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Peter Thiel, Blake Masters • Zero to One
It is impossible to organize an orchestra on the principle of giving to each man what would be best for him as an isolated individual. The same sort of thing applies to the government of a large modern State, however democratic. A modern democracy—unlike those of antiquity—confers great power upon certain chosen individuals, Presidents or Prime Min
... See moreBertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
Barry: Right, my essay examining Orwell’s Nineteen-Eighty-Four as a thriller, which I wrote at NPR’s invitation. The blog post examined the way NPR edited the essay, and how NPR’s edits revealed that fundamentally, NPR is an establishment media player. Joe: Your editor was pissed. Barry: He was. NPR called up Random House and complained about my bl
... See moreJack Kilborn • Be the Monkey - Ebooks and Self-Publishing: A Dialog Between Authors Barry Eisler and Joe Konrath
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Peter Thiel, Blake Masters • Zero to One
George Orwell personally sanctioned the translation of his classic Animal Farm: A Fairy Story into Telugu by Janamanchi Ramakrishna as Pasuvuladivanam: Uhakalpitameinapeddakatha.
Mukesh Manjunath • The Age Of Heroes: The Incredible World of Telugu Cinema
The lives he invented are miseries studded with epiphanies. Orwell did not believe in permanent happiness or the politics that tried to realize it, but he did believe devoutly in moments of delight, even rapture,
Rebecca Solnit • Orwell's Roses
George Orwell: Reflections on Gandhi
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The fundamental idea of the book is the power of the bureaucracy.