Reading

Currently Reading:

Modern Latin America (Sixth Ed.)
Thomas E. Skidmore and Peter H. Smith
08 July 2008 – I’m about 100 pages in, and it’s slow going (textbook), but really interesting and well written.  I learn something new every time I turn the page.  the only frustration: it doesn’t have an in-depth section on Venezuela.

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
David S. Landes
11.27.2007 – Quoted by presidential candidate Mitt Romney in contrast to Guns, Germs, and Steel…

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