My Favorite 1,000 Books

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Capital in the Twenty First Century.
Capital in the Twenty First Century.
Author: Thomas Piketty |Genre: Finance & Business |Year: 2014
It is a bad habit of mine to review good books with hyperbole, where I describe a merely good book as a fearsome work of art or a divinely revealed look at the nature of humanity.... (See full review...)
It is a bad habit of mine to review good books with hyperbole, where I describe a merely good book as a fearsome work of art or a divinely revealed look at the nature of humanity.... (See full review...)
The Wolf of Wall Street
The Wolf of Wall Street
Author: Jordan Belfort |Genre: Biography & Memoir |Year: 2013
★★★★★ (5)
The World: A Brief Introduction
The World: A Brief Introduction
Author: Richard Haass |Genre: History & Politics |Year: 2020
★★★★☆ (4)
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Author: Ron Chernow |Genre: Biography & Memoir |Year: 2004
★★★★★ (5)
Bach Music in the Castle of Heaven
Bach Music in the Castle of Heaven
Author: John Eliot Gardiner |Genre: Biography & Memoir |Year: 2014
★★★☆☆ (3)
Carl Sagan Collection
Carl Sagan Collection
Author: Carl Sagan |Genre: Science Fiction |Year: 2016
Goldfinch
Goldfinch
Author: Donna Tartt |Genre: Contemporary Fiction |Year: 2013
How Will Capitalism End
How Will Capitalism End
Author: Wolfgang Streeck |Genre: Finance & Business |Year: 2018
★★★☆☆ (3)
I Am Legend
I Am Legend
Author: Richard Matheson |Genre: Contemporary Fiction |Year: 2006
★★★★☆ (3.5)
Lean Six Sigma  QuickStart Guide
Lean Six Sigma QuickStart Guide
Author: Clyde Bank Finance & Business |Genre: Finance & Business |Year: 2015
★★★☆☆ (3)
Rabid A Cultural History of the Worlds Most
Rabid A Cultural History of the Worlds Most
Author: Bill Wasik, Monica Murphy |Genre: Science & Technology |Year: 2012
The Telomere Effect A Revolutionary Approach
The Telomere Effect A Revolutionary Approach
Author: Elizabeth Blackburn, Elissa Epel |Genre: Science & Technology |Year: 2017
The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data
The Art of Statistics: How to Learn from Data
Author: David Spiegelhalter |Genre: Programming & Data Science |Year: 2019
The Money Deception
The Money Deception
Author: Thomas Herold |Genre: Non-Fiction |Year: 2018
★★★★☆ (3.5)
The Pig That Wanted To Be Eaten
The Pig That Wanted To Be Eaten
Author: Julian Baggini |Genre: Non-Fiction |Year: 2010
The Second World War
The Second World War
Author: Antony Beevor |Genre: History & Politics |Year: 2012
The Secret Barrister
The Secret Barrister
Author: The Secret Barrister |Genre: Non-Fiction |Year: 2018