The Essential Galbraith (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of The Essential Galbraith Monday, August 10 2009.

• THE ESSENTIAL GALBRAITH includes key selections from the most important works of John Kenneth Galbraith, one of the most distinguished writers of our time - from THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY, the groundbreaking book in which he conined the tern "conventional wisdom," to THE GREAT CRASH, an unsurpassed account of the events that triggered America's worst economic crisis. Galbraith"s new introductions place the works in their historical moment and make clear their enduring relevance for the new century. THE ESSENTIAL GALBRAITH will delight old admirers and introduce one of our most beloved writers to a new generation of readers. It is also an indispensable resource for scholars and students of economics, history, and politics, offering unparalleled access to the seminal writings of an extraordinary thinker.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Essential Galbraith Monday, August 10 2009.

• Added a contributor: John Kenneth Galbraith: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Essential Galbraith Friday, July 17 2009.

• ON THE NIGHT of November 2, 1907, J. P. Morgan the elder played solitaire in his library while panic gripped Wall Street.