The Gift
Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property
by Lewis Hyde
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“Every once in a while I feel a little bit burnt out and I?ll open up any section of The Gift, and it will stick with me. | Every once in a while I feel a little bit burnt out and I’ll open up any section of The Gift, and it will stick with me. | Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization | THIS > RT @flipzagging Liked @amandapalmer's TED Talk I recommend The Gift by Lewis Hyde talks about commerce and art like no other book”
Source →“Every once in a while I feel a little bit burnt out and I?ll open up any section of The Gift, and it will stick with me. | Every once in a while I feel a little bit burnt out and I’ll open up any section of The Gift, and it will stick with me. | Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization | THIS > RT @flipzagging Liked @amandapalmer's TED Talk I recommend The Gift by Lewis Hyde talks about commerce and art like no other book”
Source →“Every once in a while I feel a little bit burnt out and I?ll open up any section of The Gift, and it will stick with me. | Every once in a while I feel a little bit burnt out and I’ll open up any section of The Gift, and it will stick with me. | Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization | THIS > RT @flipzagging Liked @amandapalmer's TED Talk I recommend The Gift by Lewis Hyde talks about commerce and art like no other book”
Source →Recommended by 5 notable people, including Stewart Brand and Frank Chimero
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Recommended by 7 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Writing, and Philosophy.
?A manifesto of sorts for anyone who makes art [and] cares for it.? ?Zadie Smith?The best book I know of for talented but unacknowledged creators. . . . A masterpiece.? ?Margaret Atwood?No one who is invested in any kind of art . . . can read The Gift and remain unchanged.? ?David Foster WallaceBy now a modern classic, The Gift is a brilliantly orc...
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Recommended by 7 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Writing, and Philosophy.
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Stewart Brand
Writer; founder of the Whole Earth Catalog
“Every once in a while I feel a little bit burnt out and I?ll open up any section of The Gift, and it will stick with me. | Every once in a while I feel a little bit burnt out and I’ll open up any section of The Gift, and it will stick with me. | Selected Books for the Manual for Civilization | THIS > RT @flipzagging Liked @amandapalmer's TED Talk I recommend The Gift by Lewis Hyde talks about commerce and art like no other book”
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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