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Adult content is visible.The Trading Game
A Confession
2024
EN
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**#1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • “The Best Wall Street Book of 2024”—BloombergA “vivid” (Financial Times) rags-to-riches memoir that takes readers inside the high-stakes drama and hubris of the trading floor, a “darkly funny” (Guardian) tale of Citibank’s one-time most profitable trader, and why he gave it all up**“Darker than [Liar’s Poker], but if anything even more of a rollicking read . . . the clearest account I’ve ever read of...
The Trading Game
A Confession
- Narrated by
- Gary Stevenson
Unabridged
12 hours 41 min
2024
EN
**#1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER • “The Best Wall Street Book of 2024”—BloombergA “vivid” (Financial Times) rags-to-riches memoir that takes readers inside the high-stakes drama and hubris of the trading floor, a “darkly funny” (Guardian) tale of Citibank’s one-time most profitable trader, and why he gave it all up**“Darker than [Liar’s Poker], but if anything even more of a rollicking read . . . the clearest account I’ve ever read of...
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“Oligarchy is a system in which a small number of extremely wealthy individuals control the economic, political, and media life of a nation. It is a system in which ordinary people have very little power to determine the future of their country. If you’re an American, it is the system in which you’re living. That must change. In the wealthiest nation on earth we must build a political movement that creates a government that represents all Americans, not just a handful of billionair...
Vulture Capitalism
Corporate Crimes, Backdoor Bailouts, and the Death of Freedom
- Narrated by
- Grace Blakeley
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Winner of the 2025 Ellen Meiksins Wood PrizeIn the vein of*The Shock DoctrineandEvil Geniuses*, this timely and “galvanizing” (Naomi Klein, New York Times bestselling author) manifesto illustrates how corporate and political power brokers have used capitalism to advance their own interests at the expense of the rest of us—and how we can take back our economy.It’s easy to look at the state ...
The Code
Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America
- Narrated by
- Nan McNamara
Unabridged
19 hours 11 min
2019
EN
**One of New York Magazine's best books on Silicon Valley!The true, behind-the-scenes history of the people who built Silicon Valley and shaped Big Tech in America**Long before Margaret O'Mara became one of our most consequential historians of the American-led digital revolution, she worked in the White House of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the earliest days of the commercial Internet. There she saw firsthand how deeply intertwined Silicon Valley was with the federal governm...
2025
EN
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“Oligarchy is a system in which a small number of extremely wealthy individuals control the economic, political, and media life of a nation. It is a system in which ordinary people have very little power to determine the future of their country. If you’re an American, it is the system in which you’re living. That must change. In the wealthiest nation on earth we must build a political movement that creates a government that represents all Americans, not just a handful of billionair...
The Code
Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America
2019
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**One of New York Magazine's best books on Silicon Valley!The true, behind-the-scenes history of the people who built Silicon Valley and shaped Big Tech in America**Long before Margaret O'Mara became one of our most consequential historians of the American-led digital revolution, she worked in the White House of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the earliest days of the commercial Internet. There she saw firsthand how deeply intertwined Silicon Valley was with the federal governm...
Giving Up Is Unforgivable
A Manual for Keeping a Democracy
2025
EN
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**Instant New York Times bestsellerA political manifesto for our present moment—part history lesson, part call to save the Republic"Brilliant, galvanizing, and inspirational. A road map to help us find our way out of the darkness." —Mary L. Trump**We’re in this together.For the past several years, Joyce Vance has signed off posts on her chart-topping Substack, "Civil Discourse", with these four words. In that time, she has guided readers th...
When You Come at the King
Inside DOJ's Pursuit of the President, From Nixon to Trump
2025
EN
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"[A] deeply researched, keenly analytical, and frequently provocative chronicle of this singular judicial entity. . . . A senior legal analyst for CNN and former assistant U.S. attorney, Honig is well-suited to the task of providing a historical overview of the special counsel's function with the ever-evolving context of politics, partisanship and political skepticism." —Booklist (STARRED review)"A fascinating, fast-paced insider’s account....[a] r...
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How to Thrive in a World of Constant Chaos (And Why Resilience Alone Isn't Enough)
2025
EN
Learn how to turn stress into strength in this “impactful guide to navigating life’s upheavals” (Susan Cain).Are you working too much but feel like it’s never enough? Have you turned the act of pretending you’re “fine” into an art form? Does self-care feel like one more item on your already long to-do list?We’ve been taught that resilience is the secret to navigating life’s most difficult moments. But according to New York Times bestselling author,...
Original Sins
The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism
2025
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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A fascinating and eye-opening look at how American schools have helped build and reinforce an infrastructure of racial inequality . . . a must-read for every American parent and educator.”—Esquire“Though the argument of this book is bleak, it illuminates a path for a more just future that is nothing short of dazzling.”—Oprah Daily“This book will transform the way you see this country.”—Michelle Alexander, author of
Why Fascists Fear Teachers
Public Education and the Future of Democracy
2025
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A rousing defense of public education as the cornerstone of American democracy, by the woman attacked by the far right as “the most dangerous person in the world”Attacks on schools and teachers have long been a hallmark of fascist regimes: Throughout history, as many dictators rose to power they began banning books and controlling curriculum. Fascists fear teachers because teachers foster an educated and empowered population that can see past propaganda and scare t...











