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Title: The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Author: Thomas L. Friedman
The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century is a best-selling book by Thomas L. Friedman analyzing the progress of globalization with an emphasis on the early 21st century. First released in 2005.

Title: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point introduces the dynamic behind social epidemics. It is that one dramatic moment in an epidemic when everything can change all at once. Malcolm Gladwell begins by discussing the inexplicable resurgence of at-the-time-terminally-uncool Hush Puppies shoes among a handful of hipsters in Manhattan’s cutting-edge enclaves in the 1990s, a trend which soon spread across the United States and resulted in exponential increases in the company’s sales. Using this phenomenon as an introduction to the book’s analytical theme, Gladwell states that he will identify, dissect, and explain the mechanisms by which certain trends take hold, while others fail.

Title: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Being an expert in your field and keeping your judgment unclouded by subconscious desires, will allow you to make better decisions. Making a good decision doesn't require massive amounts of deliberation. Malcolm Gladwell's Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking is all about rapid decision making and how to avoid 'Hamlet-style paralysis' when making difficult choices about your business.

Title: The Kite Runner
Author: Khaled Hosseini
The Kite Runner tells the story of Amir, a well-to-do Pashtun boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, who is haunted by the guilt of betraying his childhood friend Hassan, the son of his father's Hazara servant. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of the monarchy in Afghanistan through the Soviet invasion, the mass exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the Taliban regime.

Title: On Bullshit
Author: Harry G. Frankfurt
This short little book on a subject little thought of in intellectual circles provided a surprising amount of inspiration. This book is a fascinating journey into the meaning of truth, lies and BS.
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