About this title: John Richardson, a "tall" person, has always been fascinated by the dwarf world and, in the course of researching a piece for "Esquire" magazine, came to realize he was doing much more than simply documenting the lives of a few quirky characters. He was entering another world, a sub-culture that has long been the subject of a peculiar fascination ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780826409126ISBN:0826409121
Description: A good reading copy only. May have underlining or highlighting throughout. Spine cocked. Stain to front cover. -, Trade PaperBack, Good / read more
Description: Fair. Dust Cover Missing. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell
ISBN-13:9780553240771ISBN:0553240773
Description: Good. 0553240773 Condition: GOOD. (Book may have one or a combination of the following characteristics: former library book, dust jacket missing, cover wear, name written inside cover, considerable underlining/highlighting, remainder mark, binding loose, binding slants, pages tanning / curling, etc. Overall, the book is in decent shape. This is a blanket description. Please email us if you require a specific, detailed description of the book condition. We will typically respond within one week ... read more
Description: Good. 1990-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books, New York
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780553109498ISBN:0553109499
Description: Good. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Fromm questions human values toward an insight into a changing consciousness in America. Light shelf wear to covers with no interior marks. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row
Date Published: 1976
Description: Acceptable in ACCEPTABLE. jacket. MAY HAVE COVER WEAR, SPINE CREASES, HIGHLIGHTING, UNDERLINING & PAGES YELLOWED FROM AGE. FASTER SERVICE FROM US! ! ! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row
Date Published: 1976
ISBN-13:9780060113797ISBN:0060113790
Description: Good in Fair dust jacket. 0060113790. Great Value. Prompt delivery with tracking. Many satisfied customers. Satisfaction guaranteed. Enjoy! ; Book Club Edition. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books
Date Published: 1982
ISBN-13:9780553240771ISBN:0553240773
Description: Good. in Not Issued jacket. Overall sound condition, but with some moderate cover wear (mostly at extremities), spine creased; interior very good-pages tanned, but appear to be clean and unmarked; 203 pgs. including Bibliography and Index; Bantam Books, 1982 (Bantam New Age Books) See my cover scan to the left read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harper & Row
Date Published: 1976
Description: Good. No Jacket. Cover corners are very worn. Light soiling to cover & front endpaper. Book has very slight musty smell. Some underlining & notes. Spine is tight. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: NY. Bantam Books. (A Bantam New Age Book) 5th printing.
Date Published: 1983
ISBN-13:9780553254372ISBN:0553254375
Description: Fine. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. 203 pp. Bibliography & Index. 12 mo. Mass Market Paperback. Spine uncreased, hinges tight, interior clean & unmarked with no remainder marks-as in unread condition-thus Fine. (Bubble wrapped and packaged in boxes. ) read more
Description: Good-Used in Fair jacket. / 0060113790. Some pencil underlining and margin notes. Ships with confirming email. 100% money back guarantee. read more
"This book continued my reading into ecology economics. Fromm is a psychoanalyst, genius, German philosopher that promotes radical humanism in response to the dead, capitalistic society that exists in Western countries. The main tenet of the book is the differences between the "having" and "being" modes. The having mode supports greed, envy and an consumption based economy that likens development with growth. He argues that the unlimited growth of economies has failed to produce the greatest good for the greatest number of people in the world. He argues for radical humanism and a focus on "Being" that values human life outside of a capitalistic framework, original thought, creativity and freedom. I enjoy his descriptions of Marxism, bureaucracy, capitalistic religion and semantics. A good companion read to this book is EF Schumacher's "Small is Beautiful, economics as if people mattered." Fromm has also encouraged me to read " Meister Eckhart: A Modern Translation," "The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness, and "The Heart of Buddhist Meditation.""
"Fromm asks his readers to consider how we determine the value of other individuals and ourselves--whether we should be valued according to what we have, or who we are. It is a fascinating approach to the dangers of consumption, and raises questions that are particularly relevant at this moment, as we face the dismal consequences of years of greed as a society."
"Erich Fromm escribe realmente fácil. Se hace muy ameno leer estos temas de una manera tan sencilla, cuando normalmente se suele usar un lenguage críptico-metafísico o, por el contrario, de fábula infantil."
"A book that puts all my fears and frustrations connected with economy/culture into coherent sentences. A light read (more Eco than Agamben). The fact that the issues it touches upon are still being neglected is a bit disturbing (knowing that it was first published years ago)."
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