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Sex Science and Profits. ~Terence Kealey
A tour de force conducted at a gallop through human history. Amazing level of detail keeps the reader engaged at all times. Kealey is a scientist turned economist who debunks many of the "accepted" theories of economics with evident glee.
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A tour de force conducted at a gallop through human history. Amazing level of detail keeps the reader engaged at all times. Kealey is a scientist turned economist who debunks many of the "accepted" theories of economics with evident glee.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listi ... d&qid=&sr=
The problem with the world is stupidity. I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
7th book in the Malazan series, what can I say, I'm a big nerd.
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GG, the BEST in my opinion. The way he can describe characters within an millimeter of reality.... So many good books, I recently reread the Comedians, one of his sleepers....
Peter Turchin - The Age of Discord: The Structural-Demographic Analysis of American History.
http://peterturchin.com/ages-of-discord/
cliodynamics is an area of research i'm massively affected by atm, yet another cold bucket of water.
in the context of which https://gnosis.pm/ is worth having a look at.
complex prediction algorithms.
this appears to be how the cycles of historical prcoesses actually work.
yet people continue reading that despicable piece of shit hegel...
http://peterturchin.com/ages-of-discord/
cliodynamics is an area of research i'm massively affected by atm, yet another cold bucket of water.
in the context of which https://gnosis.pm/ is worth having a look at.
complex prediction algorithms.
this appears to be how the cycles of historical prcoesses actually work.
yet people continue reading that despicable piece of shit hegel...
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Both are excellent books, although I personally preferred the novel 'A day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich' to Gulag..apples and oranges, almost.racontuer wrote:East of Eden and Gulag Archipelago... rereading....
ירי ילדים והפצצת אזרחים דורש אומץ, כמו גם הטרדה מינית של עובדי ההוראה.
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Reading this will make you want to butt the wall !!!
I could say a lot more about these F'en crims, but better not, or else I will be deported !!!
Reading this will make you want to butt the wall !!!
I could say a lot more about these F'en crims, but better not, or else I will be deported !!!
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What did you think of the film? I wasn't really impressed.Playboy wrote:Rereading ...
I'm currently watching the BBC dramatisation of Roald Dahl's short stories, Tales Of The Unexpected...in most cases, the dramatisation doesn't do the book justice, even though Dahl was heavily involved in the production.
ירי ילדים והפצצת אזרחים דורש אומץ, כמו גם הטרדה מינית של עובדי ההוראה.
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A fascinating study in the malleability of Law when it comes to War Crimes and rules of engagement. Not for the squeamish! I'm only on chapter two, but already hooked.
(Vlad, Tales of the Unexpected was an ITV production, not a BBC one. Not that it matters, but can't resist clearing up.)
'History is a set of lies agreed upon.'
Attributed to Napoleon
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