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The Accidental SuperpowerBook Peter Zeihan
The Accidental Superpower by Peter Zeihan
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2019-01-20·summation.net ↗
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of RiskBook Peter L. Bernstein
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein
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The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good PoliticsBook Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith
The Dictator's Handbook: Why Bad Behavior Is Almost Always Good Politics by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita and Alastair Smith
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Difficult ConversationsBook Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen
Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, and Sheila Heen
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The Effective ExecutiveBook Peter Drucker
The Effective Executive by Peter F. Drucker
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Fooled by RandomnessBook Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb
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Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern WorldBook Jack Weatherford
Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy AnswersBook Ben Horowitz
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz
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How to DecideBook Annie Duke
How to Decide by Annie Duke
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Influence: The Psychology of PersuasionBook Robert Cialdini
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
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2019-01-20·summation.net ↗
The Making of the Atom BombBook Richard Rhodes
The Making of the Atom Bomb by Richard Rhodes
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The Nurture AssumptionBook Judith Rich Harris
The Nurture Assumption by Judith Rich Harris
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The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for SuccessBook Will Thorndike
The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success by Will Thorndike
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Path to Power: Early Life of Lyndon JohnsonBook Robert Caro
Path to Power: Early Life of Lyndon Johnson by Robert Caro
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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and PowerBook Daniel Yergin
The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power by Daniel Yergin
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Stumbling on HappinessBook Daniel Gilbert
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
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The True BelieverBook Eric Hoffer
The True Believer by Eric Hoffer
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When Money DiesBook Adam Fergusson
When Money Dies by Adam Fergusson
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A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance – Portrait of an AgeBook William Manchester
A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance – Portrait of an Age by William Manchester
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2019-01-20·summation.net ↗
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