The Gift by Lewis Hyde (ISBN:0307279502)

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		The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World (Vintage)
	
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			Lewis Hyde		
	
By now a modern classic, The Gift is a brilliantly orchestrated defense of the value of creativity and of its importance in a culture increasingly...more
 By now a modern classic, The Gift is a brilliantly orchestrated defense of the value of creativity and of its importance in a culture increasingly governed by money and overrun with commodities. Widely available again after twenty-five years, this book  is even more necessary today than when it first appeared. An illuminating and transformative book, and completely original in its view of the world, The Gift is cherished by artists, writers, musicians, and thinkers. It is in itself a gift to all who discover the classic wisdom found in its pages.   less

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Good, interesting, but VERY academic.  I gained a new appreciation for Walt Whitman and Ezra Pound and will probably think a little differently about the commercialization of art, but I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone who isn't very interested in art and at least somewhat interested in economics.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
A quirky and wide-ranging book that probes the underpinnings of capitialism and presents a humane alternative.

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							Brent
						
							few weeks ago						
An old favorite, with a new preface.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
This was a difficult book for me to get through, even though I was really excited about reading it. In the end, I was vastly disappointed!

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Interesting look at the commodification of art.

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							Jennifer
						
							few weeks ago						
... halfway through this book and it has so many linkages to our COP and our work.  Questions/thoughts it is raising for me:

1) I am a gift!
2) what are my special gifts that I am sharing?
3) How can we encourage a gift economy (one that is based on community, bonds, relationships etc)  rather than a commodity economy (individualism, detachment, freedom)
4) Hara have provided a gift in the...more
 ... halfway through this book and it has so many linkages to our COP and our work.  Questions/thoughts it is raising for me:

1) I am a gift!
2) what are my special gifts that I am sharing?
3) How can we encourage a gift economy (one that is based on community, bonds, relationships etc)  rather than a commodity economy (individualism, detachment, freedom)
4) Hara have provided a gift in the recent work and I'd like to acknowledge that fact.

Will do summary of book when finished but wanted to log it for you guys!

J x   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Provocative and inspiring treatise on  gift economies, creative gifts, and being an artist in the material world. Especially the post-Cold War  money fetishizing world in the era of Market Triumphalism.

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							Rebecca
						
							few weeks ago						
Inspiring.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
An extremely disappointing read.  It was hard to get past the endless praise all over the covers (front and back) and on the pages inside.  Finally approaching the author's ideas, I found myself trying to sift through a whole lot of unnecessary verbosity and countless anthropological stories that didn't seem connected.  Very disappointing because the general concept is really...more
 An extremely disappointing read.  It was hard to get past the endless praise all over the covers (front and back) and on the pages inside.  Finally approaching the author's ideas, I found myself trying to sift through a whole lot of unnecessary verbosity and countless anthropological stories that didn't seem connected.  Very disappointing because the general concept is really interesting but honestly a terrible read.  For the numerous versions of this book, I would like Lewis Hyde to attempt something a little more honest, personal, and "giving."   hide

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
it is my still reading favorite :)
Enjoying it so far

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