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Why Is There Something Rather Than Nothing?: 23 Questions from Great Philosophers
Leszek Kolakowski
Basic Books
Basic Books
Can nature make us happy? How can we know anything? What is justice? Why is there evil in the world? What is the source of truth? Is it possible for God not to exist? Can we really believe what we see? There are questions that have intrigued the...
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The 33 Strategies of War (Joost Elffers Books)
Robert Greene
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Strategies for winning the subtle social game of everyday lifefrom the bestselling author of The 48 Laws of Power and The Art of Seduction Robert Greenes first two groundbreaking guides, The 48 Laws of Power and The Art of Seduction ,...
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Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation
John Carlin
Penguin Press HC, The
Penguin Press HC, The
A thrilling, inspiring account of one of the greatest charm offensives in historyNelson Mandelas decade-long campaign to unite his country, beginning in his jail cell and ending with a rugby tournament In 1985, Nelson Mandela, then in prison...
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A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World
William J. Bernstein
Atlantic Monthly Press
Atlantic Monthly Press
Adam Smith wrote that man has an intrinsic “propensity to truck, barter, and exchange one thing for another.” But how did trade evolve to the point where we don’t think twice about biting into an apple from the other side of the...
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Mohsin Hamid
Harvest Books
Harvest Books
Mohsin Hamid's first novel, Moth Smoke , dealt with the confluence of personal and political themes, and his second, The Reluctant Fundamentalist , revisits that territory in the person of Changez, a young Pakistani. Told in a single...
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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History
Art Spiegelman
Pantheon
Pantheon
Some historical events simply beggar any attempt at description--the Holocaust is one of these. Therefore, as it recedes and the people able to bear witness die, it becomes more and more essential that novel, vigorous methods are used to describe...
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Waking Giant: America in the Age of Jackson (American History)
David S. Reynolds
Harper
Harper
America experienced unprecedented expansion and turmoil in the years between 1815 and 1848. In Waking Giant , Bancroft Prize-winning historian and literary critic David S. Reynolds illuminates the period's exciting political story as well as the...
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Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community
Robert D. Putnam
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
Few people outside certain scholarly circles had heard the name Robert D. Putnam before 1995. But then this self-described "obscure academic" hit a nerve with a journal article called "Bowling Alone." Suddenly he found himself invited to Camp David,...
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