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Tag: Pre-History

April 6, 2021 Michael Magoon

Book Summary: “Lifeways of Hunter-Gatherers” by Robert Kelly

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Book Summary: “First Farmers” by David Bellwood

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Book Summary: “War: What is It Good for?” by Ian Morris

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Book Summary: “Unbound: How Eight Technologies Made Us Human” by Richard L. Currier

January 8, 2020April 15, 2021 Michael Magoon

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

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Book Summary: “Foragers, Farmers and Fossil Fuels” by Ian Morris

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