Author: FEE
Publisher: FEE
Keywords: depression, myths
Number of Pages: 28
Published: 2011-01-01
eBookDB-ID: EBDBA69323

Many volumes have been written about the Great Depression of 1929-1941 and its impact on the lives of millions of Americans. Historians, economists and politicians have all combed the wreckage searching for the “black box” that will reveal the cause of the calamity. Sadly, all too many of them decide to abandon their search, finding it easier perhaps to circulate a host of false and harmful conclusions about the events of seven decades ago. Consequently, many people today continue to accept critiques of free-market capitalism that are unjustified and support government poli

Author: Leonard E. Read
Publisher: The Foundation for Economic Educatio
Keywords: read, leonard, tree, family, pencil
Number of Pages: 18
Published: 2011-11-04
ISBN-10: 1572462094
ISBN-13: 9781572462090

I, Pencil by Leonard E. Read, c2006, 6"x9", staple bound, 11 page booklet. Heavy paper cover, glossy paper pages.Introduction BY LAWRENCE W. REED Eloquent. Extraordinary.Timeless. Paradigm- shifting. Classic. Half a century after it first appeared, Leonard Read’s “I, Pencil” still evokes such adjectives of praise. Rightfully so, for this little essay opens eyes and minds among people of all ages. Many first-time readers never see the world quite the same again. Ideas are most powerful when they’re wrapped in a compelling story. Leonard’s main point—economies

Author: Charles F Haanel
Publisher: Filiquarian Publishing, LLC
Keywords: system, key, master
Number of Pages: 236
Published: 2007-01-20
ISBN-10: 1599869233
ISBN-13: 9781599869230

The Master Key is here given to the world as a means of tapping the great Cosmic Intelligence and attracting from it that which corresponds to the ambitions, and aspirations of each reader. The Master Key teaching has been published in the form of a Correspondence Course of 24 lessons, delivered to students one per week for 24 weeks. The reader, who now receives the whole 24 parts at one times, is warned not to attempt to read the book like a novel, but to treat it as a course of study and conscientiously to imbibe the meaning of each part - reading and re-reading one part only per week before

Author: Jim Lecinski
Publisher: Vook
Keywords: zmot, truth, moment, zero, winning
Number of Pages: 75
Published: 2011-06-24
eBookDB-ID: B005B1LBS8

I’m passionate about marketing. I believe consumers will tell us what they want and need in their lives, if only we will listen anew every day.At Saatchi & Saatchi X, we recently conducted a study to understand the emotional benefits that drive and influence shopping behavior. Those benefits, we found, include the satisfaction of deep needs for self-creation, mastery, security and connection.Shoppers today want to explore and think about how products can improve their lives. They do reconnaissance to gain the insights they need, and they’re driven to bond with others and enrich

Author: Allen B. Downey
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: computer, scientist, think, design, software, python
Number of Pages: 270
Published: 2009-03-16
ISBN-10: 0521725968
ISBN-13: 9780521725965

Python for Software Design is a concise introduction to software design using the Python programming language. Intended for people with no programming experience, this book starts with the most basic concepts and gradually adds new material. Some of the ideas students find most challenging, like recursion and object-oriented programming, are divided into a sequence of smaller steps and introduced over the course of several chapters. The focus is on the programming process, with special emphasis on debugging. The book includes a wide range of exercises, from short examples to substantial projec

Author: Max Hailperin
Publisher: Max Hailperin
Keywords: controlled, interaction, supporting, middleware, systems, operating
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2007
ISBN-10: 0534423698
ISBN-13: 9780534423698

Intended for juniors, seniors, and first-year graduate students, Max Hailperin’s Operating Systems and Middleware: Supporting Controlled Interaction takes a modern approach to the traditional Operating Systems course. By using this innovative text, students will obtain an understanding of how contemporary operating systems and middleware work, and why they work that way. They will also gain practical skills including the ability to reason about and program concurrent computations, understand hardware/software interactions, use empirical measurement to guide design, and analyze sy

Author: Jennifer L Armstrong
Publisher: CreateSpace
Keywords: prophet
Number of Pages: 222
Published: 2011-08-13
ISBN-10: 1463734239
ISBN-13: 9781463734237

With a backpack and a trunk full of books, Jenna arrives in Jerusalem. A chance meeting with Zed starts off as a romantic adventure for the televangelist’s son, but becomes unsettling when he discovers that the books in the trunk contradict everything his father teaches about the Second Coming of Jesus. About the Author Jennifer L. Armstrong was educated at Ambassador College where she received a B.A. in Theology in 1993. A summer archaeological dig at Hazor Israel, combined with a tour of the Holy Land in 1992 started an interest in all things Middle Eastern. In 1999, she began pub