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Charles Phillips
Step inside Sweden, land of contradictions. Discover the secrets of one of the world's most equitable economies. Meet King Carl XVI Gustaf, Sweden's head of state. Meet the rugged Nordic race who inhabit this land of ice, snow, and midnight sun. ... [... more]
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Moritz Nachtstern
Published for the first time in English, this is an enthralling personal account of the secret Nazi project, Operation Bernhard, devised to destabilize the British and, later, American economies by creating and putting into circulation millions ... [... more]
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Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
Drawing on the diaries of a midwife and healer in eighteenth-century Maine, this intimate history illuminates the medical practices, household economies, religious rivalries, and sexual mores of the New England frontier. Image and Reality in the ... [... more]
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Diana Zeuner
Heavy horses played a pivotal role in the development of western economies, toiling in mines and quarries, factories and docks, alongside canals and railways and on farms. But, following the introduction of motorized machinery their number ... [... more]
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Moises Naim
How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy A groundbreaking investigation of how illicit commerce is changing the world by transforming economies, reshaping politics, and capturing governments. In this fascinating ... [... more]
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Lisa Margonelli
Oil on the Brain is a smart, surprisingly funny account of the oil industry-the people, economies, and pipelines that bring us petroleum, brilliantly illuminating a world we encounter every day. Americans buy ten thousand gallons of gasoline a ... [... more]
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