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Average rating: 3.63 · 112 ratings · 43 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now Threatens to Destroy It 3.63 avg rating — 112 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Progreso: Historia de la peor idea de la humanidad by Samuel Miller McDonald (Goodreads Author), David Leon (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Progreso: Historia de la peor idea de la humanidad (Letras de Crítica) by Samuel Miller McDonald (Goodreads Author), David Leon (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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