by Thomas Friedman  Publisher Comments 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) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies 
by Bill McKibben 
Powells.com Staff Pick "Timely and useful. This valuable benchmark is a substantial contribution to the rethinking of unlimited economic expansion." Recommended by Ted, Powells.com... (read more) Your Price $14.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Kevin Phillips Publisher Comments The bestselling author reveals how the U.S. financial sector has hijacked our economy and put Americaas global future at risk In American Theocracy, Kevin Phillips warned us of the perilous interaction of debt, financial recklessness, and the increasing... (read more) Your Price $25.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Kevin Phillips Synopsis 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) Your Price $25.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by Lance E Davis Publisher Comments An examination of the effectiveness of naval blockades and sanctions since 1750.... (read more) Your Price $67.95 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Jeffrey D. Sachs
Powells.com Staff Pick Rather than a grim manifesto on the world's problems, Jeffrey Sachs offers readers what he calls the four key goals of a global society — prosperity for all, the end of extreme poverty, stabilization of the global population, and environmental... (read more) Your Price $27.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by John Perkins Synopsis 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) Your Price $15.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Don Tapscott Publisher Comments An updated edition of the national bestselleranow with a new introduction and a new chapter Today, encyclopedias, jetliners, operating systems, mutual funds, and many other items are being created by teams numbering in the thousands or even millions... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your Price $20.95 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Naomi Klein
Powells.com Staff Pick To be honest, I could not finish this book. It made me too angry. These are the stories about our country you don't want to know. Naomi Klein has cast a spotlight on the dark secrets lurking beneath the surface of the American dream. The Shock Doctrine... (read more) Your Price $28.00 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
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by Thomas L. Friedman Publisher Comments 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) List Price $16.00 Your Price $10.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by G. Edward Griffin
Powells.com Staff Pick 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) Your Price $24.50 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Dan Ariely Publisher Comments Why do our headaches persist after taking a one-cent aspirin but disappear when we take a 50-cent aspirin? Why does recalling the Ten Commandments reduce our tendency to lie, even when we couldn't possibly be caught? Why do we splurge on a lavish meal... (read more) Your Price $25.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by John Perkins
Publisher Comments From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, comes an exposA(c) of international corruptiona and an inspired plan to turn the tide for future generations With a presidential election around the corner... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your Price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
Powells.com Staff Pick "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) Your Price $11.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Steven D. Levitt
Powells.com Staff Pick "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) List Price $27.95 Your Price $14.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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