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The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy

Where does the desire for endless rules, regulations, and bureaucracy come from? How did we come to spend so much of our time filling out forms?

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Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States

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This book is our attempt to answer the idea that socialism is dead and buried after the demise of the Soviet Union.

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From bestselling writer David Graeber, a powerful argument against the rise of meaningless, unfulfilling jobs, and their consequences.

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