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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 12,599 ratings — published 1991
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Perfectly Hedged A Practical Guide To Base Metals Perfectly Hedged A Practical Guide To Base Metals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 6 ratings — published
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The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 12,876 ratings — published 2021
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The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 5,890 ratings — published 2020
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The Cigarette: A Political History The Cigarette: A Political History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 249 ratings — published 2019
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A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 119 ratings — published 2017
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Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit Tomatoland: How Modern Industrial Agriculture Destroyed Our Most Alluring Fruit (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 4,573 ratings — published 2011
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The True History of Chocolate The True History of Chocolate (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 1,550 ratings — published 1996
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Spice: The History of a Temptation Spice: The History of a Temptation (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.64 — 2,570 ratings — published 2004
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Salt: A World History Salt: A World History (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.75 — 77,087 ratings — published 2002
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Diary of a Professional Commodity Trader: Lessons from 21 Weeks of Real Trading Diary of a Professional Commodity Trader: Lessons from 21 Weeks of Real Trading (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.84 — 306 ratings — published 2011
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Energy Trading and Investing: Trading, Risk Management, And Structuring Deals In The Energy Markets Energy Trading and Investing: Trading, Risk Management, And Structuring Deals In The Energy Markets (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 110 ratings — published 2009
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Lipstick (Object Lessons) Lipstick (Object Lessons)
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avg rating 4.00 — 14 ratings — published
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Maple Syrup: A Short History of Canada's Sweetest Obsession Maple Syrup: A Short History of Canada's Sweetest Obsession (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 145 ratings — published
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Our Members Be Unlimited: a comic about workers and their unions Our Members Be Unlimited: a comic about workers and their unions (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.45 — 289 ratings — published 2022
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A Short History of the World According to Sheep A Short History of the World According to Sheep (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 2,587 ratings — published 2020
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Commodity Derivatives: Markets and Applications (The Wiley Finance Series) Commodity Derivatives: Markets and Applications (The Wiley Finance Series)
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avg rating 3.43 — 14 ratings — published 2007
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Chilies to Chocolate: Food the Americas Gave the World Chilies to Chocolate: Food the Americas Gave the World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 62 ratings — published 1992
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Empire of Cotton: A Global History Empire of Cotton: A Global History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 3,754 ratings — published 2014
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Managing Commodity Risk: Using Commodity Futures and Options Managing Commodity Risk: Using Commodity Futures and Options (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 3 ratings — published 2000
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Commodity Options: Trading and Hedging Volatility in the World's Most Lucrative Market Commodity Options: Trading and Hedging Volatility in the World's Most Lucrative Market (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 28 ratings — published 2009
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 381,180 ratings — published 2000
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Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.45 — 4,735 ratings — published 2021
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Energy Risk: Valuing and Managing Energy Derivatives Energy Risk: Valuing and Managing Energy Derivatives (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.85 — 13 ratings — published 1997
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Tastes of Paradise Tastes of Paradise (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.07 — 1,364 ratings — published 1980
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Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization Rope: How a Bundle of Twisted Fibers Became the Backbone of Civilization (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.71 — 390 ratings — published
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How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 14,079 ratings — published 2022
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Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks—A Cool History of a Hot Commodity Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks—A Cool History of a Hot Commodity (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.88 — 719 ratings — published 2023
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Black Rice: The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas Black Rice: The African Origins of Rice Cultivation in the Americas (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.72 — 216 ratings — published 2001
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Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 8,566 ratings — published 2023
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Fleeced: Unraveling the History of Wool and War Fleeced: Unraveling the History of Wool and War (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.40 — 5 ratings — published
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Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 1,430 ratings — published 2025
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The Look of the Book: Jackets, Covers, and Art at the Edges of Literature The Look of the Book: Jackets, Covers, and Art at the Edges of Literature (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.93 — 364 ratings — published 2020
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Marx e a crítica do modo de representação capitalista (Portuguese Edition) Marx e a crítica do modo de representação capitalista (Portuguese Edition)
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avg rating 4.67 — 3 ratings — published
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Toxic: A Tour of the Ecuadorian Amazon (EthnoGRAPHIC) Toxic: A Tour of the Ecuadorian Amazon (EthnoGRAPHIC)
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avg rating 3.89 — 63 ratings — published
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A Little History of Philosophy A Little History of Philosophy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 15,937 ratings — published 2011
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Oil Money: Middle East Petrodollars and the Transformation of US Empire, 1967-1988 Oil Money: Middle East Petrodollars and the Transformation of US Empire, 1967-1988 (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 3.88 — 16 ratings — published 2021
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Money, Oil, and Empire in the Middle East: Sterling and Postwar Imperialism, 1944–1971 Money, Oil, and Empire in the Middle East: Sterling and Postwar Imperialism, 1944–1971 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5 ratings — published 2009
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses A History of the World in 6 Glasses (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.81 — 33,991 ratings — published 2005
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Wild Chocolate: Across the Americas in Search of Cacao's Soul Wild Chocolate: Across the Americas in Search of Cacao's Soul (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 491 ratings — published 2024
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The Secret Life of LEGO® Bricks: The Story of a Design Icon The Secret Life of LEGO® Bricks: The Story of a Design Icon (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 86 ratings — published
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How to Resist Amazon and Why How to Resist Amazon and Why (zine)
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avg rating 4.29 — 1,775 ratings — published 2019
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Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 59 ratings — published
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40 Classic Crude Oil Trades: Real-Life Examples of Innovative Trading (Routledge Classic Market Trades) 40 Classic Crude Oil Trades: Real-Life Examples of Innovative Trading (Routledge Classic Market Trades)
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avg rating 4.36 — 50 ratings — published
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Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 3,136 ratings — published 2019
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Silk: A World History Silk: A World History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.62 — 575 ratings — published
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The Mezzanine The Mezzanine (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.82 — 10,497 ratings — published 1988
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Paper: Paging Through History Paper: Paging Through History (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 2,978 ratings — published 2016
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“Knowledge is the most prized commodity in the entire universe, and it is infinite in its commodity. But to humans, money is, even though it is extremely limited to the majority of us.”
Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Every commodity has value in so far as it incorporates
socially necessary labour time, and is the outcome of a social process
of production. It enters the process of exchange as a bearer of value.
This is the sense of Marx's remark that, `the act of exchange gives to
the commodity converted into money, not its value, but its specific
value form'. /Capital, /vol. I, p. 103. [MECW 35, p101]”
Rudolph Hiferding, Finance Capital: A study in the latest phase of capitalist development

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