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Adults in the Room: My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment
Modern · Politics, Nonfiction, Economics

Adults in the Room: My Battle with Europe's Deep Establishment

by Yanis Varoufakis
2017 · 561 pages · Nonfiction
54 Modern ★ 4.30 on Goodreads · 5K ratings
≈ 14 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day

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On the Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 4.30★ from 5K Goodreads ratings.

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54Must-Read Score
  • Critics41 out of 100 · counts 35%+16
  • Readers65 out of 100 · counts 50%+38
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

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