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This is the audible version, and been on my to read/listen list for a while. Slightly put off by the sheer length, but Mantel is such a cracking writer.
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Rob Manwaring said:
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This was a rapid impulse buy from Fiji airport, as ran out of books and was in need for a read. Already have a copy, but despite being a global bestseller looks good.
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Founds this on a list somewhere of recommended anthologies, and enjoying the selections and the short 1-page 'essays'.
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“The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed, the world is ruled by little else. Practical men, who believe themselves to be quite exempt from any intellectual influences, are usually slaves of some defunct economist.”
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“Hear my wife speak of John Lewis and you might picture a stately pleasure dome of ornamental cascades and hanging gardens, staffed by muscular Centaurs who know all there is to know about kitchenware and soft furnishings. But really it's just a big hall full of wanky chrome fridges.”
― You are Awful (But I Like You): Travels Through Unloved Britain
― You are Awful (But I Like You): Travels Through Unloved Britain
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