Thirteen

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   Ben Carlson Financial writer and wealth manager

   Year-end favourite

   On Ben Carlson's list of the best books he read in 2023.

   Listed in the source as “Thirteen: The Apollo Flight That Failed”.

   The Best Books I Read in 2023↗ Blog postawealthofcommonsense.com A Wealth of Common Sense · Dec 2023 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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