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Enemy of All Mankind by Steven Johnson — WisdomDeck honest review
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Enemy of All Mankind

by Steven Johnson

The pirate Henry Every's 1695 raid, the global manhunt, and how it shaped the East India Company and modern capitalism. Johnson on piracy as system.

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  1. One crime changed institutions.
  2. Networks respond.
  3. Follow the consequences.

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