Mr Demos of Pnyx Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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How China Escaped Shock Therapy: The Market Reform Debate
Isabella M. WeberMr Demos of Pnyx@barrycombo One of the best books I’ve read in the last couple of years is How China Escaped Shock Therapy by Isabella Weber. Absolutely fascinating topic.
Paperback, 2021
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Why Marx Was Right
Terry EagletonMr Demos of PnyxEagleton's Why Marx Was Right is a great read. Highly accessible and an enjoyable rebuttal to the usual anti Marxist arguments. https://t.co/RNT4VhcsDj
Paperback, 2018
$17.95Member price:$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lanark: A Life in Four Books
Alasdair GrayMr Demos of PnyxNah, Scotland's epic is Alasdair Gray's Lanark. https://t.co/FwUguXhx3a
Paperback, 2016
$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Byrds: 1964-1967
Roger McGuinnMr Demos of PnyxAh David Crosby. Like every other early 90’s Glasgow indie kid, I was obsessed with The Byrds for a long, long time. I can’t say I know much about his C,S,N & Y stuff but his angelic vocals were an integral part of my love for The Byrds. RIP.
Hardcover, 2022
$149.00Member price:$124.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott FitzgeraldMr Demos of PnyxIn The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald satirises Lothrop Stoddard's 'The Rising Tide of Color' through the character of the objectionable Tom Buchanan. Fitzgerald recognised the racist grift of guys like Stoddard nearly a century ago, Murray et al are still exploiting it. https://t.co/OALBoShjqT
Paperback, 2004
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Germinal
Émile ZolaMr Demos of PnyxWorth reading all the thread. Indeed these palaces were built upon the backs of extreme exploitation. This was also the France of Émile Zola's 'Germinal' and his searing evocation of the grim lives of the French working classes. https://t.co/VzuGFZiUBC
Paperback, 2008
$8.94Member price:$4.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Soccer Tactics
Jonathan WilsonMr Demos of Pnyx@joel_ca_c Yeah, dribble with it until you lose it. Jonathan Wilson's "Inverting The Pyramid" is great on the seminal impact Queen's Park have had on the game.
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The Sane Society
Erich FrommMr Demos of Pnyx"Mental health cannot be defined in terms of the 'adjustment' of the individual to their society, but, on the other hand, that it must be defined in terms of the society to the needs of humanity." - Erich Fromm, The Sane Society. https://t.co/mV3CHA8Oa2
Paperback, 1990
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
In Praise of Idleness: And Other Essays
Bertrand RussellMr Demos of Pnyx"A great deal of harm is being done in the modern world by belief in the virtuousness of work, and that the road to happiness and prosperity lies in an organized diminution of work." - Bertrand Russell, In Praise of Idleness https://t.co/fNxX4I2hsV
Paperback, 2004
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Rhetoric
AristotleMr Demos of PnyxAristotle's Rhetoric warns about exactly this and it was written in the 4th century BCE. https://t.co/03pfIjAa5G
Paperback, 2004
$8.00Member price:$4.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book