I remember a few years ago having a look at Niall Feguson's book "Empire" and finding it half-right or totally wrong in two or three places after only twenty minutes reading. Anyway, from what I've heard, Niall Ferguson writes those books in the same way Ronald McDonald makes his hamburgers; both of them depend on teams of young people who can get the product out quickly. The Nine Hostages of this Niall are his research team.
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