- Conduct of life, Human beings, Life, Theory of Knowledge
A Guide for the Perplexed is a short book by E. F. Schumacher, published in 1977. Schumacher himself considered A Guide for the Perplexed to be his most important achievement, although he was better known for his 1974 environmental economics bestseller Small Is Beautiful, which made him a leading figure within the ecology movement.
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Spare, character-led, contemplative and grave.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- E. F. Schumacher
- First published
- 1977
- Pages
- 147
- Publisher
- HarperCollins (paper), Harper & Row, Harper Colophon Books
- Editions
- 15
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780349131368
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“On a visit to Leningrad some years ago I consulted a map to find out where I was, but I could not make it out.”
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