capitalism, reification becomes a spectacle where everyone is assigned a specific role within the collective passivity.  The student is no exception to this role.  His is a temporary role, a rehearsal for his proper role when he will serve actively to preserve the commodity system.  Being a student is just an initiation." Not as dense as Society of the Spectacle , but loaded with zingers.  36 digest pages, all text, with notes.  $3.00 ?NEW! -- THE REPRODUCTION OF DAILY LIFE by Fredy Perlman. "What sustains Capitalism?  Our acceptance of everyday activities.  The text offers a clear introduction to basic Marxist concepts like commodity fetishism, and surplus value;  it also traces the transformation of human activity into capital." Reading this pamphlet when I was 23 years old and driving a forklift was one of the most powerful moments in my life, and led directly to me starting this distro.  24 digest pages, NOT COMICS; only $2.00. ?NEW! -- SOCIETY OF THE SPECTACLE by Guy Debord.  One of the seminal texts of the Situationist International, from one of its founding members, Society of the Spectacle is a penetrating critique of modern Western society.  In it, Debord lays out his case that we've been turned into suckers, passively viewing the antics of politicians and celebrities instead of living our own lives.  This is the original English translation of this 1967 text, which, sadly, only grows more relevant over time.  120 pages of dense French philosophy and lightning-like insights.  NOT COMICS;  $6.00. THE BLOBBY