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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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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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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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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 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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Freakonomics (Rev 06 Edition) Freakonomics (Rev 06 Edition)
by Steven D. Levitt

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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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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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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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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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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century ( Updated and Expanded) The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century ( Updated and Expanded)
by Thomas L. Friedman

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The World Is Flat is Thomas L. Friedman’s account of the great changes taking place in our time, as lightning-swift advances in technology and communications put people all over the globe in touch as never before—creating an explosion of... (read more)

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A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World A Thousand Barrels a Second: The Coming Oil Break Point and the Challenges Facing an Energy Dependent World
by Peter Tertzakian

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A Powerful Analysis of Our Oil Addiction and a New Direction for Global Energy In 2006, world oil consumption exceeded one thousand barrels per second-a level with enormous impact on the environment, world economies, investments, and business... (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 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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The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life The Answer: Grow Any Business, Achieve Financial Freedom, and Live an Extraordinary Life
by John Assaraf

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A key team member behind The Secret and his business partner offer the specific tools and mental strategies to help readers leap ahead in any career or business venture and achieve major financial success. In this visionary work, New York Times... (read more)

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Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle against World Poverty Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle against World Poverty
by Muhammad Yunnus

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Muhammad Yunus is that rare thing: a bona fide visionary. His dream is the total eradication of poverty from the world. In 1983, against the advice of banking and government officials, Yunus established Grameen, a bank devoted to providing the poorest of... (read more)

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The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century The Great Unraveling: Losing Our Way in the New Century
by Paul Krugman

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Though Paul Krugman has been sounding the alarm twice a week in his New York Times column, he is no alarmst. That such a distinguished economist has become so distressed about current policies should concern citizens of all political persuasions. That he... (read more)

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Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist
by Tyler Cowen

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Freakonomics revealed much about our society. Now, one of America's most respected economists reveals how individuals can turn economic reasoning to their advantage in their daily lifeat home, at work, even on vacation. Tyler Cowen explains how... (read more)

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The Ecology of Commerce The Ecology of Commerce
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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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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Subprime Solution: How Today's Global Financial Crisis Happened Subprime Solution: How Today's Global Financial Crisis Happened
by Robert Shiller

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[] is short, punchy and political. Shiller is a top-flight academic economist who has often warned of the tendency of markets towards irrational exuberance, and of the harmful consequences that follow. He is rightly scathing towards the 'boosters' who... (read more)

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