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Books to understand power and politics
108 books that people in the directory recommended, matched to politics & power. Top of the list: Democracy in America, picked by Patrick Collison, Francis Fukuyama, Karl Rove and 2 more.
108 books · 124 recommendations from 67 people
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5recommendersDemocracy in America 5 recommendersPatrick Collison, Francis Fukuyama, Karl Rove, Robert Reich, Mark Manson
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2recommendersOn Tyranny 2 recommendersAustin Kleon, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Prince 2 recommendersMark Manson, Robert Greene
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2recommendersWinner-Take-All Politics 2 recommendersRobert J. Shiller, Matthew Yglesias
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2recommenders21 Lessons for the 21st Century 2 recommendersBill Gates, Matt Mullenweg
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Confederate Reckoning Picked by Drew Gilpin Faust
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Democracy for Realists Picked by Mark Manson
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Field Notes on Democracy Picked by Pankaj Mishra
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How Democracies Die Picked by Francis Fukuyama
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Leviathan Picked by Neal Stephenson
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Patriot Picked by Barack Obama
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Power Picked by Joseph Nye
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2recommendersTeam of Rivals 2 recommendersAntonio Villaraigosa, Mark Manson
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The 48 Laws of Power Picked by Codie Sanchez
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2recommendersThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 2 recommendersGretchen Rubin, James Clear
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The Origins of Political Order Picked by Mark Manson
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The Post-American World Picked by Joseph Nye
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2recommendersThe Road to Serfdom 2 recommendersMitch Daniels, Mark Manson
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Unequal Democracy Picked by Daron Acemoglu
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Unlocking Democracy Picked by David Owen
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2recommendersOn Liberty 2 recommendersPeter Singer, Timothy Garton Ash
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Crowds and Power Picked by Brian Eno
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Leadership Picked by Ryan Holiday
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The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order Picked by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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Civilization Picked by Dambisa Moyo, Baroness Moyo
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Political Fictions Picked by Aaron Swartz
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Rivals Picked by Joseph Nye
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The American Political Tradition Picked by Matthew Yglesias
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The Mirage of Power Picked by Fatima Bhutto
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The Politics of Fear Picked by Cas Mudde
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The Spirit of Democracy Picked by Francis Fukuyama
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2recommendersHere Comes Everybody 2 recommendersTyler Cowen, Alan Rusbridger
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Capitalism and Freedom Picked by Karl Rove
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2recommendersHalf the Sky 2 recommendersMia Farrow, Zainab Salbi
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John Adams Picked by Antonio Villaraigosa
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Lincoln's Virtues Picked by Cal Newport
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2recommendersMoral Capital 2 recommendersKwame Anthony Appiah, Will MacAskill
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Seeing Like a State Picked by Brian Eno
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2recommendersThe Argumentative Indian 2 recommendersWilliam Dalrymple, Pankaj Mishra
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The Emergence of Globalism Picked by Thomas Piketty
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The Hidden-Hand Presidency Picked by Ryan Holiday
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The Narrow Corridor Picked by Martin Wolf
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The Power Broker Picked by Mark Manson
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A New World Order Picked by David Lammy
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Capital Picked by Mark Manson
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How Democracies Perish Picked by Mike Huckabee
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Ill Winds Picked by Francis Fukuyama
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Modern South Asia Picked by Pankaj Mishra
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Nixonland Picked by Aaron Swartz
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Revolt on the Right Picked by Cas Mudde
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The Churchill Factor Picked by Arnold Schwarzenegger
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The Communist Manifesto Picked by Peter Singer
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The Fringe of Power Picked by Chris Mullin
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The Promise of American Life Picked by Robert Reich
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Caste Picked by Ryan Holiday
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Guernica! Guernica! Picked by Paul Preston
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Power and Plenty Picked by Dani Rodrik
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Producing Power Picked by Kate Brown
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The Internationalists Picked by Steven Pinker
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The Penguin and the Leviathan Picked by Bruce Schneier
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The Politics of Invisibility Picked by Kate Brown
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Thinking Strategically Picked by Tim Harford
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Turning Pro Picked by Derek Sivers
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A Promised Land Picked by Bill Gates
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Age of Ambition Picked by Patrick Collison
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Alexander Hamilton Picked by Mark Manson
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Banal Nationalism Picked by Yuli Tamir
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Benjamin Franklin Picked by Sam Parr
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China after Deng Xiaoping Picked by Harry Wu
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Clementine Picked by Ryan Holiday
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Gladstone Picked by Douglas Hurd
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Griftopia Picked by Barry Ritholtz
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How to Change the World Picked by Nicholas Kristof
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Hungry Ghosts Picked by Harry Wu
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Picked by Mark Manson
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India After Gandhi Picked by Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai
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Just Mercy Picked by James Clear
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Mao Picked by Harry Wu
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Means of Ascent Picked by Van Jones
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Nixon Agonistes Picked by Patrick Collison
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Polyarchy Picked by Francis Fukuyama
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Presidents of War Picked by Bill Gates
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Right-Wing Populism in America Picked by Cas Mudde
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Some of Us Did Not Die Picked by Mona Eltahawy
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The Blair Years Picked by Chris Mullin
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The Bridge Picked by Van Jones
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The Bully Pulpit Picked by Bill Gates
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The Coddling of the American Mind Picked by Mark Manson
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The Conscience of a Conservative Picked by Karl Rove
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The Duel Picked by Fatima Bhutto
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The eXile Picked by Aaron Swartz
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The Future of Capitalism Picked by Bill Gates
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The House of Lords Picked by David Owen
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The Idea of India Picked by Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai
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The Last Lion Picked by Ryan Holiday
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The Law of Peoples Picked by Branko Milanović
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The Machiavellians Picked by Marc Andreessen
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The Myth of the Strong Leader Picked by Bill Gates
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The Party Picked by Dambisa Moyo, Baroness Moyo
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The Remnants of War Picked by Steven Pinker
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The Revolt of the Public Picked by Mark Manson
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The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt Picked by Sam Parr
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The War Against the Jews Picked by Abraham Foxman
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These Truths Picked by Bill Gates
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This America Picked by Yuli Tamir
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Ukraine Picked by Serhii Plokhy
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We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families Picked by Mia Farrow
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Young Stalin Picked by Thomas Keneally
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