Karl Polanyi (1886-1964) was one of the twentieth century's most original interpreters of the market economy His penetrating analysis of globalization's disruptions & the Great Depression's underlying causes still serves as an effective counterargument to free market fundamentalism This biography shows how the major personal & historical events of his life transformed him from a bourgeois radical into a Christian socialist but also informed his ambivalent stance on social democracy communism the New Deal & the shifting intellectual scene of postwar America The book begins with Polanyi's childhood in the Habsburg Empire & his involvement with the Great War & Hungary's postwar revolution It connects Polanyi's idealistic radicalism to the political promise & intellectual ferment of Red Vienna & the horror of fascism The narrative revisits Polanyi's oeuvre in English German & Hungarian

Includes:: exhaustive research in five archives & features interviews with Polanyi's daughter students & colleagues clarifying the contradictory aspects of the thinker's work These personal accounts also shed light on Polanyi's connections to scholars Christians atheists journalists hot & cold warriors & socialists of all stripes Karl Polanyi A Life on the Left engages with Polanyi's biography as a reflection & condensation of extraordinary times It highlights the historical ruptures tensions & upheavals that the thinker sought to capture & comprehend & in telling his story engages with the intellectual & political history of a turbulent epoch

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Elemental beings such as gnomes & fairies exist in many folk & spiritual traditions & Rudolf Steiner also discussed their significance to our world Some people are able to engage & even communicate with elementals Ursula Burkhard was one such person Blind from birth she experienced gnomes & other elementals from early childhood When as she grew older her parents tried to dissuade her she was puzzled why should she believe in the 'real' things she was unable to see & ignore what she knew to be true? In this readable little book she describes her remarkable experiences & in particular her relationship with a special gnome Karlik The book was a bestseller in Germany in the 1980s bringing the world of the elementals into the mainstream ...

A voyage through the strange yet mesmerising mind of cult author Karl Pilkington now in paperback By his own admission Karl Pilkington left formal education behind with only an E in History to his name & not much else Ever since his thirst for knowledge has nagged With this in mind Karl has embarked on a tour of discovery to make up for the lost years of learning & to find out more stuff Karlology is the result So what exactly has Karl Pilkington learned so far? This is a man it should be noted who thinks owning 1777 acres of the moon is a good idea & believes that the human testicles should be relocated to the earlobes Maybe he's right Perhaps his unique brand of wisdom & insight is what the world has been waiting for? Judge for yourself observe enjoy & become a Karlologist Illuminated by Karl Pilkington's own cartoons with extra wisdom from Ricky Gervais Russell Brand David Baddiel Noel Fielding & others Get even more insight into Karl's mind & visit his blog at httpwwwkarlpilkingtoncomblog ...

Imagine Smidge&s delight when one day a little man with a propeller on his back appears hovering at the window! It&s Karlson & he lives in a house on the roof Soon Smidge & Karlson are sharing all sorts of adventures from tackling thieves & playing tricks to looping the loop & running across the rooftops Fun & chaos burst from these charming classic stories ...

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A companion volume to Patterns of the Past this book explores the relationships we have in this life & their connections to previous lives

Includes:: visualizations & many case histories

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After a successful rescue mission at the Smoky Mansion Nai has his long-awaited reunion with Karoku & sees to his recovery aboard Circus&s 2nd Ship Meanwhile Gareki enrolls at the government school Chronome Academy where he applies himself to the Circus Program & experiences school life for the very first time Though apart both Nai & Gareki set to their individual endeavors their hearts & minds never far from thoughts of each other Meanwhile at Circus Tsukumo & company undertake a dangerous undercover mission About the Author Touya Mikanagi is the creator behind the supernatural manga series Karneval ...

The battle at the base of the Mermerai mountains draws to a close following the entrance of the silver-haired Yogi However even after the trouble ends Silver Yogi refuses to revert to Yogi&s normal self! Aboard the 2nd Ship Nai awaits Gareki&s return Later a visitor turns up at Uro&s door— Azana Though his thoughts have remained with Dr Akari Azana has been working under Uro to further his research on Varuga Meanwhile back on Hirato&s ship Karoku reveals a shocking truth about the mysterious notebook he left behind in the Rainbow Forest What secrets do its pages hold?! About the Author Touya Mikanagi is the creator behind the supernatural manga series Karneval ...