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What would a fair and equal society actually look like? The world-renowned economist and bestselling author presents his radical and subversive answer 'A landmark work' Brian Eno Imagine a world with no banks. No stock market. No tech giants. No billionaires. Imagine if Occupy and Extinction Rebellion actually won. In Another Now world-famous economist, Yanis Varoufakis, shows us what such a world would look like. Far from being a fantasy, he describes how it could have come about - and might yet. But would we really want it? Varoufakis's boundary-breaking new book confounds expectations of what the good society would look like and confronts us with the greatest question- are we able to build a better society, despite our flaws. 'One of my few heroes. As long as people like Varoufakis are around, there still is hope' Slavoj Zizek

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Combining a provocative thought-experiment with a deeply original sci-fi narrative, this book is both visionary in its search for new possibilities and realistic in its embrace of the complexities of our human nature -- Alfonso Cuaron, Oscar-winning Director of Roma and Gravity A landmark work ... A vision of a new society with new ways of thinking is possibly the most important thing an artist can offer at the moment -- Brian Eno I could not recommend this more. If you're looking for a sense of optimism, a sense of political possibility, this book is very important -- Owen Jones There is something exciting, even invigorating, about envisioning this world alongside Varoufakis ... one finishes Another Now buzzing with a sense of possibility * The Monthly * Another Now is structurally, ideologically and linguistically an extraordinary work -- Zoe Williams I've absolutely loved reading [Another Now] ... the second I started reading it, it surprised and intrigued me -- Matthew Taylor, RSA Another Now is not only a marvellously good read - it is a notable addition to the literature of social change * The Wire * I am enjoying Yanis Varoufakis's Another Now. The way we live is not inevitable -- Jeannette Winterson The reason Varoufakis seems to have captured the imaginations of so many is that his words about the European crisis speak universal truths about democracy, capitalism and social policy * Guardian * One of the most accurate and detailed descriptions of modern power ever written -- Paul Mason (on Adults in the Room) Superbly written ... he was - and is - right -- Martin Wolf (on Adults in the Room) An important, terrifying must-read ... Varoufakis has the greatest political virtues of all: courage and honesty * The Times (on Adults in the Room) * Utterly accessibly, deeply humane and startlingly original -- Naomi Klein (on Talking to My Daughter) One of my few heroes -- Slavoj Zizek The most interesting man in the world * Business Insider *

Combining a provocative thought-experiment with a deeply original sci-fi narrative, this book is both visionary in its search for new possibilities and realistic in its embrace of the complexities of our human nature -- Alfonso Cuaron, Oscar-winning Director of Roma and Gravity A landmark work ... A vision of a new society with new ways of thinking is possibly the most important thing an artist can offer at the moment -- Brian Eno I could not recommend this more. If you're looking for a sense of optimism, a sense of political possibility, this book is very important -- Owen Jones There is something exciting, even invigorating, about envisioning this world alongside Varoufakis ... one finishes Another Now buzzing with a sense of possibility * The Monthly * Another Now is structurally, ideologically and linguistically an extraordinary work -- Zoe Williams I've absolutely loved reading [Another Now] ... the second I started reading it, it surprised and intrigued me -- Matthew Taylor, RSA Another Now is not only a marvellously good read - it is a notable addition to the literature of social change * The Wire * I am enjoying Yanis Varoufakis's Another Now. The way we live is not inevitable -- Jeanette Winterson The reason Varoufakis seems to have captured the imaginations of so many is that his words about the European crisis speak universal truths about democracy, capitalism and social policy * Guardian * One of the most accurate and detailed descriptions of modern power ever written -- Paul Mason (on Adults in the Room) Superbly written ... he was - and is - right -- Martin Wolf (on Adults in the Room) An important, terrifying must-read ... Varoufakis has the greatest political virtues of all: courage and honesty * The Times (on Adults in the Room) * Utterly accessibly, deeply humane and startlingly original -- Naomi Klein (on Talking to My Daughter) One of my few heroes -- Slavoj Zizek The most interesting man in the world * Business Insider *

Another Now is not only a marvellously good read - it is a notable addition to the literature of social change * The Wire * I've absolutely loved reading [Another Now] ... the second I started reading it, it surprised and intrigued me -- Matthew Taylor, RSA Another Now is structurally, ideologically and linguistically an extraordinary work -- Zoe Williams There is something exciting, even invigorating, about envisioning this world alongside Varoufakis ... one finishes Another Now buzzing with a sense of possibility * The Monthly * I could not recommend this more. If you're looking for a sense of optimism, a sense of political possibility, this book is very important -- Owen Jones

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Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, political leader and the author of numerous bestselling books- Talking to My Daughter- A Brief History of Capitalism; Adults in the Room, a memoir of his time as finance minister of Greece; an economic history of Europe, And The Weak Suffer What They Must?; and Another Now- Dispatches from An Alternative Present. Born in Athens in 1961, he was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and the USA before he entered politics. He is co-founder of the international grassroots movement DiEM25 and a Professor of Economics at the University of Athens.

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