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Books in Discussion Jared Diamond is the guru of collapse (10 August 2009) Collapse is the title of one of the books that have made him a world-famous academic. It is a theme that captures the Zeitgeist: markets have collapsed, banks have collapsed and confidence, even in the capitalist system itself, has collapsed. Article in Financial Times Browse Jared Diamond's author page Arundhati Roy - 'Writing has become a Weapon' (15 July 2009) The essays in 'Listening to Grasshoppers' are her collected hand grenades from the last eight years. Her book begins with a question: 'Is there life after democracy?' and goes on to count the ways that successive Indian governments and businessmen have waged a repressive war on the poor and on minorities, and have pursued devastating environmental destruction for economic and political gain. Observer article by Tim Adams Browse Arundhati Roy's author page Alain de Botton: You'll regret those words until your dying day (3 July 2009) Alain de Botton's attack on a book reviewer is in a fine tradition of literary punch-ups. Novelist and critic Philip Hensher reviews some legendary insults and explains how he dishes up revenge Telegraph article by Philip Hensher Alain De Botton Vs Caleb Crain -Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (3 July 2009) 'I will hate you till the day I die and wish you nothing but ill will in every career move you make' Alain de Botton's response to Caleb Crain's review of his book 'Pleasures and Sorrows of Work' in the New York Times Review. Link to review by Caleb Crain and Alan de Botton's response Alain de Botton interviewed by Edward Champion following the response Browse Alain De Botton author page http://www.countrybookshop.co.uk/authorsatoz/authordet.phtml?name=Crain%2C+Caleb Malcolm Gladwell Vs Chris Anderson on Is Free the Future? (30 June 2009) Malcolm Gladwell reviews Chris Anderson's latest book 'Free: The Future of a Radical Price' and discusses the error that technological utopians make in his article Is Free the Future? for New Yorker. Chris Anderson answers back in his blog article - Why so threatened? Is Free the Futute? - Priced to Sell -Malcolm Gladwell's article at The New Yorker Dear Malcolm: Why so threatened? -blog by Chris Anderson in reply to Malcolm Gladwell Browse Chris Anderson Author Page Browse Malcolm Gladwell Author Page |
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