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Editor of the Abridged Twitter edition of Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. ("It declined. Then it fell."). Avant-garde underground historian.

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Book Cover for: Hard Times, Charles Dickens

Hard Times

Charles Dickens
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I’m starting a 2023 book list. First one is the obvious one – Hard Times by Charles Dickens. Any suggestions?

Paperback, 2003

$9.00Member price:$4.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Hard Times, Charles Dickens

Hard Times

Charles Dickens
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I’m starting a 2023 book list. First one is the obvious one – Hard Times by Charles Dickens. Any suggestions?

Paperback, 2017

$7.83Member price:$3.91 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Revelation Bombshell: A Deeper Analysis of Revelation 3:10, Charles Cooper

Revelation Bombshell: A Deeper Analysis of Revelation 3:10

Charles Cooper
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@987_charles @ChrisEv06631592 @bonarlaw1923 @LeftBehindPoet @David_Vaporium @CDawg55617516 @rec777777 @The_Leaver @damienXTR @PetrasPics66 @Charlie_Orignal @CharlieCarlsbad @LitespeedBlue @bringiton8712 @David19531501 @PhoneyItalian @MattAdkin @thefactroom @boomer_ish @viv_cooper @Stephen1010102 @Bellagio_bound @RicoCharpentier @afewpoints @KPZ066 @CSY10111 @bromhome @Michael80789776 @JohnRya13591294 @Claesson_Kate @southlondonjohn @lordgmanilson @Martin020455 @dickie_frances @BogCleaner1 @Davidmetroland @Begentle50 @cathyby @somechewlip @LordOfFreedom2 @mindedmusically @suastusa @musicalbounce @albaa_maha @gibberingloudly @thegrimbarian @RetourRonald @CGWILTS @Monde1012 @Roblev0 That's not a very precise answer. The FT has estimated that membership made the UK around 10% richer than it would have been outside. If that is reversed it will make us the poorest of the north European economies that we regard as our peers. Would that be a success?

Paperback, 2012

$9.95Member price:$9.95 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: 1984: 75th Anniversary, George Orwell

1984: 75th Anniversary

George Orwell
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Orwell's dystopian future. Who knows how bad it would have been if he had foreseen Facebook? https://ift.tt/ihpJlmk https://t.co/jvIHScJgA3

Paperback, Mass Market, 1950

$10.99Member price:$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Book of Form and Emptiness, Ruth Ozeki

The Book of Form and Emptiness

Ruth Ozeki
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I’ve just finished The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki. Weird. But somehow wonderful.

Paperback, 2022

$19.00Member price:$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Fractal Geometry of Nature, Benoit B. Mandelbrot

The Fractal Geometry of Nature

Benoit B. Mandelbrot
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How long is the coastline of Britain? It's a tough one and illustrates the fractal geometry of nature. https://t.co/HBqjtOD0ZA https://t.co/9c3n6VPeKe

Hardcover, 2021

$74.95Member price:$67.45 + Free shipping10% off
Book Cover for: Social Contract: Essays by Locke, Hume, and Rousseau, J. Locke

Social Contract: Essays by Locke, Hume, and Rousseau

J. Locke
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I didn’t actually read Rousseau’s Social Contract. I just scrolled to the end and pressed the accept button.

Paperback, 1962

$112.00Member price:$112.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: Hard times, Charles Dickens

Hard times

Charles Dickens
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I’m starting a 2023 book list. First one is the obvious one – Hard Times by Charles Dickens. Any suggestions?

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Book Cover for: The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, David Graeber

The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity

David Graeber
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The dawn of everything - a new science of human history with David Wengrow https://t.co/TP0f0dX6G1 via @YouTube

Paperback, 2023

$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book