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Book News | May 24, 2012

Sadie Jones: IMG On Advice Given to Writers



When you are a young writer, or an unproven writer, you receive a great deal of well-meaning advice from people who don't write and can't understand... Continue »
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99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality Is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do about It 99 to 1: How Wealth Inequality Is Wrecking the World and What We Can Do about It
by Chuck Collins
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The focus of the worldwide Occupy protests is creating a world that works for 99% of people and businesses, not just the richest and most powerful 1%. But who are the 99%? Who are the 1%? How extensive and systemic is inequality in different areas of... (read more)
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The Cartoon Introduction to Economics: Volume One: Microeconomics The Cartoon Introduction to Economics: Volume One: Microeconomics
by Grady Klein
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The award-winning illustrator Grady Klein has paired up with the worlds only stand-up economist, Yoram Bauman, to take the dismal out of the dismal science. From the optimizing individual to game theory to price theory, The Cartoon Introduction to... (read more)
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Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar...: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar...: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein
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Teaches philosophy through one-liner jokes, vaudeville humor, cartoons, and limericks.... (read more)
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Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosophy and Jokes Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosophy and Jokes
by Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein
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Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein, authors of the national bestseller Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar, aren't falling for any election year claptrap — and they don't want their readers to either! In Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington... (read more)
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The Crying Tree The Crying Tree
by Naseem Rakha
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Irene and Nate Stanley are living a quiet and contented life with their two children, Bliss and Shep, on their family farm in southern Illinois when Nate suddenly announces he's been offered a job as a deputy sheriff in Oregon. Irene fights her husband... (read more)
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Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (and Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries) Crunch: Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? (and Other Unsolved Economic Mysteries)
by Jared Bernstein
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Is Social Security really going bust, and what does that mean to me? If I hire an immigrant, am I hurting a native-born worker? How much can presidents really affect economic outcomes? Why does the stock market go up when employment declines? What's a... (read more)
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True Patriot (08 Edition) True Patriot (08 Edition)
by Eric Liu
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Over the course of a generation, patriotism in America has been hijacked by the right and abandoned by the left. But the principles and values of true patriotism – country above self, contribution above consumption, stewardship over... (read more)
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The Big Con: The True Story of How Washington Got Hoodwinked and Hijacked by Crackpot Economics The Big Con: The True Story of How Washington Got Hoodwinked and Hijacked by Crackpot Economics
by Jonathan Chait
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American politics has been hijacked. Over the past three decades, a fringe group of economic hucksters has corrupted and perverted our nations policies. With dark, engaging wit, Jonathan Chait reveals how these canny zealots first took over the... (read more)
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Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich -- and Cheat Everybody Else Perfectly Legal: The Covert Campaign to Rig Our Tax System to Benefit the Super Rich -- and Cheat Everybody Else
by David Cay Johnston
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A bestselling author's shocking analysis of the many ways everyday people are systemically victimized by powerful corporations. David Cay Johnston has made a name for himself as the defender of the common man, calling out the rich and powerful for... (read more)
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Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill) Free Lunch: How the Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves at Government Expense (and Stick You with the Bill)
by David Cay Johnston
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A bestselling author's shocking analysis of the many ways everyday people are systemically victimized by powerful corporations. David Cay Johnston has made a name for himself as the defender of the common man, calling out the rich and powerful for... (read more)
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