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INTRODUCTION: A LIVING TRANSACTION: VALUE, GROUND, AND BALANCING BOOKS
1. COME TO WORK: CAPITALIST FANTASIES AND THE QUEST FOR BALANCE IN THE BROOM OF THE SYSTEM
2. NEW DEALS: (THE) DEPRESSION AND DEVALUATION IN THE EARLY STORIES
3. DEI GRATIA: WORK ETHIC, GRACE, AND GIVING IN INFINITE JEST
4. OTHER MATH: HUMAN COSTS, FRACTIONAL SELVES, AND NEOLIBERAL CRISIS IN BRIEF INTERVIEWS WITH HIDEOUS MEN
5. HIS CAPITAL FLUSH: DESPAIRING OVER WORK AND VALUE IN OBLIVION
6. E PLURIBUS UNUM: RITUAL, CURRENCY, AND THE EMBODIED VALUES OF THE PALE KING
CONCLUSION: IN LINE FOR THE CASH REGISTER WITH WALLACE
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