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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 — 113,114 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 — 45,606 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 116,832 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 — 62,170 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 — 94,315 ratings — published 2008
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Abundance Abundance (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 35,960 ratings — published 2025
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Poverty, by America Poverty, by America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as policy)
avg rating 4.27 — 60,580 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 28 times as policy)
avg rating 4.21 — 42,699 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 — 34,432 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 3.56 — 994 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 — 1,215 ratings — published 1988
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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 4.38 — 2,704 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 — 7,713 ratings — published 2009
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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)
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avg rating 4.21 — 6,790 ratings — published 1998
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Just Mercy Just Mercy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.62 — 260,128 ratings — published 2014
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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 4.34 — 166,010 ratings — published 2019
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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 — 19,788 ratings — published 1961
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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)
by (shelved 19 times as policy)
avg rating 4.22 — 14,691 ratings — published 2019
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Why We're Polarized Why We're Polarized (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as policy)
avg rating 4.21 — 19,481 ratings — published 2020
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The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 47,888 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 — 12,255 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 24,277 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)
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avg rating 4.41 — 40,105 ratings — published 2022
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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 4.30 — 8,143 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 8,618 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)
by (shelved 15 times as policy)
avg rating 4.19 — 65,458 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 — 210,053 ratings — published 2006
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 4,499,195 ratings — published 1945
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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)
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avg rating 4.62 — 21,192 ratings — published 2021
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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 — 2,501 ratings — published 2020
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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 — 32,046 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)
by (shelved 14 times as policy)
avg rating 4.01 — 2,801 ratings — published 2018
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The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths The Entrepreneurial State: Debunking Public vs. Private Sector Myths (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.95 — 3,358 ratings — published 2011
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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 — 39,470 ratings — published
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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 4.03 — 9,805 ratings — published 2020
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The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir (ebook)
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avg rating 4.34 — 19,823 ratings — published 2019
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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)
by (shelved 13 times as policy)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,326 ratings — published 2018
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Fascism: A Warning Fascism: A Warning (ebook)
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avg rating 4.25 — 21,066 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 27,634 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)
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avg rating 4.49 — 216,335 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)
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avg rating 4.31 — 4,020 ratings — published 2013
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The Road to Serfdom The Road to Serfdom (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 25,863 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 4.29 — 53,417 ratings — published 2007
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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 13 times as policy)
avg rating 4.01 — 894,495 ratings — published 2005
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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 4.19 — 5,103 ratings — published 2023
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How to Be an Antiracist How to Be an Antiracist (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 119,167 ratings — published 2019
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The Truth Behind the Lies: One Man s Journey Through Wwiii The Truth Behind the Lies: One Man s Journey Through Wwiii (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 302 ratings — published
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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 4.28 — 99,188 ratings — published 2017
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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 380,599 ratings — published 1532
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How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as policy)
avg rating 4.08 — 3,769 ratings — published 2017
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“While the power sector in Japan is traditionally relationship-driven, the pay-as-bid LTDA auction rewards pure cost-efficiency, enabling capable foreign developers to compete on merit. The number of foreign players successfully bidding in the auctions sends a strong signal that Japan is creating a more level playing field.”
Malte Susen

Claudia   Clark
“Let me make two remarks. First I concentrate on the task ahead for 2016. I’m quite busy with that—thank you very much. And I’m looking with great interest in the American election campaign.’ For the second time during their press conference, the clicking sounds of the cameras was deafening.”
Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

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