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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 889,783 ratings — published 2005
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 449,171 ratings — published 1997
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 1,222,021 ratings — published 2011
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 415,921 ratings — published 2003
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 198,908 ratings — published 2018
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Thinking In Systems: A Primer Thinking In Systems: A Primer (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 21,261 ratings — published 2008
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Capital in the Twenty First Century Capital in the Twenty First Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 34,093 ratings — published 2013
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 847,807 ratings — published 2000
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Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.41 — 38,076 ratings — published 2022
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Debt: The First 5,000 Years Debt: The First 5,000 Years (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 26,089 ratings — published 2011
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 52,573 ratings — published 2007
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How the World Works How the World Works (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 5,162 ratings — published 2011
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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 — 13,447 ratings — published 2022
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 16,317 ratings — published 2021
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Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: or, How Capitalism Works—and How It Fails Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: or, How Capitalism Works—and How It Fails (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.13 — 20,352 ratings — published 2013
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 23,556 ratings — published 1988
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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.90 — 30,348 ratings — published 2007
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1) Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1)
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avg rating 4.19 — 112,655 ratings — published 2015
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 572,714 ratings — published 2011
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 852,657 ratings — published 2008
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The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 10,279 ratings — published 2011
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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 168,956 ratings — published 2010
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The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.62 — 3,750 ratings — published 2017
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.88 — 34,573 ratings — published 1776
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The Psychology of Money The Psychology of Money (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 295,651 ratings — published 2020
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 120,164 ratings — published 2007
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.14 — 192,885 ratings — published 2014
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No Logo No Logo (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.89 — 32,549 ratings — published 2000
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Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 6,598 ratings — published 1998
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Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 64,258 ratings — published 2012
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World Order World Order (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 13,674 ratings — published 2014
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 617,302 ratings — published 2005
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Economics in One Lesson Economics in One Lesson (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 21,286 ratings — published 1946
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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 553,552 ratings — published 2012
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 468,953 ratings — published 2012
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Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World Less Is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.51 — 8,587 ratings — published 2020
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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 38,126 ratings — published 2009
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Bullshit Jobs: A Theory Bullshit Jobs: A Theory (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 32,807 ratings — published 2018
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 39,215 ratings — published 2004
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 27,431 ratings — published 2014
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The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as how-the-world-works)
avg rating 4.25 — 10,990 ratings — published 2011
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Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 10,146 ratings — published 2020
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How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 50,432 ratings — published 2021
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The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 9,635 ratings — published 2020
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World-Systems Analysis: An Introduction World-Systems Analysis: An Introduction (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 1,621 ratings — published 2004
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A Companion to Marx's Capital, Volume 1 A Companion to Marx's Capital, Volume 1 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 1,920 ratings — published 2010
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The Lessons of History The Lessons of History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 19,789 ratings — published
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Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 4,107 ratings — published 2018
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.42 — 7,977 ratings — published 1971
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And the Weak Suffer What They Must?  Europe's Crisis and America's Economic Future And the Weak Suffer What They Must? Europe's Crisis and America's Economic Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 3,343 ratings — published 2016
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Neale Donald Walsch
“Your Life is always a result of your thoughts.
[...]
Events, occurrences, happenings, conditions, circumstances - all are created out of consciousness.
[...]
"Fate" can be an acronym for "From All Thoughts Everywhere." In other words, the consciousness of the planet. The "collective consciousness".”
Neale Donald Walsch, Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue, Book 1

Paramahansa Yogananda
“The yogi [...] sees the universe as the Lord created it: an essentially undifferentiated mass of light.”
Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi

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