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Control Science

How Management Made the Modern World

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What are the rules that govern our workday? Who made them? And how do these rules dominate the rest of our lives?Whether on Caribbean plantations in the seventeenth century or in Amazon warehouses today, the powerful have constantly developed new techniques to control workers—and new justifications for doing so. Ideas of control perfected on the factory floor have expanded to dictate our personal ... Read more

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What are the rules that govern our workday? Who made them? And how do these rules dominate the rest of our lives?Whether on Caribbean plantations in the seventeenth century or in Amazon warehouses today, the powerful have constantly developed new techniques to control workers—and new justifications for doing so. Ideas of control perfected on the factory floor have expanded to dictate our personal
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"Colony,"--or "Free State"? "Dependence,"--or "Just Connection"? "Empire,"--or "Union"?

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In "Colony,"--or "Free State"? "Dependence,"--or "Just Connection"? "Empire,"--or "Union"?, Alpheus Henry Snow delves into the complexities of colonial relationships and their implications for governance and identity in the late 19th century. Through a meticulous examination of political philosophy and historical context, Snow articulates a nuanced dialogue that questions the dichotomies of empire ... Read more

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In "Colony,"--or "Free State"? "Dependence,"--or "Just Connection"? "Empire,"--or "Union"?, Alpheus Henry Snow delves into the complexities of colonial relationships and their implications for governance and identity in the late 19th century. Through a meticulous examination of political philosophy and historical context, Snow articulates a nuanced dialogue that questions the dichotomies of empire
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"Colony,"--or "Free State"? "Dependence,"--or "Just Connection"? "Empire,"--or "Union"?

Navigating the Colonial Dilemma: Independence or Connection?

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In "Colony, or Free State? Dependence, or Just Connection? Empire, or Union?", Alpheus Henry Snow intricately navigates the complex socio-political landscapes of colonialism and independence. Written during a critical period of heightened nationalism and imperial scrutiny, Snow employs a nuanced literary style that blends analytical rigor with evocative prose, establishing a compelling narrative ... Read more

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In "Colony, or Free State? Dependence, or Just Connection? Empire, or Union?", Alpheus Henry Snow intricately navigates the complex socio-political landscapes of colonialism and independence. Written during a critical period of heightened nationalism and imperial scrutiny, Snow employs a nuanced literary style that blends analytical rigor with evocative prose, establishing a compelling narrative
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The Fourth Turning Is Here

What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End

by Neil Howe ...

The visionary behind the bestselling phenomenon The Fourth Turning looks once again to America’s past to predict our future in this “riveting and revelatory” (Tony Robbins) prophecy for how our present era of unrest will resolve over the next ten years—and what our lives will look like afterward.Thirty years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative new ... Read more

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The visionary behind the bestselling phenomenon The Fourth Turning looks once again to America’s past to predict our future in this “riveting and revelatory” (Tony Robbins) prophecy for how our present era of unrest will resolve over the next ten years—and what our lives will look like afterward.Thirty years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative new
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The Technological Republic

Hard Power, Soft Belief, and the Future of the West

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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • “A cri de coeur that takes aim at the tech industry for abandoning its history of helping America and its allies.”—The Wall Street JournalFrom the Palantir co-founder, one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025, and his deputy, a critically-acclaimed and sweeping indictment of the West’s culture of complacency, arguing ... Read more

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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • “A cri de coeur that takes aim at the tech industry for abandoning its history of helping America and its allies.”—The Wall Street JournalFrom the Palantir co-founder, one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2025, and his deputy, a critically-acclaimed and sweeping indictment of the West’s culture of complacency, arguing
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Power and Progress

Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity

by Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson ...

Awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson overturn conventional wisdom about how economies work--revealing the untold story of who wins and who loses the rewards of prosperity--in a work that fundamentally transforms how we look at and understand the world.Throughout history, technological change — whether it takes the form of agricultural improvements in the ... Read more

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Awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics, Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson overturn conventional wisdom about how economies work--revealing the untold story of who wins and who loses the rewards of prosperity--in a work that fundamentally transforms how we look at and understand the world.Throughout history, technological change — whether it takes the form of agricultural improvements in the
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In Defense of a Liberal Education

by Fareed Zakaria ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERCNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria argues for a renewed commitment to the world’s most valuable educational tradition.**The liberal arts are under attack. The governors of Florida, Texas, and North Carolina have all pledged that they will not spend taxpayer money subsidizing the liberal arts, and they seem to have an unlikely ally in President Obama. While ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERCNN host and best-selling author Fareed Zakaria argues for a renewed commitment to the world’s most valuable educational tradition.**The liberal arts are under attack. The governors of Florida, Texas, and North Carolina have all pledged that they will not spend taxpayer money subsidizing the liberal arts, and they seem to have an unlikely ally in President Obama. While
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The Fourth Revolution

The Global Race to Reinvent the State

by John Micklethwait, Adrian Wooldridge ...

From the bestselling authors of The Right Nation, a visionary argument that our current crisis in government is nothing less than the fourth radical transition in the history of the nation-stateDysfunctional government: It’s become a cliché, and most of us are resigned to the fact that nothing is ever going to change. As John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge show us, that is a seriously limited ... Read more

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From the bestselling authors of The Right Nation, a visionary argument that our current crisis in government is nothing less than the fourth radical transition in the history of the nation-stateDysfunctional government: It’s become a cliché, and most of us are resigned to the fact that nothing is ever going to change. As John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge show us, that is a seriously limited
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Ages of American Capitalism

A History of the United States

by Jonathan Levy ...

**A leading economic historian traces the evolution of American capitalism from the colonial era to the present—and argues that we’ve reached a turning point that will define the era ahead.“A monumental achievement, sure to become a classic.”—Zachary D. Carter, author of The Price of Peace**In this ambitious single-volume history of the United States, economic historian Jonathan Levy reveals how ... Read more

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**A leading economic historian traces the evolution of American capitalism from the colonial era to the present—and argues that we’ve reached a turning point that will define the era ahead.“A monumental achievement, sure to become a classic.”—Zachary D. Carter, author of The Price of Peace**In this ambitious single-volume history of the United States, economic historian Jonathan Levy reveals how
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Solidarity

The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea

by Leah Hunt-Hendrix, Astra Taylor ...

A VULTURE BEST BOOK • From renowned organizers and activists Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor, comes the first in-depth examination of Solidarity—not just as a rallying cry, but as potent political movement with potential to effect lasting change.**A DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE FINALIST“A window into what is possible when we reject the politics of division, trade individualism for ... Read more

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A VULTURE BEST BOOK • From renowned organizers and activists Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor, comes the first in-depth examination of Solidarity—not just as a rallying cry, but as potent political movement with potential to effect lasting change.**A DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE FINALIST“A window into what is possible when we reject the politics of division, trade individualism for
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How Progress Ends

Technology, Innovation, and the Fate of Nations

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Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year AwardHow 1,000 years of global history show why technological and economic progress is often followed by stagnation and even collapseIn How Progress Ends, Carl Benedikt Frey challenges the conventional belief that economic and technological progress is inevitable. For most of human history, stagnation was the norm, and ... Read more

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Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year AwardHow 1,000 years of global history show why technological and economic progress is often followed by stagnation and even collapseIn How Progress Ends, Carl Benedikt Frey challenges the conventional belief that economic and technological progress is inevitable. For most of human history, stagnation was the norm, and
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The Libertarian Mind

A Manifesto for Freedom

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An updated edition of David Boaz’s timeless primer on libertarianism, with a new preface by the author.Libertarianism—the philosophy of personal and economic freedom—has deep roots in Western civilization and in American history, with increasing appeal to those dissatisfied with the status quo. The growth of executive power, chronic deficits, counterproductive foreign military interventions, ... Read more

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An updated edition of David Boaz’s timeless primer on libertarianism, with a new preface by the author.Libertarianism—the philosophy of personal and economic freedom—has deep roots in Western civilization and in American history, with increasing appeal to those dissatisfied with the status quo. The growth of executive power, chronic deficits, counterproductive foreign military interventions,
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