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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain’s Gulag in Kenya
Imagine a war where the victors wrote history—and burned the evidence. Caroline Elkins’ explosive exposé reveals how post-WWII Britain, fresh from defeating fascism, orchestrated a gulag in Kenya: electric shocks, mass rape, and villages reduced to graveyards. Yet when survivors dared to speak, their testimonies were dismissed as lies… until now. What truths would you bury to protect a legacy?
- Originally Published: 2005
- Publisher: Holt Paperbacks, 2005
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 496
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780805080018
- Access: Members
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Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism
What if the chains of colonialism never truly shattered—they just vanished from sight? In Neo-Colonialism: The Last Stage of Imperialism, Kwame Nkrumah exposes a global chessboard where liberation is a carefully crafted illusion, and nations are pawns in a game of economic domination. As sovereignty teeters on the brink and the echoes of exploitation grow louder, dare you uncover the truth—or will you remain shackled by the lies that keep empires alive?
- Originally Published: 1965
- Publisher: Panaf, 2009
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 316
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0901787231
- Access: Members
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
What if the stories that built civilizations could now erase them? In Nexus, Yuval Noah Harari unravels how humanity’s greatest strength—our ability to weave myths, laws, and digital networks—has become a ticking time bomb. As AI evolves from tool to autonomous agent, it threatens to hijack the very fabric of truth, turning our shared dreams into weapons of mass delusion. Will we reclaim control, or become footnotes in a future written by algorithms? The answer might keep you awake long after the last page
- Originally Published: 2024
- Publisher : Random House, 2024
- Pages: 492
- Genre: Social Science
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN-13: 978-0593736814
- Access: Prime Membership
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Propaganda
What if your deepest desires were engineered by unseen architects, and your free will merely an illusion? In Propaganda, Edward Bernays unveils the century-old machinery that molds masses, manipulates democracies, and manufactures consent—turning citizens into unwitting pawns. But when the very tools used to control nations now lurk in your smartphone’s glow, will you dismantle the system… or become its perfect weapon?
- Originally Published: 1928
- Publisher: iG Publishing, 2004
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 175
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0970312594
- Access: Members
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Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations
What if survival demanded becoming the very thing you vowed to destroy? In Rise and Kill First, Ronen Bergman unveils the shadow operatives of Israel’s intelligence agencies—men and women who’ve navigated a labyrinth of moral compromises to protect a nation under siege. From poisoned toothpaste to drone strikes, their covert war has saved lives and shattered souls, blurring the line between justice and vengeance. But when every assassination breeds new enemies and every victory seeds future chaos… how far would you go to survive—and what would you sacrifice to sleep at night?
- Originally Published: 2018
- Publisher: Random House, 2018
- Genre: History
- Pages: 784
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781400069712
- Access: Members