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Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 116,182 ratings — published 2016
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The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 47,284 ratings — published 2017
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Abundance Abundance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as policy)
avg rating 3.90 — 49,057 ratings — published 2025
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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)
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avg rating 4.52 — 118,988 ratings — published 2010
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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 — 65,062 ratings — published 2012
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 95,818 ratings — published 2008
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Poverty, by America Poverty, by America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 35 times as policy)
avg rating 4.27 — 64,790 ratings — published 2023
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Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 29 times as policy)
avg rating 4.21 — 43,895 ratings — published 2014
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Capital in the Twenty First Century Capital in the Twenty First Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as policy)
avg rating 4.06 — 35,021 ratings — published 2013
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A Practical Guide For Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path To More Effective Problem Solving A Practical Guide For Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path To More Effective Problem Solving (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.57 — 1,000 ratings — published 2000
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Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 1,242 ratings — published 1988
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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 23 times as policy)
avg rating 4.21 — 7,134 ratings — published 1998
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Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better Recoding America: Why Government Is Failing in the Digital Age and How We Can Do Better (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as policy)
avg rating 4.37 — 2,899 ratings — published 2023
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The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care The Healing of America: A Global Quest for Better, Cheaper, and Fairer Health Care (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as policy)
avg rating 4.26 — 7,781 ratings — published 2009
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.62 — 267,189 ratings — published 2014
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The Death and Life of Great American Cities The Death and Life of Great American Cities (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 20,382 ratings — published 1961
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Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 175,567 ratings — published 2019
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Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems Good Economics for Hard Times: Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems (ebook)
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avg rating 4.22 — 14,997 ratings — published 2019
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The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 48,533 ratings — published 2018
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The End of Policing The End of Policing (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.18 — 12,514 ratings — published 2017
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Why We're Polarized Why We're Polarized (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as policy)
avg rating 4.21 — 20,238 ratings — published 2020
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Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as policy)
avg rating 4.27 — 24,785 ratings — published 2011
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The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as policy)
avg rating 3.94 — 3,458 ratings — published 2011
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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 15 times as policy)
avg rating 4.39 — 44,019 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)
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avg rating 4.16 — 33,793 ratings — published 2018
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Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time Walkable City: How Downtown Can Save America, One Step at a Time (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.32 — 8,897 ratings — published 2012
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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)
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avg rating 4.19 — 67,608 ratings — published 2012
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 211,363 ratings — published 2006
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 4,672,382 ratings — published 1945
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 40,010 ratings — published 2005
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The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as policy)
avg rating 4.62 — 22,020 ratings — published 2021
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The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 10,037 ratings — published 2020
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One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 2,534 ratings — published 2020
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The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age The Curse of Bigness: Antitrust in the New Gilded Age (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 2,407 ratings — published 2018
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Fascism: A Warning Fascism: A Warning (ebook)
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avg rating 4.25 — 21,564 ratings — published 2018
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Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 2,861 ratings — published 2018
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 390,124 ratings — published 1532
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An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take It Back (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 8,372 ratings — published 2017
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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 14 times as policy)
avg rating 4.01 — 904,292 ratings — published 2005
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On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as policy)
avg rating 4.29 — 113,832 ratings — published 2017
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Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 15,296 ratings — published 2025
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The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir (ebook)
by (shelved 13 times as policy)
avg rating 4.34 — 20,114 ratings — published 2019
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 27,945 ratings — published 2014
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as policy)
avg rating 4.49 — 222,251 ratings — published 2014
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Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America's Police Forces (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as policy)
avg rating 4.31 — 4,104 ratings — published 2013
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The Road to Serfdom The Road to Serfdom (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 26,394 ratings — published 1944
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 55,099 ratings — published 2007
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Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 12 times as policy)
avg rating 4.18 — 5,530 ratings — published 2023
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A Promised Land A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.31 — 281,540 ratings — published 2020
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 120,280 ratings — published 2019
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Ursula K. Le Guin
“To learn which questions are unanswerable, and not to answer them: this skill is most needful in times of stress and darkness.”
Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness

Abhijit Naskar
“The permanent antidote to crime is education alone, Law ‘n policy are just to ensure its true democratization. More than trying a crime, focus on treating environment. Feed the hungry ‘n establish education, free from any debt.”
Abhijit Naskar, Honor He Wrote: 100 Sonnets For Humans Not Vegetables

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