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Why the West Rules—for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future, by Ian Morris

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Around 12,700 BCE, Earth leaped up the Great Chain of Energy. More sunlight meant more plants, more animals, and more choices for humans, about how much to eat, how much to work, and how much to reproduce.
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Why the West Rules—for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future
by Ian Morris
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