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How did society arrive at where it stands today? To learn about the politicians, scientists, innovators, leaders and rulers whose actions shaped the present, peruse these summaries.

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The Greater Journey
The Greater Journey
 

David McCullough

Simon & Schuster, 2011

(8)

4 weeks ago

The Price of Politics
The Price of Politics
 

Bob Woodward

Wall Street Journal Books, 2012

(6)

4 weeks ago

Liberal Leviathan
Liberal Leviathan

G. John Ikenberry

Princeton UP, 2011

(8)

2 months ago

The Age of Turbulence
The Age of Turbulence

Alan Greenspan

Penguin Press, 2008

(8)

3 months ago

Swiss Made
Swiss Made

R. James Breiding

Profile Books, 2012

(7)

3 months ago

The Party
The Party
 

Richard McGregor

Harper, 2010

(7)

6 months ago

The Evolution of Technical Analysis
The Evolution of Technical Analysis

Andrew W. Lo and Jasmina Hasanhodzic

Bloomberg Press, 2010

(7)

7 months ago

Confidence Men
Confidence Men
 

Ron Suskind

Harper, 2011

(9)

7 months ago

Collapse of an Empire
Collapse of an Empire

Yegor Gaidar

Brookings Institution Press, 2007

(9)

8 months ago

Adam Smith
Adam Smith
 

Nicholas Phillipson

Yale UP, 2010

(8)

12 months ago

Grand Pursuit
Grand Pursuit
 

Sylvia Nasar

Wall Street Journal Books, 2011

(8)

12 months ago

Money Well Spent?
Money Well Spent?

Michael Grabell

Public Affairs, 2012

(8)

1 year ago

Corporations Are Not People
Corporations Are Not People
 

Jeffrey D. Clements

Berrett-Koehler, 2012

(8)

1 year ago

Shop Class as Soulcraft
Shop Class as Soulcraft

Matthew B. Crawford

Penguin Press, 2010

(8)

1 year ago

The Ascent of Media
The Ascent of Media
 

Roger Parry

Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2011

(8)

1 year ago

The End of the Euro
The End of the Euro

Johan van Overtveldt

AGATE Publishing, 2011

(8)

1 year ago

The Way to Wealth
The Way to Wealth
 

Benjamin Franklin

Applewood Books, 1986

(9)

1 year ago

China Counting
China Counting

Alex Mackinnon and Barnaby Powell

Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

(7)

1 year ago

The Great Reset
The Great Reset
 

Richard Florida

HarperCollins, 2010

(8)

2 years ago

Common Sense
Common Sense
 

Thomas Paine

Applewood Books, 2002

(9)

2 years ago

Rebooting the American Dream
Rebooting the American Dream
 

Thom Hartmann

Berrett-Koehler, 2010

(7)

2 years ago

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