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2014
CAPITAL IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Thomas Piketty
Cover of CAPITAL IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

CAPITAL IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

Summary, Key Ideas and Facts

by Thomas Piketty

Belknap · 2014

Peak rank

#1

Weeks on list

22

Weeks at #1

3

Debuted

April 2014

Chart History

#1510152014
dashed = off the list

22 weeks on the Hardcover Nonfiction list, including 3 weeks at #1

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All Appearances

15NEWMay 4, 2014wk 2
4↑11May 11, 2014wk 3
1↑3May 18, 2014wk 4
1May 25, 2014wk 5
1June 1, 2014wk 6
2↓1June 8, 2014wk 7
4↓2June 29, 2014wk 10
3↑1July 6, 2014wk 11
4↓1July 13, 2014wk 12

Details

ISBN-13
9781500362737
ISBN-10
1500362735
Published
2014
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Publisher
Belknap
Categories
Capital

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