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August 3, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “The Wealth and Poverty of Nations” by David Landes

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Book Summary: “Why did Europe Conquer the World?” by Philip Hoffman

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Book Summary: “Ultrasociety: How 10,000 Years of War Made Humans the Greatest Cooperators…” by Peter Turchin

February 25, 2020July 1, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary “Escape from Rome: The Failure of Empire and the Road to Prosperity” by Walter Scheidel

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Book Summary: “Why Most Things Fail” by Paul Ormerod

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Book Summary: “Violence and Social Orders” by North, Wallis and Weingast

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Book Summary: “Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny” by Robert Wright

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