This week on The Book Show, Author Simon Winchester examines what we human beings are doing – and have done – with the billions of acres that together make up the solid surface of our planet. His new book is Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World.
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#1699: Sam Winchester "Land" | The Book Show

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#1699: Sam Winchester "Land" | The Book Show

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