Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, political leader and the author of numerous bestselling books- Talking to My Daughter- A Brief History of Capitalism; Adults in the Room, a memoir of his time as finance minister of Greece; an economic history of Europe, And The Weak Suffer What They Must?; and Another Now- Dispatches from An Alternative Present. Born in Athens in 1961, he was for many years a professor of economics in Britain, Australia and the USA before he entered politics. He is co-founder of the international grassroots movement DiEM25 and a Professor of Economics at the University of Athens.
A book for anybody who wants to understand the mess we're in - and since we're all in this mess, that makes it a book for everybody -- Slavoj Zizek With superb storytelling, Varoufakis shows how capitalism has eaten itself alive, mutating into an entirely different and more dangerous beast, and calls on us to free ourselves from digital serfdom -- Brett Scott, author of Cloudmoney Provocative and accessible, this is sure to be a key touchstone in debates about the future of the global economy -- Nick Srnicek, co-author of Inventing the Future Compulsive and necessary reading for all who want to see a better world -- Ken Loach PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR'S PREVIOUS BOOKS -- 'One of the greatest political memoirs of all time * Guardian on Adults in the Room *