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Peacemakers: Six Months that Changed the World
Modern · History, Nonfiction, Politics

Peacemakers: Six Months that Changed the World

by Margaret MacMillan
2001 · 574 pages · Nonfiction
49 Modern ★ 4.14 on Goodreads · 16K ratings
≈ 14 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day

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Baillie Gifford Prize winner (2002). 4.14★ from 16K Goodreads ratings.

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49Must-Read Score
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  • Readers55 out of 100 · counts 50%+31
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

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