Leviathan

Who recommended it

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   Neal Stephenson Novelist

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   Selected for the Manual for Civilization.

   Neal Stephenson's Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization↗ Organization pagelongnow.org The Long Now Foundation · 17 Apr 2014 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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