HOW THE WORLD WORKS

Book ID/图书代码： 07633010B43844

English Summary/英文概要： According to The New York Times, Noam Chomsky is “arguably the most important intellectual alive.” But he isn’t easy to read . . . or at least he wasn’t until these books came along. Made up of intensively edited speeches and interviews, they offer something not found anywhere else: pure Chomsky, with every dazzling idea and penetrating insight intact, delivered in clear, accessible, reader-friendly prose.

Published as four short books in the famous Real Story series—What Uncle Sam Really Wants; The Prosperous Few and the Restless Many; Secrets, Lies and Democracy; and The Common Good—they’ve collectively sold almost 600,000 copies.

And they continue to sell year after year after year because Chomsky’s ideas become, if anything, more relevant as time goes by. For example, twenty years ago he pointed out that “in 1970, about 90% of international capital was used for trade and long-term investment—more or less productive things—and 10% for speculation. By 1990, those figures had reversed.” As we know, speculation continued to increase exponentially. We’re paying the price now for not heeding him them.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《纽约时报》评论诺姆•乔姆斯基是“当今世上活着的最伟大的智者。”然而想要读懂它并不容易。。。。。。或者说，直到近来一些书籍的问世，我们才渐渐了解到这样一位智者的存在。这些书集中的采编了乔姆斯基的演讲和采访录，并提供了一些先前不为人知的轶事，让我们看到了另一个纯粹的乔姆斯基，谈吐间闪烁着耀眼的智慧，透露着他过人的洞察力，但在本书中，这一切均以最平实近人的文风一一展现。本书按照实录系列出版，分为四个短篇---《山姆大叔究竟要什么》；《富裕的少数派与躁动不安的多数派》；《秘密，谎言与民主》以及《共同富裕》---这一系列总共已销售60万册。而且随着时间的推移，这些书将会下持续热销，因为人们发现在时间的验证下，乔姆斯基的思想益发闪耀着其过人的远见卓识。20年前，乔姆斯基曾指出，“到1970年时，全球90%的资本将用于贸易和利润丰厚的长远期投资----而另外10%将用于投机，而到1990年时，以上资本的流动比例将是完全颠倒过来的。”时至今日，一切不仅如他所预言，用于投机的资本指数仍在日渐上升。我们已然为没有听信他的忠告付出了代价。 (兼职翻译-DC)

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