
Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism

More concretely disturbing was the concurrent deterioration of the political and ethical situation in Athens to the point of crisis—the democracy turning fickle and corrupt, the consequent takeover by a ruthless oligarchy, the Athenian leadership of Greece becoming tyrannical, wars begun in arrogance ending in disaster.
Richard Tarnas • Passion of the Western Mind


Other People's Money: Inside the Housing Crisis and the Demise of the Greatest Real Estate Deal Ever Made
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Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle
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