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Last week I finished a biography of Galileo Galilei that made been boil with rage. By the time I finished I was glad not to have been in Italy, sure as I was that I would have marched on Rome, ripped the lid off Pope Urban VIII's sarcophagus, doused him in petrol and torched his remains had that been the case. The coward would have deserved it, too.
I don't get angry with books very often.
— Apr 16, 2012 09:37AM
I don't get angry with books very often.
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After all, what could be more tranquil than learning about the world from the pages of another's exploration?
Spirit Level, however, is bringing me back to the boil. Not Papal hypocrisy levels admittedly, but any serious economic study of anything which clearly starts with an agenda is flawed from the off. Having clearly aimed the book at a target audience, to then criticise consumerism early defies belief.
— Apr 16, 2012 09:40AM
Spirit Level, however, is bringing me back to the boil. Not Papal hypocrisy levels admittedly, but any serious economic study of anything which clearly starts with an agenda is flawed from the off. Having clearly aimed the book at a target audience, to then criticise consumerism early defies belief.
