A Place for Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order
by Judith Flanders · 6 Feb 2020 · 404pp · 110,942 words
of irrigating land; and, between them, invented or elaborated on methods of dividing years into weeks and hours into minutes. Sumeria probably also saw the invention of the wheel, of sailing ships, of brick manufacture and, perhaps most importantly, the idea of making marks in wet clay which, when the clay dried, preserved the
Trillions: How a Band of Wall Street Renegades Invented the Index Fund and Changed Finance Forever
by Robin Wigglesworth · 11 Oct 2021 · 432pp · 106,612 words
people saving up for their kids’ college accounts or their retirement pots. Samuelson would later rank the birth of the Vanguard 500 fund alongside the invention of the wheel, alphabet, Gutenberg printing press, wine, and cheese.11 Yet even the mighty Vanguard 500 fund would eventually be toppled by another member of Vanguard’s
Genentech: The Beginnings of Biotech
by Sally Smith Hughes
we are sitting at the edge of a technological breakthrough that could be as important as electricity, splitting the atom, or going back to the invention of the wheel or discovery of fire.”42 Biotechnology was fast becoming the new glamour sector, closely tracked by financiers and investors willing to take risks for anticipated
The Open Revolution: New Rules for a New World
by Rufus Pollock · 29 May 2018 · 105pp · 34,444 words
release of the first complete draft of the human genome – our shared genetic code. The achievement is compared to the moon landings or even the invention of the wheel. Missing from the announcement, and much of the coverage, was one key fact. That the genome – nature’s ultimate database – would be “open”, publicly and
The Strange Order of Things: The Biological Roots of Culture
by Antonio Damasio · 6 Feb 2018 · 289pp · 87,292 words
, obviously, and in physics and chemistry as enablers of the technologies on which our world has long depended. They include the harnessing of fire, the invention of the wheel, the invention of writing, and the subsequent advent of written records external to the brain. The same applies to later innovations that are responsible for
The Trouble With Billionaires
by Linda McQuaig · 1 May 2013 · 261pp · 81,802 words
every bit of scientific and technological knowledge we make use of today, going all the way back to the beginning of human language and the invention of the wheel. Measured against this immense human cultural and technological inheritance, any additional marginal advance in today’s world – even the creation of a cable television sports
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personal computer and, before that, the mainframe computer and, before that, the punched-card tabulating machine and, before that…all the way back to the invention of the wheel. It is estimated that about 90 per cent of any wealth generated today is due to this ‘knowledge inheritance’ of the past. If this sounds
The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-First Century's Greatest Dilemma
by Mustafa Suleyman · 4 Sep 2023 · 444pp · 117,770 words
human history, there are moments that stand out as turning points, where the fate of humanity hangs in the balance. The discovery of fire, the invention of the wheel, the harnessing of electricity—all of these were moments that transformed human civilization, altering the course of history forever. And now we stand at the
Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science
by Jim Al-Khalili · 28 Sep 2010 · 467pp · 114,570 words
the remains of the Ubaid culture in southern Iraq to the middle of the sixth millennium BCE; and the succeeding Uruk civilization, which saw the invention of the wheel, as well as such vital technical advances as the fusion of metals, the potter’s wheel, the seal, the brick mould and the temple plan
Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World
by Fareed Zakaria · 5 Oct 2020 · 289pp · 86,165 words
is not new. Human beings have been altering natural processes ever since they learned how to make fire. The changes picked up speed with the invention of the wheel, the plow, and most dramatically, the steam engine. But they intensified, particularly in the twentieth century and in the last few decades. The number of
Culture and Prosperity: The Truth About Markets - Why Some Nations Are Rich but Most Remain Poor
by John Kay · 24 May 2004 · 436pp · 76 words
production for own use to production for exchange was an institutional innovation to rank with technical innovations such as the manufacture of tools and the invention of the wheel. But only in today's rich states is most production for exchange. For most of history, and in much of the world even today, the
Age of the City: Why Our Future Will Be Won or Lost Together
by Ian Goldin and Tom Lee-Devlin · 21 Jun 2023 · 248pp · 73,689 words
The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can't Think the Way We Do
by Erik J. Larson · 5 Apr 2021
Computer: A History of the Information Machine
by Martin Campbell-Kelly and Nathan Ensmenger · 29 Jul 2013 · 528pp · 146,459 words
Sexual Intelligence: What We Really Want From Sex and How to Get It
by Marty Klein · 7 Feb 2012 · 235pp · 64,858 words
Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time
by Michael Shermer · 1 Jan 1997 · 404pp · 134,430 words
On the Edge: The Art of Risking Everything
by Nate Silver · 12 Aug 2024 · 848pp · 227,015 words
Rage Inside the Machine: The Prejudice of Algorithms, and How to Stop the Internet Making Bigots of Us All
by Robert Elliott Smith · 26 Jun 2019 · 370pp · 107,983 words
Radical Uncertainty: Decision-Making for an Unknowable Future
by Mervyn King and John Kay · 5 Mar 2020 · 807pp · 154,435 words
Extreme Money: Masters of the Universe and the Cult of Risk
by Satyajit Das · 14 Oct 2011 · 741pp · 179,454 words
Green Swans: The Coming Boom in Regenerative Capitalism
by John Elkington · 6 Apr 2020 · 384pp · 93,754 words
The Joys of Compounding: The Passionate Pursuit of Lifelong Learning, Revised and Updated
by Gautam Baid · 1 Jun 2020 · 1,239pp · 163,625 words
Capitalism: Money, Morals and Markets
by John Plender · 27 Jul 2015 · 355pp · 92,571 words
The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee
by Jared Diamond · 2 Jan 1991 · 436pp · 140,256 words
Guns, germs, and steel: the fates of human societies
by Jared M. Diamond · 15 Jul 2005
In Pursuit of the Perfect Portfolio: The Stories, Voices, and Key Insights of the Pioneers Who Shaped the Way We Invest
by Andrew W. Lo and Stephen R. Foerster · 16 Aug 2021 · 542pp · 145,022 words
Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control
by Stuart Russell · 7 Oct 2019 · 416pp · 112,268 words
Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane
by Brett King · 5 May 2016 · 385pp · 111,113 words
MONEY Master the Game: 7 Simple Steps to Financial Freedom
by Tony Robbins · 18 Nov 2014 · 825pp · 228,141 words
The Technology Trap: Capital, Labor, and Power in the Age of Automation
by Carl Benedikt Frey · 17 Jun 2019 · 626pp · 167,836 words
The AI Economy: Work, Wealth and Welfare in the Robot Age
by Roger Bootle · 4 Sep 2019 · 374pp · 111,284 words
Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference
by Bregman, Rutger · 9 Mar 2025 · 181pp · 72,663 words
The Secret Life of Groceries: The Dark Miracle of the American Supermarket
by Benjamin Lorr · 14 Jun 2020 · 407pp · 113,198 words
Machines of Loving Grace: The Quest for Common Ground Between Humans and Robots
by John Markoff · 24 Aug 2015 · 413pp · 119,587 words
Who We Are and How We Got Here: Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
by David Reich · 22 Mar 2018 · 372pp · 110,208 words
Reset: How to Restart Your Life and Get F.U. Money: The Unconventional Early Retirement Plan for Midlife Careerists Who Want to Be Happy
by David Sawyer · 17 Aug 2018 · 572pp · 94,002 words
Big Mistakes: The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments
by Michael Batnick · 21 May 2018 · 198pp · 53,264 words
How the Mind Works
by Steven Pinker · 1 Jan 1997 · 913pp · 265,787 words
Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales From the World of Wall Street
by John Brooks · 6 Jul 2014 · 452pp · 150,785 words
The Great Crash 1929
by John Kenneth Galbraith · 15 Dec 2009 · 319pp · 64,307 words
Blood, Iron, and Gold: How the Railways Transformed the World
by Christian Wolmar · 1 Mar 2010 · 424pp · 140,262 words
Nuts and Bolts: Seven Small Inventions That Changed the World (In a Big Way)
by Roma Agrawal · 2 Mar 2023 · 290pp · 80,461 words
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders From the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
by David W. Anthony · 26 Jul 2010 · 658pp · 195,182 words
Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 27 Nov 2012 · 651pp · 180,162 words
To Be a Machine: Adventures Among Cyborgs, Utopians, Hackers, and the Futurists Solving the Modest Problem of Death
by Mark O'Connell · 28 Feb 2017 · 252pp · 79,452 words
Other People's Money: Masters of the Universe or Servants of the People?
by John Kay · 2 Sep 2015 · 478pp · 126,416 words
Tomorrow's Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future
by Richard Susskind · 10 Jan 2013 · 160pp · 45,516 words
A Brief History of Motion: From the Wheel, to the Car, to What Comes Next
by Tom Standage · 16 Aug 2021 · 290pp · 85,847 words
Life as a Passenger: How Driverless Cars Will Change the World
by David Kerrigan · 18 Jun 2017 · 472pp · 80,835 words
Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World
by Branko Milanovic · 23 Sep 2019
Foucault's Pendulum
by Umberto Eco · 15 Dec 1990 · 948pp · 214,109 words
How to Kick Ass on Wall Street
by Andy Kessler · 4 Jun 2012 · 77pp · 18,414 words
Think Like an Engineer: Use Systematic Thinking to Solve Everyday Challenges & Unlock the Inherent Values in Them
by Mushtak Al-Atabi · 26 Aug 2014 · 204pp · 66,619 words
Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars
by Samuel I. Schwartz · 17 Aug 2015 · 340pp · 92,904 words
Doomsday Book
by Connie Willis · 1 Jan 1992 · 741pp · 208,654 words
Fall: The Mysterious Life and Death of Robert Maxwell, Britain's Most Notorious Media Baron
by John Preston · 9 Feb 2021 · 374pp · 110,238 words
The Clash of the Cultures
by John C. Bogle · 30 Jun 2012 · 339pp · 109,331 words
The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns
by John C. Bogle · 1 Jan 2007 · 356pp · 51,419 words