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Basic Economics 3rd Ed: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy
Thomas Sowell
Basic Books, 2007
Very Informative on Economics
I recently purchased this book to better my study in the field on economics. So far I've found the book very well developed. Thomas Sowell is obviously an economist in favor of free-market. Although the book does use the same concept as one would find in textbooks, for ...
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Black Rednecks and White Liberals
Thomas Sowell
Encounter Books, 2005
Great book!
This author is my hero! What a great book.
If the author was running for President of the U.S. I would vote for him!
And, NOOOO..... I'm not saying I would vote for him just because he happens to be black.
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The Vision of the Anointed Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy
Thomas Sowell
Basic Books, 1996
The man does his homework
This is a brilliant book. I'm an historian (I teach history at a community college) and have studied, in depth, the philosophic background and history of the rise of modern secular ideology and its utopian vision--the people Sowell refers to as "the anointed" (and it ...
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Knowledge And Decisions
Thomas Sowell
Basic Books, 1996
Anointed
Dr. Sowell offers a very readable argument for the proposition that people should make political choices on the basis of what is actually good for them, and not on the basis of what their self-appointed "betters" think that they ought to want. Required reading for ...
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A Conflict of Visions: Idealogical Origins of Political Struggles
Thomas Sowell
Basic Books, 2007
Finding Forrester.......
I love Thomas Sowell for his clear mindset and philosohy. I read almost nothing else but philosophy, and Sowell is at the top of my list for clarity, understanding and delivery. He does not receive, in my opinion, the recognition for his genius he is due. A must ...
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Ever Wonder Why? And Other Controversial Essays
Thomas Sowell
Hoover Institution Press, 2006
A Great Compendium of Sowell Essays
I found this collection of Dr. Sowell's articles great.
Arranged by topic, it highlights the his incisive logic to everyday problems and "crises".
If you are looking for contra-logic on some of today's problems this book is a most read.
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Late-Talking Children
Thomas Sowell
Basic Books, 1998
Late Talking Children
Excellent book. Empowers parents and honors children. Mr. Sowell's sharing of his own experience and that of others is powerful and useful.
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Economic Facts and Fallacies
Thomas Sowell
Basic Books, 2007
Required Reading for candidates
My fantasy of having great wealth is to start a foundation that would give a book a week to every member of Congress, every state legislator, every government policymaker, every opinion columnist and every candidate. This would be the second book we'd give out. First ...
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Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One
Thomas Sowell
Basic Books, 2003
Price controls lead to shortages
1. The purpose of economic analysis is not the goals being sought but the incentives and constraints that are created in pursuit of those goals. What we need to know is the characteristics of the processes set in motion and the incentives and constraints inherent in ...
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The Einstein Syndrome: Bright Children Who Talk Late
Thomas Sowell
Basic Books, 2002
Extremely Helpful
At 14 months old, and after having played with an electric toy for 2 weeks, my son figured out on his own the entire alphabet, shapes, and numbers 1-10. He was fascinated with books and taught himself to read. He was reading before turning 2, and at 2 years old, he was ...
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Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays (Hoover Institution Press Publication)
Thomas Sowell
Hoover Institution Press, 1993
Timeless essays by the incomparable Doctor Sowell
A must for anyone who follows the brilliant Dr. Sowell, this book collects a series of his essays and thoughts on politics, race, and common sense. As a special treat he has a section of quotes at the end with gems like "To me, the fact that I have never killed an ...
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Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality?
Thomas Sowell
Harper Perennial, 1985
Thomas Sowell, Exposer of False Dichotomies
If you will get one message from this book, it will be that there is no dichotomy between the innate inferiority of a group X and socially-institutionalized discrimination against group X to explain the statistical disparities between the achievements of members of X ...
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Conquests And Cultures: An International History
Thomas Sowell
Basic Books, 1999
Stings have no venom.
Despite their best efforts, those who reviewed this book negatively or dismissed it as "been there, done that" expose that either their own preconceived notions ran afoul with Sowell's book. Or, their sacred cows were stripped down to expose the cheap hamburger of ...
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Basic Economics 2nd Ed: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy, Revised and Expanded Edition
Thomas Sowell
Basic Books, 2003
Important Book on a Critical but Much Neglected Subject
The basic principles of economics must be among the least understood principles to the average person today. Dr. Thomas Sowell does a great service by putting those principles into an exceedingly easy to understand book. He boils down the definition of economics as ...
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Barbarians Inside the Gates: And Other Controversial Essays (Hoover Institution Press Publication, No. 450)
Thomas Sowell
Hoover Institution Press, 1999
I am in agreement with the other reviewers
Thomas Sowell is more than just a critical thinker: he has a penchant for expressing his ideas with a clarity with which it is difficult to argue. He uses that uncommon commodity known, for some strange reason, as "common sense." Sowell points out`the ludicrous ...
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