I'm slightly ahead of my goal now. Here are the last two books I've read:
The Value of Nothing - Raj Patel (Economics, Society)
This book looks at our current obsession with viewing the world purely through the lens of prices, and questions if there are better ways in which to value our world. It critiques mainstream economists reliance on the assumption of rationality (particularly sticking it into the likes of Gary Becker and 'Freakonomist' Stephen Levitt). It explains why corporations are the quintessential Homo Economicus and due to their cold rationality act like psychopaths, envisions the state as the anti-economic man and outlines different movements that are pushing back against the capture of the commons by capitalism. A thoroughly good read and social commentary.
The Great Hunt - Robert Jordan (Fantasy)
The third book in the Wheel of Time series.
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