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The Sovereign Individual

by James Dale Davidson & Lord William Rees-Mogg · 1997

A forecast of the information age, digital money, decentralization, and the changing power of nation-states.

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James Dale Davidson · Author and investment writer

Lord William Rees-Mogg · Author and editor

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James Dale DavidsonAuthor and investment writer

Co-author with William Rees-Mogg of The Sovereign Individual.

Lord William Rees-MoggAuthor and editor

Co-author with James Dale Davidson of The Sovereign Individual.

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The Sovereign Individual

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James Dale Davidson · Author and investment writer

Lord William Rees-Mogg · Author and editor

Documented citation: The Sovereign Individual is documented as one of Thiel's favorite books, and the publisher page confirms a later edition features a new preface by Peter Thiel.

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Peter Thiel's biography documents The Sovereign Individual as one of his favorite books; Simon & Schuster confirms the book page features a new preface by Peter Thiel at https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Sovereign-Individual/James-Dale-Davidson/9780684832722.

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