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The Creature from Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin Publisher Comments Where does money come from? Where does it go? Who makes it? The money magicians' secrets are unveiled. We get a close look at their mirrors and smoke machines, their pulleys, cogs, and wheels that create the grand illusion called money. A dry and boring... (read more) List Price $24.50 Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Great Transformation : the Political and Economic Origins of Our Time ((Rev)01 Edition) by Karl Polanyi Publisher Comments In this classic work of economic history and social theory, Karl Polanyi analyzes the economic and social changes brought about by the "great transformation" of the Industrial Revolution. His analysis explains not only the deficiencies of the self... (read more) List Price $32.50 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (53 Edition) by John Maynard Keynes Publisher Comments Keynes profoundly influenced the New Deal and created the basis for classic economic theory. “I can think of no single book that has so changed the conception held by economists as to the working of the capitalist system” (Robert L... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Great Divergence: America's Growing Inequality Crisis and What We Can Do about It by Timothy Noah Publisher Comments For the past three decades, America has steadily become a nation of haves and have-nots. Our incomes are increasingly drastically unequal: the top 1% of Americans collect almost 20% of the nation's income-more than double their share in 1973. We have... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Bill McKibben Publisher Comments "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) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Lords of Finance ; Bankers Who Broke World (09 Edition) by Liaquat Ahamed Publisher Comments Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize andquot;A magisterial work...You can't help thinking about the economic crisis we're living through now.andquot; --The New York Times Book Review It is commonly believed that the Great Depression that began in 1929... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $10.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Microeconomics by Paul Krugman Publisher Comments The same unique voice that made Paul Krugman a widely read economist is evident on every page of Microeconomics. The product of the partnership of coauthors Krugman and Robin Wells, the book returns in a new edition. The new edition is informed and... (read more) Your price: $194.25 New - Trade Paper
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Economics (2ND 09 - Old Edition) by Paul Krugman Publisher Comments The same unique voice that made Paul Krugman a widely read economist is evident on every page of Economics. The product of the partnership of coauthors Krugman and Robin Wells, the book returns in a new edition. The new edition is informed and... (read more) Your price: $240.00 New - Hardcover
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Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future by Bill McKibben Publisher Comments The bestselling author of The End of Nature issues an impassioned call to arms for an economy that creates community and ennobles our lives In this powerful and provocative manifesto, Bill McKibben offers the biggest challenge in a generation to the... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Manias, Panics, and Crashes (6TH 12 Edition) by Charles P. Kindleberger Publisher Comments Selected as one of the best investment books of all time by the Financial Times, Manias, Panics and Crashes puts the turbulence of the financial world in perspective. Here is a vivid and entertaining account of how reckless decisions and a poor... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Competitive Advantage of Nations ((Rev)98 Edition) by Michael E. Porter Publisher Comments With "Competitive Strategy" and "Competitive Advantage", Michael Porter established himself as a leading authority on competitive advance. Now, he builds on the ideas of his earlier works to explore what makes a nation's firms and industries competitive... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $22.00 Used - Hardcover
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Economics: The Basics by Michael Mandel Publisher Comments Mandel 1e is one of the first books on the market to be constructed "from the ground up" specifically for the 1-term survey course. Unlike most books in this market that are simply watered-down versions of existing Principles texts, Mandel 1e is written... (read more) List Price $194.25 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Principles of Microeconomics (10TH 12 Edition) by Karl E. Case Publisher Comments For the one semester principles of microeconomics course. Reviewers tell us that Case/Fair is one of the all-time bestselling POE texts because they trust it to be clear, thorough and complete. 0132744902 / 9780132744904 Principles of... (read more) List Price $200.00 Your price: $150.50 Used - Trade Paper
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13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover and the Next Financial Meltdown by Simon Johnson Publisher Comments Even after the ruinous financial crisis of 2008, America is still beset by the depredations of an oligarchy that is now bigger, more profitable, and more resistant to regulation than ever. Anchored by six megabanks—Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Hardcover
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Superfreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance by Steven D Levitt Publisher Comments 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) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Lectures on Macroeconomics (89 Edition) by Oliver J. Blanchard Publisher Comments Lectures on Macroeconomics provides the first comprehensive description and evaluation of macroeconomic theory in many years. While the authors' perspective is broad, they clearly state their assessment of what is important and what is not as they... (read more) List Price $102.75 Your price: $77.30 New - Hardcover
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Economics (6TH 09 Edition) by John B. Taylor Publisher Comments Gain a better understanding of today's global financial crisis, its possible causes and potential consequences with the thoroughly revised PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS, 6E: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS EDITION by economic expert John B. Taylor and Akila Weerapana.... (read more) List Price $268.75 Your price: $216.00 Used - Hardcover
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Great Divergence : China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy (00 Edition) by Kenneth Pomeranz Publisher Comments "Pomeranz uses that European invention--economics--to overturn Eurocentrism, establishing beyond cavil a New Fact in our world. Never again will Europeans imagine they stood alone in the doorway of economic growth. Pomeranz and his colleagues in the new... (read more) List Price $43.95 Your price: $27.00 Used - Trade Paper
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International Economics (11TH 13 Edition) by Salvatore Publisher Comments Salvatore’s International Economics provides information about fundamental institutions and relationships that affect quality of life, and provides a framework for thinking through and understanding the process of decision making. Furthermore, the... (read more) List Price $207.50 Your price: $167.00 Used - Hardcover
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Macroeconomics in Context (09 Edition) by Goodwin And Nelson / Harris Synopsis Designed for a single?semester undergraduate course, this introductory economics textbook updates traditional macroeconomics to encompass twenty?first century concerns. In contrast to standard texts, the book starts with the question of human well?being,... (read more) List Price $53.25 Your price: $38.00 Used - Trade Paper
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