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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 — 120,971 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 — 1,294,530 ratings — published 2011
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Eye for Eye (Talion #1) Eye for Eye (Talion #1)
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avg rating 4.25 — 4,239 ratings — published 2019
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Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow (ebook)
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avg rating 4.18 — 291,949 ratings — published 2015
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I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 631,480 ratings — published 2012
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A Short History of Nearly Everything A Short History of Nearly Everything (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 429,154 ratings — published 2003
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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)
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avg rating 4.01 — 904,493 ratings — published 2005
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.46 — 102,186 ratings — published 2009
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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)
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avg rating 4.19 — 26,106 ratings — published 2021
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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 — 204,379 ratings — published 2018
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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)
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avg rating 3.98 — 118,167 ratings — published 2012
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 75,255 ratings — published 2004
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Outliers: The Story of Success Outliers: The Story of Success (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 878,735 ratings — published 2008
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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 — 67,652 ratings — published 2012
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The Silk Roads: A New History of the World The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 50,496 ratings — published 2015
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Cosmos Cosmos (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.40 — 161,302 ratings — published 1980
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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)
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avg rating 4.27 — 24,801 ratings — published 2011
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Night Night (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.38 — 1,384,717 ratings — published 1956
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 50,514 ratings — published 2024
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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)
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avg rating 4.27 — 17,942 ratings — published 2021
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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 — 65,101 ratings — published 2012
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 465,121 ratings — published 1997
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 3,549,319 ratings — published 2003
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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.69 — 102,686 ratings — published 2005
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How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future How the World Really Works: A Scientist's Guide to Our Past, Present and Future (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 14,437 ratings — published 2022
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The Iliad The Iliad (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 521,371 ratings — published -800
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Death and the Penguin Death and the Penguin (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 23,086 ratings — published 1996
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Brief Answers to the Big Questions Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 89,552 ratings — published 2018
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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)
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avg rating 4.25 — 11,397 ratings — published 2011
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The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 29,843 ratings — published 2010
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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)
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avg rating 4.21 — 43,929 ratings — published 2014
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Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 32,780 ratings — published 2018
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Frankenstein in Baghdad Frankenstein in Baghdad (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.59 — 20,488 ratings — published 2013
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King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa (ebook)
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avg rating 4.19 — 71,099 ratings — published 1998
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One Hundred Years of Solitude One Hundred Years of Solitude (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,126,541 ratings — published 1967
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Homegoing Homegoing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.47 — 415,722 ratings — published 2016
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Blindness Blindness (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.18 — 348,159 ratings — published 1995
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The Master and Margarita The Master and Margarita (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 434,569 ratings — published 1967
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SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 84,551 ratings — published 2015
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A Brief History of Time A Brief History of Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.21 — 486,272 ratings — published 1988
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The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 31,324 ratings — published 2014
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 58,736 ratings — published 2012
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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)
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avg rating 4.26 — 11,105 ratings — published 2002
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Half of a Yellow Sun Half of a Yellow Sun (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 187,875 ratings — published 2006
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 359,117 ratings — published 2006
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Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 142,185 ratings — published 2003
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SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 134,798 ratings — published 2009
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Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1) Things Fall Apart (The African Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 3.75 — 419,529 ratings — published 1958
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Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 9,291 ratings — published 2025
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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)
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avg rating 4.33 — 253,415 ratings — published 2025
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“The real world is where the monsters are.”
Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

Marilyn Monroe
“Beneath the makeup and behind the smile I am just a girl who wishes for the world.”
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