toomas ilves, ex-verif Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Toomas Hendrik Ilves, (formerly v From Estonia. Where Digital is Native. And come in at #2 in the world in internet freedom. @toomas_ilves@mastodon.social

Liberalism and Its Discontents
Francis Fukuyama
May 17, 2022: Francis Fukuyama discusses his new book, "Liberalism and Its Discontents" https://www.americanpurpose.com/events/may-17-2022-francis-fukuyama-discusses-his-new-book/
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Strategy: A History
Lawrence Freedman
The great thinker on strategy, Lawrence Freedman, @LawDavF: https://t.co/hatPRVfbm9
Paperback, 2015
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
"Left-Wing" Communism, an Infantile Disorder
VI I. Lenin
@KuldkeppMart Easy, see that tankie bible, V.I. Lenin, "Left-Wing" Communism: An Infantile Disorder 🤣😝
Paperback, 2016
$6.00$3.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Among the Believers: An Islamic Journey
V. S. Naipaul
The Russia That Might Have Been. But wasn't. Good piece, though, from @AlexGabuev. I've thought for 30 years V.S. Naipaul's Among the Believers (on Iran) described a fundamentalist rejectionist path Russia might take. Seems it has. https://t.co/cz1FNSStXn
Paperback, 1982
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Europe: A History
Norman Davies
To understand Russia and Ukraine, read the brilliant historian of Poland and Europe, Norman Davies https://t.co/mEkeipZdvv
Out of stock

Orientalism
Edward W. Said
@reasoningfox To you and everyone arguing about this. 1. I made a point of wearing national dress when in office and still do. 2. My point is about infantilising, making us "exotic" that Edward Said wrote about in "Orientalism" when others depict us in folk dress. We are made "quaint", (1/2)
Paperback, 1979
$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Left Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder (1921)
N. Lenin
@KuldkeppMart Easy, see that tankie bible, V.I. Lenin, "Left-Wing" Communism: An Infantile Disorder 🤣😝
Hardcover, 2010
$36.95$18.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Turc, Arabe and Persan: Dictionnaire
Julius Theodor Zenker
Such a wonderful collection from @BadBalticTakes. Do read and pick your favorite for the new, updated and expanded Ukrainian version of Flaubert's "Dictionnaire des idées reçues" cc: @moutet https://t.co/svM7B9QYRv
Paperback, 2019
$40.50$20.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Left-Wing Communism, an Infantile Disorder: A Popular Essay in Marxian Strategy and Tactics
Vladimir Il'ich Lenin
@KuldkeppMart Easy, see that tankie bible, V.I. Lenin, "Left-Wing" Communism: An Infantile Disorder 🤣😝
Paperback, 2001
$22.50$11.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rebel with a Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian
Ellen Jovin
A great piece by @EllenJovin, the Johnny Appleseed of better usage. For one of the most entertaining accounts on grammar, follow her @GrammarTable. And of course, don’t wait for Santa to read her book, Rebel With a Clause. https://t.co/Q9Bd5Nf3Nh
Hardcover, 2022
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book