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Capitalism, Alone by Branko Milanovic

Capitalism, Alone by Branko Milanovic

Capitalism, Alone is a thought-provoking exploration of global capitalism, authored by economist Branko Milanovic. Set in the modern world, the book delves into the dominance of capitalism as the prevailing economic system and examines the two key models shaping the global landscape: “liberal meritocratic capitalism,” largely represented by Western countries, and “political capitalism,” notably seen in China. Milanovic argues that capitalism has emerged as the only viable economic system, but his analysis reveals deep flaws and disparities within it. The book addresses global inequality, the tension between capitalism and democracy, and the rise of a new elite who shape societal…

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The Suspect by Kent Alexander and Kevin Salwen

The Suspect by Kent Alexander

The Suspect by Kent Alexander and Kevin Salwen delves into the complex story surrounding the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing and the ensuing investigation that centered on Richard Jewell as a primary suspect. Set against the backdrop of Atlanta during the Summer Olympics, the book follows the high-stakes journey of Jewell, a security guard who discovered the bomb and initially hailed as a hero. However, the narrative takes a dark turn as he becomes the FBI’s prime suspect, transforming the life of a man dedicated to safety into a media nightmare. Through meticulous research, Alexander and Salwen reconstruct the events…

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The Russian Job

The American soldiers who arrived in Russia to assist with switching the Bolshevik overthrow of 1917 did essentially nothing to change history, however cast as radical antagonists, they were helpful to Soviet advocates accused of revamping it. In “The Russian Job: The Forgotten Story of How America Saved the Soviet Union From Ruin,” Douglas Smith tells the momentous story of an alternate, to a great extent neglected at this point boundlessly more viable mediation. Somewhere in the range of 1921 and 1923, the United States, acting through Herbert Hoover’s American Relief Administration, provided food and other guide to in excess…

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World of Trouble

World of Trouble

Henry Drinker and Elizabeth Sandwith, both Philadelphia Quakers, were marry in January 1761. He was the child of a scrivener (an office representative) and, at age 26, a rising import-export vendor; she was the stranded girl of a trader and boat proprietor. As they sunk into wedded life, they had no suspicion that, in a little while, the world they knew would be flipped around — by political unsettling, financial blacklists and, at last, transformation. Elizabeth kept voluminous journals during these years, and she and Henry kept the many letters that they traded when isolated. In “World of Trouble,” student…

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The Secret of Christopher Topher

The Secret of Christopher Topher

The Secret of Christopher Topher, by Gee Williams, tells the story of a twelve-year-old boy named Alex Smiley, and how he and his friend Karen spend four years of their lives working to save the human race. The reader is taken along with them on their journey, learning about the truth of the human race’s history. As it turns out, the Roman Catholic Church is perhaps not what it seems.

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Anatomy of an Epidemic

Anatomy of an Epidemic

Having watched one friend after another succumb to the lure of Prozac, and the irresistible argument that it’s a chemical imbalance that’s responsible for all their problems (and not their difficult marriage, family circumstances or financial straits) – I’ve been searching for a book to finally put the whole ‘chemical imbalance’ debate to bed, once and for all.

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