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Books that change the way you think
The Roaring Nineties: Why We're Paying the Price for the Greediest Decade in HistoryThe Roaring Nineties: Why We're Paying the Price for the Greediest Decade in History by Joseph Stiglitz
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an economist who thinks outside the box
Steppenwolf (Essential Penguin)Steppenwolf (Essential Penguin) by Hermann Hesse
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fiction that disturbs and compels
Moon PalaceMoon Palace by Paul Auster
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my favourite paul auster book; mirrors so much of my life
Notes from Underground and The DoubleNotes from Underground and The Double by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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short but incredibly intense and honest
The Age of ConsentThe Age of Consent by George Monbiot
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monbiot offers a map of where the world should be going
Dr. Strangelove's Game: A Brief History of Economic GeniusDr. Strangelove's Game: A Brief History of Economic Genius by Paul Strathern
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a very entertaining and broad history of economics
Five Plays: Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard: "Ivanov", "The Seagull", "Uncle Vanya", "Three Sisters", "The Cherry Orchard" (Oxford World's Classics)Five Plays: Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard: "Ivanov", "The Seagull", "Uncle Vanya", "Three Sisters", "The Cherry Orchard" (Oxford World's Classics) by Anton Chekhov
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beautiful, short yet expansive
A Fine BalanceA Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
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an indian dickensian epic
Open World: The Truth About GlobalisationOpen World: The Truth About Globalisation by Philippe Legrain
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sometimes slightly biased but interesting and well researched