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Why Nations Fail : the Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty
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Summary: Why are some nations rich and others poor? Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of the right policies? Simply, no. None of these factors is either definitive or destiny. Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson conclusively show that it is man-made political and economic institutions that underlie economic success (or lac

A Little History of Science
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Summary: "Science is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space, the tiniest living organism, the human body, the history of Earth. People have always been doing science because they have always wanted to make sense of the world and harness its power. From ancient Greek philosophers through Einstein and Watson and Crick to

What's the Economy For, Anyway? : Why It's Time to Stop Chasing Growth and Start Pursuing Happiness
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Subject(s): United States -- Economic conditions Summary: "What's The Economy For, Anyway? is a thought-provoking, funny, readable, anti-ideological book based on the cult hit film of the same name. Here, scholars John de Graaf (author of Affluenza) and David Batker tackle thirteen touchstone economic issues and challenge readers to con

The Right Time : a Novel
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Subject(s): Women authors -- Fiction Summary: "Abandoned by her mother at age seven, Alexandra Winslow took solace in the mystery stories she read with her devoted father--and soon she was writing them herself, slowly graduating to dark, violent, complex crime stories that reflected skill and imagination far beyond her years. After her fath

Age of Discovery : Navigating the Risks and Rewards of Our New Renaissance
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Contents:What's past is prologue -- Part I. The facts of a renaissance age -- The new world -- New tangles -- Vitruvian man -- Part II. Flourishing genius -- Copernican revolutions -- Cathedrals, believers and doubt -- Part III. Flourishing risk -- The pox is spreading, Venice is sinking -- Bonfires and belonging -- Part IV. The conte

Born to be King : Prince Charles on Planet Windsor
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Subject(s): Princes -- Biography -- Great Britain Contents:His life in a day -- Mother load -- A prince among men -- The knave of hearts -- Wolf Hall -- Helping and hindering -- Harmonies and disharmonies -- A foreign asset -- Happy and notorious -- Kings to come. Holdings: ,Book - Reference,Gombak Campus Library,Dzulkifli Abdul Ra

When the Universe Was an Island : Exploring the Cultural and Spiritual Cosmos of Ancient Rapa Nui
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Subject(s): Easter Island -- History Holdings: ,Book - Reference,Gombak Campus Library,Dzulkifli Abdul Razak Collection,Rector's Collection Shelf,sdr GN 875 E17 E26U 2013,Not for loan,11100407864

السلوك مع الله :‏ ‏رحلة مع حكم إبن عطاء الله (رضي الله عنه) في ضوء القرآن والسنة والسنن الإلهية ‏
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Subject(s): Sufism Holdings: ,Book - Reference,Gombak Campus Library,,,smkh BPD 226 A93 2010,In Process,11100377778

When the Chicken Dies, Everyone Cries : Authentic Leadership & Life Lessons from the Heart of the Kampung
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Holdings: ,Book - Reference,Gombak Campus Library,Dzulkifli Abdul Razak Collection,Rector's Collection Shelf,sdr HD 57.7 B724W 2016,Not for loan,11100408200

Buddha's Brain : the Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love & Wisdom
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Subject(s): Neuropsychology | Happiness | Love | Wisdom | Buddhism and science Summary: The Buddha and other great teachers were born with brains built essentially like anyone else's-and then they changed their brains in ways that changed the world. Science is now revealing how the flow of thoughts actually sculpts the brain. By combining b

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