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After the brilliant experience of The Old Curiosity Shop, am now on a Dickens' voyage to read through those I've not yet read. This came up - this is the audible version. There was a nice little intro by John Mullan - with a lovely take on the the se
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Picked this up at the Oxfam bookstore this weekend, and really enjoying it. My actual version is this one...
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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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