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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)
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avg rating 4.09 — 65,431 ratings — published 2012
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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 7 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.19 — 121,587 ratings — published 2015
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.04 — 466,283 ratings — published 1997
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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 4 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.57 — 64,620 ratings — published 2025
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The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,107 ratings — published 2014
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World Order World Order (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.04 — 14,341 ratings — published 2014
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
by (shelved 4 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.18 — 292,568 ratings — published 2015
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 1,299,345 ratings — published 2011
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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)
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avg rating 4.35 — 204,752 ratings — published 2018
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Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.35 — 18,083 ratings — published 2023
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"A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide "A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.26 — 11,118 ratings — published 2002
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The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World The Power of Geography: Ten Maps That Reveal the Future of Our World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.19 — 26,304 ratings — published 2021
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A Promised Land A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.31 — 282,568 ratings — published 2020
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.26 — 18,044 ratings — published 2021
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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 181,652 ratings — published 2018
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century 21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 180,403 ratings — published 2018
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The Retreat of Western Liberalism The Retreat of Western Liberalism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 2,993 ratings — published 2017
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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 3 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 3.98 — 118,388 ratings — published 2012
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Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection Everything Is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.33 — 260,908 ratings — published 2025
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 114,713 ratings — published 2017
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How Europe Underdeveloped Africa How Europe Underdeveloped Africa (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 8,891 ratings — published 1971
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The Triple Agent: The al-Qaeda Mole who Infiltrated the CIA The Triple Agent: The al-Qaeda Mole who Infiltrated the CIA (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 4,109 ratings — published 2011
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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)
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avg rating 4.36 — 38,610 ratings — published 2006
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Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.77 — 5,385 ratings — published 2025
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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 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.12 — 126,461 ratings — published 2025
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Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country Some People Need Killing: A Memoir of Murder in My Country (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.21 — 10,622 ratings — published 2023
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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.21 — 42,511 ratings — published 2009
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Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics Except for Palestine: The Limits of Progressive Politics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.19 — 4,517 ratings — published 2021
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One Nation Under Blackmail, Vol. 1: The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Crime that Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein One Nation Under Blackmail, Vol. 1: The Sordid Union Between Intelligence and Crime that Gave Rise to Jeffrey Epstein (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,199 ratings — published 2022
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There are No Falling Stars in China There are No Falling Stars in China (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 63 ratings — published
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Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex Prophets of War: Lockheed Martin and the Making of the Military-Industrial Complex (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 3.70 — 232 ratings — published 2010
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Leadership : Six Studies in World Strategy Leadership : Six Studies in World Strategy (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.24 — 2,934 ratings — published 2022
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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 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.39 — 44,543 ratings — published 2022
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.22 — 37,583 ratings — published 1998
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 3.97 — 75,965 ratings — published 1995
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To Rule the Waves: How Control of the World's Oceans Shapes the Fate of the Superpowers To Rule the Waves: How Control of the World's Oceans Shapes the Fate of the Superpowers (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 363 ratings — published
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Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe Doom: The Politics of Catastrophe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,229 ratings — published 2021
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The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches from Syria The Morning They Came for Us: Dispatches from Syria (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.05 — 3,335 ratings — published 2016
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Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures) : True Stories from a War Zone Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures) : True Stories from a War Zone
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.09 — 4,692 ratings — published 2004
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The New Cold War: Putin's Russia and the Threat to the West The New Cold War: Putin's Russia and the Threat to the West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 3.80 — 628 ratings — published 2008
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Infidel Infidel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.20 — 93,222 ratings — published 2006
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The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 3.83 — 5,689 ratings — published 2006
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Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,191 ratings — published 1998
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Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis Man, the State, and War: A Theoretical Analysis (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 3.97 — 2,131 ratings — published 1954
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Arms and Influence (The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series) Arms and Influence (The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,113 ratings — published 1967
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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.16 — 50,772 ratings — published 2015
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Diplomacy Diplomacy (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.25 — 9,612 ratings — published 1994
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Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 3.70 — 8,359 ratings — published 2009
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This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.31 — 11,572 ratings — published 2021
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On China On China (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as global-affairs)
avg rating 4.19 — 10,407 ratings — published 2011
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