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Thinking in Systems
Thinking in Systems
Donella H. Meadows
A Primer
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4.2
The Future of Work
The Future of Work
Darrell M. West
Robots, AI, and Automation
20 min
3.9
Fooled by Randomness
Fooled by Randomness
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and the Markets
20 min
4.6
Cobalt Red
Cobalt Red
Siddharth Kara
How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
17 min
4.5
The Mind's Mirror
The Mind's Mirror
Gregory Mone
Risk and Reward in the Age of AI
16 min
4.3
Principles For Dealing With the Changing World Order
Principles For Dealing With the Changing World Order
Ray Dalio
Why Nations Succeed and Fail
19 min
4.1
The Truth About Immigration
The Truth About Immigration
Zeke Hernandez
Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers
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3.5
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
Alex Haley
As told to Alex Haley
17 min
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The Great Mental Models, Volume 4
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Economics and Art
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Abolish Rent
Abolish Rent
Tracy Rosenthal
How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis
17 min
2.6
Technofeudalism
Technofeudalism
Yanis Varoufakis
What Killed Capitalism
17 min
4.3
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The Ascent of Money
The Ascent of Money
Niall Ferguson
A Financial History of the World
21 min
4.3
Security Analysis
Security Analysis
Benjamin Graham
Principles and Techniques
20 min
The Accidental Superpower
The Accidental Superpower
Peter Zeihan
The Next Generation of American Preeminence and the Coming Global Disorder
16 min
3.8
Pillars of Wealth
Pillars of Wealth
David M. Greene
How to Make, Save, and Invest Your Way to Financial Freedom
14 min
4.0
The Road to Unfreedom
The Road to Unfreedom
Timothy Snyder
Russia, Europe, America
20 min
4.1
The Money Trap
The Money Trap
Alok Sama
Lost Illusions Inside the Tech Bubble
19 min
Narrative Economics
Narrative Economics
Robert J. Shiller
How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events
25 min
4.3
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff
The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
27 min
4.5
Economic Facts and Fallacies
Economic Facts and Fallacies
Thomas Sowell
Uncovering popular fallacies in economics
19 min
3.4
2030
2030
Mauro F. Guillén
How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything
27 min
4.2
Dealing with China
Dealing with China
Henry M. Paulson
An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower
17 min
4.1
Hit Men
Hit Men
Fredric Dannen
Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business
19 min
The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money
The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money
John Maynard Keynes
The “Keynesian Revolution”—the Masterpiece That Changed Economics
15 min
3.8
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller
A Play About the Success and Disappointments of the American Dream
17 min
4.3
The Arthashastra
The Arthashastra
Kauṭalya
A Pragmatic Guide to Building Strong and Prosperous States
20 min
3.9
How Economics Explains the World
How Economics Explains the World
Andrew Leigh
A Short History of Humanity
20 min
4.0
The Only Game In Town
The Only Game In Town
Mohamed A. El-Erian
Central Banks, Instability, And Avoiding The Next Collapse
16 min
4.1
The Employee Advantage
The Employee Advantage
Stephan Meier
How Putting Workers First Helps Businesses Thrive
22 min
3.9
Making Sense of Chaos
Making Sense of Chaos
J Doyne Farmer
A Better Economics for a Better World
18 min
3.8
MegaThreats
MegaThreats
Nouriel Roubini
Ten Dangerous Trends That Imperil Our Future, and How to Survive Them
16 min
3.9
The Misbehavior of Markets
The Misbehavior of Markets
Benoit Mandelbrot and Richard L. Hudson
A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin and Reward
18 min
4.3
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Edwin Lefèvre
Step into the World of a Trading Legend
15 min
3.8
Too Smart
Too Smart
Jathan Sadowski
How Digital Capitalism Is Taking Over the World
19 min
3.9
The Bitcoin Standard
The Bitcoin Standard
Saifedean Ammous
The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking
27 min
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