Customer Review: I placed order as new copy but found the product doesn't look like brand new one when I received it.
Yet the content of the book is very interesting. It contains a lot of useful information.
Customer Review: This book is a compilation of columns written by Paul Krugman mostly addressing the economy, warning of impending crises. Another words, a warning from 2004(and earlier) about what we are currently experiencing. The author is highly critical of the current administration's use of tax cuts for... more info
Customer Review: Many of us have worked at jobs that barely paid the bills, and paid us much less than we considered we were worth. An increasing number of people live lives dependent on such jobs. How does one make it in a country where the rents, food costs, transportation costs and health care costs routinely... more info
Customer Review: In this study Princeton professor Larry Bartels makes the argument that lower- and middle-income groups consistently do better under Democratic administrations than under Republican. During the last sixty years (1948-present) the average annual growth of real GNP was 1.64 percent per capita under... more info
Customer Review: Meredith's book is an attempt to describe and articulate the newly-fashionable theme of the China and India's rise to political and economic prominence. However, the book lacks a coherent plan of detailing its facts and linking them in a sensible way. The author jumps from one set of facts in... more info
Customer Review: Richistan is an extremely interesting book about the new wealth in America and the rapidly increasing numbers of newly rich people. Mr. Frank works at The Wall Street Journal and appears to have access to an amazing number of sources. He quotes firsthand information from many wealthy individuals.... more info
Customer Review: So far this book is telling you to become rich or stay where you are and either stay poor or become poor because the world will pass you by as times get worse. My problem/question is if everyone is hurting for money who will buy your products, service or real esate if there are few jobs and less... more info
Customer Review: A good overall primer on the current financial mess as well as some worthwhile suggestions on how to prosper/prepare for what may be happening next. Some of it might seem paranoid, but others would say he's only prudent. It would be even better if he didn't take so much time trying to sell... more info
Customer Review: I really hope that our government officials don't fall for the double-talk from the automobile manufacturers begging for a a handout, with the ongoing financial crises ripping across America. This book gives you one good reason the government shouldn't bail out GM, or any of the other... more info
Customer Review: Whether you are interested in buying gold or not, this book is of value for its general explanation of the world economy. If you are interested in such things as the housing market crash, dollar devaluation, trade deficits and the role of the American consumer in the world economy, you will enjoy... more info
