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Book Title: Seasteading : How Floating Nations Will Restore the Environment, Enrich the Poor, Cure the Sick, and Liberate Humanity from Politicians
Item Length: 8.4in.
Item Height: 1.1in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Joe Quirk
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Leadership, Entrepreneurship, General, Marine & Naval
Publisher: Free Press
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Technology & Engineering, Business & Economics, Political Science
Item Weight: 12.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 392 Pages
