The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith's 1776 treatise reveals how division of labor, capital accumulation, and free markets create prosperity without central direction or government control.
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
When returns on capital exceed economic growth, inherited wealth dominates earned income. Can democracy survive extreme inequality? A data-driven analysis.
The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst
How media mogul William Randolph Hearst built America's largest publishing empire, wielded unprecedented political power, and inspired Citizen Kane.
The Big Short: Inside The Doomsday Machine
How a handful of unlikely misfits bet against Wall Street's biggest bubble and won billions when the 2008 housing market collapsed.
Becoming
From the South Side of Chicago to the White House, an intimate memoir of resilience, identity, and finding your voice while navigating marriage, motherhood, and public life.
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
From childhood in rural South Africa to 27 years in prison to the presidency: one man's extraordinary journey from freedom fighter to Nobel Peace Prize winner.
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? An economist turns conventional wisdom on its head by revealing the surprising incentives behind cheating, crime, parenting, and sports.
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Trevor Noah's hilarious and heartbreaking memoir about growing up mixed race in apartheid South Africa, where his very existence was illegal and his mother's fierce love shaped everything.
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Why did geography, not genetics, determine which civilizations conquered the world? Pulitzer Prize winner reveals how environment shaped 13,000 years of human history.
A People's History of the United States
American history told through the voices of workers, women, Native Americans, and the marginalized. See how grassroots movements shaped the nation from 1492 to the present.