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That is the new book by Ezra F. Vogel , excerpt:
That is from Leningrad: The Epic Siege of World War II , by Anna Reid. Here is my previous post on the book .
1. The Gated City , new Kindle eSingle by Ryan Avent, on urban economics.
There is also a new paperback edition out of the excellent Arnold Kling and Nick Schulz book out, now entitled Invisible Wealth: The Hidden Story of How Markets Work . The book has new forecasts…
This is an excellent book, you can order it here . You can find reviews here .
I agree with the Simon Reynolds thesis of aesthetic musical stagnation , nonetheless I’ve been listening to: Abigail Washburn, City of Refuge , Cecil Taylor Feel Trio, 2 T’s for a Lovely T (lots of discs, all wonderful, lasts for years), Rose of Sharon (American vocal music), Scarlatti vol. I by Carlo Granta (my favorite of any Scarlatti recording), anything by Isabelle Faust , Diabelli Variations by Paul Lewis , Ravinahits y, by Damily (acoustic guitar music from Madagascar, an underrated categ...
I agree with the Simon Reynolds thesis of aesthetic musical stagnation , nonetheless I’ve been listening to: Abigail Washburn, City of Refuge , Cecil Taylor Feel Trio, 2 T’s for a Lovely T (lots of discs, all wonderful, lasts for years), Rose of Sharon (American vocal music), Scarlatti vol. I by Carlo Granta (my favorite of any Scarlatti recording), anything by Isabelle Faust , Diabelli Variations by Paul Lewis , Ravinahits y, by Damily (acoustic guitar music from Madagascar, an underrated categ...
I agree with the Simon Reynolds thesis of aesthetic musical stagnation , nonetheless I’ve been listening to: Abigail Washburn, City of Refuge , Cecil Taylor Feel Trio, 2 T’s for a Lovely T (lots of discs, all wonderful, lasts for years), Rose of Sharon (American vocal music), Scarlatti vol. I by Carlo Granta (my favorite of any Scarlatti recording), anything by Isabelle Faust , Diabelli Variations by Paul Lewis , Ravinahits y, by Damily (acoustic guitar music from Madagascar, an underrated categ...
I agree with the Simon Reynolds thesis of aesthetic musical stagnation , nonetheless I’ve been listening to: Abigail Washburn, City of Refuge , Cecil Taylor Feel Trio, 2 T’s for a Lovely T (lots of discs, all wonderful, lasts for years), Rose of Sharon (American vocal music), Scarlatti vol. I by Carlo Granta (my favorite of any Scarlatti recording), anything by Isabelle Faust , Diabelli Variations by Paul Lewis , Ravinahits y, by Damily (acoustic guitar music from Madagascar, an underrated categ...
I agree with the Simon Reynolds thesis of aesthetic musical stagnation , nonetheless I’ve been listening to: Abigail Washburn, City of Refuge , Cecil Taylor Feel Trio, 2 T’s for a Lovely T (lots of discs, all wonderful, lasts for years), Rose of Sharon (American vocal music), Scarlatti vol. I by Carlo Granta (my favorite of any Scarlatti recording), anything by Isabelle Faust , Diabelli Variations by Paul Lewis , Ravinahits y, by Damily (acoustic guitar music from Madagascar, an underrated categ...
I agree with the Simon Reynolds thesis of aesthetic musical stagnation , nonetheless I’ve been listening to: Abigail Washburn, City of Refuge , Cecil Taylor Feel Trio, 2 T’s for a Lovely T (lots of discs, all wonderful, lasts for years), Rose of Sharon (American vocal music), Scarlatti vol. I by Carlo Granta (my favorite of any Scarlatti recording), anything by Isabelle Faust , Diabelli Variations by Paul Lewis , Ravinahits y, by Damily (acoustic guitar music from Madagascar, an underrated categ...
I agree with the Simon Reynolds thesis of aesthetic musical stagnation , nonetheless I’ve been listening to: Abigail Washburn, City of Refuge , Cecil Taylor Feel Trio, 2 T’s for a Lovely T (lots of discs, all wonderful, lasts for years), Rose of Sharon (American vocal music), Scarlatti vol. I by Carlo Granta (my favorite of any Scarlatti recording), anything by Isabelle Faust , Diabelli Variations by Paul Lewis , Ravinahits y, by Damily (acoustic guitar music from Madagascar, an underrated categ...
I agree with the Simon Reynolds thesis of aesthetic musical stagnation , nonetheless I’ve been listening to: Abigail Washburn, City of Refuge , Cecil Taylor Feel Trio, 2 T’s for a Lovely T (lots of discs, all wonderful, lasts for years), Rose of Sharon (American vocal music), Scarlatti vol. I by Carlo Granta (my favorite of any Scarlatti recording), anything by Isabelle Faust , Diabelli Variations by Paul Lewis , Ravinahits y, by Damily (acoustic guitar music from Madagascar, an underrated categ...
Those points can be found in Lieberman’s quite interesting Strange Parallels, Southeast Asia in Global Context, c.800-1830, volume 2, Mainland Mirrors: Europe, Japan, China, South Asia, and the Islands . The book is even longer than that title, clocking in at 947 pp. and that is only the second part of the whole.
I again stress that microfoundations matter. And please don’t read this post the wrong way. I still favor looser monetary policy, but I view myself as lacking in real influence on the world and thus I am “ working through the available variations ” rather than propagadizing for my favorite policy. If I were President of the United States, my blog posts would read somewhat differently.
The Blueprint: Reviving Innovation, Rediscovering Risk, and Rescuing the Free Market , by Garry Kasparov, Max Levchin, and Peter Thiel.
All of these movies are underwatched these days. There is also Winter Light .
7. Léon Morin, Priest , by Jean-Pierre Melville.
6. Pasolini’s The Gospel According to St. Matthew .
5. Black Narcissus (the most secular of the lot, and it’s about nuns).
3. The Last Temptation of Christ .
2. Simon of the Desert .
1. Of Gods and Men .
I believe this period in economic history deserves a closer look, starting with S.B. Saul’s book The Myth of the Great Depression .
That is from a review of Jordan Conn’s The Defender , a new Kindle Single biography of Manute Bol . I bought my copy right away. There is an explanatory photo here .