Books v. Cigarettes by George Orwell
Beginning with a dilemma about whether he spends more money on reading or smoking, George Orwell's entertaining and uncompromising essays go on to explore everything from the perils of second-hand bookshops to the dubious profession of being a critic, from freedom of the press to what patriotism really means.-
On the Shortness of Life
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Why I Write
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Meditations
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A Room of One's Own
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The Myth of Sisyphus
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The Prince
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The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction
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Civilization and its Discontents
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A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
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Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism
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Fear and Trembling
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On the Suffering of the World
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Why Look at Animals?
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What Is Existentialism?
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The Communist Manifesto
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When I Dare to Be Powerful
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Where I Lived, and What I Lived For
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How To Be a Stoic
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Of Human Freedom
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Night Walks
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Man Alone with Himself
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On Suicide
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On Art and Life
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Eichmann and the Holocaust
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Useful Work v. Useless Toil
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Tao Te Ching
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On Liberty
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The Horrors and Absurdities of Religion
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Confessions of a Sinner
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The City of Ladies
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Nature
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The Art of War
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Some Thoughts on the Common Toad
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On Friendship
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On the Pleasure of Hating
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The Sickness Unto Death
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God is Dead. God Remains Dead. And We Have Killed Him.
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On Solitude
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Decline of the English Murder
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Utopia
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A Confession
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Days of Reading
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The Power of Words
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The Social Contract
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Anarchist Communism
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Three Japanese Buddhist Monks
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The Freedom to Be Free
Eric Arthur Blair (1903-1950), better known by his pen-name, George Orwell, was born in India, where his father worked for the Civil Service. An author and journalist, Orwell was one of the most prominent and influential figures in twentieth-century literature. His unique political allegory Animal Farm was published in 1945, and it was this novel, together with the dystopia of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949), which brought him world-wide fame. His novels and non-fiction include Burmese Days, Down and Out in Paris and London, The Road to Wigan Pier and Homage to Catalonia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141036618 |
| ISBN 10 | 0141036613 |
| Title | Books v. Cigarettes |
| Author | George Orwell |
| Series | Penguin Great Ideas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-08-07 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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