Austerity by Yanis Varoufakis

Austerity by Yanis VaroufakisHow do we choose between what is fair and just, and what our debtors demand of us? Yanis Varoufakis was put in such a dilemma in 2015 when he became the finance minister of Greece. In this rousing book, he charts the absurdities that underpin calls for austerity, as well as his own battles with a bureaucracy bent on ignoring the human cost of its every action. Passionately outspoken and tuned to the voices of the oppressed, Varoufakis presents a guide

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a woman relives her youth and an architect becomes obsessed with the sound of his new car horn - with unexpected consequences

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and take a few moments to answer the question at the top of the page (or don't answer it

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but all are celebrated for its striking visual images

and other meaningful gastronomic encounters in settings both personal and political

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Not since Jane Eyre has a heroine faced such difficulty with the Other Woman

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and she tells them here in her characteristically clear-eyed