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Between Thought and Expression Lies a Lifetime

Why Ideas Matter

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Between Thought and Expression Lies a Lifetime

By: James Kelman, Noam Chomsky
Narrated by: Donald Corren
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“The world is full of information. What do we do when we get the information, when we have digested the information, what do we do then? Is there a point where you say, yes, stop, now I shall move on.”

This exhilarating collection of essays, interviews, and correspondence—spanning the years 1988 through 2018, and reaching back a decade more—is about the simple concept that ideas matter. They mutate, inform, create fuel for thought, and inspire actions.

As Kelman says, the State relies on our suffocation, that we cannot hope to learn the truth. But whether we can or not is beside the point. We must grasp the nettle, we assume control and go forward.

Between Thought and Expression Lies a Lifetime is an impassioned, elucidating, and often humorous collaboration. Philosophical and intimate, it is a call to ponder, imagine, explore, and act.

©2021 Noam Chomsky and James Kelman (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing Philosophy Political Science Politics & Government Society United States World Witty Socialism Middle East Capitalism Iran

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Not a critical review just a statement to praise the effort the author has gone to in compiling this book. The many years and dedication it took are admirable. I am Chomsky fanatic and since first encounter ing his work have been hooked. I am also a Glaswegian and my mother came from Govan (the place in Glasgow where Chomsky spoke and the author came from), so I felt a little more connected to this work. I feel slightly ashamed that 35 years have passed since Chomsky's visit and I am only now aware of it. Possibly my ignorance is affirmation of Chomsky's stance on the subject of media control and the ways with which those with power and wealth control the narrative. However, if I am honest I could and should try harder to inform myself. So I'm happy that this book exists as as a record of those events in Govan, Glasgow, Jan 1990.

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