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Title: Ben Franklin 'for real'
Review: Gordon Wood knocks it out of the park in this book. This was a fascinating and insightful read. Franklin is less iconic and far more a reminder of just how complex we are as human beings - not to mention that our world is far more complex that we prefer to believe. If you insist on holding firmly to an idyllic picture of America's founding 'fathers' - don't read this book. If you are really interested in discovering the truths about our past in order to form tools useful in the present, make this the first book you read this new year.
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