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The Limits to Growth: The 30-year Update
1.  The Limits to Growth: The 30-year Update by Donella H. Meadows
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  "First published 30 years ago and dismissed as doom-mongering. Likely to be taken more seriously now that it's too late."
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Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies
2.  Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies by Richard Heinberg
The list author says:
  "Half the world's oil has gone. Doesn't sound so bad? Actually it means food shortages, unaffordable transport, and the collapse of capitalist economics."
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: The shocking story of how America really took over the world
3.  Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: The shocking story of how America really took over the world by John Perkins
The list author says:
  "The story of how America and the West systematically ripped off the Third World, through backhanders to corrupt governments and dodgy loans. All straight from the horse's mouth."
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See No Evil
4.  See No Evil by Robert Baer
The list author says:
  "A rollicking read that suggests that the CIA stymied attempts by its officers to investigate terrorism in the 1990s."
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4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

The Affluent Society
5.  The Affluent Society by John Galbraith
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  "An informative and still relevant critique of blind consumerism."
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The New Cold War: How the Kremlin Menaces Both Russia and the West
6.  The New Cold War: How the Kremlin Menaces Both Russia and the West by Edward Lucas
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  "A bit of an anti-Russian rant in places, but very informative in others, this book emphasises that we underestimate Russian power - and belligerence - at our peril."
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The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions About the Bush Administration and 9/11
7.  The New Pearl Harbor: Disturbing Questions About the Bush Administration and 9/11 by Michael Meacher
The list author says:
  "This is not hysterical conspiracy theory trash, but a level-headed questioning of gaping holes in the official account of what happened on 9/11. No finger-pointing, just questions asked."
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Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil
8.  Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil by Michael C. Ruppert
The list author says:
  "Mike Ruppert alleges that the Republican Neocons colluded in 9/11 as justification for invading the Middle East. The reason? Oil's running out and the West faces ruin. An encyclopedia of evidence."
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The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives
9.  The Grand Chessboard: American Primacy and Its Geostrategic Imperatives by Zbigniew Brzezinski
The list author says:
  "Somewhat dated now, but a useful insight into the American perspective on world affairs in the late 1990s."
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The New Rulers of the World
10.  The New Rulers of the World by John Pilger
The list author says:
  "Pilger can be self-righteous, but his anger is genuine, and the facts presented here speak for themselves. (Don't be put off by the trashy title.)"
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
11.  The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein
The list author says:
  "Traumatise a country, then go in and pilfer its resources, if necessary with the help of a local dictator. Use Chicago School economics as your justification. Immaculately researched and compelling."
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Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive
12.  Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive by Jared Diamond
The list author says:
  "A massively ambitious study of the effect of environmental strain in societal collapse. Warnings - too late, one fears - from history."
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