false 1097544 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180955747m/1097544.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180955747s/1097544.jpg Guardian columnist, Wheen has an ear for juicy gossip and an eye for original detail. Marx comes over as a hell-raising bohemian, an intellectual bully and a perceptive critic of capitalist chaos, but also a family man of Victorian conformity personally vetting his daughters' suitors, Victorian ailments (carbuncles above all) and Victorian weaknesses, notably alcohol, tobacco and, on occasion, his housekeeper. But there is great pathos, too, as Marx witnessed the deaths of four of his six children. For those readers who feel Marxism has given Marx a bad name, this is a rewarding and enlightening book. --Miles Taylor ]]> 1097544 8 50930 1999 Karl Marx total:86|5:23|4:40|3:19|2:3|1:1| 86 339 131 20 29468 3.62 310 63 71541158 1064820 1097544 1841151149 9781841151144 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180955747m/1097544.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180955747s/1097544.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1097544.Karl_Marx 3.94 69 Guardian columnist, Wheen has an ear for juicy gossip and an eye for original detail. Marx comes over as a hell-raising bohemian, an intellectual bully and a perceptive critic of capitalist chaos, but also a family man of Victorian conformity personally vetting his daughters' suitors, Victorian ailments (carbuncles above all) and Victorian weaknesses, notably alcohol, tobacco and, on occasion, his housekeeper. But there is great pathos, too, as Marx witnessed the deaths of four of his six children. For those readers who feel Marxism has given Marx a bad name, this is a rewarding and enlightening book. --Miles Taylor ]]> 1999 3 0 false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 07:51:52 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 18 20:58:20 -0700 2009
What amazes me is how someone can have a classical education and use that knowledge to twist it for evil.

This book focuses extensively on his writings an...more...]]> 24469422 123169 1097544 1841151149 9781841151144 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180955747m/1097544.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180955747s/1097544.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1097544.Karl_Marx 3.94 86 Guardian columnist, Wheen has an ear for juicy gossip and an eye for original detail. Marx comes over as a hell-raising bohemian, an intellectual bully and a perceptive critic of capitalist chaos, but also a family man of Victorian conformity personally vetting his daughters' suitors, Victorian ailments (carbuncles above all) and Victorian weaknesses, notably alcohol, tobacco and, on occasion, his housekeeper. But there is great pathos, too, as Marx witnessed the deaths of four of his six children. For those readers who feel Marxism has given Marx a bad name, this is a rewarding and enlightening book. --Miles Taylor ]]> 1999 5 0 false Thu Jun 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 14 04:39:34 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 04 03:04:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 25208504 1252715 1097544 1841151149 9781841151144 18 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180955747m/1097544.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180955747s/1097544.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1097544.Karl_Marx 3.94 86 Guardian columnist, Wheen has an ear for juicy gossip and an eye for original detail. Marx comes over as a hell-raising bohemian, an intellectual bully and a perceptive critic of capitalist chaos, but also a family man of Victorian conformity personally vetting his daughters' suitors, Victorian ailments (carbuncles above all) and Victorian weaknesses, notably alcohol, tobacco and, on occasion, his housekeeper. But there is great pathos, too, as Marx witnessed the deaths of four of his six children. For those readers who feel Marxism has given Marx a bad name, this is a rewarding and enlightening book. --Miles Taylor ]]> 1999 5 0 false Mon Jun 23 10:01:13 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 10:25:09 -0700 2008
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