Democracy & Governance
How nations govern themselves and the struggle for democratic ideals
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John Lewis
A Vision for Change and the Future of America. Hachette Books, 2017
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Why Democracy Is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth – and How to Fix It. Basic Books, 2018.
Raghuram Rajan
How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy. Princeton University Press, 2010.
William M. LeoGrande
The Hidden History of Negotiations Between Washington and Havana. The University of North Carolina Press, 2014.
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David Leavitt
Alan Turing and the Invention of the Computer. Atlas Books, 2006.
Jasmine Brown
The Stories of Black Women Who Fought to Become Physicians, from the Civil War to the 21st Century. Beacon Press, 2023.
David Goldblatt
A Global History of the Olympics. W.W. Norton & Company, 2016.
Adam Higginbotham
The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster. Transworld Digital, 2019.
Martin Lings
Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources. Inner Traditions, 2006.
Durreen Shahnaz
Daring to Fight Global Inequality, Reinvent Finance, and Invest in Women. Broadleaf Books, 2023.
Rick Ross
The Perfect Day to Boss Up: A Hustler’s Guide to Building Your Empire. Hanover Square Press, 2022.
Jody Rosen
The History and Mystery of the Bicycle. Crown, 2022
Toby Wilkinson
The Golden Age of Egyptology. W.W. Norton & Company, 2020.
Max Fisher
The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World. Little, Brown and Company, 2022.
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Alexis Coe
A Biography of George Washington. Viking, 2020.
Isabel Allende
On Impatient Love, Long Life, and Good Witches. Ballantine Books, 2021.
Robert Greene
The 48 Laws of Power. Penguin Books, 1998.
Raghuram Rajan
How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy. Princeton University Press, 2010.
Thomas E. Ricks
What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country. Harper, 2020.
William Quinn
A Global History of Economic Bubbles. Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Nikil Saval
A Secret History of the Workplace. Public Doubleday, 2014.
Yanis Varoufakis
My Battle with Europe’s Deep Establishment. Vintage, 2018
Evan Osnos
Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China. Vintage, 2015.
John Lewis
A Vision for Change and the Future of America. Hachette Books, 2017
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Yanis Varoufakis
My Battle with Europe’s Deep Establishment. Vintage, 2018
Dambisa Moyo
Why Democracy Is Failing to Deliver Economic Growth – and How to Fix It. Basic Books, 2018.
Raghuram Rajan
How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten the World Economy. Princeton University Press, 2010.
John Lewis
A Vision for Change and the Future of America. Hachette Books, 2017
Nikil Saval
A Secret History of the Workplace. Public Doubleday, 2014.
Alexis Coe
A Biography of George Washington. Viking, 2020.
William M. LeoGrande
The Hidden History of Negotiations Between Washington and Havana. The University of North Carolina Press, 2014.
Isabel Allende
On Impatient Love, Long Life, and Good Witches. Ballantine Books, 2021.
Robert Greene
The 48 Laws of Power. Penguin Books, 1998.
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