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50 Books That Changed the WorldPolitics and Government

These books represent some of the most important works that examine politics, economics, an

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(" The )ep$blic b Plato" Considered to be the most in*$ential text on philosoph and politics,

." The Comm$nist anifesto b /arl arx and %riedrich ngels" 1ne of the most recogni2ed an

3" The )ights of an b Thomas Paine" Paine4s book states that the government4s role is to pro

" Common 'ense b Thomas Paine" P$blished anonmo$sl in (667, this tract s$pported the 8

5" 9emocrac in 8merica b 8lexis de Toc:$eville" 1n a visit from %rance, de Toc:$eville descri

7" The Prince b ;iccolo achiavelli"This political treatise from (5(3 o!ers advice on how an as

6" " (A> b George 1rwell" This dstopian novel describes life in a totalitarian regime that has(A" Brave ;ew World b 8ldo$s =$xle" 8nother dstopian novel, this one b =$xle is often co

.0" liad and 1dsse b =omer" These two ancient Greek epic poems were a part of o$ng Gre

.(" 9on $ixote b ig$el de Cervantes" This novel, originall p$blished as two books, is one o

.." 8 Christmas Carol b Charles 9ickens" %rom the time this book was &rst p$blished in 9ecem

.3" adame Bovar b G$stave %la$bert" %la$bert4s stor of a woman who engages in ad$ltero

." The 8rabian ;ights ntertainment b 8ndrew #ang" This nglish lang$age version of 1ne T

.5" =arr Potter and the Philosopher4s 'tone b @/ )owling" This &rst book of the wildl pop$lar

.7" War and Peace b #eo Tolsto" The realistic details of this novel and the depth of pscholog

.6" The #ittle Prince b 8ntoine de 'aint-x$pHr" 1ne of the best-selling books aro$nd the wor

.>" The 8lchemist b Pa$lo Coelho" This book has the distinction of being the most translated b

.A" 9iar of a Io$ng Girl b 8nne %rank" This landmark book details the das of a @ewish famil

30" '$rvival in 8$schwit2 b Primo #evi" Written in talian, then translated into nglish and Germ

3(" The Jindication of the )ights of Women b ar Wollstonecraft" Considered the &rst great t

3." The 'econd 'ex b 'imone de Bea$voir" n an attempt to $nderstand herself, de Bea$voir $
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'cience, ath, and Geograph

These works served as the start of entire movements and schools of tho$ght"

)eligion

These religio$s texts have served as a g$ide to man aro$nd the world, some for tho$sands of

7" The 8nalects"

33" 8 )oom of 1ne4s 1wn b Jirginia Woolf" Woolf disc$sses the di!erences between men and

3" Walden b =enr 9avid Thorea$" Thorea$ $nderwent an experiment of living isolated on W

35" 8 9ictionar of the nglish #ang$age b 'am$el @ohnson" Considered the most in*$ential d

37" Philosophae ;at$ralis Principia athematica b saac ;ewton. Written while Cambridge 36" The nterpretation of 9reams b 'igm$nd %re$d" %re$d incl$ded the basics of his theories o

3>" 1n the 1rigin of 'pecies b Charles 9arwin" This work b 9arwin laid the fo$ndation for the

3A" 'ilent 'pring b )achel Carson" Carson wrote on the topic of environmental +$stice in a boo

0" Geographia b Ptolem" Ptolem wrote and mapped the world according to the knowledge

(" The eaning of )elativit b 8lbert instein" P$blished as one book, this is act$all fo$r lec

." The Bible" This sacred text bro$ght Christianit to the world and has contin$ed to serve as

3" The $r4an" The sacred text of slam, the $r4an is believed to be the last word of God afte

" The Torah" The written laws and teachings that are contained in the Tanakh Ealso known as

5" The Tibetan Book of the 9ead" Perhaps the most well-known Tibetan text, this book was wr

6" The '$mma Theologica of 't" Thomas 8:$inas" Written in the (3th cent$r, this book is con

>" The Bhagavad Gita" This sacred =ind$ script$re is considered one of the most important ph

A" Ching" 8lso known as the Book of Changes, this is the most widel read of the &ve sacred

50" Tao Te Ching" 8lso known as the Tao, this text was written b #ao T2$, the keeper of the mp
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Goddess of the arketL 8n )and and the 8merican )ight

(" Gregor Clark,A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the." ;athan )osenberg and #"" Bird2ell, @r", =ow the West Grew )ich E(A>7F" Perfect wh

3" @ared 9iamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel(1997). The third leg in the triad" @ohn ;e, War, Wine and Taxes E.006F" 9avid )icardo4s classic example of comparat

5" 9o$glas rwin, 8gainst the TideL 8n ntellect$al =istor of %ree TradeE(AA7F" rwin4s

7" /evin 14)o$rke and @e!re Williamson, Globalization and History(1999).

6" @e!r %rieden, Global CapitalismL ts %all and )ise in the Twentieth Cent$r E.007F">" Barr ichengreen, Globali2ing CapitalL 8 =istor of the nternational onetar 'st

A" 9aniel Iergin and @oseph 'tanislaw, The Commanding =eights E(AA6F" Iergin and 't

(0" Pa$l Bl$stein, The Chastening E.00(F" Bl$stein, a reporter for theWashington Post, t

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8 Brief =istor of ;eoliberalism

8 Game as 1ld as mpireL The 'ecret World of conomic =it en and the Web of Global

8mericas Great 9epression

8pplied conomicsL Thinking Beond 'tage 1ne

Banker to the PoorL icro-#ending and the Battle 8gainst World Povert

Basic conomicsL 8 Citi2ens G$ide to the conomB$tter* conomicsL 8 ;ew General Theor of 'ocial and conomic Behavior

Capital in the Twent-%irst Cent$r

Capitalism, 'ocialism and 9emocrac

Cast 8waL %or these reasons

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Crash Proof ."0L =ow to Pro&t from the conomic Collapse

Cron Capitalism in 8mericaL .00>-.0(.

C$rrenc WarsL The aking of the ;ext Global Crisis

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9ebtL The %irst 5,000 Iears9eb$nking conomics - )evised and xpanded ditionL The ;aked mperor 9ethronedN

9evelopment as %reedom

9evelopment, Geograph, and conomic Theor

9ignit and 9e&anceL 'tories from Bolivias Challenge to Globali2ation

9isco$rse on Colonialism

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=ow arkets WorkL 9ise:$ilibri$m, ntreprene$rship and 9iscover

=ow )ich Co$ntries Got )ich 8nd Wh Poor Co$ntries 'ta Poor

=$man 8ctionL 8 Treatise on conomics

an, conom, and 'tateL With Power and arket - 'cholars dition

eltdownL 8 %ree-arket #ook at Wh the 'tock arket Collapsed, the conom Tanked

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'$per%reakonomicsL Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostit$tes 8nd Wh '$icide Bombers 'ho

The 8ccidental TheoristL 8nd 1ther 9ispatches from the 9ismal 'cience

The 8scent of oneL 8 %inancial =istor of the World

The Battle for the 'o$l of Capitalism

The Bed of Procr$stesL Philosophical and Practical 8phorisms

The Black 'wanL The mpact of the =ighl mprobable

The B$sh 8gendaL nvading the World, 1ne conom at a Time

The Comm$nist anifesto

The Compan of 'trangersL 8 ;at$ral =istor of conomic #ife

The Condition of the Working Class in ngland

The cological )ift

The conomics 8nti-TextbookL 8 Critical Thinkers G$ide to icroeconomics

The nigma of CapitalL 8nd the Crises of Capitalism

The %ree-arket nnovation achineL 8nal2ing the Growth iracle of Capitalism

The General Theor of mploment, nterest, and one

The Great TransformationL The Political and conomic 1rigins of 1$r Time

The Great WaveL Price )evol$tions and the )hthm of =istor

The =o$se of ediciL ts )ise and %all

The rish %amine

The #ever of )ichesL Technological Creativit and conomic Progress

The #ogic of Collective 8ctionL P$blic Goods and the Theor of Gro$ps

The aking of odern conomicsL The #ives and deas of the Great Thinkers

The arket 'stemL What t s, =ow t Works, and What To ake of t

The asc$line indL 8lpha ale #ife #essons on Careers, one, )elationships Q Wome

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The ind and the arketL Capitalism in odern $ropean Tho$ght

The ster of CapitalL Wh Capitalism Tri$mphs in the West and %ails verwhere lse

The 1xford =andbook of Political conom

The Peng$in 9ictionar of conomics

The )et$rn of 9epression conomics

The )oad to 'erfdom

The )oaring ;inetiesL 8 ;ew =istor of the Worlds ost Prospero$s 9ecadeThe 'hock 9octrineL The )ise of 9isaster Capitalism

The 'martest G$s in the )oomL The 8ma2ing )ise and 'candalo$s %all of nron

The 'ocial Contract, a 9isco$rse on the 1rigin of ne:$alit, and a 9isco$rse on Political

The Theor of the #eis$re Class

The Tr$th 8bo$t arketsL Their Geni$s, Their #imits, Their %ollies

The Wealth and Povert of ;ationsL Wh 'ome 8re 'o )ich and 'ome 'o Poor

The Wealth of ;ations

The Worldl Philosophers

Thieves WorldL The Threat of the ;ew Global ;etwork of 1rgani2ed Crime

Thinking, %ast and 'lowThis Changes verthingL Capitalism vs" The Climate

This Time s 9i!erentL ight Cent$ries of %inancial %oll

TitanL The #ife of @ohn 9" )ockefeller, 'r"

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World(2007). I'&e already taggedthis book as an interesting read. If nothing elsn paired with Clark, beca$se )osenberg and Bird2ell present the classical arg$ment for

of "why did Europe dominate the globe?" explanations. If Clark focuses on geneticsive advantage was nglish wool for Port$g$ese wine" ;e explodes the Mnat$ralM aspe

ook is more a histor of economic tho$ght than economic histor, b$t nevertheless tel

lucid detailed and fascinating study of how the nineteenth century of globali#atio

his book is to the twentieth centi$r as Williamson and 14)o$rke4s book is to the ninetm, second edition E.00>F" 8 more narrow work than %rieden4s, ichengreen4s book is t

anislaw tell a cheerleader4s tale of how the Washington Consens$s displaced the old :$

ells the o$-are-there version of the 8sian &nancial crisis and the reaction from the


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e the first chapter of this book "The 'ixteen-Page conomic =istor of thewh Western $rope was the birthplace of the nd$strial )evol$tion"

culture and !osenberg and ird#ell focus on institutions $iamond proffers a geogt of this trade, demonstrating how high tari!s against %rench wine proved a boon to b

ls a remarkable storL how did the idea of free trade knock o! mercantilism, protectio

went down. )hen anyone argues that the current *fast fading?+ era of globali#atio

enth O except it4s written for a wider a$dience, so it4s a more accessible read" 8ccessihe starting point for $nderstanding the classical gold standard, the Bretton Woods regi

asi-/enesian, :$asi-socialist economic order that had its apogee and downfall in the (

" Treas$r 9epartment" f o$ want to know wh Paci&c )im economies started hoardin


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orld" actually matches the audacity of the title. (s I said I don't completely buy

aphical determinism. %imply put he thinks the temperate climate of Eurasia was bth the Port$g$ese and nglish beer distillers" ;e stretches his arg$ment too far at ti

ism, strategic trade theor, and other doctrinesN

is historically uni,ue take the hardco&er &ersion of this book and whack them on t

le doesn4t mean simple, however O this book is chock f$ll of interesting arg$ments, cae, and whatever the hell sstem we have now the Bretton Woods regime"

A60s" What4s partic$larl interesting is their arg$ment that what mattered was the co

g foreign exchange reserves beginning in (AAA, read this book"


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Clark's explanation of althus 0 genetics 1 Industrial !e&olution in 2reat ritain.

und to produce the most sophisticated societies with the most ad&anced animals ges, b$t the interrelationship between war, protectionism, and stateb$ilding is prett d

e head with it. %pecial bonus book- people who liked this should go on to read Po

ses, and co$nterarg$ments"

tent and spread of the ideas themselves, and not some coercive power, that led to the


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is attempt to explain away the irrele&ance of institutions doesn't hold up to scrutin

rms and technologies. $iamond's argument complements rather substitutes for thmn fascinating"

er and Plentyby 4e&in 5'!ourke and !on 6indlay+.

re-embrace of markets"


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. %till I will say I better appreciated the heyday of mercantilism after reading Clark.

institutions and culture arguments. If nothing else it is impossible to read this bo


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k and e&er buy the ending to War of the Worlds.


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