Ron's rages are sincere and — according to his wife — healthily cathartic. But can these splenetic outbursts loosen the grip of capitalism at its most monstrous?
Books: Bohemians, Beats And Blues People
Burns explores rich depths of bohemian counter-culture
Bohemians, Beats And Blues People
by Jim Burns
(Penniless Press Publications, £10.99)
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