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1984 (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
What if freedom was a thoughtcrime—and your own mind betrayed you? In a suffocating world of perpetual war and omnipresent surveillance, Winston Smith dares to keep a forbidden diary, cling to forbidden love, and whisper the ultimate rebellion: 2 + 2 = 4. But as the Thought Police close in and reality itself bends to the Party’s will, one question chills the bone: If even your memories can be rewritten, what becomes of truth—and does defiance doom you, or make you human?
- 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
- Access: Members
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
What if the invisible algorithms shaping your life are quietly rewriting the future of humanity—and you’re already complicit? In 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Yuval Noah Harari confronts the existential riddles of our age—AI rebellion, political chaos, and the obsolescence of the human heart—as ordinary people grapple with truths that could dismantle their careers, relationships, and sanity. But when the stories we’ve built civilization on collapse, will adaptation mean liberation… or extinction? What if the most dangerous illusion is the one we’re living right now?
- Originally Published: 2018
- Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2018
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 352
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1787330672
- Access: Members
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A Brief History of Mathematical Thought: Key concepts and where they come from
What if the very numbers that built civilizations also whispered humanity’s deepest existential riddles? A Brief History of Mathematical Thought unravels how ancient rituals, Pythagoras’ obsessions, and Alan Turing’s codebreaking forged the invisible logic binding our world—from clocks to quantum computers 139. But as Heaton traces the arc from stone-age counting to Gödel’s paradoxes, a haunting question emerges: What if the language we invented to master reality is the same one that could unravel our grasp of truth itself?
- Originally Published: 2015
- Publisher: Constable & Robinson, 2015
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 321
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1472117113
- Access: Members
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Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
What if the future isn’t ruled by fate—but by the choices we dare to make? Peter Bernstein’s Against the Gods chronicles humanity’s millennia-long duel with uncertainty—from ancient gamblers casting dice to Renaissance geniuses like Pascal and Fermat cracking the code of chance. As empires rise and fall on calculated risks, the book reveals how mastering probability reshaped empires, economies, and the very notion of human agency. But in a world addicted to control, one question remains: Are we the architects of our destiny… or just gamblers in a game where the house always wins?
- Originally Published: 1998
- Publisher : Wiley, 1998
- Pages: 400
- Genre: Investing
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0471295631
- Access: Prime Membership
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Animal Farm
What if freedom became just another cage? When the oppressed animals of Manor Farm overthrow their human masters, they vow to create a world of equality—only to watch their revolution devoured by cunning pigs who rewrite history and enforce tyranny with iron hooves. But as ideals crumble and loyal comrades vanish, one chilling truth echoes: All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others… How far would you go to believe the lie?
- Originally Published: August 1945
- Genre: Novella, Political Satire
- Pages: 101
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780451526342
- Access: Members
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Anna Karenina
What if the greatest love of your life could destroy everything you hold dear? In Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, a radiant aristocrat defies the suffocating rules of Russian high society, torn between a love that ignites her soul and the gilded cage of duty—but as whispers of scandal unravel her world and a parallel search for meaning unfolds in the shadows, can liberation ever outweigh the cost of burning it all down… or is the heart’s truth the most dangerous lie of all?
- Originally Published: 1873
- Publisher: Penguin Books, 2002
- Genre: Novel
- Pages: 880
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0140449174
- Access: Members
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Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder
What if chaos didn’t break you—but forged you? In Antifragile, Nassim Nicholas Taleb shatters our obsession with stability, arguing that true resilience isn’t about surviving chaos—it’s about thriving in it. From crumbling economies to the human spirit, he reveals how volatility and uncertainty are the hidden engines of growth. But as we engineer our lives to avoid shocks, a deadly irony surfaces: Our desperate grip on control might be the very thing making us brittle. Will you cling to fragile safety… or let chaos sculpt you into something unbreakable?
- 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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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
What if mastering your destiny hinged not on life-altering decisions, but the 37-second routines you dismiss as trivial? Atomic Habits reveals how your morning coffee ritual and late-night scrolls silently author your biography—one unconscious repetition at a time. But when science proves your identity is just borrowed clothing stitched from these threads… will you keep wearing yesterday’s mistakes, or rewrite the pattern before it rewrites you?
- 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 the champions of global prosperity are its most cunning adversaries? In Bad Samaritans, Ha-Joon Chang unmasks how wealthy nations wield free trade and aid as weapons, entrapping developing economies in a gilded cage of dependency. But when the illusion of benevolence shatters, will humanity confront the harrowing truth—or remain complicit in a system where salvation and destruction wear the same face?
- 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
What if the hidden rules of the marketplace secretly dictate everything from your daily coffee price to the fate of entire nations? In Basic Economics, Thomas Sowell transforms complex market dynamics into an accessible narrative that empowers everyday people to see how every decision, policy, and price tag shapes our lives—and our future. When the stakes are nothing less than our collective survival and prosperity, will you dare to uncover the truths that could change everything?
- Originally Published: 2000
- Publisher : Basic Books, 2014
- Genre: Economics
- Pages: 704
- Book Type: Hardcover
- ISBN-13: 978-0465060733
- Access: Prime Membership
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BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0): Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company
What if the secret to building a company that outlives you lies not in chasing success—but in defying it?
In BE 2.0, every entrepreneur faces a merciless crossroads: sacrifice short-term wins to forge an enduring legacy or risk becoming another footnote in the graveyard of burned-out ventures. Guided by the lost wisdom of Jim Collins’ legendary mentor, Bill Lazier, you’ll confront the paradox of greatness—where relentless discipline clashes with wild innovation, and trust becomes a gamble that could unravel your empire or immortalize it.
But when your boldest decisions threaten the very culture you’ve built… will you have the courage to turn the page—or watch your life’s work crumble with the tides of time?- 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
What if the moral compass guiding your life was a phantom—and your deepest truths, a prison? In Beyond Good and Evil, Friedrich Nietzsche shatters the mirror of centuries-old dogma, daring you to wander a labyrinth where virtue masks tyranny and ‘truth’ is a weapon. But when the foundations of good, evil, and reason itself begin to crumble… will you cling to the chains that comfort you, or free your mind to embrace a terrifying, exhilarating chaos?
- Originally Published: 1886
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002
- Genre: Philosophy
- Pages: 230
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0521779135
- Access: Members
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Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant
What if the key to unstoppable success lies not in fighting for scraps—but in abandoning the battlefield altogether? Blue Ocean Strategy unveils how trailblazing leaders defy cutthroat competition to carve vast, untapped markets where demand surges and rivals vanish. Yet as they rewrite the rules, a chilling truth surfaces: What if their revolution isn’t a triumph—but a trap? Will you bleed in the red ocean’s frenzy… or risk everything to discover if the deepest waters hold salvation—or drown you in the end?
- Originally Published: 2004
- Publisher: Harvard Business School Press, 2005
- Genre: Business Management
- Pages: 256
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1591396192
- Access: Members
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Brave New World
What if your deepest desires were manufactured—and your free will, a flaw to be erased? In Brave New World, a society thrives on engineered harmony, its citizens numbed by pleasure and oblivious to the chains of their perfection—until one man dares to question the void behind the smiles. But as his rebellion unearths the rot beneath utopia’s gleaming surface, will awakening to the truth save humanity… or doom it to collapse? Is a world without pain worth living in if it means losing your soul—or have we already surrendered ours?
- Originally Published: 1932
- Publisher: Vintage Classics, 2004
- Genre: Novel, Science fiction, Dystopian Fiction
- Pages: 229
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0099477464
- Access: Members
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Capital Without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One Percent
What if the ultra-rich could vanish their fortunes overnight—leaving nations crumbling in their wake? In Capital Without Borders, Brooke Harrington exposes how elite wealth managers wield offshore trusts and shell corporations to shield billions, blurring the lines between loyalty and betrayal. As democracy’s foundations crack under the weight of these invisible empires, one question remains: whose rules will govern our world when money knows no borders—or conscience?
- Originally Published: 2016
- Publisher : Harvard University Press, 2020
- Pages: 400
- Genre: Finance
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0674244771
- Access: Members
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Chip War: The Fight For the World’s Most Critical Technology
What if the tiniest engine driving your daily life is also the atomic bomb of global power struggles? Chip War plunges you into the silent, brutal arena where microscopic silicon chips ignite a trillion-dollar showdown between tech titans, autocrats, and spies. Chris Miller cracks open the vault of the semiconductor industry, exposing how these slivers of sand dictate everything from your paycheck to nuclear codes—but as nations scramble to dominate this invisible battlefield, ask yourself: Will we harness the chips that command our era, or kneel as casualties in a war where surrender isn’t an option… it’s extinction?
- Originally Published: 2022
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2023
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 431
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781398504127
- Access: Members
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Chronicles From the Land of the Happiest People on Earth
What if the “happiest” nation on Earth harbored a secret so dark it could devour its soul? Dr. Kighare Menka, a surgeon haunted by the mutilated bodies of his patients, stumbles upon a grisly conspiracy trading in human flesh—a scheme entwined with the country’s most revered leaders. When his closest friend becomes the next target, Menka must unravel the lies before his own name joins the missing… but in a world where power wears a saint’s mask, can truth survive—or will it be buried with the bones?
- Originally Published: 2021
- Publisher: Vintage, 2022
- Genre: Fiction
- Pages: 464
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780593314470
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Contagious: Why Things Catch On
What if the key to viral success isn’t luck, genius, or money—but six secret ingredients you’ve been overlooking every day? Jonah Berger decodes why certain ideas dominate dinner table conversations while others fade into oblivion, revealing how ordinary people become unwitting architects of cultural earthquakes. As algorithms tighten their grip and attention spans vanish, the stakes are primal: your child’s birthday wishlist, your deepest political conviction, even midnight fridge raids hang on humanity’s oldest question—what makes us hit ‘share’? But beware—once you learn why your brain secretly craves contagious content, will you craft messages that spread… or become the puppet of forces you can no longer unsee?
- Originally Published: 2013
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2013
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 256
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1451686579
- Access: Members
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Crime and Punishment
What if the perfect crime could redeem your life—but only by damning your soul? In Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov, a brooding ex-student teetering on despair, gambles his morality to prove a chilling theory: that some men deserve to transcend guilt. But as paranoia claws at his sanity and a cunning detective circles closer, he’s forced to confront the true cost of his philosophy. Can a murderer outrun his conscience… or does redemption demand a punishment far worse than death?
- Originally Published: 1866
- Publisher: Dover Publications, 2001
- Genre: Fiction, Psychological
- Pages: 448
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0486415871
- Access: Members
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Currency Wars: The Making of the Next Global Crisis
What if the greatest threat to global stability isn’t war or pandemics—but the invisible war raging over money itself? In Currency Wars, James Rickards exposes a clandestine battlefield where nations weaponize currencies, gambling with economic collapse for supremacy. But when rival strategies spiral into chaos, will ordinary lives survive the fallout… or is the next crisis already ticking toward a point of no return?
- Originally Published: Nov 2011
- Publisher: Portfolio, 2012
- Genre: Global Finance
- Pages: 320
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1591845560
- Access: Members
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Dead Aid: Why aid is not working and how there is another way for Africa
What if the trillion-dollar ‘cure’ for poverty is its greatest poison? Dead Aid exposes how well-intentioned billions shackled a continent to dependency, breeding corruption and despair—but when economist Dambisa Moyo demands Africa sever the lifeline, survival hinges on a perilous wager: Can nations weaned from aid rediscover sovereignty, or will withdrawal unleash chaos darker than dependency itself? The answer will haunt every philanthropist, policymaker, and dreamer who dares believe in mercy.
- Originally Published: 2009
- Publisher: Penguin, 2010
- Genre: Politics, Economics
- Pages: 188
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0141031187
- Access: Members
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Death of a Salesman
What if everything you believed about success was a lie? Arthur Miller’s tragic masterpiece follows Willy Loman, a salesman clinging to fraying illusions of success and family loyalty as age and failure close in. But when pride collides with delusion, and love battles bitter resentment, the cracks in his fragile world widen—how much of your soul would you trade for a lie everyone else has already stopped believing?
- Originally Published: 1949
- Publisher : Fingerprint Classics, 2017
- Genre: Tragedy
- Pages: 136
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-8175994300
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Devil on the Cross
What if the devil wasn’t a myth, but a tyrant in a tailored suit, auctioning your future to the highest bidder? In Devil on the Cross, Wariinga, a defiant young woman stripped of hope, confronts a grotesque underworld where greed is gospel and her people’s suffering is a spectator sport. But as she uncovers the rot festering in her nation’s soul, will her rebellion ignite liberation—or bind her to the very evil she fights? The cross awaits… and no one escapes unscathed.
- Originally Published: 1980
- Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2017
- Pages: 320
- Genre: Novel
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780143107361
- Access: Members
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
What if the monster you fear most is the one you’ve locked inside yourself? In Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a brilliant but tormented scientist unleashes a dangerous experiment to split his soul—only to find his darkest impulses taking violent, uncontrollable form. But as the line between man and monster dissolves, will his final act save humanity… or prove that the true horror was hiding in the mirror all along?
- Originally Published: 1886
- Publisher: Vintage Classics Library, 2016
- Genre: Gothic, Horror
- Pages: 240
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781784871604
- Access: Members
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Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
What if your greatest triumphs and deepest regrets are orchestrated by a hidden puppeteer—one you’ve ignored your entire life? Daniel Goleman shatters the myth of pure intellect, revealing how unseen emotional currents steer love, power, and self-destruction in every heartbeat of existence. But when you discover these forces hold the keys to your relationships, sanity, and legacy… will you master them—or let them rewrite your fate in the dark?
- Originally Published: 1995
- Publisher: Bantam, 2005
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 352
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0553383713
- Access: Members
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Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
What if the oldest enemy wasn’t a beast—but a part of you? In this Pulitzer-winning epic, Siddhartha Mukherjee chronicles humanity’s millennia-long duel with cancer—a shape-shifting monarch that has ruled through fear, survived countless wars, and whispered promises of immortality. From ancient surgeries to cutting-edge breakthroughs, the battle rages with equal parts genius and desperation. But as we edge closer to victory, a haunting question remains: Will we ever truly conquer a foe that evolves… from our own cells?
- Originally Published: 2011
- Publisher : Fourth Estate, 2011
- Genre: science
- Pages: 586
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0007250929
- Access: Members
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Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
What if the greatest threat to your company isn’t a competitor’s innovation—but your own team’s inability to deliver? In Execution, seasoned leaders confront the brutal chasm between grand visions and chaotic reality, where every hesitation risks fortunes, careers, and the survival of empires. But when the true enemy is a culture of empty promises and deferred action, will you master the discipline to transform ambition into results… or become another ghost in the graveyard of unrealized potential?
- Originally Published: 2002
- Publisher: Crown Business, 2002
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 320
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0609610572
- Access: Members
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Following the Leader: Ruling China, from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping
What happens when the world’s most populous nation is steered not by ideology, but by the personal power of its leaders? In Following the Leader, David Lampton unveils the behind-the-scenes battles, shifting loyalties, and calculated maneuvers that shaped China’s rise from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping. But as the stakes grow higher and the grip tighter, one question remains—how long can a nation thrive when its fate hinges on the ambitions of a few?
- Originally published: February 3, 2014
- Publisher: University of California Press, 2019
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 320
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780520303478
- Access: Members
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Fooled By Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
What if your greatest triumph was just a coin flip—and your worst failure pure bad luck? Nassim Nicholas Taleb drags you into the shadowy casino of life, where high-stakes traders and self-made millionaires worship skill but owe their fortunes to chaos. As he dissects the invisible threads of chance weaving through success and ruin, a brutal truth surfaces: Your brain is wired to see patterns in noise—and call it genius. But when the market crashes or luck runs dry, how many of your certainties are just stories… and who’s the real fool?
- Originally Published: 2001
- Publisher: Penguin Books, 2007
- Pages: 368
- Genre: Self-help
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0141031484
- Access: Members
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Frankenstein
What if the spark of life you ignited turned into a nightmare you couldn’t control? In Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but tormented scientist, shatters the boundaries of nature to breathe life into his darkest ambition—only to unleash a haunting force that mirrors humanity’s deepest fears. As obsession twists into terror and creation confronts creator, one question remains: Is the true monster born of flesh… or the ruin of a soul that dared to play God?
- Originally Published: 1818
- Publisher: Wordsworth Classics, 1992
- Genre: Fiction
- Pages: 174
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781853260230
- Access: Members
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Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction
What if every choice you make—from negotiating a salary to swerving in traffic—is part of an invisible mathematical war where the rules were written without your consent? Ken Binmore’s Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction pulls back the curtain on the secret strategies governing love, betrayal, and survival in everything from honeybee colonies to high-stakes auctions. But when you discover how easily cooperation twists into cutthroat competition… will you sleep soundly knowing you’re always a pawn in someone else’s game?
- Originally Published: 2007
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2007
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 208
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0199218462
- Access: Members
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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
What if every argument you’ve ever lost was because you were playing the wrong game? In Getting to Yes, you’re handed a forbidden blueprint to dismantle conflict, turning adversaries into allies with words sharper than any weapon. But when the stakes climb higher—a crumbling partnership, a career on the brink, a family feud—trust crumbles and hidden agendas emerge… Will you cling to old tactics and lose it all, or dare to negotiate a future where no one has to surrender?
- Originally Published: 1981
- Publisher: Penguin Books, 2011
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 240
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0143118756
- Access: Members
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Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism
What if the architects of our global economy never believed in free markets—but sought to shackle democracy itself? Quinn Slobodian unveils how neoliberal visionaries, emerging from the ashes of empire, built an invisible fortress of rules to protect capital from the chaos of human choice. As their utopian project teeters amid revolt and ruin, one question remains: Did they save the world… or rig it against us all?
- Originally Published: March 2018
- Publisher: Harvard University Press
- Published: March 16, 2018
- Genre: Neoliberalism
- Pages: 400
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0674979529
- Access: Members
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Globalization and its Discontents
What if the economic forces meant to unite humanity are instead fueling its unraveling? In Globalization and Its Discontents, Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz pulls back the curtain on a world where free-market dogma and unchecked corporate power devour nations, leaving inequality and disillusionment in their wake. As democracy trembles and billions hover on the edge of survival, one question remains: can we reclaim our future before the architects of progress become the undertakers of chaos?
- Originally Published: 2002
- Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company, 2003
- Pages: 304
- Genre: Non-Fiction
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0393324396
- Access: Members
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Good Strategy Bad Strategy: The Difference and Why It Matters
What if the most dangerous threat to your success isn’t failure—but the hollow strategies you swear by? In Good Strategy/Bad Strategy, Richard Rumelt exposes how leaders cling to glittering goals and empty jargon while unseen crises devour their ambitions. But when the line between visionary and delusional shatters, will you recognize the lethal flaws in your own plans—or become the architect of your downfall?
- Originally Published: 2011
- Publisher: Profile Books
- Published: June 9, 2017
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 336
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1781256176
- Access: Members
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t
What if everything you think you know about success is quietly sabotaging your company’s potential? In Good to Great, Jim Collins reveals why most organizations languish in mediocrity—trapped by complacency—while a select few shatter ceilings to dominate their industries for decades. Discover how leaders trade ego for grit, teams weaponize discipline over talent, and companies confront brutal truths to spark revolutions… but when greatness demands sacrificing comfort for relentless focus, will your organization cling to “good enough” or dare to leap into the unknown?
- Originally Published: 2001
- Publisher: Harper Business, 2001
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 300
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0066620992
- Access: Members
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
What if the key to success isn’t talent, luck, or genius—but something you’ve underestimated your whole life? In Grit, Angela Duckworth shatters the myth of “natural-born brilliance,” exposing how relentless passion and perseverance—not innate skill—propel ordinary people to achieve the extraordinary. But when every failure becomes a lesson and every setback a test of resolve… will you crumble under doubt—or dig deeper to unlock the unstoppable force within?
- Originally Published: 2016
- Publisher: Scribner, 2016
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 352
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781501111105
- Access: Members
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Guns, Germs and Steel: A short history of everybody for the last 13,000 years
What if the fate of nations was written in the soil, not the stars? Jared Diamond dismantles the myth of destiny to reveal how geography and biology forged empires—where wheat domesticated humans, germs became weapons, and continents collided to decide who conquered whom. But as ancient seeds and silent plagues reshaped the world, a chilling question lingers: What if your ancestors’ triumph—or tragedy—was mere luck… and the next global reckoning is already rooted in the ground beneath your feet?
- Originally Published: 1997
- Publisher : Vintage, 2017
- Pages: 580
- Genre: Non-Fiction
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0099302780
- Access: Members
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Hacking Growth: How Today’s Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success
What if your company’s explosive growth hinges not on lavish budgets, but on a single relentless question: What truly makes customers obsess over your product? Hacking Growth pulls back the curtain on Silicon Valley’s best-kept secret—the data-driven playbook that propelled Airbnb to 10M bookings and Dropbox to 2.8B viral invites. But when algorithms expose your product’s fatal flaws and competitors circle like sharks, will you pivot… or perish?
- Originally Published: 2015
- Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2017
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 320
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781524760007
- Access: Members
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Hamlet
What if avenging your father’s death meant unraveling your own soul? Prince Hamlet is consumed by grief—until a spectral revelation demands he confront a kingdom’s rot of betrayal and murder. As masks of sanity slip and blades glint in shadows, every choice bleeds into treachery, love, and the crushing weight of existence itself. But in a court where lies taste like truth, can vengeance ever heal—or will it devour the avenger alive?
- Originally Published: 1623
- Publisher: Wordsworth Classics, 1992
- Genre: Tragedy, Shakespearean tragedy
- Pages: 200
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781853260094
- Access: Members
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Hard Times
What if the cost of building a perfect society is the crushing of every fragile, human heart? In Hard Times, a rigid industrialist enforces a world of cold facts and suffocated dreams—until his own children, starved of compassion and wonder, begin to crack under the weight of his soulless logic. But when rebellion sparks in the unlikeliest corners, can a single flame of hope survive a storm of greed… or will the machinery of progress grind even love to dust?
- Originally Published: August 12, 1854
- Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1985
- Genre: Novel
- Pages: 328
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0140430424
- Access: Members
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Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty
What if the man who built an empire on diamonds and gold also shaped a nation’s destiny—while wrestling with the moral cost of his power? Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty unveils the enigmatic magnate who dominated South Africa’s economy, funded political resistance, yet navigated apartheid’s toxic shadow. From clandestine deals with world leaders to fraught alliances with revolutionaries like Cyril Ramaphosa, his legacy teeters between visionary reformer and complicit titan of “white monopoly capital”. But when history demands a reckoning, does his wealth redeem—or condemn—the soul of a nation? The answer might keep you awake long after the last page.
- Originally Published: 2023
- Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2023
- Genre: Biography
- Pages: 593
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1868428014
- Access: Members
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Heart of Darkness
What if the greatest darkness you must face isn’t the wilderness—but the abyss inside yourself? In Heart of Darkness, a steamboat captain’s quest to find a rogue ivory trader spirals into a harrowing voyage upriver, where the jungle’s suffocating grip mirrors the rot of greed and imperialism. As whispers of the enigmatic Kurtz unravel into a nightmare, one chilling truth emerges: the line between civilization and savagery is as thin as a shadow… and what stares back from the void might wear your own face.
- Originally Published: April, 1899
- Publisher: Collins Classics, 2016
- Genre: Fiction, Novella
- Pages: 130
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780007368624
- Access: Members
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Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
What if humanity’s next evolutionary step isn’t biological—but something beyond our control? Homo Deus unravels a world where algorithms dictate destiny and immortality is a commodity, forcing us to confront what remains when machines outthink, outlive, and outfeel us. As the pursuit of godlike power clashes with the ache of human vulnerability, one question lingers: Will we transcend our bodies—or lose our souls in the code?
- Originally Published: 2017
- Publisher: Vintage, 2015
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 526
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1784703936
- Access: Members
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How Boards Work: And How They Can Work Better in a Chaotic World
What if the fate of the global economy—and the planet—rested in the hands of a few shadowed boardrooms? In How Boards Work, economist Dambisa Moyo pulls back the curtain on corporate power brokers wrestling with existential dilemmas: profit vs. purpose, survival vs. societal collapse. As scandals erupt and climate crises loom, these unseen architects must choose—reinvent capitalism or watch it crumble under its own contradictions. But when trillion-dollar stakes clash with human lives… whose side will they take?
- Originally Published: May 2021
- Publisher: Basic Books, 2021
- Genre: Business
- Pages: 304
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1541619425
- Access: Members
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How the World Works
What if the systems controlling your life were designed to keep you powerless—and you didn’t even know it? In How the World Works, Noam Chomsky dismantles the invisible machinery of corporate fascism and geopolitical manipulation, exposing how profit-driven empires shape wars, economies, and even your thoughts. But when you realize your compliance fuels the chaos, one question remains: Will you keep feeding the beast—or dare to dismantle it?
- Originally Published: 2010
- Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, 2022
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 336
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780241145388
- Access: Members
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How to Be a Dictator: The Cult of Personality in the Twentieth Century
What if absolute power doesn’t corrupt—it reveals? Frank Dikötter’s How to Be a Dictator pulls back the curtain on the twentieth century’s most tyrannical figures—Hitler, Mao, Kim Il-sung, and others—who transformed themselves into living myths, weaponizing adoration and fear to enslave nations. But when the cult of personality becomes a dictator’s lifeline, what happens when the masks crack, the crowds falter, and the godlike facade crumbles to expose the trembling man beneath? Will the tyrant survive—or will the illusion die first?
- Originally Published: 2019
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019
- Genre: Politics, History
- Pages: 304
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1408891612
- Access: Members
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How to Develop Self-confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking
What if the key to unlocking your true potential isn’t hidden in talent or luck—but in the power of your own voice? In How to Develop Self-Confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking, Dale Carnegie reveals how mastering the art of words can transform crippling anxiety into unshakable confidence, turning everyday moments into opportunities to inspire and lead. But when every speech, every audience, and every silent moment pulses with the weight of judgment and possibility… will you rise to command the room—or let fear write your story for you?
- Originally Published: 1956
- Publisher: Ebury Publishing, 2004
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 256
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0091906399
- Access: Members
