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Created by Ben Waber
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Testosterone: An Unauthorized Biography by Katrina Karkazis, Rebecca M. Jordan-Young
5 stars
Testosterone is not what you think it is, and it is decidedly not a "male sex hormone." Here is the …
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The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli
4 stars
Why do we remember the past and not the future? What does it mean for time to "flow"? Do we …
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Are we smart enough to know how smart animals are? by Frans de Waal
4 stars
Hailed as a classic, Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? explores the oddities and complexities of …
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Automating Inequality by Virginia Eubanks
4 stars
A powerful investigative look at data-based discrimination—and how technology affects civil and human rights and economic equity
The State of …
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Empire of cotton by Sven Beckert
4 stars
The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality in the world economy, and …
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White trash : the 400-year untold history of class in America by Nancy Isenberg
4 stars
A history of poor whites in America, mainly in the South.
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When Affirmative Action Was White by Ira Katznelson
5 stars
Many mid 20th century American government programs created to help citizens survive and improve ended up being heavily biased against …
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How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr
5 stars
We are familiar with maps that outline all fifty states. And we are also familiar with the idea that the …
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Accounting for slavery by Caitlin Rosenthal
5 stars
Accounting for Slavery offers a history of business and management practices on slave plantations in the British West Indies and …
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5 stars
WINNER OF THE 2017 PULITZER PRIZE GENERAL NON-FICTION
From Harvard sociologist and MacArthur “Genius” Matthew Desmond, a landmark work of …
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Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
4 stars
Neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker provides a revolutionary exploration of sleep, examining how it affects every aspect of our …
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Code of Capital by Katharina Pistor
5 stars
A compelling explanation of how the law shapes the distribution of wealth
Capital is the defining feature of modern economies, …
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On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt
4 stars
A moral philosopher tries to distinguish bullshit from related categories such as lies and humbug.
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