John Lanchester
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English
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The wildest story in the world these days is not fiction; it's what's really happening all around us as the world's global economy has gone into freefall. How did we get here? What does it all mean? How could so many smart people be so dumb and believe their own hype?Accessibly, cleverly, and with mordant humor, journalist John Lanchester trots the globe in search of the answers to these questions-to Iceland, the scene of catastrophic bank collapse;...
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English
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Ghost stories for the digital age by the Booker Prize-longlisted author of The Wall.
A mysterious tall man haunts a country house in search of a cell signal; a translator at an academic conference starts hearing things over his headset that nobody should hear; a family discovers their dependence on the latest technological gadget goes to the very foundations of human relations; and the merry contestants in a reality TV show may actually be . . ....
7) Capital
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527 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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Residents of Pepys Road in London receive odd, anonymous postcards demanding "We Want What You Have" during the financial meltdown of 2008.
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viii, 260 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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An incisive collection of essays by the editor of the London Review of Books includes deeply considered pieces that explore topics ranging from a 19th-century encyclopedia and novel reviewing to parenthood and gender dynamics that limit women. --