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10 books to read after the election

Election season is finally almost over. Now it's time to actually tackle America's problems. Here are 10 books that offer context.

4. 'Plutocrats: The Rise of the New Global Super Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else,' by Chrystia Freeland

Reuters editor Chrystia Freeland attained unprecedented access to the world鈥檚 super-rich 鈥 hedge fund managers, venture capitalists, and CEOs 鈥 to provide the first serious journalistic look at their entitlement, motivations, and political maneuvering. In her book, Freeland manages the difficult task of demystifying super-elites for the rest of us. She says the world has entered a new Gilded Age. This is the first look at the psychology of the world鈥檚 top 0.1 percent: who they are, why they do what they do, and how they justify predatory business practices. It makes for an engrossing and revelatory read.

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