Greece's Varoufakis to Run in European Election – In Germany

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For anybody trying to understand why the world is the way it is (global politics and who really runs the world), I strongly recommend Yanis Varoufakis "Adults in the Room". It describes the EU and its major players and what really happens behind those closed doors (and it is nothing like what we see in the newspapers.)

+1 on the recommendation. I found it fascinating.

His other book "Talking to my daughter about the economy" (1) is also a good read - especially for parents that have teenaged kids (in addition to being useful for the adults in the room).

There are many good reviews about the book, but an interesting negative review, for a rounded view, can be found here (2).

(1) https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/111/1111145/talking-to-my-da...

(2) https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/lucid-but-flawed-pa...

The article neglects to mention one of the more interesting detours in Varoufakis' professional life: his stint as in-house economist at Valve Software. http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/economics/it-all-began-with-a...

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