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The Modern Predicament: Essays and Reviews
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Essays and reviews concentrating on politics, economics, sociology and culture. With a forward by Barbara Ehrenreich. Most of the essays began as book reviews. As book reviews they were superior when published. As essays they are exceptional for their intelligence and clarity. George’s subjects are politics, religion and society. His subject is what people who are thinking ought to be paying attention to. The current cliché is that America has no public intellectuals. Every sentence George writes gives the lie to this bit of lazy journalese.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This collection of George Scialabba's short writings spans years and addresses so many questions posed by our modern ways of life. No matter that I haven't read most of the books he discusses—throughout these essays, Scialabba proves an engaged, thoughtful, erudite, and companionable guide.