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Ever Wonder Why?: And Other Controversial Essays

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Economie & Zakelijk

Thomas Sowell takes aim at a range of legal, social, racial, educational, and economic issues in this latest collection of his controversial, never boring, always thought-provoking essays. From "gun control myths" to "mealy mouth media" to "free lunch medicine," Sowell gets to the heart of the matters we all care about with his characteristically unsparing candor.

© 2023 Tantor Media (Audioboek): 9781666197648

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Audioboek: 8 augustus 2023

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