📚 Education — Books

Alfred W. McCoy
In the Shadows of the American Century
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In the Shadows of the American Century
by Alfred W. McCoy
McCoy's analysis of the rise and predicted decline of American global power. A sweeping account of the surveillance networks, covert operations, and strategic alliances that built U.S. hegemony -- and the forces that are now eroding it.
Secret History of the Mongols
The Secret History of the Mongols
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The Secret History of the Mongols
by Anonymous (Igor de Rachewiltz, trans.)
The oldest surviving Mongolian literary work, recording the life of Genghis Khan and the rise of the Mongol Empire. An extraordinary primary source on leadership, conquest, loyalty, and the construction of history's largest contiguous empire.