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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 69 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.29 — 111,703 ratings — published 2017
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1) Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1)
by (shelved 62 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.19 — 119,367 ratings — published 2015
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Fear: Trump in the White House Fear: Trump in the White House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 3.87 — 65,563 ratings — published 2018
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Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code—Socialism with a Human Face: A New World Order Socialism Is Dead! Long Live Socialism!: The Marx Code—Socialism with a Human Face: A New World Order (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 59 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.29 — 16,594 ratings — published 2017
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Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 55 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 3.83 — 507,965 ratings — published 2016
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 54 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.30 — 54,607 ratings — published 2007
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.40 — 370,019 ratings — published 2015
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.52 — 118,419 ratings — published 2010
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Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 3.44 — 77,445 ratings — published 2018
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Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right (ebook)
by (shelved 48 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.31 — 27,403 ratings — published 2016
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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 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 3.69 — 102,626 ratings — published 2005
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Hardcover)
by (shelved 46 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.01 — 901,650 ratings — published 2005
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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.47 — 115,353 ratings — published 2016
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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine (Paperback)
by (shelved 45 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.30 — 172,280 ratings — published 2010
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 44 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.52 — 163,724 ratings — published 2020
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.15 — 179,144 ratings — published 2018
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by (shelved 41 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 3.66 — 195,953 ratings — published 2001
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Autocracy, Inc. Autocracy, Inc. (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.18 — 17,695 ratings — published 2024
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
by (shelved 38 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.35 — 203,378 ratings — published 2018
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The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.09 — 48,345 ratings — published 2018
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.23 — 24,896 ratings — published 1988
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 3.84 — 170,307 ratings — published 2006
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The Post-American World The Post-American World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 34 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 3.86 — 12,871 ratings — published 2008
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.09 — 64,271 ratings — published 2012
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 3.75 — 206,658 ratings — published 2001
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Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.40 — 42,900 ratings — published 2022
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How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future How Democracies Die: What History Reveals About Our Future (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.16 — 33,318 ratings — published 2018
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Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 3.89 — 17,990 ratings — published 2020
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.36 — 119,967 ratings — published 2019
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.40 — 283,852 ratings — published 2018
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 31 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.46 — 101,185 ratings — published 2009
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The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 31 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.36 — 38,071 ratings — published 2006
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Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.31 — 19,129 ratings — published 2004
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Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.54 — 139,660 ratings — published 2021
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A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.09 — 49,662 ratings — published 2018
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 30 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.18 — 290,180 ratings — published 2015
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.16 — 27,861 ratings — published 2014
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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.01 — 859,216 ratings — published 2000
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White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism (Audiobook)
by (shelved 28 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.16 — 172,876 ratings — published 2018
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Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.07 — 46,145 ratings — published 2018
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Fascism: A Warning Fascism: A Warning (ebook)
by (shelved 28 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.25 — 21,431 ratings — published 2018
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The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.37 — 10,994 ratings — published 2018
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Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.44 — 109,672 ratings — published 2015
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.62 — 265,170 ratings — published 2014
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Drift Drift
by (shelved 28 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.07 — 21,093 ratings — published 2012
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 26 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 3.98 — 117,593 ratings — published 2012
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The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America (ebook)
by (shelved 25 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.13 — 12,507 ratings — published 2013
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Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione Menti tribali. Perché le brave persone si dividono su politica e religione (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.19 — 66,976 ratings — published 2012
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Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.13 — 112,215 ratings — published 2025
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as current-affairs)
avg rating 4.59 — 52,911 ratings — published 2025
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