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by Virgil • April 7, 2020 • Literature & Fiction
The Aeneid – thrilling, terrifying and poignant in equal measure – has inspired centuries of artists, writers and musicians.
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by David Deutsch • January 1, 2011 • Science & Math
Throughout history, mankind has struggled to understand life's mysteries, from the mundane to the seemingly miraculous. In this...
by • September 25, 2012 • Health, Fitness & Dieting
“If I could give each of you a graduation present, it would be this—the most inspiring book I've ever read." —Bill Gates
A p...
by Moisés Naím • March 11, 2014 • Politics & Social Sciences
The provocative bestseller explaining the decline of power in the twenty-first century -- in government, business, and beyond.
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by Niall Ferguson • November 1, 1999 • History
From the bestselling author of The Ascent of Money and The Square and the Tower
In his rich and nuanced portrait of the rema...
by Jon Gertner • February 26, 2013 • Engineering & Transportation
From its beginnings in the 1920s until its demise in the 1980s, Bell Labs-officially, the research and development wing of AT&T...
by James Gleick • March 6, 2012 • Engineering & Transportation
Acclaimed science writer James Gleick presents an eye-opening vision of how our relationship to information has transformed the...
by Graham Moore • May 23, 2017 • Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A world of invention and skulduggery, populated by the likes of Edison, Westinghouse, and Tesla....
by Ibn Khaldûn • August 19, 2021 • Politics & Social Sciences
The Muqaddimah, often translated as "Introduction" or "Prolegomenon," is the most important Islamic history of the premodern wo...
by Michelle Alexander • January 16, 2012 • Politics & Social Sciences
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. ...
by • March 26, 2008 • Science Fiction & Fantasy
The Culture -- a human/machine symbiotic society -- has thrown up many great Game Players, and one of the greatest is Gurgeh. J...
by Matt Ridley • July 22, 2021 • Business & Money
“Ridley writes with panache, wit, and humor and displays remarkable ingenuity in finding ways to present complicated materials ...
by Plato • February 15, 2021 • Politics & Social Sciences
The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice, the order and charac...
by Thomas S. Kuhn • August 19, 2021 • Science & Math
A good book may have the power to change the way we see the world, but a great book actually becomes part of our daily consciou...
by Cixin Liu • November 11, 2014 • Literature & Fiction
Soon to be a Netflix Original Series!
“War of the Worlds for the 21st century.” – Wall Street Journal
_The Three-Body...
by William James • September 21, 2017 • Religion & Spirituality
There can be no doubt that as a matter of fact a religious life, exclusively pursued, does tend to make the person exceptional ...
by James A. Robinson • September 17, 2013 • Politics & Social Sciences
Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the right policies are?
Simply, no. None of these factors i...
by Henry Kissinger • September 1, 2015 • Politics & Social Sciences
Henry Kissinger offers in World Order a deep meditation on the roots of international harmony and global disorder. Drawing on h...
by Xi Jinping • August 19, 2021 • Biographies & Memoirs
"I've bought copies of this book for my colleagues as well. I want them to understand socialism with Chinese characteristics." ...
by Peter Thiel • September 16, 2014 • Business & Money
NUMBER 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
If you want to build a better future, you must believe in secrets.
The great secre...
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