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Mindful Economics: How the US Economy Works, Why it Matters, and How it Could be Different
Joel Magnuson
Seven Stories Press, 2008
Finally - An Alternative to the Chicago School of Unsustainable Growth
For decades now, economic history has been deliberately suppressed in colleges and universities by a group of very deluded academics who worship Ayn Rand and her ideology of selfishness. Margaret ("There is no society") Thatcher and Alan (It's not my fault) Greenspan ...
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The Cure: How Capitalism Can Save American Health Care
David Gratzer
Encounter Books, 2008
The perfect antidote to Moore's Sicko propaganda
Let me state now that NO ONE is denying that healthcare in the United States is messed up right now, and is facing some SERIOUS issues. Even the most conservative Republican knows this full well and good. This is not even the issue. The real issue should be: would ...
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The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success
Rodney Stark
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
The Victory of Reason
I found this book well written and the points well substatiated with research. It is clear that Mr. Stark identifies some themes in Western culture including the importance of the individual, the importance of personal safety for your being and possessions, that ...
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The Economics of Life: From Baseball to Affirmative Action to Immigration, How Real-World Issues Affect Our ...
Gary S. Becker, Guity Nashat Becker
McGraw-Hill, 1998
Very readable, very practical
This book brings economic theories down to earth. The Beckers are excellent writers and the book is easy to read because it is broken down into short segments. The book would be great as supplementary reading for a principles of economics class.
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A World of Wealth: How Capitalism Turns Profits into Progress
Thomas G. Donlan
FT Press, 2008
Interesting premise
This book is an approachable read on how capitalism has impacted the world. After a short introduction containing basic principles, it examines how a capitalist approaches issues like immigration, taxes, health care, and retirement. This book moves beyond the rhetoric ...
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Gotcha Capitalism: How Hidden Fees Rip You Off Every Day-and What You Can Do About It
Bob Sullivan
Ballantine Books, 2007
This versatile little volume doubles as a fine cover-to-cover read and a handy reference guide!
In the course of any given week it is difficult to estimate just how much legalese, fine print and gobbledygook the average consumer encounters while just trying to take care of routine transactions. There seems to be a fee for just about everything you do these days ...
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The Pirate's Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism
Matt Mason
Free Press, 2008
Good for outsiders of the movement
This book is slightly maddening. The intention is valid: to steer people towards thinking about piracy in a new light. The "pirate's dilemma" is whether to persecute and shut down piracy, or to recognize it as a kind of creative competition. If you can't beat them, ...
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The Best-Laid Plans: How Government Planning Harms Your Quality of Life, Your Pocketbook, and Your Future
Randal O'Toole
Cato Institute, 2007
Why government planning fails.
In his 48 chapters O'Toole covers a wide range of government planning efforts. Rather than a complaint only about the disastrous consequences of a specific government planning effort, he shows why such efforts are doomed by the very incentives that motivate ...
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How Capitalism Saved America: The Untold History of Our Country, from the Pilgrims to the Present
Thomas Dilorenzo
Three Rivers Press, 2005
A Needed Reference
This is a great book and is well organized. Cruising the 330 Section in our local library, I picked this book to scan. I found myself not scanning but jotting down facts I had forgotten long ago. I now will purchase it as a reference.
With today's volatile ...
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Jihad vs. McWorld: How Globalism and Tribalism Are Reshaping the World
Benjamin Barber
Ballantine Books, 1996
The unity between religious fundamentalists and big business elites EXPOSED !
It's amazing how despite all the tragedies and wars, big business elitists are able to cash in on the damage while religious fundamentalists never get caught, much less held accountable. The idiots who show their hate of this book are from terrorist nations that have a ...
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How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation (Cultural Front)
Marc Bousquet
NYU Press, 2008
A Substantial Book, not a Hard Read
Marc Bousquet has written quite a book that deserves to be widely distributed not only in academia but to any organization involved in labor issues. The University (capitalized as generic) may be the main topic but the background and consequences apply to general ...
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EconoPower: How a New Generation of Economists is Transforming the World
Mark Skousen
Wiley, 2008
Finally, a positive world view and a multitude of solutions!
I read EconoPower the first time with excitement and the second time looking for the multitude of ways to use it in my economics classes. EconoPower is a gold mine of revelations about how the market works in daily life.
The book opens with Mark Skousen's greatest ...
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Consumed: How Markets Corrupt Children, Infantilize Adults, and Swallow Citizens Whole
Benjamin R. Barber
W. W. Norton, 2007
a dynamic Liberconservatie
If there is a way to write a thesis about our consuming habit, this book brings you high on the ladder of conspiracy theory. Never the less the thesis is plausible and it gives us a good understanding of the nature and the root of capitalism and its impact on the ...
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The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity
Robert Kuttner
Knopf, 2007
The Truth Exposed
Great expose of how America has been sold out by the elite politicians and Wall Street financiers.
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The Greater Good: How Philanthropy Drives the American Economy and Can Save Capitalism
Claire Gaudiani
Holt Paperbacks, 2004
What have you done for mankind lately?
I felt compelled to write this review because of the poor content by some of the other contributors -- one who didnt event read the book and the other ranting a personal attack with no focus on the book itself. As a teacher, Colleen Kyle should know better than anyone ...
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