Hardcover JoeStudwell G… read more
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- nonfiction
- economics
- history
2. Napoleon: A Life
By: Andrew Roberts
4.23
Format: 976 pages, Paperback
The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon"-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"I have beaten the Russian and Austrian army commanded by the two emperors. I am a little tired."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
"His constant references to the ancient world have the effect of giving ordinary soldiers a sense of their lives."-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
3. Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.35
Format: 26 pages,
Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Timesbestseller and international ph… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
4. Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice
By: Bill Browder
4.36
Format: 39 pages, Hardcover
A real-life political thriller about an American financier in the Wild East of Russia, the murder o… read more
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5. The Worldly Philosophers
By: Robert L. Heilbroner
3.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Worldly Philosophersnot only enables us to see more deeply into our history but helps us better… read more
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6. The Park Chung Hee Era: The Transformation of South Korea
By: Ezra F. Vogel , Jorge I. Domínguez , None , None , None , None , Paul D. Hutchcroft , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None , None
4.02
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In 1961 South Korea was mired in poverty. By 1979 it had a powerful industrial economy and a vibran… read more
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7. Half of a Yellow Sun
By: None
3.73
Format: 216 pages, Hardcover
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie weaves together the lives of three characters swept up in the turbulence o… read more
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8. How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
By: David McRaney
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this lively journey through human psychology, bestselling author and creator of the You Are Not … read more
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- nonfiction
"I couldn’t shake the idea that I, too, was probably one conversation away from changing my own mind about something, maybe a lot of things. But I also recalled how many conversations I’d had that onl…"-David McRaney, How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
"Before scientists began researching the Leadership LAB’s technique, few studies supported the possibility that campaigns could change voters’ views on polarized, partisan, politically controversial i…"-David McRaney, How Minds Change: The Surprising Science of Belief, Opinion, and Persuasion
9. Troubled
By: Rob Henderson
4.26
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this raw coming-of-age memoir, in the vein of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, The Oth… read more
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"Successful people tell the world they got lucky, then tell their loved ones about the importance of hard work and sacrifice. Critics of successful people tell the world those successful people got lu…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"People don't need motivation; they need self-discipline. Motivation is just a feeling. Self-discipline is: 'I'm going to do this regardless of how I feel.' Seldom do people relish doing something har…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"Mom's friends were worried that their son isn't talking as much as other six-year-olds. They, like many parents, were concerned with how "smart" their kid is. "Should we be reading to him more?" they…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"You should keep your expectations in line with reality. If you view the military as a job, you will be miserable. It's not a job, it's a lot more than that. As long as you wear that uniform, it is yo…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
10. Boy Swallows Universe
By: Trent Dalton
4.34
Format: 474 pages, Paperback
A novel of love, crime, magic, fate and coming of age, set in Brisbane's violent working class subu… read more
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"Don't fuckin' swear."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
"Stay sweet, Eli Bell."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
"Most things people say don't need to be said."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
"To burn this house down or set the world on fire. Up to you, Eli."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
11. How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future
By: Vaclav Smil
3.97
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
* THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * 'Another masterpiece from one of my favorite authors . . . If … read more
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- nonfiction
- economics
- history
"Найліпше нашу пасивність і надзвичайну складність проблеми глобального потепління можна проілюструвати таким фактом: тридцять років масштабних міжнародних кліматичних конференцій ніяк не вплинули на …"-Vaclav Smil, How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future
"У 2010-х роках саме джипи стали другою найбільшою причиною зростання викидів CO2, лишивши позаду важку промисловість, вантажоперевезення й авіацію. Обігнала їх тільки електроенергетика. Якщо народна …"-Vaclav Smil, How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future
12. Diary of a Void
By: Emi Yagi
3.51
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
A prizewinning, thrillingly subversive debut novel about a woman in Japan who avoids harassment at … read more
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"Having a baby isn't easy. Damned if you do, damned if you don't. It's been two thousand years, and it's the same old story, right?"-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void
"I'm always so alone. I guess I should be used to it by now. That's the way it is from the moment we come into this world, but I'm still not used to it - how alone we all are."-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void
"Maybe that's making a family is all about: creating an environment in which people make space for one another - maybe without even trying, just naturally, to make sure that nobody's forgotten."-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void
"Until they arrived, while everyone else was transitioning to winter, putting on coats and sweaters, I was going to stick with my summer dress and my usual work blazer. Dressed in the dazzling flowers…"-Emi Yagi, Diary of a Void
13. Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos
By: Jeff Bezos
3.85
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this collection of Jeff Bezos’s writings—his unique and strikingly original annual shareholder l… read more
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- nonfiction
"You can invent your way to a better place."-Jeff Bezos, Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos
"It's time to go back to the moon, this time to stay."-Jeff Bezos, Invent and Wander: The Collected Writings of Jeff Bezos
14. Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through: The Surprising Story of Britain’s Economy from Boom to Bust and Back Again
By: Duncan Weldon
4.15
Format: 355 pages, Kindle Edition
'Here's the history that really matters' Financial Times The UK is, at the same time, both one o… read more
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- nonfiction
- economics
- history
15. Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It
By: M. Nolan Gray
4.18
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
What if scrapping one flawed policy could bring US cities closer to addressing debilitating housing… read more
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- economics
- history
16. Left Is Not Woke
By: Susan Neiman
3.61
Format: None pages, ebook
If you're woke, you're left. If you're left, you're woke. We blur the terms, assuming that if you'r… read more
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- nonfiction
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"Identity politics not only contract the multiple components of our identities to one: they essentialize that component over which we have the least control."-Susan Neiman, Left Is Not Woke
"Critical understanding can arise from powerlessness, but does it always do so? Few champions of standpoint epistemology would argue that it does. And, if not, can we allow the experience of powerless…"-Susan Neiman, Left Is Not Woke
17. How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth
By: Mark Koyama
4.24
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Most humans are significantly richer than their ancestors. Humanity gained nearly all of its wealth… read more
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- economics
- history
18. Military Strategy: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions, #523)
By: Antulio J. Echevarria II
3.91
Format: 147 pages, Kindle Edition
Distilling the ideas of the greatest military theoreticians of history, including Sun Tzu, Niccolò … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
19. Why Australia Prospered: The Shifting Sources of Economic Growth (The Princeton Economic History of the Western World)
By: Ian W. McLean
3.78
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
This book is the first comprehensive account of how Australia attained the world's highest living s… read more
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- world history
- nonfiction
- australia
- economics
20. Europe's Growth Champion: Insights from the Economic Rise of Poland
By: Marcin Piatkowski
4.48
Format: 390 pages, Kindle Edition
What makes countries rich? What makes countries poor? Europe's Growth Insights from the Economic R… read more
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"polskie społeczeństwo oligarchiczne było tak mocno ugruntowane, że nie było w stanie zreformować się wewnętrznie - tak jakby tkwiło w czarnej dziurze, w której grawitacja jest zbyt silna, by cokolwie…"-Marcin Piatkowski, Europe's Growth Champion: Insights from the Economic Rise of Poland
