Pressed Wafer: 4 books
What Are Intellectuals Good For?
Essays & Reviews
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Essays and reviews concentrating on politics, economics, sociology and culture. When George’s What Are Intellectuals Good For? appeared it was greeted by an NPR review that sang the book’s praises. Pressed Wafer was totally unprepared for the blizzard of orders that came from Amazon. We hustled out...
Low Dishonest Decades
Essays & Reviews 1980-2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Essays and reviews concentrating on politics, economics, sociology and culture. Low Dishonest Decades is George Scialabba’s fourth Pressed Wafer title. It differs from What Are Intellectuals Good For, The Modern Predicament and For the Republic in that it has a theme: Income inequality as a fundamental...
For the Republic
Political Essays
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
Essays and reviews concentrating on politics, economics, sociology and culture. 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...
The Modern Predicament
Essays and Reviews
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2017
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...