Patuleia rated The Narrow Corridor: 4 stars

The Narrow Corridor by Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson
Liberty is hardly the "natural" order of things. In most places and at most times, the strong have dominated the …
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Liberty is hardly the "natural" order of things. In most places and at most times, the strong have dominated the …

Long before the First Order, before the Empire, before even The Phantom Menace. . . Jedi lit the way for …

This book recounts the horror of World War II on the eastern front, as seen through the eyes of a …

New York Times bestselling author and ultramarathoning legend Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits, from …

A sharp and illuminating history of one of capitalism's longest running tensions--the conflicts of interest among public company directors, managers, …

Long-buried secrets. A devastating global conspiracy. And only one man who can stop it: Navy SEAL James Reece. From the …

A woman boards a plane in the African country of Burkina Faso having just completed a targeted assassination for the …

Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of his epic artistic career in …

Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and networks at the world's biggest …

Remarkable . . . for anyone interested in the wilder frontiers of spiritual conviction, this book is a must. Independent
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It’s been twenty years since September 11. Two decades since the United States was attacked on home soil and embarked …

BREAKING TWITTER takes readers inside the darkly comic battle between one of the most intriguing, polarizing, influential men of our …

One of our great behavioral scientists, the bestselling author of Behave, plumbs the depths of the science and philosophy of …

Deep in the wilds of Siberia, a woman is on the run, pursued by a man harboring secrets—a man intent …