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12 Books that Changed the World. Melvyn Bragg
Bragg takes 12 'books' and explains the context in which they were written, sketches their contents, and shows how they have impacted the world.
By reading this one book, you can get the gist of the Magna Carta, Darwin, Newton and Faraday.
The main reason that I am recommending it though, is that one of the books he has put in a nutshell is 'An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations' by Smidgey's hero - Adam Smith. It is interesting how Smith has influenced politics. What is particularly interesting is what happened when Smith's ideas were put into practice in Hong Kong.
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