
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World
by David Deutsch


The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
by Jon Gertner



Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
by Daron Acemoglu, James Robinson

Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day
by D. Collins, J. Morduch, S. Rutherford, O. Ruthven







The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
by Michelle Alexander


Dealing with China: An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower
by Henry M. Paulson

Rational Ritual: Culture, Coordination, and Common Knowledge
by Michael Suk-Young Chwe


Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
by Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace


Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets
by Sudhir Venkatesh


The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States
by Moisés Naím