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Financial Crises and Periods of Industrial and Commercial Depression

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Report copyright infringementby Theodore E. Burton (Author)The economy shifts and cycles, and occasionally falls into depressions. Making sense of these "recurring disturbances" is the aim of Financial Crises and Periods of Industrial and Commercial Depression, written by Theodore Burton. "No subject of economic discussion has provoked a greater variety of conflicting opinions than that of financial crises and periods of depression," he wrote. In this book, Burton tries to clarify the confusi...

Christian and Humanist Foundations for Statistical Inference: Religious Control of Statistical Paradigms

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Report copyright infringementby Andrew M. Hartley (Author)The Philosophy of the Law Idea (PLI) analyzes the manner in which religious beliefs control scientific theorizing. Religious beliefs control philosophical overviews of reality. Overviews of reality, also called ontologies, try to discover and disclose the essential nature of reality. They are concerned with what kinds of things exist and with the connections between the various types of properties and laws in human experience. Among su...

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Report copyright infringementby John A. Ryan (Author)Monsignor John Augustine Ryan was a leading moral theologian, priest, professor, author, and social justice advocate. Ryan lived during a decisive moment in the development of Catholic social teaching within the United States. The largest influx of immigrants in America's history, the emancipation of American slaves, and the industrial revolution had produced a new social climate in the early twentieth century, and the Church faced increasi...

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Report copyright infringementby John Davidson (Author)The Triumph of Mammon is a book written by John Davidson and originally published in 1907. The book is a critical examination of the role of money and capitalism in society, and argues that the pursuit of wealth has become the dominant force in modern life. Davidson explores the history of economic systems, from feudalism to capitalism, and examines the ways in which money has come to dominate every aspect of human existence. He also discu...

The Theory And Practice Of Advertising: A Simple Exposition Of The Principles Of Psychology In Their Relation To Successful Advertising (1903)

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Report copyright infringementby Walter Dill Scott (Author)The Theory and Practice of Advertising is a book written by Walter Dill Scott in 1903. It is a comprehensive guide to advertising, which explains the principles of psychology and their relation to successful advertising. The book is written in a simple and easy-to-understand language, making it accessible to a wide range of readers.The author begins by discussing the importance of advertising in modern business and how it has evolved o...

Letters Of David Ricardo To Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823 (1887)

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Report copyright infringementby David Ricardo (Author), James Bonar (Editor)The Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823 is a book compiled and published in 1887. The book contains a series of correspondences between two prominent economists of the 19th century, David Ricardo and Thomas Robert Malthus. The letters were written between the years 1810 and 1823 and provide insight into the intellectual and personal relationship between the two men. David Ricardo was a British...

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Poverty In Plenty - The Ethics of Income: With an Introductory Chapter From Problems of Poverty

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Report copyright infringementby John Atkinson Hobson (Author)"Poverty In Plenty - The Ethics of Income" is a 1931 essay by English social scientist and economist John Atkinson Hobson. Within it, Hobson analyses financial distribution during the early years of Twentieth Century Britain, exploring the important moral questions related to the necessary economic reforms of the period. Hobson argues that under-consumption, over-production, and unemployment are the result of unfair distribution of ...

Planning For Freedom: And Other Essays And Addresses (1962)

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Report copyright infringementby Ludwig Von Mises (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Number...

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Report copyright infringementby John Locke (Author)Further Considerations Concerning Raising The Value Of Money is a book written by the famous English philosopher, John Locke. The book was published in 1695 and is a follow-up to his earlier work, Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest and the Raising of the Value of Money. In this book, Locke continues his discussion on the issue of raising the value of money and its potential effects on the economy. He argues th...

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Malthus (Author)The book ""Nature and Progress of Rent"" by Thomas Malthus is a classic work on economics and political theory. It was first published in 1815 and is considered to be one of the most influential works on the subject of rent. In this book, Malthus explores the concept of rent and its role in the economy.Malthus argues that rent is a natural phenomenon that arises from the scarcity of land. As the population grows, the demand for land incre...

Human Action: A Treatise On Economics (1949)

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Report copyright infringementby Ludwig Von Mises (Author)Human Action: A Treatise on Economics is a comprehensive work on economic theory and its application to human behavior. Written by Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises in 1949, the book covers a wide range of topics including the nature of human action, the role of economics in society, the principles of market economics, and the effects of government intervention in the economy.Mises argues that human action is purposeful and that econo...

The Philosophy Of Trade: Or Outlines Of A Theory Of Profits And Prices, Including An Examination Of The Principles Which Determine The Relative Value

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Report copyright infringementby Patrick James Stirling (Author)""The Philosophy of Trade"" is a book written by Patrick James Stirling in 1846. The book explores the theory of profits and prices in the context of trade. It examines the principles that determine the relative value of goods and services in the market. Stirling's work provides an in-depth analysis of the economic factors that influence trade and commerce. The book is divided into several chapters, each of which focuses on a part...

The Common Sense Of Political Economy: Including A Study Of The Human Basis Of Economic Law (1910)

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Report copyright infringementby Philip Henry Wicksteed (Author)The Common Sense of Political Economy is a book written by Philip Henry Wicksteed in 1910. The book offers a comprehensive study of the principles of political economy and their application in the real world. The author argues that economics is not just a science of numbers and statistics, but also a science of human behavior and motivation. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the human basis of economic law and the role...

Dialectics-of-abstract-and-concrete-e-ilyenkov

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Report copyright infringementby Marxists Org/English (Created by)Written by Evald Ilyenkov, a renowned Russian philosopher, this book explores the relationship between abstract and concrete concepts. With a Marxist perspective, Ilyenkov presents a compelling argument for the importance of materialism in philosophy and society.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain...

The Professor and the Plumber: Conversations About Equality and Inequality

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Report copyright infringementby Eric W. Sager (Author), Hanna Melin (Illustrator)Two cousins meet for dinner. Who are they? Why is a plumber arguing with a professor? They begin to discuss one of the great problems of our time - inequality. Can they find solutions? Can they agree on the meaning of equality? Follow their conversation to its powerful conclusion. Number of Pages: 162 Dimensions: 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: July 06, 2021

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Report copyright infringementby Niccolò Machiavelli (Author), William Garner (Editor)Adagio's version of The Prince, wonderfully translated by Luigi Ricci, has been lightly edited for clarity and easier reading for the American English audience. Rest easy: we were careful not to disturb Ricci's delicate brushstrokes and superb rendering. Niccolò Machiavelli's The Prince has become a classic over the centuries since it first appeared around 1510, not because of its elegance or style but becaus...

The Egyptian Book of the Dead - Paperback

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by Wallace Budge (Translator), Wallace Budge (Commentaries by), John Romer (Editor)A unique collection of funerary texts from a wide variety of sources, dating from the 15th to the 4th century BC Consisting of spells, prayers and incantations, each section contains the words of power to overcome obstacles in the afterlife. The papyruses were often left in sarcophagi for the dead to use as passports on their journey from burial, and were full of advice about the ferrymen, gods and kings they w...

Supporting Life: The Case for a Pro-Life Economic Agenda

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Report copyright infringementby Michael D. Greaney (Author), Edward C. Krause (Foreword by)Starting from a pro-life perspective, SUPPORTING LIFE looks unflinchingly at the moral, constitutional and tactical implications of "choice" and at the economic pressures for abortion. It then offers a principled, commonsense and achievable political strategy and economic solution that would secure for every man, woman and child a new right of citizenship: the equal opportunity to acquire and own capita...

The Prince: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) - Paperback

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by Niccolo Machiavelli (Author), Tim Parks (Translator), Tim Parks (Introduction by)A new translation of the infamous Renaissance classic, in a striking deluxe edition The original blueprint for realpolitik, The Prince shocked sixteenth-century Europe with its advocacy of ruthless tactics for gaining absolute power and its abandonment of conventional morality. For this treatise on statecraft, Machiavelli drew upon his own experience of office under the turbulent Florentine republic, rejectin...

Superstructure and Structure. An Essay on the Genesis of Economic Development

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Report copyright infringementby Rocco Pezzimenti (Author)Contrary to the view held by a number of contemporary economists, the conviction is fast gaining ground that before the socio-political situation can be changed it is first necessary to change the economic processes, these last being seen as the structure on which the superstructure is built (an interpretation shared by Karl Marx and Adam Smith, in different, though symmetrical, fashion). This book attempts to show that history in fact ...

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by Epicurus (Author), George K. Strodach (Translator), George K. Strodach (Introduction by)The brilliant writings of a highly influential Greek philosopher, with a foreword by Daniel Klein, author of Travels with EpicurusThe teachings of Epicurus--about life and death, religion and science, physical sensation, happiness, morality, and friendship--attracted legions of adherents throughout the ancient Mediterranean world and deeply influenced later European thought. Though Epicurus faced hostil...

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Report copyright infringementby John Anderson (Author)Opening the Vermillion Spirit, the sequel and companion to Way of the Living Ghost, moves from the nigredo, the dark waters of shadow work, to focus on the human. What makes us human, humane? In a dialogue between "Baby's Breath" and "Brittle Bones," Anderson unpacks a new meditation on the Daoist approach to humanity. Number of Pages: 304 Dimensions: 0.64 x 10.25 x 6.63 IN Publication Date: March 04,...

The Within Creates The Without: Creating Our Lives By Design: Daily Meditations

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Report copyright infringementby David Allen (Compiled by)A compilation of metahyical treausre from some of the best authors on the subject from the 20th century. This book is sure to enlighten the reader on how we create our lives by design as it details how our mind, our thought, our words, our subcoscous are the creative agents that make our reality what it is. From the Foreword ForewordI feel these words by Robert Collier are very fitting as the foreword to this book.Even now, with the li...

The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: Counsels and Maxims

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Report copyright infringementby T. Bailey Saunders (Translator), Arthur Schopenhauer (Author)The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer Counsels and Maxims Number of Pages: 66 Dimensions: 0.14 x 11.02 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: September 16, 2017

Wall Street Speculation: Its Tricks and Its Tragedies

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Report copyright infringementby Franklin C. Keyes (Author)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. Numbe...

As It Is, Volume I: Essential Teachings from the Dzogchen Perspective - Paperback

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by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche (Author), Erik Pema Kunsang (Translator), Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche (Introduction by)The teachings presented in As It Is, Volume I are primarily selected from talks given by the Dzogchen master, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, in 1994 and 1995, during the last two years of his life. The unambiguous Buddhist perception of reality is transmitted in profound, simple language by one of the foremost masters in the Tibetan tradition. Dzogchen is to take the final result, the state of en...

The Serpent's Tale: Kundalini, Yoga, and the History of an Experience

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Report copyright infringementby Sravana Borkataky-Varma (Author), Anya Foxen (Author)There is a standard narrative that recurs throughout popular writings on yoga and tantra, from South Asian texts to Western esoteric thought: Kuṇḍalinī is the Serpent Power. She rests coiled at the base of the spine. If awakened, this divine feminine energy rises toward the crown of the head. Some are apprehensive of Kuṇḍalinī's intense power, fearing physical and psychological turmoil. Others seek it out, hu...

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Report copyright infringementby Ann Noe Dapice (Author)To Thine Own Self... Values and Ethics in a Complicated World is an insightful, research-informed guide that explores how our understanding of ourselves and others shapes our personal values, ethical behavior, and life decisions. Blending academic research with personal reflection, author Ann Noe Dapice presents a compelling journey into the development of moral thought and action in a world increasingly defined by complexity and uncertai...

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Report copyright infringementby Sandy Stream (Author), Galina Spivak (Cover Design by)Are you ready to feel POWER FULL?In POWER FULL, readers are invited to explore the difference between living with Power and using Force-and to see how Power always prevails.With clarity, simplicity, and unwavering resolve, Sandy Stream walks us through TEN POWERS that do not require anyone's permission and are available at all times.If you've ever felt powerless-or questioned what true Power really means-thi...

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Report copyright infringementby Rudolf Steiner (Author)The way of initiation or how to attain knowledge of the higher worlds examines the potential for inner transformation through disciplined spiritual practice. It presents a structured path toward heightened perception, suggesting that individuals possess dormant capacities that, when cultivated, allow for access to dimensions beyond the material. The work emphasizes personal responsibility in developing awareness, highlighting the role of ...