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The Wisdom of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return

by Mihir Desai

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Our most recommended books

Higher Calling: Road Cycling’s Obsession with the Mountains by Max Leonard

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End to End by Paul Jones

Regeneration by Pat Barker

Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway

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Higher Calling: Road Cycling’s Obsession with the Mountains
by Max Leonard

Desire Discrimination Determination: Black Champions in Cycling
by Marlon Moncrieffe

End to End
by Paul Jones

Regeneration
by Pat Barker

Made to Stick
by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

A Farewell To Arms
by Ernest Hemingway