Why It's OK to Want to Be Rich
By: Jason Brennan
3.96
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Finger-wagging moralizers say the love of money is the root of all evil. They assume that making a …
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1. Nausea
By: Jean-Paul Sartre , Lloyd Alexander , Hayden Carruth
3.94
Format: 178 pages, Hardcover
Nausea is the story of Antoine Roquentin, a French writer who is horrified at his own existence. In… read more
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"It was true, I had always realized it—I hadn’t any “right"-Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea
"Then time started flowing again and the emptiness grew larger."-Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea
"I see the insipid flesh blossoming and palpitating with abandon."-Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea
"My existence began to worry me seriously. Was I not a simple spectre?"-Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea
2. A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
By: Haruki Murakami , Alfred Birnbaum
3.94
Format: 353 pages, Paperback
His life was like a recurring nightmare: a train to nowhere. But an ordinary life has a way of taki… read more
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"I’m forever realizing things too late."-Haruki Murakami, A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
"A friend to kill time is a friend sublime."-Haruki Murakami, A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
"The light of morning decomposes everything."-Haruki Murakami, A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
"Sometimes I get real lonely sleeping with you."-Haruki Murakami, A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
3. The Prince
By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez
3.84
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
"Is it better to be loved or feared?"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
4. Why Not Socialism?
By: G.A. Cohen
4.04
Format: 202 pages, Hardcover
Is socialism desirable? Is it even possible? In this concise book, one of the world's leading polit… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
- economics
5. Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot
By: Mark Vanhoenacker
4.60
Format: None pages, Audio
A poetic and nuanced exploration of the human experience of flight that reminds us of the full imag… read more
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- nonfiction
6. Midnight’s Children
By: Salman Rushdie
3.98
Format: 647 pages, Paperback
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. Saleem Sinai is born at the stroke… read more
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"Life again refused to remain lifesized"-Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children
"What grows best in the heat: fantasy; unreason; lust."-Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children
"For every snake, there is a ladder; for every ladder,a snake"-Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children
"Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence."-Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children
7. For the New Intellectual: The Philosophy of Ayn Rand
By: Ayn Rand
4.14
Format: 152 pages,
This is Ayne Rand's challenge to the prevalent philosphical doctrince of our time and the "atmosphe… read more
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8. Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
By: John Perkins
3.36
Format: 96 pages,
From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, co… read more
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9. The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies
By: Bryan Caplan
2.82
Format: 3 pages, Hardcover
The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobby… read more
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11. What Does It All Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy
By: Thomas Nagel
4.42
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
In this cogent and accessible introduction to philosophy, the distinguished author of Mortal Questi… read more
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12. Anarchy, State, and Utopia
By: Robert Nozick
4.37
Format: 383 pages, Paperback
In this brilliant and widely acclaimed book, Robert Nozick challenges the most commonly held politi… read more
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13. Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think
By: Bryan Caplan
3.91
Format: 434 pages, Hardcover
We've needlessly turned parenting into an unpleasant chore. Parents invest more time and money in t… read more
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14. Doing Good Better: How Effective Altruism Can Help You Make a Difference
By: William MacAskill
5.00
Format: 172 pages, Hardcover
Most of us want to make a difference. We donate our time and money to charities and causes we deem … read more
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15. Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science
By: Peter Godfrey-Smith
3.33
Format: 194 pages, Paperback
How does science work? Does it tell us what the world is "really" like? What makes it different fro… read more
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16. Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction
By: Edward Craig
2.97
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
How ought we to live? What really exists? How do we know? This book introduces important themes in … read more
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17. The Politics of Obedience: The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude
By: Étienne de La Boétie
3.78
Format: None pages, Paperback
This classic work of the sixteenth century political philosopher, in reply to Machiavelli's The Pri… read more
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18. Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
By: Jonathan Haidt
4.21
Format: 420 pages, Paperback
Una suggestiva indagine dei meccanismi profondi che regolano la nostra esistenza, le decisioni che … read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
"Reasoning can take you wherever you want to go."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
"Intuitions come first, strategic reasoning second."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
"Anyone who values truth should stop worshipping reason."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
"Science is a smorgasbord, and google will guide you to the study that's right for you."-Jonathan Haidt, Menti tribali: Perché le brave persone di dividono su politica e religione
19. 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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- philosophy
- nonfiction
20. How to Be an Antiracist
By: Ibram X. Kendi
4.37
Format: 305 pages, Hardcover
Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justi… read more
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"Racist"-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
"I use “anticapitalist"-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
"Internalized racism is the real Black on Black crime."-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
"But what was the difference between Ebonics and so-called “standard"-Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist
21. 10% Less Democracy: Why You Should Trust Elites a Little More and the Masses a Little Less
By: Garett Jones
3.61
Format: 248 pages, Hardcover
During the 2016 presidential election, both Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders argued that elites were… read more
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- nonfiction
- economics
22. Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life
By: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
3.80
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is as good a data storyteller as I have ever met.” — Steven Levitt, co-aut… read more
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- nonfiction
- economics
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
24. Stalin's War: A New History of World War II
By: Sean McMeekin
4.28
Format: 768 pages, Hardcover
A major new history of the Second World War by a prize-winning historian We remember World War I… read more
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25. Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less
By: Alex Epstein
4.18
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels draws on the latest data a… read more
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- nonfiction
- economics
26. The Age of Entitlement: America Since the Sixties
By: Christopher Caldwell
4.03
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A major American intellectual makes the historical case that the reforms of the 1960s, reforms inte… read more
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- nonfiction
27. The Culture Transplant: How Migrants Make the Economies They Move To a Lot Like the Ones They Left
By: Garett Jones
4.03
Format: 213 pages, Hardcover
A provocative new analysis of immigration's long-term effects on a nation's economy and culture. Ov… read more
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- economics
28. Flying Blind: The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing
By: Peter Robison
4.19
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A fast-paced look at the corporate dysfunction--the ruthless cost-cutting, toxic workplaces, and cu… read more
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- economics
29. Why It's Ok to Ignore Politics
By: Christopher Freiman
3.68
Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition
Do you feel like you're the only person at your office without an I Voted! sticker on Election Day?… read more
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30. The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World
By: Adrian Wooldridge
3.87
Format: 481 pages, Hardcover
'This unique and fascinating history explains why the blame now being piled upon meritocracy for ma… read more
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31. Why It's OK to Want to Be Rich
By: Jason Brennan
3.96
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Finger-wagging moralizers say the love of money is the root of all evil. They assume that making a … read more
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