Back after a four–year hiatus, New York Times bestselling author Scott Adams presents an outrageous look at work, home and everyday life in his new book, Dilbert and the Way of the Weasel. Building on Dilbert’s theory that ‘All people are idiots’, Adams now says, ‘All people are idiots. And they are also weasels.’ Just …
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On privatizing urban infrastructure: A report submitted to the Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, D.C. 20410
Effects of Financial Globalization on Developing Countries: Some Empirical Evidence (Occasional Paper (International Monetary Fund))
This study provides a candid, systematic, and critical review of recent evidence on this complex subject. Based on a review of the literature and some new empirical evidence, it finds that (1) in spite of an apparently strong theoretical presumption, it is difficult to detect a strong and robust causal relationship between financial integration and …
Read More »NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2002 (NBER Macroeconomics Annual series)
The NBER Macroeconomics Annual presents, extends, and applies pioneering work in macroeconomics and stimulates work by macroeconomists on important policy issues. Each paper in the Annual is followed by comments and discussion.
Read More »Heart of a Soldier by James B. Stewart (2003-06-02)
By Francois Eugene Vidocq – Memoirs of Vidocq: Master of Crime (NABAT) (2003-05-16) [Paperback]
Memoirs of Vidocq: Master of Crime (NABAT)
Criminal exploits, secret agent intrigue, and clever -disguises fill the pages of Francois Eugene Vidocq’s memoirs. A legendary figure in history, Vidocq is known as the first detective and an inspiration to great writers such as Honore de Balzac, Victor Hugo and Edgar Allen Poe. As a player in the criminal underworld, Vidocq is a …
Read More »Memoirs of Vidocq: Master of Crime (NABAT) by Francois Eugene Vidocq (2003-05-01)
La Maquina De La Volatilidad (Economia Y Finanzas) (Spanish Edition)
Book by Pettis, Michael
Read More »When Body Language Goes Bad: A Dilbert Book
“Dilbert is easily one of the most clever and consistently funny comics in current circulation. Like all great comic strips, it provides a much-needed daily dose of comedy and, most importantly, keeps its finger firmly planted on the pulse of truth while doing so.” Some might think that the corporate scandals of 2002 could make …
Read More »The Idea of America
In their new book, visionaries Pierre Lemieux and William Bonner invite readers to reexamine long accepted notions of what America is and what it means to be an American. Lemieux and Bonner carefully chose each of the written works included in the striking anthology to spark imagination, thought, and debate. Each of the selections–some well-known …
Read More »The Idea of America by Bill Bonner (2003-03-01)
Fixed-Income Management: Credit, Covenants, and Core-Plus
Given a recent environment of low interest rates, high default rates, periods of high volatility, and increasingly concentrated benchmarks, the presentations in this proceedings explore a variety of methods for maximizing excess return in fixed-income portfolios. Points of emphasis include strengthening the core portfolio by focusing on fundamental credit analysis, joining with other bond buyers …
Read More »On privatizing urban infrastructure: A report
Der Weg zur Knechtschaft.
Dieses Buch, wahrend des zweiten Weltkriegs entstanden und 1944 zunachst auf Englisch erschienen, war ein Alarmruf, der sich an diejenigen richtete, welche die Freiheit schatzen und diese durch sozialistische Stromungen und nationalsozialistische Bestrebungen gefahrdet sahen.Mit scharfer Logik, in klarer Sprache und stellenweise mit schneidender Ironie fuhrt Friedrich A. von Hayek einen Beweis, dem sich ehrlicherweise …
Read More »The Rise of the Creative Class Publisher: Basic Books
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Now available, ten years following the release of internationally acclaimed ecconomic expert Dr. Richard Florida’s book “The Rise of the Creative Class. The original documentary tour from 2003-2004 shows how the future is shaped when the time for an idea has arrived. Featured locations are London, Chicago and Denver. Great for community discussions, classrooms and …
Read More »Tomorrow’s Gold: Asia’s Age of Discovery by Marc Faber (2002-11-12)
Mémoires de Vidocq, chef de la police de Sureté jusqu’en 1827, tome II
HardPress Classic Books Series
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