Global Economics

The World is Flat
by Thomas Friedman

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The beginning of the twenty-first century will be remembered, Friedman argues, not for military conflicts or political events, but for a whole new age of globalization – a ‘flattening’ of the world. The explosion of advanced technologies now means... (read more)
 
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Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
by Bill McKibben

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War on the Middle Class: How the Government, Big Business, and Special Interest Groups Are Waging War on the American Dream and How to Fight Ba
by Lou Dobbs

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Lou Dobbs's bestselling exposof the silent assault on the living standards of ordinary Americans Millions of TV viewers have known Lou Dobbs for years as the Walter Cronkite of economics coverage, and now the anchor has become the preeminent champion of... (read more)
 
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Bad Money Signed
by Kevin Phillips

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The bestselling author of American Theocracy reveals how the U.S. financial sector has hijacked the economy and put America's global future at risk.... (read more)
 
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Naval Blockades in Peace and War: An Economic History Since 1750
by Lance E Davis

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An examination of the effectiveness of naval blockades and sanctions since 1750.... (read more)
 
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Global Economics

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein

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In this groundbreaking alternative history of the most dominant ideology of our time, Milton Friedman's free-market economic revolution, Naomi Klein challenges the popular myth of this movement's peaceful global victory. From Chile in 1973 to Iraq today,... (read more)
 
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The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth about Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World
by John Perkins

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From the author of the "New York Times" bestseller "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" comes an expos of international corruption. Perkins suggests how Americans can work to create a more peaceful and stable world for future generations.... (read more)
 
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
by John Perkins

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From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, comes an exposof international corruptionand an inspired plan to turn the tide for future generations With a presidential election around the corner... (read more)
 
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The Creature from Jekyll Island
by G. Edward Griffin

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The Government has no need of taxes for revenue. Banks prefer lending to governments because the rarely repay loans. The Fed is not Federal, has no reserves and is by far not a bank. The IMF and the World Bank are disastrous for the poor and the... (read more)
 
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Guide for the Perplexed Guide for the Perplexed
by E F Schumacher

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The author of the world wide best-seller, "Small Is Beautiful," now tackles the subject of Man, the World, and the Meaning of Living.Schumacher writes about man's relation to the world. man has obligations -- to other men, to the earth, to progress and... (read more)
 
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A fascinating and groundbreaking study of business culture in the same vein as Malcom Gladwell's famous Tipping Point. With clarity and wit Anderson proposes that for too long have we suffered under the tyranny of the lowest common denominator, and... (read more)
 
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

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"What makes this book fascinating is the way that Levitt uses advanced economic techniques — the kind that would knock me unconscious quicker than chloroform if I had to read them in a textbook — and applies them to seemingly unexplainable... (read more)
 
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China Road: A Journey Into the Future of a Rising Power
by Rob Gifford

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Route 312 is the Chinese Route 66. It flows three thousand miles from east to west, passing through the factory towns of the coastal areas, through the rural heart of China, then up into the Gobi Desert, where it merges with the Old Silk Road. The... (read more)
 
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The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means
by George Soros

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In the midst of the most serious financial upheaval since the Great Depression, legendary financier George Soros explores the origins of the crisis and its implications for the future. Soros, whose breadth of experience in financial markets is unrivaled,... (read more)
 
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Global Economics

The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
by Thomas L. Friedman

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A new edition of the phenomenal #1 bestseller. "One mark of a great book is that it makes you see things in a new way, and Mr. Friedman certainly succeeds in that goal," the Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz wrote in The New York Times reviewing The... (read more)
 
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
by Nassim Nichol Taleb

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A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable; it carries a massive impact; and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The... (read more)
 
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Freakonomics (Rev 06 Edition)
by Steven D. Levitt

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