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James Suzman

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It's not a question. I just wanted to thank you for "Work". IMHO, it is brilliant. I'm ranking it up there along with Piketty's economics & Kahnemann & Tversky. OK then, here's a question mark to fulfill requirements?

James Suzman In the spirit of the "question". Piketty Khanemann & Twersky are far cleverer then me. But its a joy when people enjoy my rumblings. so thanks (?). …moreIn the spirit of the "question". Piketty Khanemann & Twersky are far cleverer then me. But its a joy when people enjoy my rumblings. so thanks (?). (less)

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What is the difference from your books Affluence Without Abundance: The Dissappearing World of the Bushmen and Affluence Without Abundance: What We Can Learn from the World's Most Successful Civilisation?

James Suzman The content is the same. The title was changed by the publishers for the paperback edition.

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	Work: A History of How we spend our Time 3.85 avg rating — 2,621 ratings — published 2020 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Affluence Without Abundance: The Disappearing World of the Bushmen 4.01 avg rating — 630 ratings — published 2017 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Analog Sea Review: Number One by Jonathan Simons (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Janos Tedeschi (Editor), Kyra Levine (Editor) 4.48 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the margins: A qualitative examination of the status of farm workers in the commercial and communal farming areas of the Omaheke Region (Research report series) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“so we have these vast convoluted processes of people doing bullshit jobs of incredible complexity, but for no apparent purpose”
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“The equation of taxation and theft is as old as extortion”
― James Suzman, Work: A History of How we spend our Time

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“True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future, not to amuse ourselves with either hopes or fears but to rest satisfied with what we have, which is sufficient, for he that is so wants nothing.” —Seneca”
― James Suzman, Affluence Without Abundance: The Disappearing World of the Bushmen

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