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Month: January 2021

January 27, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “First Farmers” by David Bellwood

January 26, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Age of Wood” by Roland Ennos

January 26, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Box: How the Shipping Container…” by Marc Levinson

January 25, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “How the Old World Ended: The Anglo-Dutch-American Revolution 1500-1800” by Jonathan Scott

January 25, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “First Migrants: Ancient Migrations in Global Perspective” by Peter Bellwood

January 15, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Evolution of Human Societies” by Johnson and Earle

January 15, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Central Liberal Truth: How Politics Can Change a Culture…” by Lawrence Harrison

January 15, 2021December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Scale: The Universal Laws of Life…” by Geoffrey West

January 9, 2021October 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

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