Everything Was Forever, Until It Was No More – Trailer by Adam Curtis

“[An] extraordinary book.”—Brian Eno

“One of the best books about the U.S.S.R. in its late stage.”—Alexei Navalny, from Patriot: A Memoir

“Not just history, but a pleasure to read, a true work of art.”—Slavoj Žižek

“Extraordinary and brilliant.”—Adam Curtis, director of HyperNormalisation

Please see below for a trailer for the book, made by Adam Curtis.

Bullshit Jobs – latest title in the Eris Gems series

What if the modern economy is full of jobs that everyone secretly knows are meaningless—but no one is allowed to admit it? In this incendiary and darkly funny essay, anthropologist David Graeber takes a flamethrower to the world of pointless bureaucracy, soul-crushing middle management, and the quiet misery of workers paid to pretend.

Please see the link below to the complete list of Eris Gems titles.

 

A jargon and hype-free introduction to how Bitcoin really works.

Principles of Bitcoin presents a holistic, first-principles-based framework for understanding one of the most misunderstood inventions of our time. By stripping away the hype, jargon, and superficial analysis that often surrounds the crypto industry, this book uncovers the true ingenuity behind Satoshi Nakamoto’s creation—and its profound implications for the future of money, governance, and individual freedom.

Housing Under Platform Capitalism – how can short term rentals be regulated in European Cities?

Since the birth of Airbnb in 2008, many of the world’s cities have been transformed by platform-mediated short-term accommodation—a phenomenon suspected of disturbing local life and removing dwellings from local housing inventories. Drawing on mixed-method, multi-level comparative research in twelve large European cities, coauthors Thomas Aguilera, Francesca Artioli, and Claire Colomb show that strikingly different regulatory regimes have emerged around short-term rentals.