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Erich Fromm

2 reviewed book summaries currently available on Globusz Books.

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Escape from Freedom

Freedom sounds great until it hits you like a ton of responsibility and loneliness. Why do so many people, given the chance to be free, end up handing their power over to some big boss or ideology? Erich Fromm’s “Escape from Freedom” digs into this puzzle, showing how freedom can feel more like a trap than a gift—and why that makes authoritarianism so tempting.

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The Art of Loving

Love isn’t just some magical feeling that sweeps you off your feet and fixes everything. It’s a skill, like juggling flaming torches—only with your heart. And spoiler alert: most of us have been winging it without a manual. Erich Fromm’s "The Art of Loving" throws a cold splash of reality on the whole love business and says: if you want it to work, you’ve got to put in the work.

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