{"product_id":"how-the-world-works","title":"How the World Works","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn eye-opening introduction to the timelessly relevant ideas of Noam Chomsky, \"arguably the most important intellectual alive\" \u003ci\u003e(The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), this book is a penetrating, illusion-shattering look at how things really work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffering something not found anywhere else, \u003ci\u003eHow the World Works\u003c\/i\u003e is pure Chomsky, but tailored for those who are new to his work. The book is made up of meticulously edited speeches and interviews, and every dazzling idea and penetrating insight is kept intact and delivered in clear, accessible, reader-friendly prose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published as a series of short works—\u003ci\u003eWhat Uncle Sam Really Wants\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Prosperous Few and the Restless Many\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSecrets, Lies and Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Common Good\u003c\/i\u003e—these volumes together sold nearly 600,000 copies. Now collected into one comprehensive anthology, \u003ci\u003eHow the World Works\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how Chomsky’s then-revolutionary ideas have only become more relevant as time has gone by.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the concept that extreme wealth and democracy cannot exist side-by-side; to how the assumptions of mainstream media purposefully limit the spectrum of acceptable opinion; to the decline of unions and workers’ rights thanks to corporations and their unconstrained quest for profit, Chomsky’s prescient theories of the future—not only the future of the United States, but of the world—make it very clear that our society is paying the price now for not heeding him then.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46157459947697,"sku":"9781593764272","price":28.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46157459980465,"sku":"66f7d2ef-824c-3967-a5b6-43518ff960db","price":16.79,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_68929693-e6a6-4825-9a1e-2ebecd26552e.jpg?v=1763715755","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/how-the-world-works","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}