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Blindness (Harvest Book)
José SaramagoPeople are going blind and are deported to an empty mental hospital. There is more and more of them, the government officials order to separate them from the rest of the world, the blind get nothing but food. Food becomes scarce and a criminal gang made out of the blind themselves attempts to impose their rules on the rest. Saramago vividly depicts the moral degradation of humans facing the challenge of survival. The portrayal of characters, their strengths and weaknesses is so real you would... (show more)
People are going blind and are deported to an empty mental hospital. There is more and more of them, the government officials order to separate them from the rest of the world, the blind get nothing but food. Food becomes scarce and a criminal gang made out of the blind themselves attempts to impose their rules on the rest. Saramago vividly depicts the moral degradation of humans facing the challenge of survival. The portrayal of characters, their strengths and weaknesses is so real you would forget the book is a fiction. (show less)
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Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wa...
Michael LewisDazzling and entertaining… An insider’s story about i-banking in the 80s and the legendary Salomon Brothers.
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Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Busine...
Muhammad YunusUsing Profit Maximizing Business (PMB) as a model, Yunus advocates the idea of a Social Business, which would have two sources of motivation: maximization of profit and doing good to people of the world. Yunus offers a new perspective on the world we live in with idealistic, yet very inspirational, objectives to strive for. The success of Grameen Bank in his native Bangladesh and the spread of micro financing around the world have proven that many of these objectives can be achieved in our li... (show more)
Using Profit Maximizing Business (PMB) as a model, Yunus advocates the idea of a Social Business, which would have two sources of motivation: maximization of profit and doing good to people of the world. Yunus offers a new perspective on the world we live in with idealistic, yet very inspirational, objectives to strive for. The success of Grameen Bank in his native Bangladesh and the spread of micro financing around the world have proven that many of these objectives can be achieved in our lifetime, - the fact that makes this book very appealing to anyone interested in the broad concept of development. (show less)
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Alex Dorofeev wrote a review of Blindness (Harvest Book) and now has 5 total book reviews. 4 months agoAlex said: "People are going blind and are deported to an empty mental hospital. There is more and more of them, the government officials order to separate them from the rest of the world, the blind get nothin..." - Their Reviews | More Reviews
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Alex Dorofeev rated Blindness (Harvest Book) by José Saramago 4.5/5.0. 4 months ago
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Alex Dorofeev already read Blindness (Harvest Book) by José Saramago. Alex Dorofeev's collection now has 5 books. 4 months ago
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Alex Dorofeev wrote a review of Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wa... and now has 4 total book reviews. 7 months agoAlex said: "Dazzling and entertaining… An insider’s story about i-banking in the 80s and the legendary Salomon Brothers. " - Their Reviews | More Reviews
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Alex Dorofeev already read Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wrec... by Michael Lewis. Alex Dorofeev's collection now has 4 books. 7 months ago
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