bAn eye-opening introduction to the timelessly relevant ideas of Noam Chomsky, this book is a penetrating, illusion-shattering look at how things really work from the man iThe New York Timesi called arguably the most important intellectual alive.b pOffering something not found anywhere else iHow the World Worksi is pure Chomsky, but tailored for those unfamiliar to his work. Made up of meticulously edited speeches and interviews, every dazzling idea and penetrating insight is kept intact and delivered in clear, accessible, reader-friendly prose. pOriginally published as four short books in the famous iReal Storyi series--iWhat Uncle Sam Really Wantsi iThe Prosperous Few and the Restless Manyi iSecrets, Lies and Democracyi and iThe Common Goodi--they've collectively sold almost 600,000 copies. pAnd they continue to sell year after year after year because Chomsky's ideas become, if anything, imorei relevant as time goes by. For example, it was decades ago when he pointed out that in 1970