On the Wealth of Nations (Books That ...
P. J. O'RourkeIn one of the first titles in the Atlantic Monthly Press's Books That Changed the World series, America's most provocative satirist, P. J. O'Rourke, reads Adam Smith's revolutionary Wealth of Nations so you don't have to.
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Thomas PikettyWhat are the grand dynamics that drive the accumulation and distribution of capital? Questions about the long-term evolution of inequality, the concentration of wealth, and the prospects for economic growth lie at the heart of politic...
New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Econ...
Jr. Folsomn this shocking and groundbreaking new book, economic historian Burton Folsom, Jr., exposes the idyllic legend of Franklin D. Roosevelt as a myth of epic proportions. With questionable moral character and a vendetta against the busine...
Glass House: The 1% Economy and the S...
Brian AlexanderThe Anchor Hocking Glass Company, once the world's largest maker of glass tableware, was the base on which Lancaster's society was built. As Glass House unfolds, bankruptcy looms. With access to the company and its leaders, and Lancas...
Capitalism in America: A History
Alan GreenspanFrom the legendary former Fed Chairman and the acclaimed Economistwriter and historian, the full, epic story of America's evolution from a small patchwork of threadbare colonies to the most powerful engine of wealth and innovation th...
The Ravens: How to Prepare for and Pr...
Robert T. KiyosakiIn their first book together, best-selling authors Robert Kiyosaki and James Rickards look to the future and share their insights on how to prepare for and profit from the turbulent times ahead. The symbolism of the raven is complex a...
The Great Money Binge: Spending Our W...
George MelloanRetired Wall Street Journal deputy editor George Melloan calls for a return to the successful supply-side revolution instead of Keynesian economics to lift America out of its current economic crisis.