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3.90
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3.34
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4.09
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4.11
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Rules for Radicals Summary
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4.06
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3.94
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4.04
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4.40
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Hijacking Bitcoin Summary
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4.26
203 ratings
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The Man Who Knew Infinity Summary
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4.03
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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations Summary
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3.95
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3.91
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Mexico Summary
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4.27
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4.05
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3.80
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Man-Eaters of Kumaon Summary
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4.30
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3.89
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Lone Survivor Summary
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4.34
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4.09
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Alexander Hamilton Summary
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4.22
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The Cult of Trump Summary
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4.10
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4.09
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The Philosophy of History Summary
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by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel 1831 480 pages
3.82
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More Money Than God Summary
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by Sebastian Mallaby 2010 496 pages
4.10
9.3K ratings
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