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Wanting by Luke Burgis
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it was ok
Read 2 times. Last read August 10, 2021 to August 19, 2021.

I enjoyed reading the book, but ultimately it failed the test that I set for books that purport to be models for the way the world works, or at least the way people behave - does it have predictive power, that is can I use it not just as retroscope but as a way of anticipating the future?

I'm not sure it does, and even some of the analysis of past situations seems a bit force-fitted.

Some interesting stories, and some stretchy conclusions, but it is at least thought provoking.
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August 10, 2021 – Started Reading
August 19, 2021 – Shelved
August 19, 2021 – Finished Reading

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