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Fairtax: The Truth: Answering the Critics
Fairtax: The Truth: Answering the Critics
by Neal Boortz
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In 2005, firebrand radio talk show host Neal Boortz and Georgia congressman John Linder created The FairTax Book, presenting the American public with a bold new plan designed to eliminate federal taxes and the IRS, jump-start the U.S. economy, bring back... (read more)

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The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life
The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life
by Richard Florida
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Initially published in 2002, The Rise of the Creative Class was instantly described as a classic work on the forces that were reshaping our economy, our geography, our work, and our whole way of life. Weaving story-telling with original research, Richard... (read more)

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Galbraith: The Affluent Society & Other Writings, 1952-196galbraith: The Affluent Society & Other Writings, 1952-1967 7: American Capitalism / The Gre
Galbraith: The Affluent Society & Other Writings, 1952-196galbraith: The Affluent Society & Other Writings, 1952-1967 7: American Capitalism / The Gre
by John Kenneth Galbraith
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The Library of America: Now available in one complete collection. Thirty years ago, The Library of America was founded to undertake a historic endeavor: to help preserve the nation's cultural heritage by publishing America's best and most significant... (read more)

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Intellectuals and Society
Intellectuals and Society
by Thomas Sowell
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It has not been by shaping the opinions or directing the actions of the holders of power that modern intellectuals have most influenced the course of events but by shaping public opinion in ways that affect the actions of power holders in democratic... (read more)

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Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
by Bill McKibben
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"Masterfully crafted, deeply thoughtful and mind-expanding."--Los Angeles Times In this powerful and provocative manifesto, Bill McKibben offers the biggest challenge in a generation to the prevailing view of our economy. Deep Economy makes the... (read more)

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Financial Turmoil in Europe and the United States: Essays
Financial Turmoil in Europe and the United States: Essays
by George Soros
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Financial Turmoil in Europe and the United States shows George Soros responding in real time to a rippling earthquake of financial instability. In this collection of essays written since the aftermath of the Crash of 2008, he addresses the urgent need... (read more)

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The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
by Paul Krugman
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In this major bestseller, Paul Krugman warns that, like diseases that have become resistant to antibiotics, the economic maladies that caused the Great Depression have made a comeback. He lays bare the 2008 financial crisis--the greatest since the 1930s--... (read more)

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The Armchair Economist: Economics and Everyday Life
The Armchair Economist: Economics and Everyday Life
by Steven E Landsburg
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Revised and updated May 2012. In this revised and updated edition of Steven Landsburg’s hugely popular book, he applies economic theory to today’s most pressing concerns, answering a diverse range of daring questions, such as: Why are... (read more)

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Subprime Solution: How Today's Global Financial Crisis Happened
Subprime Solution: How Today's Global Financial Crisis Happened
by Robert Shiller
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"Robert Shiller is two for two in predicting and identifying bubbles that will burst. This book is a must read for anyone predicting future bubbles or charting the course of recovery from our current difficulties."--Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard... (read more)

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Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
by Steven D Levitt
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The New York Times bestselling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation. Now, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with SuperFreakonomics, and fans and newcomers alike will find that the "freakquel" is even bolder, funnier, and more surprising... (read more)

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Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance
Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance
by Nouriel Roubini and Stephen Mihm
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"A succinct, lucid and compelling account . . . Essential reading." -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times Renowned economist Nouriel Roubini electrified the financial community by predicting the current crisis before others in his field saw it coming... (read more)

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The Shadow Market: How the Global Economy Is Controlled by Wealthy Nations and What Investors Need to Know to Prosper in It
The Shadow Market: How the Global Economy Is Controlled by Wealthy Nations and What Investors Need to Know to Prosper in It
by Eric J Weiner
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Acclaimed financial journalist Eric J. Weiner reveals how foreign countries and private investors are increasingly controlling the global economy and secretly wresting power from the United States in ways that our government cannot reverse and about... (read more)

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Small Is Beautiful: Economics as If People Mattered
Small Is Beautiful: Economics as If People Mattered
by E F Schumacher
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“Nothing less than a full-scale assault on conventional economic wisdom.” —Newsweek One the 100 most influential books published since World War II —The Times Literary Supplement Hailed as an “eco-bible... (read more)

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Fortune Favors the Bold: What We Must Do to Build a New and Lasting Global Prosperity
Fortune Favors the Bold: What We Must Do to Build a New and Lasting Global Prosperity
by Lester C Thurow
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Bestselling author and renowned economist Lester Thurow argues forcefully that globalization is not a done deal and we must seize the moment now if we are to create a new global economy in which all can prosper. In this new book, Thurow examines the... (read more)

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The Moral Underground: How Ordinary Americans Subvert an Unfair Economy
The Moral Underground: How Ordinary Americans Subvert an Unfair Economy
by Lisa Dodson
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"I pad their paychecks because you can't live on what they make." —Supervisor of a Fast-food Pizza Place Here is a book that tells the real story of the countless unsung heroes who bend or break the rules to help those millions of Americans... (read more)

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The End of Money and the Future of Civilization
The End of Money and the Future of Civilization
by Thomas H. Greco Jr.
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Like the proverbial fish who doesn't know what water is, we swim in an economy built on money that few of us comprehend, and, most definitely, that we don't know is hurting us. Very few people realize that the nature of money has changed profoundly over... (read more)

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Microeconomics Demystified (Demystified)
Microeconomics Demystified (Demystified)
by Craig A Depken
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The fast and easy way to learn microeconomics! Now anyone can grasp the fundamentals of microeconomics--without formal training, unlimited time, or a genius IQ. In Microeconomics Demystified, Economics professor Craig Depken provides an effective... (read more)

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The Affluent Society
The Affluent Society
by John K Galbraith
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John Kenneth Galbraith's classic investigation of private wealth and public poverty in postwar America   With customary clarity, eloquence, and humor, Harvard economist John Kenneth Galbraith gets at the heart of what economic security means in The... (read more)

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The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers--And the Coming Cashless Society
The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers--And the Coming Cashless Society
by David Wolman
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For ages, money has meant little metal disks and rectangular slips of paper. Yet the usefulness of physical money — to say nothing of its value — is coming under fire as never before. Intrigued by the distinct possibility that cash will soon... (read more)

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Creative Capitalism: A Conversation with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Other Economic Leaders
Creative Capitalism: A Conversation with Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Other Economic Leaders
by Michael Kinsley
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Bill Gates is more than the world's most successful capitalist; he's also the world's biggest philanthropist. Gates has approached philanthropy the same way he revolutionized computer software: with a fierce ambition to change the rules of the game. That'... (read more)

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