Turchin

Let's call a spade a spade here: Turchin is about the worst historian I have ever come across.

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A few months later, Ms. Turchin took a part-time job as a dean at the school.

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This is not just an idle conjecture, but has been documented in considerable detail by Peter Turchin in his book War and Peace and War: The Rise and Fall of Empires.

David Sloan Wilson: Evolution Begins to Occupy Center Stage in Economic Debates David Sloan Wilson 2011

This is not just an idle conjecture, but has been documented in considerable detail by Peter Turchin in his book War and Peace and War: The Rise and Fall of Empires.

David Sloan Wilson: Evolution Begins to Occupy Center Stage in Economic Debates David Sloan Wilson 2011

This is not just an idle conjecture, but has been documented in considerable detail by Peter Turchin in his book War and Peace and War: The Rise and Fall of Empires.

David Sloan Wilson: Evolution Begins to Occupy Center Stage in Economic Debates David Sloan Wilson 2011

In the future, Ms. Turchin and her husband hope to move to California or a similarly warm climate.

Second Acts Kristi Essick 2011

"I had no idea I'd ever do a job like this," says Ms. Turchin, 60, who lives in Manhattan.

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Her work is far from lucrative, Ms. Turchin says, and her husband Robert's job in the fashion industry provides the bulk of their income.

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"When I attained success and was making a six-figure salary, it suddenly all began to get stale," says Ms. Turchin, who grew up working in her uncle's clothing store and studied fashion design in college.

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Ms. Turchin worked in the fashion industry for more than 20 years, doing merchandising and wholesaling in New York for Macy's and clothing manufacturers.

Second Acts Kristi Essick 2011