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  Freakonomics: Book 1

  Freakonomics

  A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

  by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner

  Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their moms? How much do parents really matter? How did the legalization of abortion affect the rate of violent crime? These may not sound like typical questions for an econo-mist to ask. But Steven D. Levitt is not a typical economist. He is a much-heralded scholar... (more)
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  The Elusive Quest for Growth

  Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics

  by William Russell Easterly

  Since the end of World War II, economists have tried to figure out how poor countries in the tropics could attain standards of living approaching those of countries in Europe and North America. Attempted remedies have included providing foreign aid, investing in machines, fostering education, controlling population growth, and making aid loans as well as forgiving those loans on condition of reforms. None of these... (more)
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  New Ideas from Dead Economists: Revised Edition

  by Todd G. Buchholz

  Featuring brand new sections on the remarkable shifts in the world economy, this economic study is a relevant, entertaining, and fascinating guide for those seeking both a solid lesson on the development of economic theory throughout the past two hundred years and a balanced perspective of our current economic state on the brink of the millennium. By applying age-old economic theories to contemporary issues, Todd... (more)
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  Tropical Gangsters

  One Man's Experience With Development and Decadence in Deepest Africa

  by Robert Klitgaard

  A gripping adventure story and an insightful look at why foreign aid so often fails.
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  The Banking Crisis (Opposing Viewpoints)

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  Social Security (Opposing Viewpoints)

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  The Federal Budget (Opposing Viewpoints)

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  The Middle Class (Opposing Viewpoints)

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  Poor People

  by William T. Vollmann

  That was the simple yet groundbreaking question William T. Vollmann asked in cities and villages around the globe. The result of Vollmann's fearless inquiry is a view of poverty unlike any previously offered. Poor People struggles to confront poverty in all its hopelessness and brutality, its pride and abject fear, its fierce misery and quiet resignation, allowing the poor to explain the causes and... (more)
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  Inflation Targeting: Lessons from the International Experience

  by Ben Bernanke

  How should governments and central banks use monetary policy to create a healthy economy? Traditionally, policymakers have used such strategies as controlling the growth of the money supply or pegging the exchange rate to a stable currency. In recent years a promising new approach has emerged: publicly announcing and pursuing specific targets for the rate of inflation. This book is the first in-depth study of... (more)
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  The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics

  by David Henderson

  In this easily accessible, user-friendly volume, respected economist David R Henderson brings together 152 of the most brilliant minds in economics to show how the analysis of economic topics can illuminate many aspects of the average person's daily life. Some of the noted contributors include Nobel Prize winners Gary Becker and George Stigler, former presidential economic advisors, financial columnists, and... (more)
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  Issues in Economics Today

  by Robert C. Guell

  Issues in Economics Today is a modern issues book that presents the latest and most interesting topics. Most importantly, this title was developed to allow instructors the maximum flexibility to teach this material in a manner that fits their personal style. Some professors like to intertwine theory and issues while others like to lay the theoretical foundation first before heading into the issues.... (more)
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  The Corpse Walker

  Real Life Stories, China from the Bottom Up

  by Yiwu Liao

  The Corpse Walker is a compilation of twenty-seven extraordinary oral histories that opens a window, unlike any other, onto the lives of ordinary, often outcast, Chinese men and women. Liao Yiwu (one of the best-known writers in China because he is also one of the most censored) chose his subjects from the bottom of Chinese society: people for whom the “new” China--the China of economic growth and... (more)
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  Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst

  A True Story of Inside Information and Corruption in the Stock Market

  by Dan Reingold

  This is the true story of a top Wall Street player who chronicles his own transformation from a straight arrow believer in the markets, to a jaded critic who reveals how the insiders' game is really played. Dan Reingold was one of the top analysts on Wall Street. Specializing in telecom companies like WorldCom and Qwest, Reingold believed in Wall Street, and was a part of it. But in this insiders memoir, Reingold... (more)
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  The Undercover Economist

  Exposing Why the Rich Are Rich, the Poor Are Poor-and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!

  by Tim Harford

  “The economy <isn’t> a bunch of rather dull statistics with names like GDP (gross domestic product),” notes Tim Harford, columnist and regular guest on NPR’s Marketplace, “economics is about who gets what and why.” In this acclaimed and riveting book–part exposé, part user’s manual–the astute and entertaining columnist from the Financial Times demystifies the ways in which money works in the world. From why... (more)
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  Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language (5th Edition)

  by Ronald P. Cody

  As the SAS© programming language continues to evolve, this guide follows suit with timely coverage of the combination statistical package, database management system, and high-level programming language. Using current examples from business, medicine, education, and psychology, Applied Statistics and the SAS Programming Language is an invaluable resource for applied researchers, giving them the capacity to... (more)
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  Law, Legislation and Liberty, Volume 2: The Mirage of Social Justice

  by F. A. Hayek

  Dr. Hayek is world-famous for his valuable contributions to the field of economics as well as to the disciplines of philosophy and politics. This volume represents the second of Hayek's comprehensive three-part study of the relations between law and liberty. Here, Hayek expounds his conviction that he continued unexamined pursuit of "social justice" will contribute to the erosion of personal liberties and... (more)