ISBN10: 0140262709, ISBN13: 9780140262704, [publisher: Penguin Random House] Softcover Good condition. Tanning and very light foxing. {"length"=>["20"], "width"=>["13"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}
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ISBN10: 0140262709, ISBN13: 9780140262704, [publisher: Penguin Books Australia Ltd August 1, 1996] Softcover 8vo softcover 216pp very good. RUPERT IN ECOTOPIA, Extract from Chapter 42. The rapid rise of Rupert Murdoch, and his affect on planetary culture, is usually greeted with acclaim. The tycoon is seen as a visionary, an electronic equivalent to Alexander the Great. Other visionaries, the ones without inordinate wealth and a media empire, must rely on the power of their ideas to reach a mass audience. In the future, what if opposing champions met face to face, as they once did in ancient Athens? Athens, 335BC: Alex, the most powerful man in the world, asked to be taken to meet a homeless derelict, nicknamed “the Dog”, found sprawled on the steps of the Parthenon. Towering over him, the General asked: “Is there anything I can do for you?” “There is”, snapped the beggar, “Stand out of my sun.”The General retreated, remarking to his companions. “If I was not Alexander the Great, then I would be Diogenes, the Dog.”Diogenes, the famous Cynic, dressed in rags and slept in a clay pot . In reaction to an age of vulgarity and love of wealth, his teachings stressed voluntary simplicity, conveyed by personal example. Sold as a slave, he scolded the powerful, (including Plato, a “sell-out”) and regarded himself the one free man in Athens. It is recorded that these two men - the one who had everything and the one ...

ISBN10: 0140262709, ISBN13: 9780140262704, [publisher: Penguin, Ringwood, Victoria] Softcover First Edition Richard Neville, former editor of "Oz" magazine and the author of "Hippie Hippie Shake", has been observing culture and counterculture for 30 years. The man who was at the centre of the British youth movement in the 1960s is now in his 50s, married and the father of two girls. While still a radical thinker and writer, his views have moved on. Neville remains a controversial social commentator, constantly coming up with unexpected angles on the zeitgeist. This book comprises the best of Neville, and includes articles and essays on everything from parenthood and pot-culture to art and vasectomy: from "Howling All the Way to the Talk Shows" - an analysis of Allen Ginsberg; to "Back Among the Fringe Dwellers", which looks at London in the 90s. – rear panel blurb book is secondhand. There is no damage to describe. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 216 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0140262709. ISBN/EAN: 9780140262704. Inventory No: 0251580.
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Penguin Books, Ringwood, Victoria, Date: 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Prologue: Nowhere to Go ... Look clean, say a prayer, salute the flag. Photographic paperback binding with black, white and red coloured titles to the front panel and light blue and dark blue coloured titles to the backstrip. "Richard Neville, former editor of "Oz" magazine and the author of "Hippie Hippie Shake", has been observing culture and counterculture for 30 years. The man who was at the centre of the British youth movement in the 1960s is now in his 50s, married and the father of two girls. While still a radical thinker and writer, his views have moved on. Neville remains a controversial social commentator, constantly coming up with unexpected angles on the zeitgeist. This book comprises the best of Neville, and includes articles and essays on everything from parenthood and pot-culture to art and vasectomy: from "Howling All the Way to the Talk Shows" - an analysis of Allen Ginsberg; to "Back Among the Fringe Dwellers", which looks at London in the 90s." ... from the rear panel blurb. Rubbing of the book edges and panels with light tanning of the textblock edges and pages. Previous owners name to the top right-hand corner of the half title page. Full Number Line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 216, [2] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. ...

Penguin, Ringwood, Victoria, Date: 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Richard Neville, former editor of "Oz" magazine and the author of "Hippie Hippie Shake", has been observing culture and counterculture for 30 years. The man who was at the centre of the British youth movement in the 1960s is now in his 50s, married and the father of two girls. While still a radical thinker and writer, his views have moved on. Neville remains a controversial social commentator, constantly coming up with unexpected angles on the zeitgeist. This book comprises the best of Neville, and includes articles and essays on everything from parenthood and pot-culture to art and vasectomy: from "Howling All the Way to the Talk Shows" - an analysis of Allen Ginsberg; to "Back Among the Fringe Dwellers", which looks at London in the 90s. – rear panel blurb book is secondhand. There is no damage to describe. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 216 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0140262709. ISBN/EAN: 9780140262704. Inventory No: 0251580. . 9780140262704 1996. Penguin ISBN 0140262709 9780140262704 [AU]

Penguin Books Australia Ltd August 1, Date: 1996. 1996. Softcover. 8vo softcover 216pp very good. RUPERT IN ECOTOPIA, Extract from Chapter 42. The rapid rise of Rupert Murdoch, and his affect on planetary culture, is usually greeted with acclaim. The tycoon is seen as a visionary, an electronic equivalent to Alexander the Great. Other visionaries, the ones without inordinate wealth and a media empire, must rely on the power of their ideas to reach a mass audience. In the future, what if opposing champions met face to face, as they once did in ancient Athens? Athens, 335BC: Alex, the most powerful man in the world, asked to be taken to meet a homeless derelict, nicknamed “the Dog”, found sprawled on the steps of the Parthenon. Towering over him, the General asked: “Is there anything I can do for you?” “There is”, snapped the beggar, “Stand out of my sun.”The General retreated, remarking to his companions. “If I was not Alexander the Great, then I would be Diogenes, the Dog.”Diogenes, the famous Cynic, dressed in rags and slept in a clay pot . In reaction to an age of vulgarity and love of wealth, his teachings stressed voluntary simplicity, conveyed by personal example. Sold as a slave, he scolded the powerful, (including Plato, a “sell-out”) and regarded ...