Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is yes. Tracing the global history of...
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Author: Scheidel, WalterSummary:Genre: History and geography, Social science -
Author: Poundstone, WilliamSummary:Each year about 28 million Americans begin a search for a new job. Millions more live in the age of the permanent job search, their online profiles eternally awaiting a better offer. Job seekers...
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Author: Oliver, LaurenSummary:
Dara and Nick used to be inseparable until a terrible accident left them estranged. When Dara vanishes on her birthday, Nick thinks Dara is just playing around. But when another girl also...
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Author: Yekelchyk, SerhySummary:
Ukraine's sudden prominence in American politics has compounded an already-widespread misunderstanding of what is actually happening in the nation. In the American media, Ukraine has come to...
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Author: Kingfisher, T.Summary:
Piper is a lich-doctor, a physician who works among the dead, determining causes of death for the city guard's investigations. It's a peaceful, if solitary profession . . . until the day...
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Author: Kingfisher, T.Summary:
Stephen's god died on the longest day of the year ... Three years later, Stephen is a broken paladin, living only for the chance to be useful before he dies. But all that changes when he...
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Author: Kingfisher, T.Summary:
He's a paladin of a dead god, tracking a supernatural killer across a continent. She's a nun from a secretive order, on the trail of the raiders who burned her convent and kidnapped her...
Genre: Fantasy fiction