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Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- and How It Can Renew America Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- and How It Can Renew America
by Thomas L. Friedman

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Friedman doesn't just have the world's greatest moustache — he's also a sharp writer and keen thinker. The world needs this book — and we can consider ourselves fortunate that someone as clever as Friedman has written it. Recommended by Rico,... (read more)

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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein

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To be honest, I could not finish this book. It made me too angry. These are the stories about our country you don't want to know. Naomi Klein has cast a spotlight on the dark secrets lurking beneath the surface of the American dream. The Shock Doctrine... (read more)

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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
by Nassim Nichol Taleb

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A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The... (read more)

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The Numerati The Numerati
by Stephen Baker

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Stephen Baker's The Numerati illuminates a topic that couldn't be timelier — the quantification of everything, from shopping to dating and marriage; from education to industry. While proving that almost everything can be determined by an algorithm... (read more)

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Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism
by Kevin Phillips

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The bestselling author reveals how the U.S. financial sector has hijacked our economy and put America's global future at risk In American Theocracy, Kevin Phillips warned us of the perilous interaction of debt, financial recklessness, and the increasing... (read more)

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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
by John Perkins

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From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, comes an exposof international corruptionand an inspired plan to turn the tide for future generations With a presidential election around the corner... (read more)

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Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich -- and Cheat Everybody Else Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich -- and Cheat Everybody Else
by David Cay Johnston

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One of the country's top investigative reporters reveals how the richest people within the top 1 percent of the country has rigged the tax code and other laws in its favor. Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston has been... (read more)

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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas L. Friedman

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A new edition of the phenomenal #1 bestseller. "One mark of a great book is that it makes you see things in a new way, and Mr. Friedman certainly succeeds in that goal," the Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz wrote in The New York Times reviewing The... (read more)

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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
by John Perkins

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In his controversial book, John Perkins tells the gripping tale of the years he spent working for an international consulting firm where his job was to convince underdeveloped countries to accept enormous loans, much bigger than they really needed, for... (read more)

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Ecology of Commerce (93 Edition) Ecology of Commerce (93 Edition)
by Paul Hawken

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A visionary new program that businesses can follow to help restore the planet.... (read more)

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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

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"What makes this book fascinating is the way that Levitt uses advanced economic techniques — the kind that would knock me unconscious quicker than chloroform if I had to read them in a textbook — and applies them to seemingly unexplainable... (read more)

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Secret History of the American Empire (07 Edition) Secret History of the American Empire (07 Edition)
by John Perkins

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From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" comes an expos of international corruption. Perkins suggests how Americans can work to create a more peaceful and stable world for future generations.... (read more)

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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas L. Friedman

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When scholars write the history of the world twenty years from now, and they come to the chapter "Y2K to March 2004," what will they say was the most crucial development? The attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11 and the Iraq war? Or the convergence... (read more)

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Obama's Challenge: America's Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency Obama's Challenge: America's Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency
by Robert Kuttner

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Barack Obama approaches the Presidency at a critical moment in American history, facing simultaneous crises of war, the environment, health care, but most especially in the economy. If he is able to rise to the moment, he could join the ranks of a small... (read more)

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Worldly Philosophers 7TH Edition Worldly Philosophers 7TH Edition
by Robert L Heilbroner

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The Worldly Philosophers is a bestselling classic that not only enables us to see more deeply into our history but helps us better understand our own times. In this seventh edition, Robert L. Heilbroner provides a new theme that connects thinkers as... (read more)

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The Lexus and the Olive Tree The Lexus and the Olive Tree
by Thomas Friedman

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As the Foreign Affairs columnist for The New York Times, Thomas L. Friedman has traveled to the four corners of the globe, interviewing people from all walks of contemporary life — Brazilian peasants in the Amazon rain forest, new entrepreneurs in... (read more)

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The Great Crash: 1929 The Great Crash: 1929
by John K Galbraith

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Of Galbraith's classic examination of the 1929 financial collapse, the Atlantic Monthly said: "Economic writings are seldom notable for their entertainment value, but this book is. Galbraith's prose has grace and wit, and he distills a good deal of... (read more)

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Creative Capitalism: A Conversation with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Other Economic Leaders Creative Capitalism: A Conversation with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Other Economic Leaders
by Kinsley Kinsley

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Bill Gates is more than the world's most successful capitalist; he's also the world's biggest philanthropist. Gates has approached philanthropy the same way he revolutionized computer software: with a fierce ambition to change the rules of the game. That'... (read more)

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The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas
by Robert Frank

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Why do the keypads on drive-up cash machines have Braille dots? Why are round-trip fares from Orlando to Kansas City higher than those from Kansas City to Orlando? For decades, Robert Frank has been asking his economics students to pose and answer... (read more)

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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time
by Jeffrey Sachs

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A landmark exploration of the way out of extreme poverty for the worldas poorest citizens Among the most eagerly anticipated books of any year, this landmark exploration of prosperity and poverty distills the life work of an economist Time calls one of... (read more)

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