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If Books Could Kill by Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

Nov 20, 202598:17Society & Culture

How do you tell the entire history of humanity in a single book? Whatever you do, do not open a browser window. Thanks to Dorsa Amir , Duncan Stibbard Hawkes and David Perry for help researching and fact-checking this ep...

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