25 must-read nonfiction books like The New Roaring Twenties: Prosper in the Great Boom Ahead by Paul Zane Pilzer

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The New Roaring Twenties: Prosper in the Great Boom Ahead

By: Paul Zane Pilzer

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The world and its economic foundations are shifting beneath our feet! We are at the threshold of…

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1. The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code

By: Sam Kean

4.50

Format: 416 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean comes incredible stories of science, history, langu… read more

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"You're not supposed to interject feelings into science, but part of the reason it's so fascinating that we're 8 percent (or more) fossilized virus is that it's so creepy that we're 8 percent (or more…"

-Sam Kean, The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code

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2. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less

By: Greg McKeown

3.80

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

Have you ever found yourself stretched too thin? Do you simultaneously feel overworked and underuti… read more

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3. The Alchemy of Finance

By: George Soros , Paul A. Volcker

3.00

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

New chapter by Soros on the secrets to his success along with a new Preface and Introduction. New F… read more

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4. Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

By: None

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Audio CD

How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of be… read more

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5. The Trusted Advisor

By: David H. Maister , None , Charles H. Green

3.72

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author David Maister teams up with Charles H. Green and Robert M. Galford to bring us t… read more

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6. The McKinsey Mind: Understanding and Implementing the Problem-Solving Tools and Management Techniques of the World's Top Secret Consulting

By: Ethan M. Rasiel , Paul N. Friga

3.31

Format: 180 pages, Hardcover

The groundbreaking follow-up to the international bestseller--a hands-on guide to putting McKinsey … read more

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7. McKinsey's Marvin Bower: Vision, Leadership, and the Creation of Management Consulting

By: None

3.31

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

"I had the privilege of working closely with Marvin and McKinsey for many years. This book makes Ma… read more

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8. How I Made $2,000,000 In The Stock Market

By: Nicolas Darvas

3.62

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

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9. Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

By: Robert Pool , K. Anders Ericsson

4.03

Format: None pages, ebook

A survey of the psychology of expertise, providing techniques for developing mastery of any skill, … read more

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10. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

By: Yuval Noah Harari

4.17

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innov… read more

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"Total annihilation has a way of sharpening people's minds."

-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

"Questions you cannot answer are usually far better for you than answers you cannot question."

-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

"So if you want to know the truth about the universe, about the meaning of life, and about your own identity, the best place to start is by observing suffering and exploring what it is. The answer isn…"

-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

"To survive and flourish in such a world, you will need a lot of mental flexibility and great reserves of emotional balance. You will have to repeatedly let go of some of what you know best, and feel …"

-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century

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11. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

By: Morgan Housel

4.19

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more

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12. Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential

By: Tiago Forte

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

>For the first time in history, we have instantaneous access to the world’s knowledge. There has ne… read more

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13. Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

By: Adam M. Grant

4.14

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Think Again is a book about the benefit of doubt, and about how we can get better at embracing the … read more

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14. 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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"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

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15. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

By: Chris Miller

4.44

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical… read more

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"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"

-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

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16. Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things

By: Adam M. Grant

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times Bestseller“This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes … read more

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17. Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

By: Hans Rosling

4.36

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporti… read more

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"Free access to data doesn’t turn into knowledge without effort"

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

"Something frightening poses a perceived risk. Something dangerous poses a real risk."

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

"We like to believe that things happen because someone wanted them to, that individuals have power and agency: otherwise, the world feels unpredictable, confusing, and frightening."

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

"Does saying "things are improving" imply that everything is fine, and we should all relax and not worry? No, not at all. Is it helpful to have to choose between bad and improving? Definitely not. It'…"

-Hans Rosling, Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

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18. Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

By: Shane Parrish

4.21

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFew things will change your trajectory in life or business as m… read more

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"Our desire to feel right overpowers our desire to be right."

-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

"The social rewards for going with the crowd are felt long before the benefits of going against it are gained."

-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

"Most people go through life assuming that we’re right about everything all the time and that people who don’t see things our way are wrong. We mistake how we want the world to be with how it actually…"

-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

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19. Poverty, by America

By: Matthew Desmond

4.27

Format: 284 pages, Hardcover

Reimagining the debate on poverty, making a new and bracing argument about why it persists in Ameri… read more

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"To live and strive in modern America is to participate in a series of morally fraught systems. If a family’s entire financial livelihood depends on the value of its home, it’s not hard to understand …"

-Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America

"The rest of us, on the ·other hand-we members of the protected classes-have grown increasingly· dependent on our welfare programs. In 2020 the federal government spent more than $193 billion on homeo…"

-Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America

"In her book The Government-Citizen Disconnect, the political scientist Suzanne Mettler reports that 96 percent of American adults have relied on a major government program at some point in their live…"

-Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America

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20. How to Invest: Masters on the Craft

By: David M. Rubenstein

3.95

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A master class on investing featuring conversations with the biggest nam… read more

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21. The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma

By: Mustafa Suleyman

3.86

Format: 332 pages, Hardcover

A warning of the unprecedented risks that AI and other fast-developing technologies pose to global … read more

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22. Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

By: Arnold Schwarzenegger

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—di… read more

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"The fact that I had such vivid impressions and expectations at all is the reason I got there in the first place."

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

"The beauty of pain, not only is it temporary...is it tells you when you begin to give enough of yourself in pursuit of your dreams. If the work hasn't hurt or cost you anything, or at least made you …"

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

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23. Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future

By: Jean M. Twenge

4.05

Format: 560 pages, Hardcover

A groundbreaking, revelatory portrait of the six generations that currently live in the United Stat… read more

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"John Della Volpe, the director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, spoke to hundreds of young people for his 2022 book, Fight: How Gen Z Is Channeling Their Fear and Passion to Sa…"

-Jean M. Twenge, Generations: The Real Differences Between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers, and Silents―and What They Mean for America's Future

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24. The Infinite Game

By: Simon Sinek

4.17

Format: 251 pages, Hardcover

Do you know how to play the game you're in? In finite games, like football or chess, the players a… read more

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"In any game, there are always two currencies required to play - will and resources."

-Simon Sinek, The Infinite Game

"And like all infinite games, in the game of life, the goal is not to win, it is to perpetuate the game."

-Simon Sinek, The Infinite Game

"The best way to drive performance in an organization is to create an environment in which information can flow freely, mistakes can be highlighted and help can be offered and received."

-Simon Sinek, The Infinite Game

"Traditional competition forces us to take on an attitude of winning. A worthy rival inspires us to take an attitude of improvement. The former focuses our attention on the outcome, the latter focuses…"

-Simon Sinek, The Infinite Game

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25. How Big Things Get Done: The Surprising Factors That Determine the Fate of Every Project, from Home Renovations to Space Exploration and Everything In Between

By: Bent Flyvbjerg

4.32

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The secrets to successfully planning and delivering projects on any scale—from home renovation to s… read more

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26. Buy This, Not That: How to Spend Your Way to Wealth and Freedom

By: Sam Dogen

3.87

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

SPEND YOUR WAY TO FREEDOM LIKE A TRUE FINANCIAL SAMURAI   Sam Dogen, creator of the Financial Samur… read more

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27. Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

By: Sebastian Junger

4.02

Format: 182 pages, Kindle Edition

Sebastian Junger, the bestselling author of War and The Perfect Storm, takes a critical look at pos… read more

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"Modern society has perfected the art of making people not feel necessary."

-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

"Today's veterans often come home to find that, although they're willing to die for their country, they're not sure how to live for it."

-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

"An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in practice maintain," one of the survivors wrote. "The equality of all men"."

-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

"Disasters, he proposed, create a "community of sufferers" that allow individuals to experience an immensely reassuring connection to others"

-Sebastian Junger, Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging

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28. The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts

By: Shane Parrish

4.08

Format: 216 pages, Audiobook

The old saying goes, "To the man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail." But anyone who has d… read more

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"The quality of our thinking is largely influenced by the mental models in our heads. While we want accurate models, we also want a wide variety of models to uncover what’s really happening. The key h…"

-Shane Parrish, The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts

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29. Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present

By: Yanis Varoufakis

3.81

Format: 235 pages, Hardcover

What would a fair and equal society actually look like? The world-renowned economist and bestsellin… read more

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"BEWARE THE POWER TO CREATE MONEY FOR IT DOES TO ETHICS THAT WHICH WATER DOES TO SALT"

-Yanis Varoufakis, Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present

"The dirtier the industry, the richer and more despised, the more it's captains have been able to tap into the rivers of debt derived money to purchase influence and to blunt opposition."

-Yanis Varoufakis, Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present

"All capitalism proved itself capable of after 2020 — just as after 2008 — was a fascinating reversal of natural selection: the larger an institution's failure and the steeper it's financial losses, t…"

-Yanis Varoufakis, Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present

"What does it mean to be a proletarian, really? [...] It means you are a cog in a process of production that relies on what you do and think, while excluding you from being anything but its product. I…"

-Yanis Varoufakis, Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present

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30. The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI

By: Ray Kurzweil

3.93

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The noted inventor and futurist’s successor to his landmark book The Singularity Is Near explor… read more

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31. The New Roaring Twenties: Prosper in the Great Boom Ahead

By: Paul Zane Pilzer

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The world and its economic foundations are shifting beneath our feet! We are at the threshold of… read more

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16 best-selling audiobook books like The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI by Ray Kurzweil

Transform Your Habits

Nuclear War: A Scenario

Annie Jacobsen

4.47

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The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma

Mustafa Suleyman

3.86

Transform Your Habits

Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why That's a Good Thing)

Salman Khan

3.74

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Bill Maher

4.27

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