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    Factotum in the Book TradeMarius Kociejowski

    Factotum in the Book Trade

    Marius Kociejowski · 2022

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    2people
    2022–2023years
    100% recommend

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    20222023

    What Hacker News says

    1. shever73Mar 2023
      For a fabulously contrarian and curmudgeonly look at book selling, I can highly recommend A Factotum in the Book Trade by Marius Kociejowski.
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    2. christkvOct 2022
      I've just finished The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class by Joel Kotkin and I share many of its worries.

      On a more light hearted side

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