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Book] Leadership | Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman
Book Review & Discussion - Contemporary Classics Series
Publication: 2020 (English translation)
Core Thesis: Humans are fundamentally decent. Most of human history and psychology assumes we're selfish—but the evidence suggests otherwise.
Reading Time: 14 minutes
Why This Book Matters Now
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