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The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
The New York Times bestseller: A provocative, imaginative exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge"Dazzling." - Steven Pinker, The Guardian In this groundbreaking book, …
The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World: 10th Anniversary Edition
The 10th anniversary edition, with new chapters on the crash, Chimerica, and cryptocurrency " An] excellent, just in time guide to the history of finance and financial crisis." …
World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech
A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2017 - One of the best books of the year by The New York Times, LA Times, and NPR Franklin Foer reveals the existential threat posed …
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize "Erudite, entertaining macroeconomic history of the lead-up to the Great Depression as seen through the careers of the West's principal bankers . . . …
Governing the World: The History of an Idea, 1815 to the Present
A majestic narrative reckoning with the forces that have shaped the nature and destiny of the world's governing institutions The story of global cooperation is a tale of dreamers …
A History of the World in 100 Objects
"An enthralling and profoundly humane book that every civilized person should read." --The Wall Street Journal The blockbuster New York Times bestseller and the companion volume …
The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
"A sprawling story richly textured with original material, quirky details and amusing anecdotes . . ." --Wall Street Journal "It is a cause for celebration that Yergin has returned …
When China Rules the World: The End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order
Greatly revised and expanded, with a new afterword, this update to Martin Jacques's global bestseller is an essential guide to understanding a world increasingly shaped by Chinese …
Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World
WINNER OF THE LIONEL GELBER PRIZEA NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2018ONE OF THE ECONOMIST'S BOOKS OF THE YEARA NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' TOP BOOK "An intelligent explanation of the …
The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation
"A lively, anecdotal, all-encompassing history of Basque ingenuity and achievement." --Atlantic Monthly From Mark Kurlansky, the bestselling author of Cod, Salt, Birdseye, and …
A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Chosen as a BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR by NPR, the New York Public Library, Amazon, the Seattle Times, the Washington Independent Review of Books, PopSugar, …
A History of the World in 12 Maps
A New York Times Bestseller "Maps allow the armchair traveler to roam the world, the diplomat to argue his points, the ruler to administer his country, the warrior to plan his …