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The Muqaddimah, often translated as "Introduction" or "Prolegomenon," is the most important Islamic history of the premodern wo...

The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconc...

In this work, Bacon portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals fo...

Once in a great while a book comes along that changes the way we see the world and helps to fuel a nationwide social movement. ...

An optimistic look at the future of American leadership by a brilliant young reporter

A new generation is stepping up. Ther...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A roadmap to what lies ahead and the decisions we must make now to stave off the next global econ...

At the heart of this classic, seminal book is Julian Jaynes's still-controversial thesis that human consciousness did not begin...

Our political system in America is broken, right? Wrong.

The truth is, the American political system is working exactly how ...

First published in 2011 The Precariat is the hugely influential first account of an emerging class of people facing insecurit...

This urgent and eye-opening book makes the case that protecting humanity's future is the central challenge of our time.

If ...

The Prince is a 16th-century political treatise by the Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli. From corres...

This landmark treatise of 1817 formulated the guiding principles behind the market economy. Author David Ricardo, with Adam Smi...

The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice, the order and charac...

An unimpeachable classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road to Serfdom ...

“Ferris is a master analogist who conveys his insights on the history of cosmology with a lyrical flair.” —_The New York Times ...

Two renowned investment advisors and authors of the bestseller The Great Reckoning bring to light both currents of disaster and...

"Bold, important and masterful . . . Marmot's message is not just timely, it's urgent."
-The Washington Post Book World

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The Strange Death of Europe is the internationally bestselling account of a continent and a culture caught in the act of suicid...

Who am I? Why am I here? What is the nature of the world around me?
Alan Watts (1915 – 1973)—noted professor, graduate-school ...

In this "bracingly iconoclastic” book (New York Times Book Review), a renowned economics scholar breaks down the fight to end g...