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November 5, 2021February 2, 2023 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Wealth, Poverty and Politics” by Thomas Sowell

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Book Summary: “The Plough that Broke the Steppes” by David Moon

August 3, 2021November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

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

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Article Summary: “Tropics, Germs, and Crops: How Endowments Influence Economic Development” by Easterly and Levine

May 13, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “Tropical Underdevelopment” by Jeffrey Sachs

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Book Summary: “An Introduction to Agricultural Geography” by David Grigg

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May 7, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Human Accomplishment: The Pursuit of Excellence…” by Charles Murray

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Book Summary: “Power over Peoples: Technology, Environments and Western Imperialism…” by Daniel Headrick

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Article Summary: “The Effect of the TseTse Fly on African Development” by Marcella Alsan

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Article Summary: “Biogeography and Long-Run Economic Development” by Olsson and Hibbs

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Book Summary: “Revolutions That Made the Earth” by Tim Lenton and Andrew Watson

March 17, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Origins: How Earth’s History Shaped Human History” by Lewis Dartnell

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Book Summary: “Nature’s Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West” by William Cronon

February 24, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “The Diffusion of Development” by Spolaore and Wacziarg

February 12, 2020November 20, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Why the West Rules-for Now: The Patterns of History” by Ian Morris

February 3, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Human Societies: An Introduction to Macrosociology” by Nolan and Lenski

February 3, 2020December 2, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Ecological-Evolutionary Theory” by Gerhard Lenski

January 28, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

Article Summary: “How Deep are the Roots of Economic Development?” by Spolaore and Wacziarg

January 8, 2020November 21, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Guns, Germs, and Steel” by Jared Diamond

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