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Bestsellers
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The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
- Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
- By: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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In this counterintutitive book, a geopolitical strategist predicts the coming breakdown of globalization and IDs who will benefit.
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Everyone dies except Americans
- By preetam on 06-22-22
By: Peter Zeihan
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Narconomics
- How to Run a Drug Cartel
- By: Tom Wainwright
- Narrated by: Brian Hutchison
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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What drug lords learned from big business. How does a budding cartel boss succeed (and survive) in the $300 billion illegal drug business? Find out....
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Worthy book in the "economics explains X" genre
- By A reader on 04-11-16
By: Tom Wainwright
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Has China Won?
- The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy
- By: Kishore Mahbubani
- Narrated by: Aaron Abano
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The defining geopolitical contest of the 21st century is between China and the US. But is it avoidable? And if it happens, is the outcome already inevitable....
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Outstanding, timely, and prescient
- By William J Brown on 04-19-20
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The Looting Machine
- Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa's Wealth
- By: Tom Burgis
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Tom Burgis exposes the truth about the African development miracle: for the resource states, it's a mirage....
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Frightening, Fascinating, Fatiguing
- By Scott on 07-29-18
By: Tom Burgis
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No Trade Is Free
- Changing Course, Taking on China, and Helping America's Workers
- By: Robert Lighthizer
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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America is the first country in history to fund the rise of its rivals. We need to stop now, before it’s too late....
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viewing the change of our government right
- By William C Cady on 09-14-23
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A Splendid Exchange
- How Trade Shaped the World
- By: William J. Bernstein
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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In A Splendid Exchange, William J. Bernstein tells the extraordinary story of global commerce....
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Very interesting and Germane to Today's World
- By Mark on 07-18-08
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The End of the World Is Just the Beginning
- Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
- By: Peter Zeihan
- Narrated by: Peter Zeihan
- Length: 16 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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In this counterintutitive book, a geopolitical strategist predicts the coming breakdown of globalization and IDs who will benefit.
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Everyone dies except Americans
- By preetam on 06-22-22
By: Peter Zeihan
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Narconomics
- How to Run a Drug Cartel
- By: Tom Wainwright
- Narrated by: Brian Hutchison
- Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins
- Unabridged
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What drug lords learned from big business. How does a budding cartel boss succeed (and survive) in the $300 billion illegal drug business? Find out....
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Worthy book in the "economics explains X" genre
- By A reader on 04-11-16
By: Tom Wainwright
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Has China Won?
- The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy
- By: Kishore Mahbubani
- Narrated by: Aaron Abano
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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The defining geopolitical contest of the 21st century is between China and the US. But is it avoidable? And if it happens, is the outcome already inevitable....
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Outstanding, timely, and prescient
- By William J Brown on 04-19-20
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The Looting Machine
- Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa's Wealth
- By: Tom Burgis
- Narrated by: Grover Gardner
- Length: 11 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Tom Burgis exposes the truth about the African development miracle: for the resource states, it's a mirage....
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Frightening, Fascinating, Fatiguing
- By Scott on 07-29-18
By: Tom Burgis
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No Trade Is Free
- Changing Course, Taking on China, and Helping America's Workers
- By: Robert Lighthizer
- Narrated by: Charles Constant
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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America is the first country in history to fund the rise of its rivals. We need to stop now, before it’s too late....
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viewing the change of our government right
- By William C Cady on 09-14-23
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A Splendid Exchange
- How Trade Shaped the World
- By: William J. Bernstein
- Narrated by: Mel Foster
- Length: 17 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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In A Splendid Exchange, William J. Bernstein tells the extraordinary story of global commerce....
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Very interesting and Germane to Today's World
- By Mark on 07-18-08
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China's Second Continent
- How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa
- By: Howard W. French
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 10 hrs and 31 mins
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An exciting, hugely revealing account of China’s burgeoning presence in Africa - a developing empire already shaping, and reshaping, the future of millions of people....
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He knows Both Africa and China
- By Malick Tchakpedeou on 12-01-16
By: Howard W. French
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The Money Revolution
- How to Finance the Next American Century
- By: Richard Duncan
- Narrated by: Chris Reilly
- Length: 15 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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In The Money Revolution: How to Finance the Next American Century, economist and best-selling author Richard Duncan lays out a farsighted strategy to maximize the United States' unmatched financial and technological potential....
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’Unlistenable’ book with tables, full outline
- By Pawel on 07-16-22
By: Richard Duncan
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The Great Rebalancing
- Trade, Conflict, and the Perilous Road Ahead for the World Economy
- By: Michael Pettis
- Narrated by: A.T. Chandler
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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China's economic growth is sputtering, the Euro is under threat, and the United States is combating serious trade disadvantages. Another Great Depression? Not quite....
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A Way The Average American Can Understand How Their Household Is Effected
- By Jerome L. on 11-27-22
By: Michael Pettis
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Connectography
- Mapping the Future of Global Civilization
- By: Parag Khanna
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 16 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Connectivity is the most revolutionary force of the 21st century. Mankind is reengineering the planet, investing up to 10 trillion dollars per year in transportation, energy, and communications....
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Great book but the narrator is a drag
- By MMC on 11-10-16
By: Parag Khanna
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A New Foreign Policy
- Beyond American Exceptionalism
- By: Jeffrey D. Sachs
- Narrated by: Steve Menasche
- Length: 7 hrs and 36 mins
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A New Foreign Policy explores both the danger of the "America first" mind-set and the possibilities for a new way forward....
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Look Elsewhere
- By Jonathan on 03-08-19
By: Jeffrey D. Sachs
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Sanctions
- What Everyone Needs to Know
- By: Bruce W. Jentleson
- Narrated by: Peter Lerman
- Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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A concise, authoritative overview of a little-understood yet extremely important phenomenon in world politics: the use of economic sanctions by one country to punish another....
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Defiance of the Patriots
- The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America
- By: Benjamin L. Carp
- Narrated by: Joe Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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On the evening of December 16, 1773, a group of disguised Bostonians boarded three merchant ships and dumped more than 46 tons of tea into Boston Harbor. The Boston Tea Party, as it later came to be known, was an audacious and revolutionary act. Carp tells the full story, exploding myths....
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Overview: Disobedience and Tea
- By Anonymous User on 04-19-23
By: Benjamin L. Carp
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The Globalization Myth
- Why Regions Matter
- By: Shannon K. O’Neil
- Narrated by: Suzie Althens
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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A case for why regionalization, not globalization, has been the biggest economic trend of the past forty years....
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The Wealth of a Nation
- A History of Trade Politics in America
- By: C. Donald Johnson
- Narrated by: David Stifel
- Length: 27 hrs and 6 mins
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Ambassador C. Donald Johnson's The Wealth of a Nation is an authoritative history of the politics of trade in America from the Revolution to the Trump era....
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Good, but Doug Irwin's Book Is Better
- By Ryan Young on 08-08-19
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Dealing with China
- An Insider Unmasks the New Economic Superpower
- By: Henry M. Paulson
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 18 hrs and 31 mins
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Henry M. Paulson, Jr., former secretary of the US Treasury and CEO of Goldman Sachs, delivers a behind-the-scenes account of China's rise as an economic superpower....
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A Valuable Book on China
- By Michael Moore on 09-04-15
By: Henry M. Paulson
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Vanishing Frontiers
- The Forces Driving Mexico and the United States Together
- By: Andrew Selee
- Narrated by: Kevin Stillwell
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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Through portraits of business leaders, migrants, chefs, and police officers, Andrew Selee looks at this emerging Mexico, showing how it increasingly influences our daily lives in the US in surprising ways - the jobs we do, the goods we consume, and even the new technology we enjoy....
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A mandatory read, now more than ever
- By Haydon Hill on 08-04-19
By: Andrew Selee
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Illicit
- How Smugglers, Traffickers and Copycats Are Hijacking the Global Economy
- By: Moisés Naím
- Narrated by: Paul Heitsch
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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In this fascinating and comprehensive examination of the underside of globalization, Moises Naim illuminates the struggle between traffickers and the hamstrung bureaucracies trying to control them....
By: Moisés Naím
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Trade Is Not a Four-Letter Word
- How Six Everyday Products Make the Case for Trade
- By: Fred P. Hochberg
- Narrated by: Fred P. Hochberg
- Length: 8 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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“A sprightly and clear-eyed testimonial to the value of globalization” (The Wall Street Journal) as seen through six surprising everyday goods - the taco salad, the Honda Odyssey, the banana, the iPhone, the college degree, and the blockbuster HBO series Game of Thrones....
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Instructive book on trade.
- By edchair on 01-22-23
By: Fred P. Hochberg
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Financial Cold War
- A View of Sino-US Relations from the Financial Markets
- By: James A. Fok
- Narrated by: Christopher Grove
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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In Financial Cold War, market structure and geopolitical finance expert James Fok explores the nuances of China-US relations from the perspective of the financial markets....
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Informative, balanced, and thought-provoking
- By Lucy A. Pithecus on 06-21-22
By: James A. Fok
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Sleeping with the Devil
- How Washington Sold Our Soul For Saudi Crude
- By: Robert Baer
- Narrated by: Robertson Dean
- Length: 7 hrs and 47 mins
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Former CIA operative Robert Baer examines the dangers behind America's collaboration with Saudi Arabia....
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A poorly written unscholarly approach
- By Kenneth on 11-11-04
By: Robert Baer
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When America First Met China
- An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail
- By: Eric Jay Dolin
- Narrated by: A. T. Chandler
- Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Ancient China collides with newfangled America in this epic tale of opium smugglers, sea pirates, and dueling clipper ships....
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Superior book! Excellent read!
- By melissa c. on 01-28-23
By: Eric Jay Dolin
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Superpower Showdown
- How the Battle Between Trump and Xi Threatens a New Cold War
- By: Bob Davis, Lingling Wei
- Narrated by: Rick Adamson
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the inside story of the US-China trade war, how relations between these superpowers unraveled, darkening prospects for global peace and prosperity, as told by two Wall Street Journal reporters, one based in Washington, DC, the other in Beijing....
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Boring. Waste of Time.
- By DING MING YING 丁明英 on 11-23-20
By: Bob Davis, and others
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Return to Prosperity
- How America Can Regain Its Economic Superpower Status
- By: Arthur B. Laffer
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Laffer and Moore follow the rousing success of The End of Prosperity with a book even more vital to America and Americans....
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Spot on
- By Jack W. Ferry on 06-28-18
By: Arthur B. Laffer
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How the West Was Lost
- Fifty Years of Economic Folly - and the Stark Choices Ahead
- By: Dambisa Moyo
- Narrated by: Anne Flosnik
- Length: 8 hrs and 10 mins
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In How the West Was Lost, the New York Times best-selling author Dambisa Moyo offers a bold account of the decline of the economic supremacy of the West....
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Odd A Highly Recommended Book - Fluffy Metaphor
- By Clydene on 02-15-11
By: Dambisa Moyo
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China Goes Global
- The Partial Power
- By: David Shambaugh
- Narrated by: Mark Ashby
- Length: 13 hrs and 36 mins
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In China Goes Global, eminent China scholar David Shambaugh delivers the book that many have been waiting for - a sweeping account of China's growing prominence on the international stage....
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Good summary of China's recent developements
- By Ernest on 12-29-13
By: David Shambaugh
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Straight Talk on Trade
- Ideas for a Sane World Economy
- By: Dani Rodrik
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 9 hrs and 8 mins
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Dani Rodrik, an early and outspoken critic of economic globalization taken too far, goes beyond the populist backlash and offers a more reasoned argument against our elites' obsession with hyper-globalization....
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Must Read for all interested in the trilemma
- By Mohamed Qamar on 12-09-18
By: Dani Rodrik
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Dark Commerce
- How a New Illicit Economy Is Threatening Our Future
- By: Louise I. Shelley
- Narrated by: Kate Harper
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
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Author Louise Shelley examines how new technology, communications, and globalization fuel the exponential growth of dangerous forms of illegal trade and considers diverse ways of responding to this increasing challenge....
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Boring and repetitive.
- By M Townsend on 01-17-19
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Shadow Courts
- The Tribunals that Rule Global Trade (Columbia Global Reports)
- By: Haley Sweetland Edwards
- Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer
- Length: 3 hrs and 19 mins
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In this book, investigative journalist Haley Sweetland Edwards offers a detailed look at one little-known but powerful provision in most modern trade agreements that is designed to protect the financial interests of global corporations against the governments of sovereign states....
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Understanding Global Trade
- By: Elhanan Helpman
- Narrated by: Kevin Charles Minatrea
- Length: 5 hrs and 46 mins
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Global trade is of vital interest to citizens as well as policymakers, yet it is widely misunderstood....
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Excellent
- By Oseghale Esezobor on 04-16-16
By: Elhanan Helpman