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Autocracy, Inc. Autocracy, Inc. (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 17,856 ratings — published 2024
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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 — 170,378 ratings — published 2006
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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 — 21,835 ratings — published 2021
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The High Cost of Free Parking The High Cost of Free Parking (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 1,094 ratings — published 2004
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 163,997 ratings — published 2020
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The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 1,536 ratings — published 2020
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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.70 — 40,628 ratings — published 2021
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The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.03 — 7,711 ratings — published 2020
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In Pursuit of Happiness and Good Government In Pursuit of Happiness and Good Government (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 107 ratings — published 1988
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Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 202,233 ratings — published 2004
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The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 48,395 ratings — published 2018
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The Conservative Heart: How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America The Conservative Heart: How to Build a Fairer, Happier, and More Prosperous America (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.11 — 1,493 ratings — published 2015
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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 — 27,418 ratings — published 2016
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Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 9,545 ratings — published 2012
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The Road to Serfdom The Road to Serfdom (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.15 — 26,246 ratings — published 1944
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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 — 38,133 ratings — published 2006
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The Irony of American History (Scribner Library of Contemporary Classics) The Irony of American History (Scribner Library of Contemporary Classics)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1,122 ratings — published 1952
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Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 5,155 ratings — published 2006
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Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.07 — 7,414 ratings — published 2014
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No-cosas: Quiebras del mundo de hoy No-cosas: Quiebras del mundo de hoy (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.82 — 4,272 ratings — published 2021
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El cambio climático: Causas, efectos y soluciones El cambio climático: Causas, efectos y soluciones (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.30 — 54 ratings — published
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Remnants of a Separation: A History of the Partition through Material Memory Remnants of a Separation: A History of the Partition through Material Memory (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.43 — 1,891 ratings — published 2018
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Denial: A drama in two acts Denial: A drama in two acts (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 47 ratings — published 1999
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Woman in Sexist Society: Studies in Power and Powerlessness Woman in Sexist Society: Studies in Power and Powerlessness (Paperback)
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avg rating 5.00 — 3 ratings — published
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.29 — 81,164 ratings — published 1995
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Infinite Sky: The Story of Tsien Hsue-Shen, the Scientist who Took Two Countries into Space Infinite Sky: The Story of Tsien Hsue-Shen, the Scientist who Took Two Countries into Space (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published
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Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press Making the Liberal Media: How Conservatives Built a Movement Against the Press (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor The Hammer: Power, Inequality, and the Struggle for the Soul of Labor (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 456 ratings — published 2024
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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 — 33,425 ratings — published 2018
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The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.80 — 514 ratings — published 2026
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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 — 27,876 ratings — published 2014
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Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 3,380 ratings — published 2018
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The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.37 — 11,017 ratings — published 2018
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When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 25,813 ratings — published 2018
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A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration in the 21st Century A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves: One Family and Migration in the 21st Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 1,554 ratings — published 2019
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Unmaking the Presidency: Donald Trump's War on the World's Most Powerful Office Unmaking the Presidency: Donald Trump's War on the World's Most Powerful Office (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 452 ratings — published 2020
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Know My Name Know My Name (ebook)
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avg rating 4.68 — 263,666 ratings — published 2019
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Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right (Near Futures, 9) Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right (Near Futures, 9)
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avg rating 4.07 — 584 ratings — published
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We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 262 ratings — published
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John Adams John Adams (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 379,759 ratings — published 2001
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Dollars and Dominion: US Bankers and the Making of a Superpower (America in the World) Dollars and Dominion: US Bankers and the Making of a Superpower (America in the World)
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avg rating 3.44 — 18 ratings — published
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Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution Streetfight: Handbook for an Urban Revolution (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 2,225 ratings — published 2016
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The Other American: The Life Of Michael Harrington The Other American: The Life Of Michael Harrington (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 61 ratings — published 2000
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What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era What Were We Thinking: A Brief Intellectual History of the Trump Era (Audible Audio)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1,188 ratings — published 2020
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Threat of Dissent: A History of Ideological Exclusion and Deportation in the United States Threat of Dissent: A History of Ideological Exclusion and Deportation in the United States (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.50 — 14 ratings — published
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No Shortcuts No Shortcuts (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.41 — 1,414 ratings — published 2016
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Claims to Fame: Celebrity in Contemporary America Claims to Fame: Celebrity in Contemporary America (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.54 — 35 ratings — published 1994
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Cracked Foundations: Debt and Inequality in Suburban America (Politics and Culture in Modern America) Cracked Foundations: Debt and Inequality in Suburban America (Politics and Culture in Modern America)
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avg rating 4.82 — 11 ratings — published
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El discurso no es destino: Debates feministas sobre el cuerpo, la naturaleza y las ciencias El discurso no es destino: Debates feministas sobre el cuerpo, la naturaleza y las ciencias (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published
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Stephen Heartland
“If people know the vaccines which are available, and understand their benefits and risks, they will come of their own volition and take the vaccines themselves or request them for their children. There should be no compulsion by the state to force vaccinations of any kind. If these vaccines are worthy of merit and consideration, and the people are given enough information concerning their risks and benefits, then the people will seek them out of their own accord and be able to decide whether or not the vaccinations are right for themselves and their families...

...The people of the United States are intelligent people. Provide the information and allow them to decide. Vaccination should always be a choice, and never a mandate.”
stephen heartland, Louis Pasteur Condemns Big Pharma: Vaccines, Drugs, and Healthcare in the United States

David Frum
“Power creates temptations, and that is true even for the smallest increments of power: the power of the building inspector, of the customs official, of the cop at the traffic stop. It took a lot of work by a lot of people over a long time to build even America's highly imperfect standards of public integrity. Undoing that work would be a far easier task. Corruption is the resting state of pubic affairs; integrity a painstaking, unceasing struggle against cultural inertia and political gravity.”
David Frum, Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic

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