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Capitalism by Sven Beckert review – an extraordinary history of the economic system that controls our lives
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (1419+ words) The Harvard professor provides a ceaseless flow of startling details in this exhaustively researched, 1000-year account In the early 17th century, the Peruvian city of Potosí billed itself as the “treasure of the world” and “envy of kings”. Sprouting at the…...
Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah audiobook review – coming-of-age saga in Tanzania
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (475+ words) Three young people step boldly into their adult lives in this elegantly narrated novel from the Nobel laureateThe Nobel prize-winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah is known for his portrayals of east Africans and the after-effects of colonial rule. Opening in Zanzibar…...
NoViolet Bulawayo wins the Best of Caine award
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (378+ words) The Zimbabwean writer – who has been twice nominated for the Booker – won the Caine Prize for African Writing in 2011, with her story Hitting Budapest Zimbabwean writer NoViolet Bulawayo has won the Best of Caine award, an honorary prize celebrating a…...
If Anyone Builds it, Everyone Dies review – how AI could kill us all
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (480+ words) If machines become superintelligent we’re toast, say Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soares. Should we believe them? What if I told you I could stop you worrying about climate change, and all you had to do was read one book? Great,…...