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Guns, germs, and steel by Jared Diamond
Why did Eurasians conquer, displace, or decimate Native Americans, Australians, and Africans, instead of the reverse? In this groundbreaking book, …
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Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns …
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Rise of Techno-Socialism by Brett King, Richard Petty, Arnold Schwarzenegger
What is the impact of COVID-19 on world economies? If the cost of providing universal health care is lower than …
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Right to Repair by Aaron Perzanowski
In recent decades, companies around the world have deployed an arsenal of tools - including IP law, hardware design, software …
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Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber
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The author shows that before there was money, there was debt. For 5,000 years humans have lived in societies divided …
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff
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"Shoshana Zuboff, named "the true prophet of the information age" by the Financial Times, has always been ahead of her …
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‘I learned something new on every page of this totally essential book’ Sathnam Sanghera
‘By thinking about gendered inequality as …
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Everyday Utopia by Kristen R. Ghodsee
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A dazzling tour through 2,000 years of audacious utopian thinking and experiments, exploring better ways to arrange our daily lives, …
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Why, in our affluent society, do so many people live in poverty, without access to health care, working multiple jobs …
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Blood in the Machine by Brian Merchant
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The true story of what happened the first time machines came for human jobs, when an underground network of 19th …
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End of Everything by Katie Mack
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From one of the most dynamic rising stars in astrophysics, an accessible and eye-opening look—in the bestselling tradition of Sean …
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The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg
You might think it's an impossible task: secure a safe future for life on Earth, at a scale and speed …
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Why We Get the Wrong Politicians by Isabel Hardman
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Politicians are consistently voted the least trusted professional group by the UK public. They've recently become embroiled in scandals concerning …
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Who Rules the World? by Noam Chomsky
"The world's leading intellectual offers a probing examination of the waning American Century, the nature of U.S. policies post-9/11, and …
