Catalog Search Results
Author
Description
"[An] ambitious economic history of the united States...rich with details." ?-David Leonhardt, New York Times Book Review
How did a weak collection of former British colonies become an industrial, financial, and military colossus?
From the eighteenth to the twenty-first centuries, the American economy has been transformed by wave after wave of emerging technology: the steam engine, electricity, the internal combustion engine, computer technology....
Author
Description
This book contains several articles and speeches by Andrew Carnegie, one of the most important industrialists of the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century in the United States; the man who would later inspire Napoleon Hill to write "Think and Grow Rich". His ideas on How to win fortune, the importance of wealth, and how young people can succeed, inspired generations. In his philanthropic work, he created and funded a network of public...
Author
Description
"Layoffs upend people's lives, cause enormous stress, and lead to debilitating personal debt. The societal harm caused by mass layoffs has been known for decades. Yet, we do little to stop them. Why? Why do we allow whole communities to be destroyed by corporate decision-makers? Why do we consider mass layoffs a natural, baked-in feature of modern financialized capitalism? In Wall Street's War on Workers, Les Leopold, co-founder of the Labor Institute,...
Author
Series
Description
From industrialisation to the present day, Overripe Economy is a genealogy of the emergence of a finance-ridden, authoritarian, austerity-plagued American capitalism.
This panoramic political-economic history of the country, surveys the ruthlessly competitive capitalism of the nineteenth century, the maturation of industrial capitalism in the 1920s, the rise and fall of capitalism's Golden Age and the ensuing decline towards the modern era....
Author
Description
Consumer advocate, activist, humanitarian, and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader is arguably the most provocative and important progressive voice in America today-a fearless reformer whom The Atlantic named one of the 100 most influential figures in American history. In these troubling times of intractable fiscal and social distress, Nader offers a new program to help rescue America: The Seventeen Solutions. His powerful, paradigm-shifting...
Author
Description
Introducing Small Steps Big Results: Micro Habits for Success in 2024 – the ultimate guide to achieving unprecedented success through tiny, yet powerful steps! Are you tired of setting monumental goals, only to feel overwhelmed and discouraged? It's time to change your approach and embrace the transformative power of micro habits.In this groundbreaking book, we unveil the secret to accomplishing extraordinary feats by breaking them down into small,...
Author
Formats
Description
"A celebration of the acclaimed television and radio news program Democracy Now! and the extraordinary movements and heroes who have moved our democracy forward. In 1996 Amy Goodman began hosting a show on Pacifica Radio called Democracy Now! to focus on the issues and movements that are too often ignored by the corporate media. Today Democracy Now! is the largest public media collaboration in the US, broadcasting on over 1,400 public television and...
Author
Description
Découvrez les secrets de l'autoédition et transformez votre livre en un véritable phénomène littéraire ! Dans ce guide infaillible, vous apprendrez à sélectionner la plateforme d'autoédition la plus performante pour votre livre, quel que soit son prix. Grâce à des conseils éprouvés, des stratégies de marketing percutantes et des astuces de promotion inédites, vous ouvrirez les portes d'un succès sans précédent. Que vous soyez un...
Author
Formats
Description
In 1934, the Great Depression had destroyed the US economy, leaving residents poverty-stricken. First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt urged President Roosevelt to take radical action to help those hit hardest--Appalachian miners and mill workers stranded after factories closed, city dwellers with no hope of getting work, farmers whose land had failed. They set up government homesteads in rural areas across the country, an experiment in cooperative living where...
Author
Description
An award-winning journalist presents a tour-de-force analysis-drawing from history, economics, sociology, and popular culture-of the profound and transformative years of the early 2020s, both for individuals and for the global economy.
We are living in a strange world-Salmon calls it "the New Not Normal." The Phoenix Economy explores the ramifications of the pandemic years, many of which are surprisingly positive. In doing so, Salmon makes sense of...
Author
Series
Description
Desde principios del siglo XX, el desarrollo de la economía capitalista acentuó cada vez más las tensiones sociales e impulsó una fuerte expansión de las economías centrales sobre las periféricas y una competencia vertiginosa por acceder a nuevos mercados. La consolidación de estas economías centrales en el marco de una economía mundial occidental ha dado lugar a una estructura de poder que explica la evolución de los conflictos sociales...
Author
Series
Description
La economía argentina es un clásico de la literatura económica acerca del desarrollo argentino. La primera edición apareció a principios de 1963 y desde ese momento se han agotado treinta reimpresiones, más de cien mil ejemplares, y ha sido traducida al inglés, al portugués y al japonés.
La aplicación de un enfoque histórico para el estudio de las distintas etapas del proceso económico nacional, en conexión con la evolución del sistema...
Author
Description
"Every day across the U.S., 66 million poor white people pay the price for failing whiteness. In this sweeping debut, activist and chaplain Cedar Monroe introduces us to the poor and unhoused of a small town in Washington, who grapple with desperation, a collapsing economy, and their own racism. Trash asks us to see anew the peril in which poor white people live. Can those deemed "trash" join the resistance to the system that is killing us all?"--...
Author
Formats
Description
"What if money didn't mean restriction, and instead, choice? The ability to luxuriously travel, quit toxic jobs, donate to important organizations, retire early? ... Tori founded Her First $100K to teach women to overcome the unique obstacles standing in the way of their financial freedom. In [this book], she distills the principles of her shame- and judgment-free approach to paying off debt, figuring out your value categories to spend mindfully,...
Author
Description
Can Africa develop businesses beyond the extractive or agricultural sectors? What would it take for Africa to play a major role in global business? By focusing on recent changes, Scott D. Taylor demonstrates how Africa's business culture is marked by an unprecedented receptivity to private enterprise. Challenging persistent stereotypes about crony capitalism and the lack of development, Taylor reveals a long and dynamic history of business in Africa....
Author
Description
America's #1 retirement adviser offers tried and true investment strategies for before and after retirement. Sound guidance from the creator of RetirementWatch.com and the author of “Where's My Money?: Secrets to Getting the Most Out of Your Social Security”.
The 2020s are likely to be among the worst times to be nearing retirement or in the early years of retirement. The book first explains the forces that are coming together to make it more...
Author
Series
Description
Of course! Here's a compelling description for your e-book: "Make Money with Just Your Mobile Phone and Internet" Are you ready to unlock the secrets of financial success right from the palm of your hand? In this groundbreaking e-book, we reveal the revolutionary methods to turn your mobile phone and internet connection into powerful tools for wealth creation.Discover the untapped potential of your smartphone as we guide you through proven strategies...
Author
Description
Good To Great By Jim CollinsJim Collin's Good to Great examines companies that have not only endured over time, but who managed the transition from being good companies to becoming outstanding performers. The eleven companies found to have taken this leap managed to outperform the stock market 6.9 times over fifteen years. The author set out to understand what distinguished great organizations from a carefully selected group of companies that...
In Inter-Library Loan System
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by VOKAL can be requested from other Inter-Library Loan System libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup.
Make a purchase suggestion
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request