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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
What if the greatest forces shaping our lives are the ones we never see coming? The Black Swan plunges into the world of improbable events—rare, unpredictable, and colossal in impact—unveiling how our blind faith in patterns and probabilities leaves us vulnerable to chaos. With sharp wit and philosophical depth, the book dismantles our illusion of certainty, urging us to rethink what it means to understand risk, randomness, and the unknowable. Are we prisoners of the past, forecasting the future through a broken lens? This is a provocative exploration of how fragility, arrogance, and surprise dance at the heart of every decision we make.
- Originally Published: 2007
- Publisher : Random House Publishing Group, 2011
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 480
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0141034591
- Access: Members
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Things Fall Apart
In a land where tradition sings through drumbeats and ancestral fire, Things Fall Apart follows Okonkwo, a fierce warrior haunted by fear of failure and consumed by a need to escape his father’s shame. As colonial forces creep into the Igbo world, bringing both alien faith and foreign rule, the fragile balance between honor and change begins to crack. Through stark prose and lyrical intensity, the novel confronts a painful paradox: when the old ways falter, is it strength or surrender that preserves the soul? What happens to a man—and a people—when the pillars of their world begin to crumble? Achebe crafts a haunting elegy for a culture on the cusp of dissolution, where dignity and downfall are bound in the same breath.
- Originally Published: 1958
- Publisher: Penguin Books, 1994
- Genre: Novel
- Pages: 209
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780385474542
- Access: Members
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Devil on the Cross
In a land where the soil is rich but the people starve, Devil on the Cross follows a young woman returning to her homeland only to confront a grotesque masquerade of power, greed, and betrayal. As she journeys through the heart of postcolonial Kenya, she finds herself caught in a surreal pageant of thieves who celebrate the plunder of their own nation. Told with searing lyricism and satirical fire, the novel exposes a world where devils wear the faces of patriots and justice is a song barely remembered. Can a wounded soul ignite a revolution when the devil himself is nailed not to punishment—but to praise? This is a haunting fable of resistance, dignity, and the desperate poetry of survival.
- Originally Published: 1980
- Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2017
- Pages: 320
- Genre: Novel
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780143107361
- Access: Members
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Chip War: The Fight For the World’s Most Critical Technology
Invisible to the naked eye yet powerful enough to shape empires, the microchip is the modern world’s most precious—and contested—resource. Chip War peels back the layers of global conflict not fought with missiles, but with silicon, code, and supply chains stretching across continents. In this high-stakes techno-thriller of nonfiction, nations race to control the circuitry that powers economies, armies, and everyday life. As alliances falter and dependencies deepen, one question echoes louder than ever: who holds the future when power lies in something smaller than a fingernail? Gripping, urgent, and chillingly real, this is the untold story of the silent war redefining our century.
- Originally Published: 2022
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2023
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 431
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781398504127
- Access: Members
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
What if your true potential had less to do with talent and more to do with how you think about growth itself? In Mindset, the invisible architecture of belief is laid bare, revealing how the simple choice between a fixed or growth mindset can shape success, resilience, and the will to rise after failure. With clarity and warmth, this book challenges the reader to confront their self-imposed limits and reimagine effort not as struggle, but as transformation. Can you change your mind—and in doing so, change your life? This is a journey into the heart of learning, achievement, and the quiet revolution of believing you can.
- Originally Published: 2006
- Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2007
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 320
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 9780345472328
- Access: Members
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The House of the Dead
Behind the iron gates of a Siberian prison, where frost bites deeper than regret, a nobleman condemned for murder watches souls unravel and humanity flicker like candlelight in the wind. The House of the Dead is both a brutal chronicle of incarceration and a meditative search for grace in a world stripped of dignity. Through the eyes of its introspective narrator, we confront a haunting question: can suffering purify, or does it simply erode? In this stark yet lyrical portrayal of degradation and unexpected tenderness, punishment becomes a mirror—reflecting not just guilt, but the strange resilience of the human spirit.
- Originally Published: 1861
- Publisher: Dover Publications, 2004
- Genre: Fiction
- Pages: 446
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0486434094
- Access: Members
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Thinking Fast and Slow
Your mind is a battleground between two selves: one impulsive and instinctual, the other deliberate and slow. Thinking, Fast and Slow pulls back the curtain on the quiet tug-of-war behind every choice we make—from trivial daily decisions to life-altering judgments—revealing just how often we are strangers to our own reasoning. What if your confidence is an illusion, your logic a mirage, and your certainty the mask of a hidden bias? With surgical clarity and unsettling insight, this book challenges not just how you think, but who you believe yourself to be.
- Originally Published: 2011
- Publisher: Penguin Books, 2024
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 624
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780141033570
- Access: Members
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What They Don’t Teach you at Harvard Business School
In the high-stakes arena of business, textbooks teach strategy—but the real world demands instinct, timing, and the unspoken art of reading people. What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School is a sharp, street-smart guide into the unwritten rules of success—where handshake psychology, quiet observation, and intuitive judgment matter more than perfect spreadsheets. How do you win trust in a boardroom full of egos, or spot the lie hidden in polite words? With wit and candor, this book invites you behind the curtain of corporate theater, revealing that the most valuable lessons in business are often unsaid, unseen, and unteachable.
- Originally Published: 1984
- Publisher: Profile Books, 2014
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 240
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 9781781253397
- Access: Members
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The Lean Startup
What if failure were not a dead end, but a compass? The Lean Startup reimagines the chaotic world of entrepreneurship as a disciplined dance of bold ideas, rapid testing, and relentless adaptation. In this playbook for modern innovators, the startup becomes a living experiment—where uncertainty is not feared but harnessed, and progress is measured not by grand plans but by learning what customers truly need. Can a startup grow not by building more, but by building less—and learning faster? With clarity and urgency, this book invites creators to trade guesswork for insight, and vision for validated action.
- Originally Published: 2011
- Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, 2011
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 336
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780670921607
- Access: Members
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Frankenstein
In a quest to conquer death itself, a brilliant but tormented scientist breathes life into a being stitched from forgotten fragments, unleashing a profound struggle between creation and creator. Frankenstein weaves a haunting tapestry of ambition, isolation, and the desperate yearning for connection in a world quick to shun the unfamiliar. As the creature grapples with its own existence and the shadows of rejection, the story probes the boundaries of human responsibility and the price of playing god. What defines true monstrosity—the malformed flesh or the heart that beats within? This timeless tale challenges us to confront the ethical depths of invention and the fragile nature of humanity.
- Originally Published: 1818
- Publisher: Wordsworth Classics, 1992
- Genre: Fiction
- Pages: 174
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781853260230
- Access: Members
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Macbeth
In the shadowed halls of power, ambition festers like a poison, twisting noble hearts into instruments of betrayal and despair. Macbeth is a dark, relentless exploration of the corrosive hunger for control and the tragic cost of unchecked desire. As prophecy stirs a restless mind, the line between fate and free will blurs, forcing a king to confront the demons within—and the blood that stains the path to his throne. What becomes of a soul when the quest for greatness demands the sacrifice of conscience? This timeless tragedy invites readers to peer into the abyss where ambition and morality collide.
- Originally Published: 1606
- Publisher: Wordsworth Classics, 1992
- Genre: Tragedy
- Pages: 128
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781853260353
- Access: Members
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The Art of Public Speaking
What if the power to move hearts and minds lies not in talent, but in understanding? The Art of Public Speaking is a timeless guide that transforms fear into confidence and awkward silence into eloquence. With warmth, clarity, and persuasive charm, it offers a blueprint for turning everyday thoughts into compelling messages—arming the speaker not just with technique, but with purpose. Is great speaking born, or can it be made by mastering the art of presence, persuasion, and passion? This book invites you to find your voice—and to make it impossible to ignore.
- Originally Published: 1915
- Publisher: Insight Press, 2019
- Genre: Self-Help
- Pages: 200
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9789391244613
- Access: Members
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Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth
In a nation cloaked in irony—celebrated as the “happiest on earth” yet corroded by rot beneath its smiles—a doctor uncovers a macabre trade in human body parts, unraveling a sinister conspiracy that binds faith, politics, and power in a deadly knot. Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth is a darkly satirical epic, where absurdity and horror walk hand in hand through the corridors of privilege and corruption. Can truth survive in a land where joy is manufactured, and silence is the price of peace? With baroque language and blistering wit, this novel holds up a fractured mirror to society—daring us to ask whether laughter is a balm or a mask. It is a profound and unsettling journey into the theatre of power, where even hope wears a disguise.
- Originally Published: 2021
- Publisher: Vintage, 2022
- Genre: Fiction
- Pages: 464
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780593314470
- Access: Members
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
In a world where our choices are never as free as they seem, Nudge reveals the hidden levers that shape how we decide—from what we eat to how we save, vote, or plan our futures. Through the lens of behavioral science, it explores how small, well-placed cues—nudges—can guide us toward wiser, healthier, and more ethical outcomes without taking away our agency. But can gentle guidance coexist with true freedom, or does every choice architecture carry the fingerprints of power? With clarity and warmth, this book challenges us to see decision-making not as a cold calculation, but as a deeply human dance between impulse, intention, and design. It is a quiet manifesto for a smarter society—one choice at a time.
- Originally Published: 2008
- Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2022
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 384
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780141999937
- Access: Members
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You Must Set Forth at Dawn
In You Must Set Forth at Dawn, the path of memory winds through the ravaged landscapes of postcolonial Nigeria—where poetry meets politics, exile mirrors return, and the personal collides with the historical. With searing clarity and lyrical defiance, the narrator recounts a life lived in pursuit of justice, meaning, and home, even as the sun often rises on betrayal and disillusionment. How does one carry both the fire of resistance and the ache of memory without being consumed? This is a memoir of conscience, haunted by the weight of dreams and anchored by a relentless moral clarity. To read it is to walk alongside a soul who dares to keep setting forth, no matter how dark the night.
- Originally Published: 2006
- Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2007
- Genre: Memoir
- Pages: 528
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0375755149
- Access: Members
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Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super-Rich
Behind the polished gates of global finance and industry, Plutocrats peels back the gilded curtain on a new ruling class—one whose influence stretches beyond borders and whose wealth multiplies as inequality deepens. With unsettling clarity and a journalist’s eye for paradox, the book charts how meritocracy mutates into oligarchy, and how ambition, once a ladder for the many, becomes a fortress for the few. Are today’s ultra-rich the architects of progress, or the harbingers of social fracture? As the fortunes of the elite soar ever higher, the real question emerges: can a world tilted so steeply still hold together?
- Originally Published: 2012
- Publisher: The Penguin Press, 2013
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 352
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780141043425
- Access: Members
