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The 100 Best People in the World

Our somewhat arbitrary, somewhat compromised, in no way definitive—but nonetheless righteous—list of women and men without whom the world would be a far darker place.

December 1 1997 Julian Allen
Features
The 100 Best People in the World

Our somewhat arbitrary, somewhat compromised, in no way definitive—but nonetheless righteous—list of women and men without whom the world would be a far darker place.

December 1 1997 Julian Allen


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