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All leaders of nations are constrained by geography. Their choices are limited by mountains, rivers, seas, and concrete. To understand world events, news organizations and other authorities often focus on people, ideas, and political movements, but without geography, we never have the full picture. Now, in the relevant and timely Prisoners of Geography, seasoned... more
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Lee Mckenzie This is a great book and by far the best thing I have read for a while. If you are curious about the world in which we live, geopolitics or just fancy something a little different, you couldn’t do much better than this. Coffee optional! @Itwitius 👏🏻 #prisonersofgeography https://t.co/Gd3G2tDVyT (Source)
Sunil Chhetri @TaranaRaja The cover got me and I'm sure the book is very, very interesting! (Source)
Lucas Morales Depending on your interest and goals, if you are like me and always looking for the trends in the big picture then I highly recommend being an active contrarian reader. Read what no one else is reading. Your goal is to think outside the box. To look at the world and ask “why hasn’t this been solved?” And that gives you a roadmap as to what opportunities may exist for your entrepreneurial efforts. So to that, here’s a snapshot, in no particular order, of what might help you push your intellectual boundaries: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah 23 Things They... (Source)
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- #33 in Current Affairs
- #33 in Development Economics
- #10 in Diplomacy
- #15 in Earth Science
- #58 in Factual
- #2 in International Relations
- #10 in Landscape
- #52 in Linkedin
- #59 in Pakistan
- #5 in Pakistan History
- #39 in Political Science
- #16 in Politics
- #83 in Possession
- #98 in Russian History
- #37 in World
- #47 in World History