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Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
By Anne Applebaum
In this chilling and urgent analysis, Applebaum reveals that modern autocracies are no longer led by lone ideologues, but by a sophisticated, interconnected network of financial structures and security services.
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The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
By Daniel Yergin
Yergin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece chronicles the gripping history of the world’s most consequential resource, weaving a sprawling narrative of how oil became the lifeblood of modern civilization, fueled global conflicts, and reshaped the destiny of nations.
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
By Katherine Boo
Pulitzer Prize-winner Boo transcends traditional journalism to deliver a narrative that reads like a novel, following a cast of unforgettable individuals as they navigate a world governed by corruption, global market fluctuations, and a desperate, flickering hope.
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
By Barbara Demick
Demick strips away the state-sponsored propaganda and military parades to reveal the quiet, human struggles occurring behind the border—from the heartbreak of forbidden love to the harrowing ingenuity required to survive the Great Famine.






