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    1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four)

    In a world where every thought is monitored and every truth is manufactured, one man dares to remember what it means to be free. 1984 is a harrowing descent into a society ruled by fear, where language is weaponized, love is treason, and the past is endlessly rewritten. As the walls close in, the quiet rebellion of a solitary mind becomes a question with no easy answer: can the human spirit survive when even reality is no longer its own? Stark, prophetic, and unrelenting, this is a story of resistance in the age of absolute control.

    • Originally Published: June 8, 1949
    • Publisher: Penguin Books, 2008
    • Genre: Science fiction, Dystopian Fiction, Social science fiction, Political fiction
    • Pages: 1231
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN: 978-0241969694
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    21 Lessons for the 21st Century

    In a world swirling with fake news, fractured identities, and artificial intelligence, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a lucid meditation on how to remain human in an age of dizzying change. With calm urgency and philosophical depth, it challenges readers to confront the crises of our time — from the collapse of truth to the erosion of freedom — not with panic, but with clarity. Can we still find meaning when ancient myths no longer hold and the future is written in code? These twenty-one lessons are not answers, but flares — illuminating the darkness so we might choose our path with eyes wide open.

    • Originally Published: 2018
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2018
    • Genre: Non-fiction
    • Pages: 352
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN: 978-1787330672
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    A Brief History of Mathematical Thought: Key concepts and where they come from

    From the ancient geometries etched in sand to the abstract symmetries of modern logic, A Brief History of Mathematical Thought is a luminous journey through the minds that dared to measure the universe. This is not merely a chronicle of numbers, but a meditation on how we shape the world—and ourselves—through patterns, proofs, and paradoxes. As it weaves through the philosophical, the aesthetic, and the profoundly human aspects of mathematics, the book asks: what does it mean to understand reality through symbols we cannot touch? At once intellectual and intimate, it invites the reader to see mathematics not as a cold discipline, but as a creative force pulsing through the story of civilization.

    • Originally Published: 2015
    • Publisher: Constable & Robinson, 2015
    • Genre: Non-fiction
    • Pages: 321
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN: 978-1472117113
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    Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk

    In Against the Gods, the ancient chaos of fate is challenged by humanity’s relentless quest to measure, predict, and master the unknown. From the gamblers of Renaissance Italy to the architects of modern finance, this sweeping narrative traces how risk—once the realm of divine caprice—was transformed into a tool of decision, progress, and power. But can numbers truly conquer uncertainty, or do we merely wrap randomness in the illusion of control? Blending intellectual history with sharp economic insight, this book invites readers to reconsider how we understand the future—and how that understanding shapes the choices we make today. It is both a celebration of reason’s triumph and a quiet meditation on its limits.

    • Originally Published: 1998
    • Publisher : Wiley, 1998
    • Pages: 400
    • Genre: Investing
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN-13: 978-0471295631
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    Animal Farm

    On a quiet farm, where the animals rise in revolt against their human masters, an ideal of freedom is born—only to curdle into tyranny beneath the hoofprints of power. Animal Farm is a fable sharpened into a political blade, where noble dreams decay into slogans, and those who promise equality learn to walk upright over the backs of others. How does liberation become a new form of control, and why do the oppressed so often trade one master for another? With deceptively simple prose and chilling clarity, this tale reveals that the most dangerous lies are the ones we tell ourselves. A story for every age, it asks: who truly governs when all are supposed to be free?

    • Originally Published: August 1945
    • Genre: Novella, Political Satire
    • Pages: 101
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN: 9780451526342
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    Anna Karenina

    Beneath the glittering ballrooms and snowbound estates of imperial Russia, Anna Karenina unfolds as a sweeping tale of passion, betrayal, and the fragile architecture of human happiness. Caught between the demands of a rigid society and the call of her own heart, Anna dares to pursue love at any cost—only to find that desire can both liberate and destroy. Around her, lives intersect in a delicate ballet of hope and despair, raising a timeless question: can true fulfillment ever exist within the confines of duty, marriage, and convention? Lyrical and unflinching, Tolstoy’s masterpiece captures the full spectrum of the human soul, from ecstasy to ruin.

    • Originally Published: 1873
    • Publisher: Penguin Books, 2002
    • Genre: Novel
    • Pages: 880
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN: 978-0140449174
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    Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder

    What if the key to enduring chaos is not merely to withstand it—but to thrive because of it? In Antifragile, ideas crackle like lightning as it dismantles the illusion of stability and celebrates systems, individuals, and ideas that grow stronger under pressure, volatility, and disorder. Through paradox and provocation, it asks: Why worship resilience when you can embrace something better—something that feeds on uncertainty and emerges sharper, fiercer, and wiser? With a voice that is both incendiary and exacting, this book maps a radical philosophy for living wisely in a world that will never be safe, still, or predictable. It is not a manual for survival—but a manifesto for transcendence.

    • Originally Published: 2012
    • Publisher : Penguin Books, 2013
    • Genre: Self-help
    • Pages: 544
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN-13: 978-0141038223
    • Access: Members
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    Atlas Shrugged

    What happens when the world’s thinkers, builders, and dreamers vanish, one by one, into silence? Atlas Shrugged is a thunderous epic set in a collapsing civilization, where the engines of progress are halted by a society that punishes excellence and rewards mediocrity. Amid the smoke of industry and the ruins of broken ideals, a defiant few must decide: is it moral to serve a world that drains your soul—or to walk away and let it crumble? With sweeping prose and unflinching vision, this novel challenges the very foundations of duty, ambition, and what it means to live with purpose. It is a story of resistance, of love forged in fire, and of the relentless power of the human mind.

    • Originally Published: 1957
    • Publisher: Signet, 2004
    • Genre: Fiction
    • Pages: 1088
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN: 9780451191144
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    Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

    Atomic Habits reveals the extraordinary power hidden in the smallest of changes—how tiny shifts in behavior can cascade into profound transformations over time. With clarity and insight, it uncovers the subtle architecture of habits that bind or liberate us, inviting readers to rethink identity, willpower, and the nature of progress itself. What if success is less about radical reinvention and more about the delicate art of compounding small victories? This is a blueprint for those who seek not just to change what they do, but to reshape who they are, one deliberate step at a time.

    • Originally Published: 2018
    • Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2018
    • Genre: Self-help
    • Pages: 320
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN: 9781847941831
    • Access: Members
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    Bad Samaritans: The Guilty Secrets of Rich Nations and the Threat to Global Prosperity

    What if those who claim to rescue the global poor are the very ones tightening their chains? Bad Samaritans rips away the moral façade of free-market evangelism, revealing a world where rich nations preach openness while guarding their own prosperity behind walls of hypocrisy. With sharp wit and unforgiving logic, it exposes the quiet sabotage embedded in economic advice—how development is stifled not by corruption or incompetence alone, but by the deliberate policies of those who “help.” Is the path to progress paved by imitation, or rebellion? This book dares readers to question the fairness of the global order—and to see who truly benefits when the powerful cry reform.

    • Originally Published: 2007
    • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2008
    • Genre: Non-fiction
    • Pages: 288
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN: 9781905211371
    • Access: Members
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    Basic Economics: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy

    Basic Economics is a lucid, unsentimental journey through the invisible architecture that shapes every choice, every price, every life. With clarity and force, it strips away jargon and ideology to reveal how the simplest human actions—buying, selling, saving—echo across cities, nations, and generations. In a world pulsing with wants and limited means, what happens when good intentions collide with hard realities? This book invites readers to see the marketplace not as cold arithmetic, but as the ongoing story of human trade-offs, incentives, and unintended consequences. It is both a guidebook and a mirror for anyone seeking to understand how societies thrive—or unravel.

    • Originally Published: 2000
    • Publisher : Basic Books, 2014
    • Genre: Economics
    • Pages: 704
    • Book Type: Hardcover
    • ISBN-13: 978-0465060733
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    BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0): Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company

    Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0 is a masterclass in transforming vision into enduring impact, unraveling the intricate dance between bold innovation and disciplined leadership. It challenges the entrepreneur to transcend mere survival, inviting a profound inquiry: what does it take to build an enterprise that not only grows but thrives with purpose and resilience through uncertainty? This book pulses with the tension of ambition meeting strategy, illuminating the path from chaotic beginnings to lasting greatness. In the crucible of entrepreneurship, will you rise as a leader who shapes the future—or be consumed by the relentless demands of building something truly remarkable?

    • Originally Published: 1992
    • Publisher: Portfolio, 2020
    • Genre: Non-fiction
    • Pages: 352
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN: 978-0399564239
    • Access: Members
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    Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future

    With a blade sharpened by irony and insight, Beyond Good and Evil tears through the comfortable illusions of morality, truth, and human greatness. In this audacious philosophical voyage, the reader is invited to abandon inherited certainties and peer into the abyss of power, instinct, and will. Is our conscience a noble guide—or a cage built by forgotten tyrants of thought? With lightning-bolt aphorisms and searing clarity, this work dares us to rethink the foundations of justice, virtue, and even the self. It is not a map, but a mirror—reflecting who we are, and who we might become when we step beyond the veil of good and evil.

    • Originally Published: 1886
    • Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002
    • Genre: Philosophy
    • Pages: 230
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN: 978-0521779135
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    Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant

    In a world where businesses battle for scraps in bloody waters, Blue Ocean Strategy charts a bold course toward untamed markets where competition fades and innovation reigns. It is a call to creators, visionaries, and restless thinkers to abandon the fight for dominance and instead redraw the map entirely. Through strategic clarity and imaginative leaps, it reveals how the most successful ventures are not those who outfight their rivals—but those who make them irrelevant. Can you build value without a battlefield? This is not just a book on business—it is a manifesto for those who dare to swim beyond the horizon.

    • Originally Published: 2004
    • Publisher: Harvard Business School Press, 2005
    • Genre: Business Management
    • Pages: 256
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN: 978-1591396192
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    Brave New World

    In a world engineered for comfort, pleasure, and perfect order, what becomes of the soul that aches for meaning? Brave New World unfolds in a gleaming dystopia where humanity has traded truth for tranquility and freedom for engineered bliss. Yet beneath the narcotic hum of conformity, a quiet rebellion stirs—one that questions whether a life without pain is worth living at all. With eerie grace and razor-edged irony, this is a tale of longing in a society that has forgotten how to long.

    • Originally Published: 1932
    • Publisher: Vintage Classics, 2004
    • Genre: Novel, Science fiction, Dystopian Fiction
    • Pages: 229
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN: 978-0099477464
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    Capital Without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One Percent

    What if the true architects of global inequality wear no robes of office, but whisper behind closed doors, stitching loopholes into the fabric of the law? Capital Without Borders pulls back the velvet curtain on the elusive world of wealth managers—elite professionals who quietly move trillions through shadowy jurisdictions to preserve dynasties and defy the very notion of the nation-state. This is a journey into the parallel universe of the ultra-rich, where borders are illusions and accountability dissolves into strategy. In mapping this discreet empire, the book confronts an unsettling question: can democracy endure when capital plays by its own rules?

    • Originally Published: 2016
    • Publisher : Harvard University Press, 2020
    • Pages: 400
    • Genre: Finance
    • Book Type: Hardcopy
    • ISBN-13: 978-0674244771
    • Access: Members