History

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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Burning the Books
A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge
Richard Ovenden
Belknap Press, 2020
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Lincoln's Mentors
The Education of a Leader
Michael Gerhardt
Custom House, 2021
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Quirky
The Remarkable Story of the Traits, Foibles, and Genius of Breakthrough Innovators Who Changed the World
Melissa Schilling
Public Affairs, 2018
8 Book

Why Trust Matters
An Economist's Guide to the Ties That Bind Us
Benjamin Ho
Columbia UP, 2021
9 Book

Chip War
The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
Chris Miller
Scribner, 2022
8 Book

Titan
The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Ron Chernow
Random House, 1998
6 Book

Investment Banking
Institutions, Politics, and Law
Alan D. Morrison and William J. Wilhelm Jr,
Oxford UP, 2007
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Guns, Germs, and Steel
The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond
W.W. Norton, 2005
9 Book

Strategy
A History
Lawrence Freedman
Oxford UP, 2013
8 Book

The Domino’s Story
How the Innovative Pizza Giant Used Technology to Deliver a Customer Experience Revolution (The Business Storybook Series)
Marcia Layton Turner
HarperCollins Leadership, 2020
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Daniel Kahneman and Yuval Noah Harari in Conversation
Top Global Historical Trends Shaping Humankind Today
Kara Swisher et al.
sponsor Landmark Bank, 2021
9 Book

Common Sense
Thomas Paine
Applewood Books, 2002