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This week, Aaron welcomes Mack Paul, who’s the co-founder of Morningstar Law Group and a former chair of the Greater Triangle Regional Council – and now the co-author of a new book on the history of the RTP. The book is “Miracle Road: The Story of Research Triangle Park,” co-written with his late father Allen Paul; it’s due out next month from Duke University Press.
Click here to preorder the book and get more information.
Aaron chats with Mack Paul about the book – and some of the most interesting stories (and people) in the RTP’s long history.
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