New York: Bantam Dell, 2003. Paperback. The Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith. First published in 1776, the book offers one of the world's first collected descriptions of what builds nations' wealth, and is today a fundamental work in classical..... More

Cambridge: Icon Books, 2002. First Edition. Paperback. More

New York: Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, 1965. First Edition. Paperback. Rare. These fourteen essays covering a wide range of subjects of great current interest reflect the continuous evolution of the author’s thought from 1951 to 1961. Range and flexibility characterize Alexander Gerschenkron’s dynamic approach to Europe’s industrial history. Connecting..... More

London: John Murray, 1963. Oscar Lancaster (illustrations). Reprint. Paperback. More

Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1999. First Edition, First Printing. Trade Paperback. Charles Tilly, in this eloquent manifesto, presents a powerful new approach to the study of persistent social inequality. How, he asks, do long-lasting, systematic inequalities in life chances arise, and how do they come to distinguish members..... More

London: Penguin Books, 2009. Paperback. Ecological Intelligence examines the profound environmental, social, and health consequences of everyday consumer choices. In this thought-provoking book, author Daniel Goleman defines “ecological intelligence” as individuals’ ability to apply what they learn about their impact on the environment to make changes in their behavior and..... More

New York: W W Norton & Company, 1981. First Edition, Ninth Printing. Softcover. In this bold, sweeping study of the development of Western economies, Douglass C. North sets forth a new view of societal change. At the core of Professor North's investigation is the question of property rights, the..... More

New York: Penguin Books, 2013. Paperback. Cheap fashion has fundamentally changed the way most Americans dress. Stores ranging from discounters like Target to traditional chains like JCPenny now offer the newest trends at unprecedentedly low prices. And we have little reason to keep wearing and repairing the clothes we already..... More

New York: Vintage Books, 1967. First Vintage Books Edition. Paperback. About the author: Eugene Dominic Genovese (May 19, 1930 – September 26, 2012) was an American historian of the American South and American slavery. He was noted for bringing a Marxist perspective to the study of power, class and..... More

New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1990. First U.S. Edition (stated), First Printing. Hardcover. Braudel's last and most personal book was L'Identité de la France (The Identity of France), which was unfinished at the time of his death in 1985. Unlike many of Braudel's other books, he made no secret of his..... More

New York: International Publishers Co., Inc., 1972. Third Printing of 1939 Ediiton. Paperback. New World Paperbacks book no. NW-21. More

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2010. Paperback. The global financial crisis has made it painfully clear that powerful psychological forces are imperiling the wealth of nations today. From blind faith in ever-rising housing prices to plummeting confidence in capital markets, “animal spirits” are driving financial events worldwide. In this book, acclaimed..... More

New York: Three Rivers Press, 1979. Paperback. Considered among the leading economic thinkers of the “Austrian School,” which includes Carl Menger, Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich (F.A.) Hayek, and others, Henry Hazlitt (1894-1993), was a libertarian philosopher, an economist, and a journalist. He was the founding vice-president of the Foundation for..... More