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Carl Grip

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Carl Grip is the author of "Reclaim", constituting a modern outlook on the most pressing issues in our global society. While Carl has high hopes for his analysis of our world - including the wish for people to let "Reclaim" guide them on a path to a more just, humane, democratic and above all rational system - his philosophy is far from naive. He offers no shortcuts, and no loud rhetoric, but simply presents a method you neither knew you wanted, nor understood you needed.

In a world where disasters and crises seem abundant - in an era when the climate starts sending bills, and a handful of people are more wealthy than half of humanity - it is tempting to look for simple answers, for quick fixes. Yet, Carl did the opposite. After years of del ...more

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Congratulations to Olivia (AntiCatNapoleon) for winning this Giveaway of "Reclaim"! Cool profile picture by the way.

I hope you will enjoy reading my book, and also that the post service will be efficient so that you will have your copy as soon as possible.

And of course, thanks everyone else for participating. I want to remind you that the e-book (unfortunately only the pdf-version) is still availa Read more of this blog post »

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Reclaim: The Septemist Manifesto

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The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Ecological Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-first Century (World Social Change)

by Robert B. Marks

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La divina comedia

by Dante Alighieri

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Min kamp 2 (Min kamp, #2)

by Karl Ove Knausgård

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“A problem with global reasons cannot effectively be met with local measures.”
― Carl Grip, Reclaim: The Septemist Manifesto

tags: climate, economy, globalization, society

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“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche

tags: dance, music

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“Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see.”
― Arthur Schopenhauer

tags: inspirational, talent

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“Life is very hard. The only people who really live are those who are harder than life itself.”
― Nawal El Saadawi, Woman at Point Zero

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“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”
― Oscar Wilde

tags: imagination, life, money

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“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

tags: ataraxy, be-yourself, confidence, fitting-in, individuality, misattributed-dr-seuss, those-who-matter

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