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