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Into Thin Air Summary
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Capitalism and Freedom Summary
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Lost Islamic History Summary
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Empire Summary
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3.93
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The Nature of Technology Summary
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3.96
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3.81
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Pakistan Summary
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by Anatol Lieven 2011 592 pages
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The Master Switch Summary
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4.04
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Albion's Seed Summary
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4.37
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The Storytelling Animal Summary
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The Emperor of All Maladies Summary
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Unbroken Summary
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The Image Summary
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4.08
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Oxygen Summary
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The India Way Summary
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Autocracy, Inc. Summary
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The Shah Summary
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The Case for Christian Nationalism Summary
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3.55
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X Summary
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
by Malcolm X 1965 466 pages
4.37
282.3K ratings
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The Symposium Summary
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by Plato 90 pages
4.09
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The Philosophy of Money Summary
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4.07
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Hackers Summary
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by Steven Levy 1984 464 pages
4.16
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses Summary
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3.81
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Cicero Summary
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Civilization Summary
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Bad Samaritans Summary
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4.20
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The Rule of Law Summary
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The Trial and Death of Socrates Summary
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by Plato 58 pages
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Farnsworth's Classical English Rhetoric Summary
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by Ward Farnsworth 2010 256 pages
4.14
462 ratings
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The House of Morgan Summary
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by Ron Chernow 1990 812 pages
3.96
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