What demon possessed me to write this book? Well after walking by, giving my spare change to people blinded and asphyxiated by misery, in every country I have been lucky or cursed to travel to, I asked myself repeatedly, what else can I do?! I was tired of capitalist guardians' buffoonery, angry of the so called Karl Mark reincarnation ineptness, and tired of waiting for a superhero. I wrote this book to awake the general public consciousness and put out there a thought provoking solution to the global socio-economic plight. Stories about inequality have been told on and on. Nevertheless, I decided to stir the debate onto a new path, let's hope that I succeed. This book is for everyone who is fed up by the status quo and has been let down by the lumpenintellectuals. Let me first reassure most people who could be intimidated to pick up my book, once they hear that it is a political economic book; it is easier to answer the question of what my book is not about. There's no math nor graphs; I left it to the economic druids the need of inflating their egos and any smart asses who bamboozle the world with crazy theories that does not stand the test of real life. My book is a case against the social economic status quo, a roller-coaster ride through a volcanic ash cloud for all of us who have been busted, bruised and despondent from the current dominant form of economy: capitalism. And then, I hold the reader's hand into the new 21st century paradigm that changes everything. And right at the end, I provide a real rabble-rousing solution. I can expect that the only challenge in this book is the new terminology and concepts that I introduce to the readers that they have to adjust to, such as Ethosism.
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Our first snow was interesting for me, to say the least. It was the first time Tara gave me the “serial killer look,” holding a sharp knife, and didn’t say a word for a minute. Bear in mind that even in my sleep, I would throw a tantrum denouncing the increasing gap between the “have a lot” and the “have squat” all over the globe. Little did I know, my lovely wife was fed up of my homilies and wailings of the global socio-politico-economic malaise, and more-so of my plans to present to the world what I believe is the remedy. Sure, I jotted down notes on gazillions of papers that laid like dead leaves on our office floor, but stopping short of mustering the energy and discipline to complete a manuscript. A family friend even suggested that I put my ideas into a book so that I can amass followers. Build a cult? A preposterous idea, at the time. As much as it pains me to admit it, Tara was right. I had talked the talk for years, it was time that I walked the walk, or in this case, written the write.
Why is the title of this book not “Economics Codex Gigas?” Well, Nassau Senior beat me to writing the economic devil’s bible. Cast Away? Economic Jihad? Your slothful mind could be rushing to a certain conclusion right now. Chill pills will be handy on this journey; this book excavates long standing challenges that generations of indolent economists and their groupies have suppressed or pointed in the wrong direction for two centuries. This is neither a clandestine parody nor a callous demonstration of prowess, but a genuine and provocative dissection of our world and the economic discipline.
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Author review: best translator ever... work with the author step by step to reproduce the feel and spirit of the original version. Superwoman |
