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Accelerating out of the Great Recession Accelerating out of the Great Recession David Rhodes,Daniel Stelter From the world's leading business strategy consultancy comes this essential guide to prospering in the aftermath of what is being called the Great Recession.Accelerating Out of the Great Recession, b… OL15175236W
The age of deleveraging The age of deleveraging A. Gary Shilling "Top economist Gary Shilling shows you how to prosper in the slow-growing and deflationary times that lie ahead. While many investors fear a rapid rise in inflation, author Gary Shilling, an award-w… OL15488468W
From financial crisis to stagnation From financial crisis to stagnation Thomas I. Palley "The U.S. economy today is confronted with the prospect of extended stagnation. This book explores why. Thomas I. Palley argues that the Great Recession and destruction of shared prosperity is due to… OL16002740W
Your teacher said what?! Your teacher said what?! Joe Kernen Presents a scathing assessment of liberal values that have entered mainstream American culture, arguing that the media and education systems are irresponsibly teaching children negative views on capi… OL16134259W
Back to work Back to work Bill Clinton "I wrote this book because I love my country and I'm concerned about our future," writes Bill Clinton. "As I often said when I first ran for President in 1992, America at its core is an idea, the ide… OL16346054W
Power and willpower in the American future Power and willpower in the American future Robert J. Lieber "To argue against the widely proclaimed idea of American decline might seem a lonely task. After all, the problems are real and serious. Yet if we take a longer view, much of the discourse about decl… OL16451544W
Inside job Inside job Charles H. Ferguson The definitive big picture on the financial crisis from the man behind the film "Inside Job", one of the top 30 documentaries of all time and an Oscar-winning film. Based on explosive interviews cond… OL16451730W
Too much magic Too much magic James Howard Kunstler ""Too Much Magic" is what Kunstler sees in the bright visions of a future world dreamed up by optimistic souls who believe technology will solve all our problems. In Too Much Magic, Kunstler articula… OL17826708W
Patterns of economic change by state and area Patterns of economic change by state and area Mary Meghan Ryan "This publication presents data on personal income, employment, and gross domestic product for the United States as a whole, and also by region, state, and metropolitan statistical area (MSA). In add… OL17879579W
Working scared (or not at all) Working scared (or not at all) Carl E. Van Horn "Work Scared draws on nearly twenty-five thousand interviews with employed and unemployed Americans conducted from 1998 to 2012. These voices of American workers tell a compelling story about wrenchi… OL17884273W
Hard times Hard times Tom Clark "2008 was a watershed year for global finance. The banking system was eventually pulled back from the brink, but the world was saddled with the worst slump since the 1930s Depression, and millions we… OL17886706W
The demographic cliff The demographic cliff Dent, Harry S. Jr "Bestselling author and financial guru Harry Dent shows why we're facing a decade-long "great deflation"-and what to do about it. Throughout his long career as an economic forecaster, Harry Dent has … OL19708303W
Financial crisis in American households Financial crisis in American households Joseph Nathan Cohen "Cohen examines the long-term deterioration in U.S. household finances, characterizes the household financial problems as structural problems in the U.S. capitalist system, and identifies the high co… OL19725840W
Affluenza Affluenza John De Graaf We tried to warn you! The 2008 economic collapse proved how resilient and dangerous affluenza can be. This book can safely be called prophetic in showing how problems ranging from loneliness, endle… OL19975429W
Raw deal Raw deal Steven Hill "Every day, innovative entrepreneurs pioneer bold economic ideas that change the way we live and work. Companies like Google, Apple, Oracle, Facebook and Twitter aren't the only ones shaping our econ… OL20010594W
Crippled America Crippled America Donald Trump Donald Trump outlines how a crippled America could be restored to greatness. The book explores Trump's view on key issues including the economy, big CEO salaries and taxes, healthcare, education, nat… OL20015094W
Five easy theses Five easy theses James M. Stone America today confronts a host of urgent problems, many of them seemingly intractable, but some we are entirely capable of solving. Insurance executive and philanthropist James M. Stone presents spec… OL20032005W
Plutocracy in America Plutocracy in America Ronald P. Formisano "The growing gap between the most affluent Americans and the rest of society is changing the country into one defined--more than almost any other developed nation--by exceptional inequality of income… OL20057651W
Down and out in the new economy Down and out in the new economy Ilana Gershon Finding a job used to be simple. You'd show up at an office and ask for an application. A friend would mention a job in their department. Or you'd see an ad in a newspaper and send in your cover lett… OL20058246W
Equity, Growth, and Community Equity, Growth, and Community Chris Benner In the last several years, much has been written about growing economic challenges, increasing income inequality, and political polarization in the United States. Addressing these new realities in Am… OL20932461W
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