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A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1: 1913-1951To understand why the Federal Reserve acted as it did at key points in its history, Meltzer draws on meeting minutes, correspondence, and other internal documents (many made public only during the 1970s) to trace the reasoning behind its policy decisions.
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'Trickle Down Theory' and 'Tax Cuts for the Rich'Thomas Sowell rejects the term 'trickle-down theory' as a mischaracterization of supply-side economics, which he supports. He argues that tax cuts, even for the wealthy, stimulate investment and job creation, ultimately benefiting the entire economy through increased production and demand, not by a deliberate 'trickling down' of wealth.
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Power Systems: Conversations on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. EmpireNoam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the European financial crisis, the breakdown of American mainstream political institutions, and the rise of the Occupy movement.
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Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical TechnologyAn epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical resource—microchip technology—with the United States and China increasingly in conflict.
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Economics in One Virus: An Introduction to Economic Reasoning through COVID-19Have you ever stopped to wonder why hand sanitizer was missing from your pharmacy for months after the COVID-19 pandemic hit?
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Personal Finance 101: From Saving and Investing to Taxes and Loans, an Essential Primer on Personal FinanceGet your financial life in order—from saving and investing to taxes and loans—with this comprehensive, accessible guide to everything you need to know about finance.
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Social Security 101: From Medicare to Spousal Benefits, an Essential Primer on Government Retirement AidUnderstanding Social Security can be overwhelming at times and dense government websites don’t help.
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The Everything Economics Book: From theory to practice, your complete guide to understanding economics todayThe Dismal Science. The Worldly Philosophy. The Science of Scarcity. Most people think economics is one of the most challenging and complex fields of study. But with this book, it doesn't have to be!
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Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal ScienceDemystifying buzzwords, laying bare the truths behind oft-quoted numbers, and answering the questions you were always too embarrassed to ask
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The Physics of Wall Street: A Brief History of Predicting the UnpredictableNot all geeks are created equal. While many of the mathematicians and software engineers on Wall Street failed when their abstractions turned ugly in practice, a special breed of physicists has a much deeper history of revolutionizing finance.