Karl Marx may be relegated to the dustbin of history, but for a time his ideas shook the world. Even today many people use his name in vain without ever reading a single word he wrote. This is an interesting collection of his writings. It does not include the burdensome Das Kapital, but still will require some determination on the part of the reader. ( )

I always keep a copy in my back pocket ( )

A reader in Marx's (and Engels's) thought. Very good selection. A good alternative to Tucker's reader as an introduction to Marx and Marxism.