Topic
Books on economics, growth and progress
A compact shelf about how societies get richer and what limits them. Matt Ridley's optimism picks sit beside Robert Gordon's sober account of American growth and Elinor Ostrom's work on managing shared resources.
162 books · 219 recommendations from 62 people
Where to start
What Technology Wants
Recommended by both Matt Ridley and Stewart Brand.
The Ultimate Resource 2
Julian Simon's case that human ingenuity is the key resource — picked by both Ridley and Kevin Kelly.
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
Patrick Collison's pick for the long view of living standards.
Every economics & progress book in the directory
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7recommendersFoundation 7 recommendersStewart Brand, Daniel Suarez, Orson Scott Card, Paul Krugman, Adam Gazzaley, Mark Manson, Matt Mullenweg
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6recommendersInfluence 6 recommendersDerek Sivers, Dan Ariely, James Clear, Samy Kamkar, Mark Manson, Sam Parr
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5recommendersDemocracy in America 5 recommendersPatrick Collison, Francis Fukuyama, Karl Rove, Robert Reich, Mark Manson
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4recommendersA Tale of Two Cities 4 recommendersMuhammad Yunus, Jeffrey Archer, Antonio Villaraigosa, Mark Manson
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4recommendersThe Richest Man in Babylon 4 recommendersDarius Foroux, James Clear, Mark Manson, Suze Orman
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3recommendersFooled by Randomness 3 recommendersJames Clear, Mark Manson, Matt Mullenweg
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3recommendersNudge 3 recommendersRobert J. Shiller, Dan Ariely, Mark Manson
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3recommendersThe Big Short 3 recommendersFrancis Fukuyama, Tim Harford, Barry Ritholtz
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3recommendersThe Theory of Moral Sentiments 3 recommendersRobert J. Shiller, Karl Rove, Ryan Holiday
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3recommendersYour Money or Your Life 3 recommendersDarius Foroux, Mark Manson, Codie Sanchez
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2recommendersA Random Walk down Wall Street 2 recommendersMark Manson, Thomas Frank
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2recommendersAn Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding 2 recommendersSimon Blackburn, Paul Krugman
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2recommendersAverage Is Over 2 recommendersRyan Holiday, Scott H. Young
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2recommendersBankers 2 recommendersFrancis Fukuyama, Daron Acemoglu
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2recommendersCivilization and Capitalism, 15th–18th Century 2 recommendersBrian Eno, Neal Stephenson
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2recommendersFault Lines 2 recommendersFrancis Fukuyama, Robert J. Shiller
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2recommendersHalf the Sky 2 recommendersMia Farrow, Zainab Salbi
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2recommendersHow to Get Rich 2 recommendersDerek Sivers, Sam Parr
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2recommendersI Will Teach You to be Rich 2 recommendersMark Manson, Matt D'Avella
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2recommendersMillion Dollar Weekend 2 recommendersAli Abdaal, Codie Sanchez
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2recommendersMindless Eating 2 recommendersDan Ariely, Ramit Sethi
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2recommendersRich Dad, Poor Dad 2 recommendersMark Manson, Codie Sanchez
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2recommendersSimple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits! 2 recommendersJames Clear, Codie Sanchez
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2recommendersThe Essays of Warren Buffett 2 recommendersMark Manson, Sam Parr
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2recommendersThe General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money 2 recommendersPaul Krugman, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Intelligent Investor 2 recommendersDarius Foroux, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Little Book of Common Sense Investing 2 recommendersDarius Foroux, James Clear
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2recommendersThe Millionaire Fastlane 2 recommendersAli Abdaal, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Passions and the Interests 2 recommendersRobert J. Shiller, Brad Delong
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2recommendersThe Person and the Situation 2 recommendersDan Ariely, James Clear
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2recommendersThe Psychology of Money 2 recommendersRyan Holiday, Mark Manson
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2recommendersThe Rise and Fall of American Growth 2 recommendersPatrick Collison, Martin Wolf
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2recommendersThe Ultimate Resource 2 2 recommendersKevin Kelly, Matt Ridley
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2recommendersThis Time Is Different 2 recommendersFrancis Fukuyama, Dambisa Moyo, Baroness Moyo
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2recommendersWhat Technology Wants 2 recommendersStewart Brand, Matt Ridley
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2recommendersWinner-Take-All Politics 2 recommendersRobert J. Shiller, Matthew Yglesias
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A Beautiful Mind Picked by Ariel Rubinstein
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A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960 Picked by Robert Barro
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Adventure Capitalist Picked by Codie Sanchez
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After the Spike Picked by Jason Furman
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American University Peace Speech Picked by Jeffrey Sachs
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Bad Science Picked by Tim Harford
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Bank Runs, Deposit Insurance and Liquidity Picked by Eric Maskin
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers Picked by Mark Manson
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Between Debt and the Devil Picked by Martin Wolf
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Breakneck Picked by Jason Furman
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Built to Sell Picked by Sam Parr
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Capital Picked by Mark Manson
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Castes of Mind Picked by Thomas Piketty
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Chokepoints Picked by Andrew Hill
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Citizenship between Empire and Nation Picked by Thomas Piketty
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City of Gold Picked by Derek Sivers
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City of Thorns Picked by David Miliband
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Collected Papers Picked by Ariel Rubinstein
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Contours of the World Economy, 1-2030AD Picked by Branko Milanović
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Crashed Picked by Martin Wolf
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Credit Cycles Picked by Eric Maskin
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Debt Picked by Mark Manson
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Economic Facts and Fallacies Picked by Codie Sanchez
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Economic Sentiments: Adam Smith, Condorcet and the Enlightenment Picked by Brad Delong
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Essays in Economics Picked by Paul Krugman
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Essays in Persuasion Picked by Paul Krugman
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Essays on the Great Depression Picked by Robert Barro
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Ethics for the New Millennium Picked by Jeffrey Sachs
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Fair Play Picked by Reese Witherspoon
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Games and Decisions Picked by Ariel Rubinstein
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Germinal Picked by Muhammad Yunus
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Global Capitalism Picked by Dani Rodrik
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Globalizing Capital Picked by Dani Rodrik
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Gold and Freedom Picked by Thomas Piketty
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Good Economics for Hard Times Picked by Bill Gates
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Governing the Commons Picked by Stewart Brand
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Grand Pursuit Picked by Tim Harford
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Griftopia Picked by Barry Ritholtz
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Growth: A Reckoning Picked by Barack Obama
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Hidden Order Picked by Tim Harford
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How Asia Works Picked by Bill Gates
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How to Change the World Picked by Nicholas Kristof
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Identifying Government Spending Shocks Picked by Robert Barro
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Imperialism Picked by Branko Milanović
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Incerto Picked by Darius Foroux
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Irrational Exuberance Picked by Mark Manson
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Leverage Cycles and the Anxious Economy Picked by Eric Maskin
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Lights Out Picked by Bill Gates
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Lords of Finance Picked by Barry Ritholtz
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Making the Modern World Picked by Bill Gates
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Manifesto Picked by Jeffrey Sachs
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Merger Masters Picked by Codie Sanchez
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Money Changes Everything Picked by Tim Harford
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MONEY Master the Game Picked by Codie Sanchez
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Moneyball Picked by James Clear
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Nomadland Picked by Ryan Holiday
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Normal Accidents Picked by Tim Harford
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Not in God's Name Picked by David Miliband
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One World Picked by Dani Rodrik
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Our Dollar, Your Problem Picked by Jason Furman
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Philanthrocapitalism Picked by Nicholas Kristof
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Poor Economics Picked by Aaron Swartz
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Power and Plenty Picked by Dani Rodrik
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Prague Winter Picked by David Miliband
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Private and Public Supply of Liquidity Picked by Eric Maskin
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Real Artists Don't Starve Picked by Codie Sanchez
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Red Notice Picked by James Clear
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Selected Short Stories Picked by Muhammad Yunus
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Slouching Towards Utopia Picked by Martin Wolf
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Stubborn Attachments Picked by Mark Manson
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Tears of the Desert Picked by Mia Farrow
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The American Way of Death Picked by David Bowie
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The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Picked by James Clear
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The Blue Sweater Picked by Nicholas Kristof
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The Bottom Billion Picked by Nicholas Kristof
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The Bottomless Well Picked by Matt Ridley
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The Cartoon Introduction to Economics Picked by Tim Harford
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The Classical Economists Revisited Picked by Brad Delong
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The Culture Picked by Mark Manson
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The Emergence of Globalism Picked by Thomas Piketty
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The End of Loser Liberalism Picked by Aaron Swartz
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The End of Poverty Picked by Jeffrey Sachs
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The End of the Past Picked by Branko Milanović
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The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission Report Picked by Francis Fukuyama
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The Future of Capitalism Picked by Bill Gates
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The Great Demarcation Picked by Thomas Piketty
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The Great Depression in the United States from a Neoclassical Perspective Picked by Robert Barro
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The Great Transformation Picked by Dani Rodrik
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The Happiness Equation Picked by Thomas Frank
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The Inevitable Picked by David Allen
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The Invisible Gorilla Picked by Dan Ariely
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The Law of Peoples Picked by Branko Milanović
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The Life You Can Save Picked by Will MacAskill
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The Long and the Short of It Picked by Codie Sanchez
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The Most Important Thing Picked by Darius Foroux
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The Myth of the Rational Market Picked by Barry Ritholtz
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The Narrow Corridor Picked by Martin Wolf
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The New Industrial State Picked by Robert Reich
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The New New Thing Picked by James Clear
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The New Threat from Islamic Militancy Picked by David Miliband
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The Promise of American Life Picked by Robert Reich
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The Prudential Regulation of Banks Picked by Eric Maskin
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The Quants Picked by Barry Ritholtz
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The Race between Education and Technology Picked by Daron Acemoglu
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The Rational Optimist Picked by Naval Ravikant
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The Responsibility to Protect Picked by Mia Farrow
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The Scout Mindset Picked by Will MacAskill
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The Skeptical Environmentalist Picked by Matt Ridley
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The Smartest Investment Book You’ll Ever Read Picked by Derek Sivers
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The Theory of the Leisure Class Picked by Robert Reich
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The Total Money Makeover Picked by Matt D'Avella
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The Truth About Markets Picked by Tim Harford
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The Wheels of Commerce Picked by Robert Reich
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The Worldly Philosophers Picked by Brad Delong
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Theory of Games and Economic Behavior Picked by Ariel Rubinstein
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Thinking Strategically Picked by Tim Harford
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Three Cups of Tea Picked by Nicholas Kristof
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Top Incomes in the Long Run of History Picked by Daron Acemoglu
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Triumph of the City Picked by Stewart Brand
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Unequal Democracy Picked by Daron Acemoglu
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Victoires et déboires Picked by Branko Milanović
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We the Peoples Picked by Jeffrey Sachs
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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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Whole Earth Discipline Picked by Matt Ridley
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Worse than War Picked by Mia Farrow
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Your Money Picked by Thomas Frank
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