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24 alternatives to The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York

Amazing detail on the level of impact one man had on NYC.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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The Accidental Superpower▲67
A contrarian assessment of American power
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The Shock Doctrine▲62
The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
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3
City on Fire: A novel ▲79
Head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
5
Street Smart: The Rise of Cities and the Fall of Cars▲65
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
Empire State of Mind: Jay Z's History▲66
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
Against the Gods▲62
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
Bloomberg by Bloomberg▲66
How Michael Bloomberg created a media empire
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Black Swan▲80
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
The Will to Power▲67
Amazing book I cannot put it down
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Netocracy▲56
The new power elite and life after capitalism
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
A History of Silicon Valley▲71
The greatest creation of wealth in the history of the planet
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.▲67
Great biography on a ruthless early capitalist. Unvarnished.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea▲58
The history behind one of the most dangerous numbers
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
Cyberstorm▲55
A full scale cyber attack against present-day New York
2016 · matthewmather.com · its alternatives →
16
The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks▲17
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
The Master Switch▲71
: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
The Count of Monte Cristo▲69
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
Tom Clancy's The Division: New York Collapse▲58
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
Dealing with China▲65
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
Moore's Law: The Life of Gordon Moore▲74
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2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
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2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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