books to read if you want to understand how the world works
Discover the best books to understand how the world works—politics, economics, history, and society. Expand your knowledge with these must-read titles.
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The Farthest Shore
by Ursula K. Le Guin
A young prince joins forces with a master wizard on a journey to discover a cause and remedy for the loss of magic in Earthsea.
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Riddle-Master
by Patricia A. McKillip
For over twenty years, World Fantasy Award winner Patricia A. McKillip has captured the hearts and imaginations of thousands of readers. Now at last her …
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Invisible Cities
by Italo Calvino
In Kublai Khan's garden, at sunset, the young Marco Polo diverts the aged emperor from his obsession with the impending end of his empire with …
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Metamorphoses
by Ovid
Mary Innes's classic prose translation of one of the supreme masterpieces of Latin literature "The most beautiful book in the language (my opinion and I …
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Foucault's Pendulum
by Umberto Eco
"As brilliant and quirky as THE NAME OF THE ROSE, as mischievous and wide-raning....A virtuoso performance." THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Three clever book editors, inspired …
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The Neverending Story
by Michael Ende
Read the book that inspired the classic coming-of-age film! From award-winning German author Michael Ende, The Neverending Story is a classic tale of one boy …
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