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Economic History

Nobody can predict the future, but everyone can analyze the past and learn from it. These summaries tell the story of capitalism, currencies, markets, and much more.

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Working Backwards

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Trailblazer

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Empire of Pain

The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty
Patrick Radden Keefe
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One of the Most Famous Ideas in Economics Is Wrong

History shows that free trade can’t buy world peace.
Jacob Soll
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