alain servais Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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'there is only one thing i know,is i do not know' (Socrates) about the world, the way people live,art & finance. IG @collectionservais managed by Lorraine de T
Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire
Caroline Elkinsalain servaisLegacy of Violence — the bloody ends of empire. Pulitzer-winning Caroline Elkins’ deeply researched account seeks to finally dispel the myth of benevolent British imperialism. Review by Rana Mitter https://t.co/c3rCN8moYU
Paperback, 2023
$24.00Member price:$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Ulysses: Second Edition
James Joycealain servaisGreat words about the fact they r not-Bloom or bust: what James Joyce can teach us about economics. A century on from the publication of ‘Ulysses’, David McWilliams asks whether artists and entrepreneurs are really that different. By @davidmcw #Paywall https://t.co/QBNvPkU4zn https://t.co/OomxQgyHvx
Paperback, 2022
$12.95Member price:$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Digital Art
Christiane Paulalain servaisWise words by someone who knows #MUSTREAD-FYI: NFTs r a sales mechanism, not a medium. The boom in non-fungible tokens is diminishing public understanding of what digital art actually is. By Christiane Paul, adjunct curator of digital art @whitneymuseum https://t.co/rwwUatMbxI
Paperback, 2008
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgessalain servaisHe forces us to look at ourself in a mirror we don’t like-A Clockwork Orange at 50: Stanley Kubrick’s biggest,boldest provocation.The controversial 1971 adaptation of Anthony Burgess’s button-pushing novel remains both utterly repellent&utterly compelling. https://t.co/eUjljQsRgF
Paperback, 2019
$15.95Member price:$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail
Ray Dalioalain servaisOne expert long-term viewpoint-Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio https://t.co/uJAOvfn6Mt
Hardcover, 2021
$35.00Member price:$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Crypto Crash: How To Double Your Money During A Crypto Market Crash & Prepare Yourself For The Next
John Crosslandalain servaisTruly brilliant 2022 review by @sed_paz12-After 2022’s Crypto Crash, the Future Vision of NFTs Is Looking Far More Banal https://t.co/JpCd2oNUNL via @artnews
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Alice Neel: People Come First
Kelly Baumalain servaisKelly Baum and Randy Griffey, co-curators of the exhibit Alice Neel: People Come First, join Rail Editor-at-Large Jason Rosenfeld. Monday, May 10, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM (EDT) https://t.co/0ttXE2yLVG https://t.co/BP8tqPRVQC
Hardcover, 2021
$50.00Member price:$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Profiles in Ignorance: How America's Politicians Got Dumb and Dumber
Andy Borowitzalain servaisYes they are!-Profiles in Ignorance — are America’s politicians getting dumber? In his illuminating&hilarious book, Andy Borowitz not only skewers political stupidity, he identifies its 3 key phases: «ridicule», «acceptance», «celebration». By @EdwardGLuce https://t.co/H2Wdqw0LzY
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Works: Collected and Edited by James Spedding, Robert Leslie Ellis, and Douglas Denon Heath: Works: Collected And Edited By J
Francis Baconalain servaisTogether again: Gagosian exhib in London celebrates Freud's centenary by reuniting the artist with his closest friends. The show will feature works by Freud, Francis Bacon, Frank Auerbach, Michael Andrews & the photographer Bruce Bernard. By @DanielCassady https://t.co/QcZeDESEPp
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Maigret
Georges Simenonalain servaisThe Mysterious Case of Inspector Maigret. Georges Simenon was a high-living libertine; his greatest creation was a man of moral restraint. Yet the writer’s excesses are a clue to his detective’s successes. By @adamgopnik https://t.co/eoJC1SDwZo via @NewYorker https://t.co/IMYpmZ3PDB
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