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The Parliament of Man: The Past, Present, and Future of the United Nations

By Paul Kennedy (2006) Pages: 384, Final verdict: Great-read Paul Kennedy, a British historian and author, is renowned for his work in international relations and economic history. He gained fame with his bestselling book "The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers," which sold over 1 million copies... Read more

Politics Geopolitics

How Big Things Get Done

By Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner (2023) Pages: 304, Final verdict: Great-read If I told you that your next project has a 99.5% chance of failing, would you still do it? Read How Big Things Get Done, and you will. After more than two decades researching why most projects... Read more

Economics Management

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Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century

By J. Bradford DeLong (2022) Pages: 546, Final verdict: Should-read To most of us, the twentieth century feels both intimately familiar and immensely complex. Two world wars, the emergence and collapse of the Soviet Union, the rise of the CCP in China and multiple economic recessions. It doesn't... Read more

Economics Finance History Politics

The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley

By Jimmy Soni (2022) Pages: 496, Final verdict: Great-read PayPal's impact transcends the company. I heard this a few times before picking up Soni's latest book, and for good reason. Yes, Paypal is - at the time I'm writing this in May '23... Read more

Business Entrepreneurship Management Technology

Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now

By John Doerr (2021) Pages: 448, Final verdict: Should-read John Doerr is one of the most legendary venture capitalists in the world. A partner at Kleiner Perkins, he is most famous for leading the firm's investment in Amazon in 1995, and in Google in 1999. Doerr is also... Read more