The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
By: Hernando de Soto
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
"The hour of capitalism's greatest triumph," writes Hernando de Soto, "is, in the eyes of four-fift…
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1. Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest & Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
By: Henry Hazlitt
3.69
Format: 192 pages, Paperback
A million copy seller, Henry Hazlitt's Economics in One Lessonis a classic economic primer. But it … read more
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2. Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
By: Christopher R. Browning
4.10
Format: 271 pages, Paperback
Christopher R. Browning’s shocking account of how a unit of average middle-aged Germans became the … read more
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"The behavior of any human being is, of course, a very complex phenomenon, and the historian who attempts to "explain" it is indulging in a certain arrogance."-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
"This story of ordinary men is not the story of all men. The reserve policemen faced choices, and most of them committed terrible deeds. But those who killed cannot be absolved by the notion that anyo…"-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
"What, then, is one to conclude? Most of all, one comes away from the story of Reserve Police Battalion 101 with great unease. This story of ordinary men is not the story of all men. The reserve polic…"-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
"At the same time, however, the collective behavior of Reserve Police Battalion 101 has deeply disturbing implications. There are many societies afflicted by traditions of racism and caught in the sie…"-Christopher R. Browning, Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland
3. Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
By: Thomas Sowell
3.49
Format: 16 pages, Hardcover
This is the revised and enlarged edition of a new kind of introduction to economics for the general… read more
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4. The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
By: Matt Ridley
3.76
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Life is getting better--and at an accelerating rate. Food availability, income, and life span are u… read more
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5. The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
By: Matt Ridley
3.71
Format: 101 pages, Paperback
Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queenfrom Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has to keep r… read more
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6. The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger
By: Marc Levinson
3.92
Format: 98 pages, Hardcover
In April 1956, a refitted oil tanker carried fifty-eight shipping containers from Newark to Houston… read more
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7. Making Globalization Work
By: Joseph E. Stiglitz
3.75
Format: 148 pages, Hardcover
Four years after he outlined the challenges our increasingly interdependent world was facing in Glo… read more
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8. The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else
By: Hernando de Soto
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
"The hour of capitalism's greatest triumph," writes Hernando de Soto, "is, in the eyes of four-fift… read more
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10. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
By: Daron Acemoğlu , James A. Robinson
4.08
Format: 529 pages, Hardcover
Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the expert… read more
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"Central planning was just not good at replacing what the great eighteenth-century economist Adam Smith called the “invisible hand"-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
"As mudanças graduais também impediram aventuras em territórios inexplorados. O derrube violento do sistema significa que é necessário construir algo inteiramente novo, em vez daquilo que foi eliminad…"-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
"Sem o petróleo, os países do Médio Oriente são também todos pobres. (…) Foi a expansão e consolidação do Império Otomano, e é devido ao legado institucional desse império que o Médio Oriente continua…"-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
"A América do Norte tornou-se mais próspera precisamente porque adotou com entusiasmo as tecnologias e os progressos da Revolução Industrial. (…) A desigualdade no mundo atual é, em grande medida, uma…"-Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
11. Economic Facts and Fallacies
By: Thomas Sowell
3.81
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Economic Facts and Fallaciesexposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues-and do… read more
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12. The Road to Serfdom
By: Friedrich A. Hayek
3.67
Format: None pages, Paperback
A classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road … read more
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13. Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda
By: Roméo Dallaire , Samantha Power
3.27
Format: None pages, Paperback
On the 10th anniversary of when UN peacekeepers landed in Rwanda, Random House Canada proudly publi… read more
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14. War Without Rules: China's Playbook for Global Domination
By: Robert Spalding
4.13
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In its fight for global dominance, Communist China has thrown out the old rules of war. China exper… read more
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15. Layered Money: From Gold and Dollars to Bitcoin and Central Bank Digital Currencies
By: Nik Bhatia
4.32
Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition
In this fascinating deep dive into the evolution of monetary systems around the globe, Nik Bhatia t… read more
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16. The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
By: Coleman Hughes
4.46
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An exciting new voice makes the case for a colorblind approach to politics and culture, warning tha… read more
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"Neoracists believe that we must indoctrinate children to cure them of racism. I say that children are racially innocent by nature, and we should protect that racial innocence for as long as possible."-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
"The majority of effort channeled toward achieving racial equity hasn't been applied to the part of life that has the biggest influence on people's skills and mindsets: namely birth to eighteen years …"-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
"By [college], many skills, attitudes, and habits have already been formed. We can have a much bigger impact on people at younger ages. Efforts to achieve true equity should focus instead on high-qual…"-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
"The common humanity and anti-racism of the civil rights movement had strong ties to Christianity. And Christianity promoted the value of interracial harmony: unity in Christ. But the appeal of Christ…"-Coleman Hughes, The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America
17. The End of Gender: Debunking the Myths about Sex and Identity in Our Society
By: Debra Soh
3.90
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
International sex researcher, neuroscientist, and columnist Debra Soh debunks popular gender myths … read more
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"Men’s behavior is, to some extent, the result of female sexual preferences. If women didn’t want to mate with masculine men, these traits would have been removed from the gene pool long ago. “Toxic m…"-Debra Soh, The End of Gender: Debunking the Myths about Sex and Identity in Our Society
"Activist organizations have managed to infect much of the information that is available relating to both gender and biological sex. Any research studies that are not in agreement with this agenda are…"-Debra Soh, The End of Gender: Debunking the Myths about Sex and Identity in Our Society
"Therein lies the double standard: If a child is gender-nonconforming, this is interpreted as biological and something that shouldn’t be dissuaded or tampered with. But if a child is gender-conforming…"-Debra Soh, The End of Gender: Debunking the Myths about Sex and Identity in Our Society
18. The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the Death of Competition
By: Jonathan Tepper
4.13
Format: 320 pages, ebook
The Myth of Capitalism tells the story of how America has gone from an open, competitive marketplac… read more
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19. Blood Money: Why the Powerful Turn a Blind Eye While China Kills Americans
By: Peter Schweizer
4.41
Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER It’s often said that China is in a cold war with America. … read more
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20. How Innovation Works: Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time
By: Matt Ridley
4.11
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Innovation is the main event of the modern age, the reason we experience both dramatic improvements… read more
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21. Designing Machine Learning Systems: An Iterative Process for Production-Ready Applications
By: Chip Huyen
4.50
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Machine learning systems are both complex and unique. Complex because they consist of many differen… read more
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