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Books about the state, governments and power, selected by our publishers.
A Short History of Nearly Everything (2003)
In his most ambitious book, A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson tackles the biggest questions we've asked about the universe and ourselves: What is our place in it? Where did we come from? And where are we going? Bryson seeks to understand the evolution of life from its origins to the present day.
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (2017)
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry is an essential book about Space and time and how are both relative concepts. How do we fit into the universe? How does the universe relate to us? There's no better way to get through these mind-expanding questions than by listening to renowned astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Homo Deus (2017)
Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams, nightmares, and possibilities of the 21st century - including overcoming death and creating artificial life. What would replace famine, plague, war, and natural disasters at the top of the list of human concerns? We are the self-made gods who rule the world. What destinies will we create for ourselves and others? It asks the fundamental question: What comes next? And how will we prevent ourselves from destroying the planet? This is the next step in evolution. This is the core of Homo Deus.
Sapiens (2015)
A renowned historian offers a groundbreaking narrative of human creation and evolution that explores the ways in which biology and history have shaped us and improved our understanding of what it really means to be "human." Dr. Yuval Noah Harari explores the whole of human history from the very first humans walking the earth to the radical and sometimes devastating breakthroughs of the cognitive, agricultural and scientific revolutions.
Extreme Ownership (2015)
A group of Navy SEALs who were sent to the most violent battlefields in Iraq faced an apparently impossible mission: help U. S. forces secure Ramadi, the city considered “all but lost” by American commanders. But in gripping first-person accounts of heroism, tragedy, and hard-won victory, they learned that leadership at every level is the most important factor in determining whether a team succeeds or falls apart.
A Promised Land (2020)
In "A Promised Land", Barack Obama details his political rise, the 2008 campaign for president, and what his administration accomplished in their first 2.5 years in office. Filled with his characteristic intelligence and thoughtfulness, it vividly portrays all that his administration has accomplished and the ways they fell short. It also calls attention to how fragile our democracy is and how easily it can be derailed.
The Truths We Hold (2019)
The Truths We Hold: An American Journey is a memoir by Kamala Harris. First Woman Vice President in the history of the United States.Ms. Harris details her life as the daughter of immigrants. She describes her childhood and the neighbourhood she grew up in. Harris mentions about her time and achievements as the San Francisco district attorney. The book discusses her time as California Attorney General, the election to the U.S. Senate in 2016, and her few fights against the Trump administration.
The Everything Store (2013)
If you enjoy business books, the Everything Store is perfect. An online bookstore headquartered in a Washington garage in 1994 is now considered by many to be the most innovative company in the world. The Everything Store perfectly encapsulates the culture that Jeff Bezos wanted and the journey through some of the brightest innovations all derived from the Amazon Mission: be earth's most customer-centric company; to build a place where people can come to find and discover anything they might want to buy online.
Elon Musk (2015)
There is no question that Elon Musk is a special individual, someone with BIG dreams and the drive, talent, and money to make them happen. But, like Jobs, and Stark for that matter, he might be an acquired taste on a personal level. In Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future biographer Ashlee Vance gives us a picture of both the dreams and the man, peering back to where Musk began, describing his journey from then to now, looking at how he is impacting the world today, and gazing ahead to where he wants to go. It is a pretty impressive vista.
The Verge (2021)
Patrick Wyman has the kind of deft you hope for when reading about such a consequential time in history. Indeed, his main contention is that these bombastic forty years saw the rise of systems that influence and contextualize our lives up to the present moment.