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A profound rumination on the concept of freedom from the bestselling author of The Perfect Storm

'Sebastian Junger bears witness to a hard-won and an uncertain new world, framed in vital and brilliant prose: a true and honest accounting of everything that underlies the frantic performance of life' Philip Hoare,…

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1 author picked Freedom as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is a book I reread every year. It is so powerful, and poignant, and unexpected. 

It is a deep rumination on what freedom really means, why it is valuable, and what we can do to achieve and protect it.

The writing is simple and eloquent, and the storytelling so deep that you look up breathless every once in a while just to get your bearings again before diving back in for more.  As soon as it’s over you want to read it again.

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