A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1: 1913-1951
By: Allan H. Meltzer
4.06
Format: 808 pages, Paperback
Allan H. Meltzer's monumental history of the Federal Reserve System tells the story of one of Ameri…
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1. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
By: Adam Smith
3.88
Format: 1076 pages, Paperback
Adam Smith's masterpiece, first published in 1776, is the foundation of modern economic thought and… read more
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"Consumption is the sole end and purpose of all production"-Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
"of their passions in the same object at that particular time."-Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
"Science is the great antidote to the poison of enthusiasm and superstition."-Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
"There is no art which one government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people."-Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
2. The Economic Consequences of the Peace
By: John Maynard Keynes
3.97
Format: 186 pages, Paperback
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was cond… read more
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"In this autumn of 1919, in which I write, we are at the dead season of our fortunes."-John Maynard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace
"With the breakdown of money economy the practice of international barter is becoming prevalent."-John Maynard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace
"When the final result is expected to be a compromise, it is often prudent to start from an extreme position."-John Maynard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace
"By this means the government may secretly and unobserved, confiscate the wealth of the people, and not one man in a million will detect the theft."-John Maynard Keynes, The Economic Consequences of the Peace
3. The Prince
By: Niccolò Machiavelli , Adolph Caso , Rufus Goodwin , Benjamin Martinez
3.84
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Machiavelli needs to be looked at as he really was. Hence: Can Machiavelli, who makes the following… read more
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"Is it better to be loved or feared?"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"He who wishes to be obeyed must know how to command"-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
"It is a common fault of men not to reckon on storms in fair weather."-Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
4. Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
By: Liaquat Ahamed
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Format: 144 pages,
With penetrating insights for today, this vital history of the world economic collapse of the late … read more
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5. A Monetary History of the United States 1867-1960
By: Milton Friedman , None
3.79
Format: 704 pages, paper
Writing in the June 1965 issue of theEconomic Journal, Harry G. Johnson begins with a sentence seem… read more
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6. War and Peace
By: Leo Tolstoy , Louise Maude , Aylmer Maude , Henry Gifford
4.16
Format: 1392 pages, Paperback
In Russia's struggle with Napoleon, Tolstoy saw a tragedy that involved all mankind. War and Pe… read more
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"God is the same everywhere."-Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
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"Everything depends on upbringing. "-Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
"We are asleep until we fall in Love!"-Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace
7. The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
By: David Graeber
4.20
Format: 692 pages, Hardcover
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"Humans - from this other perspective, which is just as extreme in its own way - are at best an arbitrary constellation of cultural elements, perhaps assembled according to some prevailing spirit, cod…"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
"One might ask, how could that most basic element of all human freedoms, the freedom to make promises and commitments and thus build relationships, be turned into its very opposite: into peonage, serf…"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
"There is an obvious objection to evolutionary models which assume that our strongest social ties are based on close biological kinship: many humans just don’t like their families very much. And this …"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
"In the Middle Ages, most people in other parts of the world who actually knew anything about northern Europe at all considered it an obscure and uninviting backwater full of religious fanatics who, a…"-David Graeber, The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
8. A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1: 1913-1951
By: Allan H. Meltzer
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Format: 808 pages, Paperback
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