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The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves – By Matt Ridley

✍ Scribed by Elaine Sternberg

Book ID
115233572
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2012
Tongue
English
Weight
236 KB
Volume
32
Category
Article
ISSN
0265-0665

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