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Nature's Metropolis: Chicago and the Great West
by William Cronon
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Summary: A review from an armchair historian.
Content: There are going to be other reviewers who can provide more erudite reviews-- reviews better grounded in the study of cities or economic history. I am nothing more than an average reader who enjoys non-fiction.
First of all, potential readers should ... → Click here to read more reviews. | |
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The Money Culture
by Michael Lewis
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics) |
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Summary: How America became a speculator economy
Content: Lewis has done an excellent job in this book .The conclusions are as relevant today(2008) as they were when the book was written in 1991.Only the cast of characters has changed.Lewis demonstrates that " ...success was money,and money was made with debt,tax ... → Click here to read more reviews. | |
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Globalizing Capital
by Barry J. Eichengreen
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Summary: Dense but highly readable account of global financial coordination and its failures
Content: This book has two central premises:
1. It's easier for national governments to keep their currency's exchange rate in check when they don't have to worry about voters.
2. International monetary arrangements have a way of coming ... → Click here to read more reviews. | |
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The Wealth of Nations: Books 1-3 (Penguin Classics)
by Adam Smith
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Summary: Excellent synopsis of wealth of nations
Content: The first three "books" (the term for "chapters" in Smith's age) of the Wealth of Nations are the most important of the book. The introductory essay by the Smithologist Skinner also provides great insight into the book per se, Adam Smith and how Wealth of ... → Click here to read more reviews. | |
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The New Deal: The Depression Years, 1933-1940
by Anthony J. Badger
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Summary: a great synthesis
Content: This volume is a great, concise analysis of the New Deal's political economy. Badger opens with a short account of the economic causes of the Great Depression, detailing problems with maintaining consumer demand sufficently to match the overwhelming productive ... → Click here to read more reviews. | |
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The New New Thing: A Silicon Valley Story
by Michael Lewis
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Summary: Why Good Stories Are Better Than Bad Management Books
Content: This book could easily be transposed as an academic study in a scholarly journal or as a "how to" article in one of those business school reviews that cater to the deep anxieties of high-powered executives. The same material that Michael Lewis has collected ... → Click here to read more reviews. | |
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