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3.5
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Paper Promises Summary
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Black Rednecks and White Liberals Summary
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In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio Summary
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The Ages of Globalization Summary
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3.9
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Value Investing and Behavioral Finance Summary
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The Quantified Self Summary
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Uncommon Wealth Summary
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Ergodicity Summary
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4.12
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The Age of Extraction Summary
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3.63
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The Big Myth Summary
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The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Summary
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4.14
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Industry and Empire Summary
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3.92
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Can "It" Happen Again? Summary
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4.29
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The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators Summary
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3.81
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All That Is Solid Summary
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The Systems View of Life Summary
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Che Guevara Reader Summary
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An Essay on Economic Theory Summary
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Giants Summary
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3.8
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A Demon of Our Own Design Summary
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Supermoney Summary
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3.84
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