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The Prince The Prince (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 398,636 ratings — published 1513
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The Communist Manifesto The Communist Manifesto (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 208,379 ratings — published 1848
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Animal Farm Animal Farm (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.03 — 4,773,399 ratings — published 1945
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1984 1984 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.20 — 5,726,121 ratings — published 1949
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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 — 117,646 ratings — published 2017
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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 — 56,046 ratings — published 2007
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 25,503 ratings — published 1988
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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)
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avg rating 4.19 — 123,936 ratings — published 2015
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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 4.08 — 66,728 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 — 68,903 ratings — published 2012
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A Promised Land A Promised Land (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.31 — 286,036 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 4.15 — 34,730 ratings — published 2018
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The Republic The Republic (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 232,118 ratings — published -400
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Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1836 times as politics)
avg rating 3.44 — 77,741 ratings — published 2018
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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 — 120,178 ratings — published 2010
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Fear: Trump in the White House Fear: Trump in the White House (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.87 — 65,892 ratings — published 2018
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Becoming Becoming (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,237,702 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)
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avg rating 4.31 — 27,787 ratings — published 2016
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The Art of War The Art of War (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 594,192 ratings — published -500
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Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 43,772 ratings — published 2009
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The Origins of Totalitarianism The Origins of Totalitarianism (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 15,714 ratings — published 1951
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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)
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avg rating 3.84 — 171,339 ratings — published 2006
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 273,150 ratings — published 1980
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Democracy in America Democracy in America (Paperback)
by (shelved 1319 times as politics)
avg rating 4.06 — 27,581 ratings — published 1835
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The Social Contract The Social Contract (Paperback)
by (shelved 1269 times as politics)
avg rating 3.78 — 59,985 ratings — published 1762
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Leviathan Leviathan (Paperback)
by (shelved 1242 times as politics)
avg rating 3.70 — 54,762 ratings — published 1651
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What Happened What Happened (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1240 times as politics)
avg rating 3.92 — 61,501 ratings — published 2017
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The Federalist Papers The Federalist Papers (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1232 times as politics)
avg rating 4.10 — 42,655 ratings — published 1788
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On Liberty On Liberty (Paperback)
by (shelved 1226 times as politics)
avg rating 3.96 — 44,732 ratings — published 1859
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (Paperback)
by (shelved 1220 times as politics)
avg rating 4.28 — 204,385 ratings — published 2005
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Politics Politics (Paperback)
by (shelved 1198 times as politics)
avg rating 3.98 — 43,758 ratings — published -350
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The Road to Serfdom The Road to Serfdom (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 26,731 ratings — published 1944
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The Wretched of the Earth The Wretched of the Earth (Paperback)
by (shelved 1189 times as politics)
avg rating 4.35 — 34,687 ratings — published 1961
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1161 times as politics)
avg rating 4.52 — 167,360 ratings — published 2020
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How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1161 times as politics)
avg rating 4.25 — 19,028 ratings — published 2018
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Fascism: A Warning Fascism: A Warning (ebook)
by (shelved 1114 times as politics)
avg rating 4.25 — 21,781 ratings — published 2018
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One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.56 — 75,112 ratings — published 2025
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The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 10,620 ratings — published 2011
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Why We're Polarized Why We're Polarized (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 20,594 ratings — published 2020
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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 1074 times as politics)
avg rating 3.83 — 513,897 ratings — published 2016
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This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1062 times as politics)
avg rating 4.16 — 28,123 ratings — published 2014
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The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1032 times as politics)
avg rating 4.25 — 11,554 ratings — published 2011
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Common Sense Common Sense (Paperback)
by (shelved 1031 times as politics)
avg rating 4.01 — 41,038 ratings — published 1776
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All the President’s Men All the President’s Men (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 1015 times as politics)
avg rating 4.18 — 59,130 ratings — published 1974
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The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy (Paperback)
by (shelved 1013 times as politics)
avg rating 4.10 — 48,866 ratings — published 2018
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The State and Revolution The State and Revolution (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 20,183 ratings — published 1917
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Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement Freedom is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 1004 times as politics)
avg rating 4.44 — 37,464 ratings — published 2015
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A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 49,956 ratings — published 2018
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Between the World and Me Between the World and Me (Hardcover)
by (shelved 980 times as politics)
avg rating 4.40 — 375,270 ratings — published 2015
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Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World's Most Dangerous Man (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 975 times as politics)
avg rating 3.82 — 99,715 ratings — published 2020
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The Seven Social Sins are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce
“The Seven Social Sins are:

Wealth without work.
Pleasure without conscience.
Knowledge without character.
Commerce without morality.
Science without humanity.
Worship without sacrifice.
Politics without principle.


From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925.”
Frederick Lewis Donaldson

Abraham Lincoln
“I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.”
Abraham Lincoln

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