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keepingupwiththepenguins
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Pickpick

Sapiens isn‘t groundbreaking, but it is a decent introduction to the basics of sociology (i.e., thinking critically about social constructs that might appear intrinsic, like human rights), and a crash course in economics (which is particularly resonant in the current capitalist crisis). Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/sapiens-yuval-noah-harari-review/

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keithmalek

The history of the next fifty years will be the story of how we deal with--or fail to deal with-- the coming food shortages.

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keithmalek

Bananas (continued):
Organics also tend to be grown at higher, drier elevations to somewhat limit pests, which means the bananas need massive irrigation to grow. The result is the food product with the highest chemical and carbon footprint, as well as the highest staff turnovers from death in any industry. Happy eating.

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keithmalek

For those of you organic buffs who refuse to eat anything that's been touched with anything artificial, know that a roughly half-mile radius around organic banana plantations is practically nuked with non-organic pesticides and herbicides and fungicides to protect your proclivities.

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keithmalek
Pickpick

This was a very interesting book, but I wish that Zeihan would've taken more time to explain exactly WHY the world will be become deglobalized, rather than just treat it as an inevitability.

Readers who enjoyed this will also enjoy the books of George Friedman, as well as $20 Per Gallon by Christopher Steiner. #2025Book20

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Hooked_on_books
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Bailedbailed

This book looked great, but after an hour of the audio, I find myself not paying attention to it at all. I‘m not sure if it‘s me, the book, the timing, or the narrator. Maybe I‘ll try it again someday in print.

LeahBergen Too bad! It sounds good. 6d
shanaqui I found this one very variable per-chapter -- some of the figures he chose to talk about were interesting and some... less so. 6d
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shortsarahrose
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Ended up near a bookstore while running errands. Did I stop in? Of course! Did I buy books? Is there any doubt? 😆

Suet624 Bravo! 2w
MemoirsForMe 😁👍🏻 2w
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keithmalek

The entire concept of the order is that the United States disadvantages itself economically in order to purchase the loyalty of a global alliance. That is what globalization is. The past several decades haven't been an American Century. They've been an American sacrifice. Which is over.

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Kristy_K
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TheSpineView Beautiful 😍 💛🐝💛 2w
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TheBookHippie We all need this reminder. ♥️ 2w
AnnCrystal Truth 👏🏼🐝👍🏼🥳🐝💝. 2w
dabbe Now you have a beautiful reminder with this haiku. 💛🐝🖤 2w
Eggs A universal truth🙌🏻🙌🏻 2w
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Kristy_K @TheBookHippie ❤️❤️ 2w
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DebinHawaii Love this! So true. 🖤🐝💛 1w
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keithmalek

Even better, the North American continent faces few security threats between its own shores and those of potential suppliers. On average, North American products face less than one-third the supply chain disruptions the Germans are likely to feel, and one-tenth that of the Asians.