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Things Fall Apart
In a land where tradition sings through drumbeats and ancestral fire, Things Fall Apart follows Okonkwo, a fierce warrior haunted by fear of failure and consumed by a need to escape his father’s shame. As colonial forces creep into the Igbo world, bringing both alien faith and foreign rule, the fragile balance between honor and change begins to crack. Through stark prose and lyrical intensity, the novel confronts a painful paradox: when the old ways falter, is it strength or surrender that preserves the soul? What happens to a man—and a people—when the pillars of their world begin to crumble? Achebe crafts a haunting elegy for a culture on the cusp of dissolution, where dignity and downfall are bound in the same breath.
- Originally Published: 1958
- Publisher: Penguin Books, 1994
- Genre: Novel
- Pages: 209
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780385474542
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Utopia
In Utopia, a distant island emerges as a mirror reflecting the hopes and contradictions of an imperfect world—a society where justice, equality, and reason govern daily life, yet human nature’s complexities cast shadows beneath the surface. This visionary narrative invites readers to explore a realm where idealism clashes with reality, provoking a haunting question: is the perfect society a noble dream or an impossible paradox? Through rich, contemplative prose, the book challenges us to reconsider the boundaries between aspiration and practicality, compelling a profound reflection on the nature of justice, freedom, and the cost of harmony.
- Originally Published: 1516
- Publisher: Wordsworth Classic, 1997
- Genre: Utopia
- Pages: 160
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781853264740
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Bad Samaritans: The Guilty Secrets of Rich Nations and the Threat to Global Prosperity
What if those who claim to rescue the global poor are the very ones tightening their chains? Bad Samaritans rips away the moral façade of free-market evangelism, revealing a world where rich nations preach openness while guarding their own prosperity behind walls of hypocrisy. With sharp wit and unforgiving logic, it exposes the quiet sabotage embedded in economic advice—how development is stifled not by corruption or incompetence alone, but by the deliberate policies of those who “help.” Is the path to progress paved by imitation, or rebellion? This book dares readers to question the fairness of the global order—and to see who truly benefits when the powerful cry reform.
- Originally Published: 2007
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2008
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 288
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781905211371
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Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
What happens when humanity, having conquered war, famine, and plague, turns its gaze not toward survival—but toward godhood? Homo Deus is a hauntingly lucid exploration of our next great ambition: to engineer happiness, eternal life, and perhaps even divinity itself. As algorithms begin to understand us better than we understand ourselves, the book poses an unsettling question: will Homo sapiens remain masters of their destiny, or become relics of their own creation? With the cold fire of prophecy and the precision of science, this narrative beckons the reader to walk the fault line between intelligence and consciousness, freedom and programming, mortal limits and divine dreams.
- Originally Published: 2017
- Publisher: Vintage, 2015
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 526
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1784703936
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
In a world swirling with fake news, fractured identities, and artificial intelligence, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a lucid meditation on how to remain human in an age of dizzying change. With calm urgency and philosophical depth, it challenges readers to confront the crises of our time — from the collapse of truth to the erosion of freedom — not with panic, but with clarity. Can we still find meaning when ancient myths no longer hold and the future is written in code? These twenty-one lessons are not answers, but flares — illuminating the darkness so we might choose our path with eyes wide open.
- Originally Published: 2018
- Publisher: Penguin Random House, 2018
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 352
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1787330672
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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Once just another animal in the vast wilderness, Sapiens charts the astonishing rise of a fragile species that came to dominate the Earth — not through strength, but through stories. From fire to finance, gods to algorithms, it traces the tangled myths, revolutions, and inventions that shaped human civilization into both wonder and wreckage. Are we masters of our fate, or prisoners of the very systems we created? With clarity and urgency, this sweeping narrative invites readers to question what it truly means to be human — and whether the arc of progress has carried us forward or led us astray.
- Originally Published: 2011
- Publisher: Signal, 2014
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 464
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0771038501
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Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain’s Gulag in Kenya
Beneath the polished veneer of empire lies a shadowed world of brutality and silenced suffering — Imperial Reckoning exposes the harrowing truth of colonial violence that shattered lives and reshaped a nation. Through a relentless pursuit of hidden testimonies and forgotten archives, this searing account reveals the moral abyss of power wielded without conscience. How does a society reconcile with horrors buried beneath the weight of history, and what justice can emerge from the ruins of imperial ambition? With a tone both unflinching and compassionate, the book invites readers to confront the costs of domination and the enduring quest for truth.
- Originally Published: 2005
- Publisher: Holt Paperbacks, 2005
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 496
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780805080018
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The Art of War
In The Art of War, strategy becomes poetry, and conflict a test not of brute force but of clarity, deception, and timeless wisdom. Each page slices through illusion like a blade, revealing how true victory lies not in battle won, but in war avoided. Can the path to mastery begin not with aggression, but with stillness, foresight, and the elegant dance of calculated moves? This is no mere manual of combat—it is a meditation on power, perception, and the eternal war within and without. For those willing to listen, it whispers truths that echo across empires and ages.
- Originally Published: 5th century BC
- Publisher: Shambhala Classics
- Genre: Treatise, Non-fiction
- Pages: 296
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0007420124
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Propaganda
In Propaganda, the unseen gears of modern society are laid bare—revealing how public opinion is not discovered, but designed. With chilling precision, it explores how invisible hands shape beliefs, habits, and even desires, turning democracy into a theater of managed consent. Is freedom still freedom if our thoughts are orchestrated by unseen forces? At once clinical and provocative, this book whispers a dangerous truth: those who understand persuasion rule the minds of the many. A mirror and a warning, it beckons the reader to question not only what they think—but why they think it.
- Originally Published: 1928
- Publisher: iG Publishing, 2004
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 175
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0970312594
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Why War?
War is portrayed here not as a distant echo of the past but as a living tempest born from ambition, fear, and the fragile architecture of peace. With measured urgency, Why War? dissects the tinderbox of ideologies, alliances, and human passions that ignite conflict across centuries. It asks us to peer into the heart of collective choices: if we can trace the fault lines of every great struggle, can we ever dismantle the logic that makes war seem inevitable? In its crisp, unflinching prose, this book challenges readers to confront a haunting paradox—when the drums of war grow silent, do we dare listen for the whispers of the next one?
- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
- Published: June 4, 2024
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 304
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-1324021742
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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
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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
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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
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Following the Leader: Ruling China, from Deng Xiaoping to Xi Jinping
What does it take to steer the world’s most populous nation through the crosscurrents of ambition, fear, and reform? Following the Leader opens a rare window into the minds of China’s political elite, revealing a system where power is personal, loyalty is currency, and the future hinges on a delicate dance between control and change. As rising leaders navigate an unforgiving terrain of ideology, bureaucracy, and global scrutiny, the question looms: who truly leads in a country where obedience and initiative must coexist? Both revealing and restrained, this is a story not just of politics, but of the human instincts that shape empires.
- Originally published: February 3, 2014
- Publisher: University of California Press, 2019
- Genre: Non-fiction
- Pages: 320
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9780520303478
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The Bomber Mafia: A Tale of Innovation and Obsession
In the smoke-shadowed crucible of World War II, a renegade band of idealists dared to believe that precision—rather than firestorms—could win the war and preserve humanity. The Bomber Mafia traces their dream with the tension of a moral thriller, where strategy clashes with conscience and the sky becomes a stage for salvation and destruction alike. Can technology be a force for mercy in the machinery of war, or does every innovation eventually bow to chaos? With haunting elegance, this is a story of obsession, invention, and the fragile line between vision and devastation.
- Originally Published: 2022
- Publisher: Penguin Books, 2022
- Genre: Self-help
- Pages: 237
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 978-0141998404
- Access: Members
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Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations
In the shadows of global diplomacy and beneath the silence of plausible deniability lies Rise and Kill First—a harrowing chronicle of Israel’s most closely guarded weapon: its secret assassination program. With unnerving clarity and cinematic intensity, the book unveils a world where morality bends beneath the weight of survival, and decisions made in dimly lit rooms shape the fate of nations. How far should a state go to protect its people—and what does it sacrifice in the process? Each page pulses with the tension of life-or-death choices, offering a sobering meditation on justice, vengeance, and the hidden costs of preemptive power. This is the realm where silence kills, and history is written in whispers and blood.
- Originally Published: 2018
- Publisher: Random House, 2018
- Genre: History
- Pages: 784
- Book Type: Hardcopy
- ISBN: 9781400069712
- Access: Members
