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The Black Swan
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Ego is the Enemy
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The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure
The 10X Rule is a rallying cry for those who refuse to settle for average in a world that rewards audacity. With the energy of a storm and the precision of a blueprint, it argues that success demands not just more effort—but ten times the vision, discipline, and action most dare to imagine. What if your goals aren’t too ambitious, but far too small? This book dismantles comfort zones and dares you to operate at levels that feel unreasonable—because only at that scale does extraordinary become possible. It is not a promise of ease, but a challenge: how far would you go if fear, failure, and fatigue were no longer excuses?
- Originally Published: 2011
- Publisher: Wiley, 2011
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 240
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0470627600
- Access: Members
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Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
Never Split the Difference plunges into the high-stakes world where words can save lives—or cost everything. Drawing from the crucible of hostage negotiations, it reveals that the key to influence lies not in compromise, but in deep listening, calibrated empathy, and tactical truth-telling. What if winning a negotiation doesn’t mean meeting halfway, but mastering the emotional battlefield of human decision-making? With the precision of a thriller and the clarity of a field manual, this book turns the mundane act of conversation into a strategic dance of power, trust, and survival. In every deal, every disagreement, it dares you to ask: how much are you really willing to leave on the table?
- Originally Published: 2016
- Publisher: Harper Business, 2016
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 288
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0062407801
- Access: Members
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Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
Rich Dad Poor Dad is a parable of two fathers, two mindsets, and the quiet war between security and freedom. One teaches obedience and the promise of a paycheck; the other speaks of assets, risk, and the daring logic of wealth. Through the eyes of a young boy caught between these worlds, the book asks: what if everything you learned about money was designed to keep you dependent? With crisp clarity and provocative insight, it challenges the reader to question not only how they earn—but why they settle. This is not merely a lesson in finance, but a call to awaken the investor within.
- Originally Published: 1997
- Publisher: Plata Publishing, 2017
- Genre: Personal Finance
- Pages: 336
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1612680019
- Access: Members
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Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
What if negotiation wasn’t a battle of wills, but a search for mutual truth? Getting to Yes reveals a radical yet quietly powerful approach to conflict—one where listening becomes strategy, and principled compromise paves the way to lasting resolution. In a world where egos clash and positions harden, this book dares to ask: can we separate the people from the problem, and still win? Practical yet profound, it turns the tense theatre of negotiation into a space for clarity, calm, and transformation. The stakes? Not just deals or agreements—but trust, dignity, and the art of human connection.
- Originally Published: 1981
- Publisher: Penguin Books, 2011
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 240
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0143118756
- Access: Members
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The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
Wealth is not built in spreadsheets but in minds shaped by fear, hope, greed, and patience. The Psychology of Money dives beneath the numbers to reveal the messy, human heart of financial decision-making—where stories, not statistics, rule the day. With elegant clarity and arresting insight, it asks: why do smart people make irrational choices about money, and how can we learn to master behavior rather than markets? This is not a manual of riches, but a meditation on how money dances with time, emotion, and the deeply personal stories we tell ourselves. What if the key to financial success isn’t knowing more, but doing less—and thinking differently?
- Originally Published: 2020
- Publisher: Harriman House, 2020
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 256
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0857197689
- Access: Members
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…And Others Don’t
What separates the merely good from the truly great—and why do so few ever make the leap? Good to Great is a lucid, empirical exploration of the hidden engines that propel ordinary companies into excellence, revealing that greatness is not a matter of luck or charisma, but of disciplined people, relentless focus, and a willingness to confront brutal truths. Like a masterfully drawn map, it charts a course through the fog of mediocrity to a summit few dare to climb. Can greatness be engineered—or must it be born? In these pages lies a quiet but radical answer: greatness, though rare, is within reach—if we are willing to do the work.
- Originally Published: 2001
- Publisher: Harper Business, 2001
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 300
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0066620992
- Access: Members
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Side Hustle: From Idea to Income in 27 Days
Side Hustle is a blueprint for reclaiming financial freedom without quitting your day job—a brisk, empowering journey from idea to income in just 27 days. With clarity and conviction, it lights a path through the chaos of modern work, urging readers to stop waiting for permission and start building something of their own. What if your best idea doesn’t need a business plan—just belief and a single brave step? Beneath the tactics lies a deeper promise: that autonomy, not just money, is the real reward. This is more than a guide—it’s a call to action for anyone tired of trading dreams for a paycheck.
- Originally Published: 2017
- Publisher: PAN MACMILLAN U.K, 2019
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 277
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1509859085
- Access: Members
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Whoops!: Why Everyone Owes Everyone and No One Can Pay
Whoops! is a witty, unsettling exposé of the modern financial system—how it broke, why no one seemed to notice, and what it says about the stories we tell ourselves about money. With the clarity of a seasoned guide and the humor of someone who’s seen the absurdity up close, it unpacks how brilliant minds and reckless systems collided to trigger a global collapse. At its core is a chilling question: how can something so abstract—numbers, models, jargon—wield such devastating real-world power? This is not just a tale of economic failure, but of human folly dressed in suits and spreadsheets. Can we fix a system built on illusions without first confronting our own?
- Originally Published: 2010
- Publisher: Allen Lane, 2010
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 240
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1846143229
- Access: Members
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The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon
The Everything Store is the riveting saga of an empire born from code and ambition—a tale of obsession, disruption, and the relentless drive to reshape the way the world buys, sells, and lives. At its heart is a visionary who dared to build a store without walls, ceilings, or limits—just an idea fueled by data and domination. With the tempo of a corporate thriller and the depth of a modern myth, the story probes a haunting paradox: can one man’s dream to serve everyone come without a cost to everyone else? This is the anatomy of power in the digital age—mesmerizing, unsettling, and utterly essential. Where does convenience end, and conquest begin?
- Originally Published: 2013
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company, 2013
- Genre: Biography
- Pages: 384
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0316219266
- Access: Members
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Money Magnet
Money Magnet is a sharp, no-nonsense blueprint for turning ambition into income, and hustle into lasting wealth. It cuts through financial noise with street-smart wisdom and unapologetic clarity, teaching not only how money moves—but how to make it move for you. Beneath its bold tone lies a deeper challenge: is wealth a product of luck, or the outcome of mindset, discipline, and deliberate action? This is a guide for those tired of chasing money and ready to learn how to attract it. What if the real secret to success isn’t in what you earn—but in what you believe?
- Originally Published: 2013
- Publisher: Wiley, 2013
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 260
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1890679460
- Access: Members
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Game Theory: A Very Short Introduction
Game Theory by Ken Binmore is an elegant invitation into the grand theater of strategy, where every choice is a move and every player a potential ally or rival. With clarity and wit, it unveils the hidden logic behind cooperation, conflict, and competition—whether in politics, poker, or everyday life. Beneath its mathematical surface lies a profound question: if we are all rational, why is life so unpredictable? This is a book not just about games, but about the delicate dance between reason and desire, structure and spontaneity. In the end, it dares you to ask—are you playing the game, or is the game playing you?
- Originally Published: 2007
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2007
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 208
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0199218462
- Access: Members
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The Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy
In The Commanding Heights, the battlefield is the global economy, and the stakes are the soul of nations. Charting the dramatic struggle between government control and free-market forces, this sweeping narrative traces how ideas, ideologies, and institutions have clashed and converged to shape the fate of billions. From boardrooms to ministries, from crisis to reform, the book captures a world in flux—where power shifts not only across continents but between competing visions of freedom and order. As markets rise and empires fade, one question echoes through the corridors of influence: who should hold the reins of prosperity—the invisible hand or the guiding state? This is the story of the modern world’s economic conscience, laid bare in riveting detail.
- Originally Published: 1998
- Publisher: Free Press, 2002
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 496
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780684835693
- Access: Members
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How the World Works
Pulling back the curtain on empire, propaganda, and profit, How the World Works is a bracing excavation of the hidden engines driving global power. With scalpel-sharp clarity, it exposes the elegant lies and quiet violence beneath foreign policy, media narratives, and the illusion of democratic choice. This is a world where the loudest ideals mask the deepest betrayals—and where truth itself is a casualty of convenience. Can justice survive in a system built to obscure it?
- Originally Published: 2010
- Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, 2022
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 336
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780241145388
- Access: Members
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
What if catastrophe was not merely a tragedy—but a calculated opportunity? The Shock Doctrine unveils a chilling narrative where economic policies descend like storms upon societies reeling from war, disaster, or upheaval, not to heal but to transform. In piercing, unflinching prose, it exposes how moments of collective vulnerability have been seized to remake nations in the image of free-market extremism. This is not just an indictment—it is a haunting journey into the machinery of power, where the true cost of progress is measured in silence, fear, and forgotten lives. At its heart lies a troubling question: when change comes cloaked in crisis, who really benefits—and who disappears?
- Originally Published: 2007
- Publisher: Picador, 2008
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 720
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0312427993
- Access: Members
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The Jakarta Method: Washington’s Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World
In The Jakarta Method, the silent scaffolding of modern geopolitics is laid bare, revealing a brutal choreography of fear, propaganda, and mass extermination executed in the name of freedom. From the blood-soaked streets of Indonesia to whispered betrayals across continents, this chilling narrative traces how a hidden blueprint of violence reshaped the world order. What if the triumph of democracy required the erasure of millions of voices? With relentless clarity and haunting resonance, the book invites us to reckon with the moral cost of global supremacy—and asks who gets to write history when the bodies are buried.
- Originally Published: 2020
- Publisher: PublicAffairs, 2020
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 320
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1541742406
- Access: Members
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Notes From Underground
From the shadows of a St. Petersburg basement, an unnamed man rails against the world—and himself—in a voice as bitterly lucid as it is tragically human. Notes From Underground is a searing confession of alienation, pride, and self-destruction, where reason falters and freedom becomes a curse. Can a man be truly free if he cannot bear the weight of his own choices? At once ferocious and philosophical, this is a portrait of a mind at war with society, with morality, and with its own twisted desires. In the silence beneath civilization, what truths echo back?
- Originally Published: April 1864
- Publisher: Wordsworth Classics, 2015
- Genre: Fiction, Novella
- Pages: 168
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781840225778
- Access: Members
