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10 Best economic histories of 2026
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AudibleAn Economic History of the World since 1400
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Avid Reader Press / Simon & SchusterPrinciples for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail
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Random House Books for Young ReadersThe Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World: 10th Anniversary Edition
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Mariner BooksHow Economics Explains the World: A Short History of Humanity: A Brief and Powerful Economic History with Timeless Lessons, Learn How Markets Mold Society
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Princeton University PressA Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961–2021
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CurrencyWhy Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
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VintageThe Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000
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TouchstoneThe Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times And Ideas Of The Great Economic Thinkers, Seventh Edition
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Basic BooksSlouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century
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Oxford University Press, USAGlobal Economic History: A Very Short Introduction
