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Chatto Book of Catsby Francis WheenISBN 0701140054 (0-7011-4005-4)
Hardcover, Random House
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Dispatches for the New York Tribune: Selected Journalism of Karl Marxby Karl Marx, Francis Wheen , James LedbetterISBN 0141441925 (0-14-144192-5)
Softcover, Penguin Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dispatches for the New York Tribune: Selected Journalism of Karl Marx'Book summary:A compelling, wide-ranging collection of Karl Marx's journalism-available only from Penguin Classics[via]
Karl Marx is arguably the most famous political philosopher of all time, but he was also one of the great foreign correspondents of the nineteenth century. Drawing on his eleven- year tenure at the New York Tribune (which began in 1852), this completely new collection presents Marx's writings on an abundance of topics, from issues of class and state to world affairs. Particularly moving pieces highlight social inequality and starvation in Britain, while others explore his groundbreaking views on the slave and opium trades. Throughout, Marx's fresh perspective on nineteenth-century events reveals a social consciousness that remains inspiring to this day.More editions of Dispatches for the New York Tribune: Selected Journalism of Karl Marx:
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How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered The Worldby Francis WheenISBN 158648348X (1-58648-348-X)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered The World'Book summary:In 1979 two events occurred that would shape the next twenty-five years. In America and Britain, an era of weary consensus was displaced by the arrival of a political marriage of fiery idealists: Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher transformed politics with a combination of breezy charm and assertive "Victorian values." In Iran, the fundamentalist cleric Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini set out to restore a regime that had last existed almost 1,300 years ago. Between them they succeeded in bringing the twentieth century to a premature close. By 1989, Francis Fukuyama was declaring that we had now reached the End of History.[via]
What colonized the space recently vacated by notions of history, progress and reason? Cults, quackery, gurus, irrational panics, moral confusion and an epidemic of idiocy, the proof of which was to be found in every state, every work-place, and every library. In Idiot Proof, columnist Francis Wheen brilliantly evokes the key personalities of the post-political eraincluding Princess Diana and Deepak Chopra, Osama bin Laden and Nancy Reagan's astrologerwhile lamenting the extraordinary rise in superstition, relativism and emotional hysteria over the past quarter of a century.
In turn comic, indignant, outraged and just plain baffled by the idiocy of it all, Idiot Proof is a masterful depiction of the daftness of our times and a plea that we might just think a little more and believe a little less.More editions of How Mumbo-jumbo Conquered The World:
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How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusionsby Francis WheenISBN 0007140975 (0-00-714097-5)
Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers
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Idiot Proof: Deluded Celebrities, Irrational Power Brokers, Media Morons, and the Erosion of Common Senseby Francis WheenISBN 1586482475 (1-58648-247-5)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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What colonized the space recently vacated by notions of history, progress and reason? Cults, quackery, gurus, irrational panics, moral confusion and an epidemic of idiocy, the proof of which was to be found in every state, every work-place, and every library. In Idiot Proof, columnist Francis Wheen brilliantly evokes the key personalities of the post-political eraincluding Princess Diana and Deepak Chopra, Osama bin Laden and Nancy Reagan's astrologerwhile lamenting the extraordinary rise in superstition, relativism and emotional hysteria over the past quarter of a century.
In turn comic, indignant, outraged and just plain baffled by the idiocy of it all, Idiot Proof is a masterful depiction of the daftness of our times and a plea that we might just think a little more and believe a little less.More editions of Idiot Proof: Deluded Celebrities, Irrational Power Brokers, Media Morons, and the Erosion of Common Sense:
Karl Marx: A Lifeby Francis WheenISBN 0393321576 (0-393-32157-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Karl Marx: A Life'Book summary:Karl Marx, whose influence on modern times has been compared to that of Jesus Christ, spent most of his lifetime in obscurity. Penniless, exiled in London, estranged from relations, and on the run from most of the police forces of Europe, his ambitions as a revolutionary were frequently thwarted, and his major writings on politics and economics remained unpublished (in some cases until after the Second World War). He has not lacked biographers, but even the most distinguished have been more interested in the evolution of his ideas than any other aspect of his life. Francis Wheen's fresh, lively, and moving biography of Marx considers the whole man--brain, beard, and the rest of his body. Unencumbered by ideological point scoring, this is a very readable, humorous, and sympathetic account. Wheen has an ear for juicy gossip and an eye for original detail. Marx comes across as a hell-raising bohemian, an intellectual bully, and a perceptive critic of capitalist chaos, but also a family man of Victorian conformity (personally vetting his daughters' suitors), Victorian ailments (carbuncles above all), and Victorian weaknesses (notably alcohol, tobacco, and, on occasion, his housekeeper). But there is great pathos, too, as Marx witnessed the deaths of four of his six children. For those readers who feel Marxism has given Marx a bad name, this is a rewarding and enlightening book. --Miles Taylor, Amazon.co.uk [via]
Marx's das Kapital: A Biographyby Francis WheenISBN 1553652495 (1-55365-249-5)
Hardcover, Douglas & McIntyre, Limited
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A Modern Utopiaby H. G. Wells, Gregory Claeys, Patrick Parrinder, Francis WheenISBN 0141441127 (0-14-144112-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Shooting Out the Lights: A Short History of Modern Delusionsby Francis WheenISBN 0007149433 (0-00-714943-3)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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The Sixties: A Fresh Look at the Decade of Changeby Francis WheenISBN 0712600140 (0-7126-0014-0)
Softcover, Century Pub in association with Channel Four Television Co
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Softcover, Century Pub in association with Channel Four Television Co
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Televisionby Francis WheenISBN 0712609296 (0-7126-0929-6)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Tom Driberg: His Life and Indiscretionsby Francis WheenISBN 0330318977 (0-330-31897-7)
Softcover, Pan Macmillan
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Vintage Book of Catsby Francis WheenISBN 0099705419 (0-09-970541-9)
Softcover, Random House
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