📕 Why Bill Gates gave away 4 million copies of this book to future leaders

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Why Bill Gates gave away 4 million copies of this book to future leaders Hans Rosling’s book Factfulness makes the case that when we see the world based on facts, we can also make better plans to create the futures we would want to live in. READ MORE

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