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"[American] trade practices are weighing down the dollar. The decline in its value
has already been substantial, but is nevertheless likely to continue."

Warren E. Buffett , in the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Report for 2004


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Classic Works on Economics
from 1776 to 1980

On The Wealth of Nations classic book by Adam Smith   "An Inquiry Into The Nature and Causes of The Wealth of Nations" [1776 classic]
by Adam Smith [1723-1790]

Bantam Classics mass pb [3/2003] for $7.95
book entry at Wikipedia
Principles of Political Economy and Taxation classic book by David Ricardo   "Principles of Political Economy and Taxation" [1817 classic]
by David Ricardo [1772-1823]

Dover 8x5¼ pb [6/2004] for $9.95
Prometheus 8½x5½ pb [11/96] for $11.20
eLibron facsimile of 1908 edition
Adamant Media pb [8/2006] for $29.99
Extraordinary Popular Delusions & The Madness of Crowds classic book by Charles Mackay   "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds"
[1841 classic] by Charles Mackay

Besides looking at too-frequent financial bubbles & schemes, the book covers alchemy, the Crusades, witchery, haunted houses, fashions, fortune-telling and other mass phenomena.
Three Rivers Press 9x6 pb [7/95] for $10.85
Prometheus Books 8½x5½ pb [5/2001] for $20.00
Harriman House 7½x4½ hardcover [12/2003] for $12.91

Principles of Economics classic book by Carl Menger    "Principles of Economics" [1871 classic]
by Carl Menger [1840-1921]

Libertarian Press 9½x6½ pb [12/94] for $19.94 at Amazon
NY Univ Press hardcover [4/81] out of print/used at Amazon
infosite at George Mason University

Progress and Poverty 1879 classic book by Henry George   "Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry Into The Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want With Increase of Wealth - The Remedy" [1879 classic] by Henry George [1839-97]
Very popular in its time, and still revered by flat-tax advocates. But the essence of the Single Tax On Land is false, in that landowners will always shift the burden of that tax to tenants.
BiblioLife 9¾x7½ pb [4/2010] for $34.01  
Nabu Press/BiblioBazaar 9¾x7½ pb [4/2010] for $44.75  
BiblioLife 10x7 hardcover [4/2010] for $44.99  
book entry at Wikipedia • official book site & online text
Gospel of Wealth classic book by Andrew Carnegie   
"The Gospel of Wealth" and Other Writings [1889 classic]
by industrialist Andrew Carnegie [1835-1919]

Penguin 7½x5 pb [9/2006] for $8.50
Henry Demarest Lloyd portrait   "Wealth Against Commonwealth" [1894 classic]
by muckraker Henry Demarest Lloyd [1847-1903]

Greenwood Press hardcover [3/76] for $45.00
Reprint Services hardcover [11/99] for $126.99
Theory of the Leisure Class classic book by Thorstein B. Veblen   "The Theory of The Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions" [1899 classic]
by Thorstein B. Veblen [1857-1929]

Dover Thrift 8x5 pb [6/94] for $2.25
Career Tapes multi-cassette audio [6/87] for $80.00
online text of 'Theory of the Leisure Class'
Philosophy of Money classic book by Georg Simmel, edited by David Frisby   "The Philosophy of Money" [1900 classic]
by Georg Simmel [1858-1918]; edited by David Frisby; translated by Tom Bottomore & David Frisby

Routledge 9¼x7 3rd edition pb [5/2004] for $41.95
Routledge 9½x6¼ 3rd ed hardcover [5/2004] for $145.00
The Octopus novel by Frank Norris   "The Octopus: A Story of California" [1901 novel]
by Frank Norris [1870-1902]

The classic historical novel of the decade-long ruthless & bloody battle between the railroad monopoly and the outmatched farmers of California.
Dover 5¼x8 pb [12/2003] for $8.95
Penguin 7¾x5 pb [8/94] for $14.95
Penguin 7¾x5 pb [10/86] out of print/used
Indypublish 6x9 hardcover [9/2002] for $22.99
Bentley hardcover [6/71] out of print/used

The Pit novel by Frank Norris   "The Pit: A Story of Chicago" [1903] by Frank Norris [1870-1902]
Love vs. speculation on the Chicago commodities market; "...as topical as the internet bubble"; "... shows that greed has always been the driving force in our American economy."
Kessinger 9x6 pb [6/2004] for $31.95
Penguin 7¾x5 pb [8/94] out of print/many used
North Books 8x5½ hardcover [1/2003] for $26.99
Robert Bentley 8½x6 hardcover [6/71] out of print/used

Theory of Money & Credit book by Ludwig von Mises   "The Theory of Money and Credit" [1912 classic]
by Ludwig von Mises, translation by H.E. Batson

"The best book on money ever written." — Murray Rothbard
CreateSpace 9¾x8 pb [5/2009] for $11.99
Liberty Fund 9x6 pb [6/80] for $7.50
Liberty Fund 9½x6½ hardcover [6/81] for $24.00
The Financier novel by Theodore Dreiser  "The Financier" [1912 novel] by Theodore Dreiser [1871-1945]
The first of a trilogy about ambitious Frank Cowperwood (based on the flamboyant life of C.T. Yerkes). His fortunes rise and fall in Philadelphia society, from the U.S. Civil War to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, when his stock empire falls apart due to shady dealings and romantic scandal; he serves time in prison, and heads for Chicago to play the grain market.
Plume 8x5¼ pb [11/67] for $12.48
The Titan novel by Theodore Dreiser   "The Titan" [1914 sequel to "The Financier"] by Theodore Dreiser
Frank Cowperwood enters the financial world of Chicago with letters of introduction that fail to mention his criminal past.
BiblioBazaar 8x5 pb [3/2007] for $18.99
hardcover [12/2007] for $27.50
"The Stoic" [1947 posthumous sequel to "The Titan"] by Dreiser
Signet pb [11/81] out of print/rare

Reminiscences of A Stock Operator book by Edwin Lef่vre  
"Reminiscences of A Stock Operator" [1923]
by Edwin Lef่vre [1873-1941], Foreword by Roger Lowenstein

Wiley Classics 8½x5½ pb [1/2006] for $13.57
Illustrated Edition: Foreword by William J. O'Neil
Wiley Classics 11x8½ hardcover [9/2004] for $19.77
The Robber Barons classic book by Matthew Josephson  "The Robber Barons: The Great American Capitalists, 1861-1901"
[1934 classic] by Matthew Josephson

The classic study of American capitalists who boldly seized economic power in America after the Civil War, including Carnegie, Frick, Gould, Morgan, Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, and others.
Harcourt 8x5½ pb [6/62] for $12.75
Amereon 8¾x5¾ hardcover [6/40] for $34.95

General Theory classic book by John Maynard Keynes  
"The General Theory of Employment, Interest & Money"
[1936 classic] by John Maynard Keynes

Prometheus 8½x5½ pb [5/97] for $11.20
Royal Economic Society hardcover [4/78] out of print/used
Folklore of Capitalism book by Thurman W. Arnold   "The Folklore of Capitalism" [1937 classic]
by Thurman W. Arnold

Beard Group 8x5 pb [12/2000] for $34.95
Greenwood hardcover [6/80] out of print/used
Road To Serfdom classic book by F.A. Hayek   "The Road To Serfdom" [1944 classic]
by F.A. Hayek

Univ of Chicago Press 8x5 pb [9/94] for $9.48
Univ of Chicago Press hardcover [9/94] for $19.25
Blackstone UNABR audio [8/97] for $49.95
Economics classic book by Paul A. Samuelson & William D. Nordhaus   "Economics" [1948 classic] by Paul A. Samuelson
800-page 18th edition, co-authored by William D. Nordhaus
McGraw-Hill/Irwin 10¼x8 hardcover [7/2004] for $123.75 !!
1948 original
McGraw-Hill/Irwin hardcover [12/97] out of print/used
Human Action classic book by Ludwig von Mises  "Human Action: A Treatise On Economics"
[900-page 1949 classic] by Ludwig von Mises

"Ought to be on the bookshelf of every thinking man." — Wall Street Journal
Fox & Wilkes 9¼x6¼ pb [1/97] for $24.95
Ludwig von Mises Institute hardcover [12/98] for $65.00

The Intelligent Investor classic book by Benjamin Graham   "The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book On Value Investing"
[orig 1949; rev 2003] by Benjamin Graham [1894-1976]; updated with new commentary by Jason Zweig; Preface & Appendix by Warren E. Buffett

HarperBusiness Essentials pb [2/2006] for $13.57
Worldly Philosophers classic book by Robert L. Heilbroner   "The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times & Ideas of The Great Economic Thinkers" [1953 classic]
by Robert L. Heilbroner

editions since 1999 include additional chapter "The End of Worldly Philosophy"
Touchstone 8½x5½ pb [7th edition 8/99] for $11.20
S&S hardcover [6th edition 6/99] out of print/used
S&S hardcover [4th edition 9/72] out of print/used
Touchstone pb [4th edition 9/72] out of print/many used
Teachings / Worldly Philosophy book by Robert L. Heilbroner  
"Teachings From The Worldly Philosophy"
[1996 sequel] by Robert L. Heilbroner

W.W. Norton 8x5.4 pb [8/97] for $10.85
W.W. Norton hardcover [4/96] for $27.50
Affluent Society classic book by John Kenneth Galbraith  "The Affluent Society: 40th Anniversary Edition" [1958 classic]
by John Kenneth Galbraith [1908-2006]

Houghton Mifflin 8¼x5½ pb [10/98] for $10.40
The Wretched of The Earth classic book by Frantz Fanon   "The Wretched of The Earth" [1961 classic]
by Frantz Fanon; translation by Constance Farrington

A handbook for revolution against colonialism.
"Have the courage to read this book." — Jean-Paul Sartre [1905-80]
Grove Press 8.2x5¼ pb [4/86] for $9.60
The Other America classic bhook by Michael Harrington   "The Other America: Poverty In The United States" [1962 classic]
by Michael Harrington

Scribner 8½x5½ pb [8/97] for $13.00
Collier pb [1/94] out of print/many used
MacMillan hardcover [6/70] out of print/used
Monetary History of the U.S. classic by Milton Friedman & Anna Jacobson Schwartz   "Monetary History of The United States, 1867-1960" [1963 classic]
by Milton Friedman & Anna Jacobson Schwartz

Princeton Univ Press 9¼x6½ pb [11/71] for $36.23
Princeton Univ Press hardcover [6/63] out of print/used
expanded version of Chapter 7: "The Great Contraction" [1964]
Princeton Univ Press pb [6/64] out of print/used

Capitalism & Freedom classic book by Milton Friedman   "Capitalism and Freedom" [1962 classic] by Milton Friedman
Univ of Chicago Press 8x5¼ pb [6/72] out of print/used
Univ of Chicago Press pb [11/2002] for $13.00
Univ of Chicago Press hardcover [11/2002] for $45.00
Blackstone UNABR audio [12/93] 5 tapes for $27.97
CareerTapes audio [6/89] for $60.00
online text of Preface (1982)

Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal classic book by Ayn Rand   "Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal" [1967 classic]
by Ayn Rand [1905-82]

N.A.L. pb [8/84] for $6.39
Blackstone UNABR audio [11/2000] for $69.95
Blackstone audio CD [11/2000] for $96.00
Rich & Super Rich book by Ferdinand Lundberg  "The Rich & The Super Rich: A Study In The Power of Money Today" [1968]
by Ferdinand Lundberg

Lyle Stuart 6¼x9¼ pb [8/88] out of print/used
Lyle Stuart hardcover [6/68] out of print/used
Mouse On Wall Street novel by Leonard Wibberley  "The Mouse On Wall Street: Another Mad Irresistible Story About The Little Duchy That Shook Mighty America With Laughter!" [1969]
by Leonard Wibberley [1915-83]

After the success of their invasion of the United States, the Duchy of Grand Fenwick is awash with money. Too much money causes inflation, so the ministers decide to lose money on the New York stock market ...
Bantam mass pb [1/71] out of print/scarce
Wm. Morrow hardcover [9/69] out of print/used
Economy of Cities classic book by Jane Jacobs  
"The Economy of Cities" [1969 classic]
by Jane Jacobs

Vintage pb [2/77] for $11.20
Random House hardcover [1/69] out of print/used
1973 classic Ten Cents On The Dollar / Bankruptcy Game book by Sidney Rutberg   "Ten Cents On The Dollar: Or, The Bankruptcy Game" [1973 classic]
by Sidney Rutberg

Beard Books 8x5 pb [1999] for $34.95
A Random Walk Down Wall Street book by Burton G. Malkiel   "A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy For Successful Investing" [1973 classic, 8th edition 2003]
by Burton G. Malkiel

recommended by John C. Bogle in August 2005 Time Magazine interview
W.W. Norton 8½x5½ pb [1/2004] for $12.21
W.W. Norton 9½x6½ hardcover [4/2003] for $19.77
publisher bookpage

Manias, Panics & Crashes / History of Financial Crises classic book by Charles P. Kindleberger & Robert Aliber  
"Manias, Panics and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises"
[1978 classic] by Charles P. Kindleberger & Robert Aliber

"has long been the best history of financial pathologies"
Wiley & Sons 5th edition 8¾x6 pb [10/2005] for $13.57
Essentials of Economics textbook by Baumol & Blinder   "Essentials of Economics: Principles & Policy" [1979 classic]
by William J. Baumol & Alan S. Blinder

10th edition textbook includes access to InfoTracฎ software
South-Western College Publng 11x8½ hardcover [6/2005] for $135.48
Prof. Baumol at Wikipedia
Prof. Blinder at Wikipedia


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Economics Film Festival

"Margin Call" [indep Sept? 2010]  
The film tracks eight people at a prominent investment bank during a tumultuous 24 hours
during the 2008 financial collapse.
Written & directed by J.C. Chandor; starring Demi Moore,
Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Simon Baker, Stanley Tucci, Zachary Quinto & Carla Gugino
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb

The End of Poverty? movie by Philippe Diaz  "The End of Poverty? Think Again" [Cinema Libre Studio Nov 2009]  
Examines the true causes of poverty today and how deliberate exploitation of the poor perpetuates colonialism and its consequences, where 25% of the world's population consumes 85% of its wealth – and lives in fear that the people will take it away from them.
Written & directed by Philippe Diaz; narrated by Martin Sheen
DVD/Blu-ray not yet available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site
Why Global Poverty? book by Clifford Cobb & Philippe Diaz  
"Why Global Poverty? Think Again: A Companion Guide To The Film The End of Poverty?" [2009]
by Clifford W. Cobb & Philippe Diaz

Robert Schalkenbach Foundation 9x6 pb [11/2009] for $20.99
Capitalism, A Love Story documentary by Michael Moore  "Capitalism: A Love Story" [Dog Eat Dog/Weinstein Oct 2009]
Back in 2008, Michael Moore described his next film as being about 'the wonders of capitalism'. However, fate provided him with the 'G.O.P. Meltdown', the still-rolling collapse of the U.S. and worldwide economy. The American Dream is looking like a nightmare for more and more ordinary people whose lives have been turned upside down, as families pay the price each day with their jobs, their homes and their savings – the disastrous impact of unregulated corporate dominance and scared politicians seeking re-election versus mystified & angry citizens across America. Co-produced, written & directed by & starring Michael Moore; already won 2 awards at the Venice Film Festival
Starz / Anchor Bay widescreen color Blu-ray [3/2010] for $24.99  
Starz / Anchor Bay widescreen color DVD [3/2010] for $17.99  
full credits from IMDb • official movie site

American Casino docufilm by Leslie Cockburn  "American Ca$ino" documentary feature [indep Aug 2009]
This film finally explains how and why the global financial system crumbled from the subprime loan market 'bubble' and over $12 trillion of our money vanished into the pockets of Wall Street titans. Co-written & directed by Leslie Cockburn; co-written by Andrew Cockburn; featuring Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, Mayor of Baltimore Sheila Dixon, former Senator Phil Gramm, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson & Congressman Henry Waxman
DVD/Blu-ray not available at Amazon • full credits at IMDb • official movie site
Working Minds Philosophy Essay #18 "The Stock Market Casino" [Dec 2001]

I.O.U.S.A. documentary film by Patrick Creadon  "I.O.U.S.A." documentary film [Roadside Attractions Aug 2008]
85-minute docufilm that examines the rapidly growing U.S. National Debt and its conse-quences for the United States and its citizens, proposing solutions to recreate a fiscally sound nation for future generations.Co-written & directed by Patrick Creadon; based on the book by Addison Wiggin & Kate Incontrera; featuring U.S. Comptroller General David Walker; nominated for Grand Jury Prize at Sundance Film Festival
PBS Direct widescreen color DVD [4/2009] for $21.99
full credits at IMDb • official movie site
I.O.U.S.A. book by Addison Wiggin & Kate Incontrera  "I.O.U.S.A.: One Nation. Under Stress. In Debt." [2008]
by Addison Wiggin & Kate Incontrera

features interviews with Warren Buffett, former Treasury Secretaries Paul O’Neill & Robert Rubin, former Fed Chairs Paul A. Volcker & Alan Greenspan, Peter G. Peterson of The Blackstone Group, Congressman Ron Paul [R-TX], author Bill Bonner, and others
Wiley & Sons 9x6 pb [9/2008] for $12.97
Overdrawn! documentary film   "Overdrawn !" [indep 2007]
Explores predatory lending practices of the major U.S. banks, focusing on overdraft charges, plus the larger issues of corporate domination of government & society, and the consumer revolution against banks in the U.K.
Written & directed by Karney Hatch; featuring Ralph Nader & Joel Bakan
Northwest Media color DVD [2009] out of prodn/used or at the official website
full credits at IMDb • official movie site
Maxed Out / Hard Times / Easy Credit movie directed by James D. Scurlock  "Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit & The Era of Predatory Lenders" documentary feature [Trueworks March 2007]
Co-produced, written & directed by James D. Scurlock
Magnolia widescreen color DVD [6/2007] for $17.99
full credits from IMDb • official movie site {Flash only}
Scribner 8¼x5½ pb [12/2007] for $11.20
Scribner 9¼x6¼ hardcover [3/2007] for $18.00
In Debt We Trust documentary feature directed by Danny Schechter  
"In Debt We Trust" documentary feature [Globalvision 2006]
Co-produced, written & directed by Danny Schechter
Disinformation color DVD [4/2007] for $14.99
full credits from IMDb • official movie site
America Freedom To Fascism movie poster directed by Aaron Russo   "America: From Freedom To Fascism" [independent Sept 2006]
Documentary covering a range of issues: income taxes, the Federal Reserve, federal identification, police brutality, erosion of civil liberties – and a solution: civil disobediance. Produced, written & directed by Aaron Russo [1943-2007]
Cinema Libre color DVD [12/2006] for $13.99
full credits at IMDb • official movie site
Black Gold coffee economics documentary film   "Black Gold: Wake Up & Smell The Coffee" [indep June 2006]
'Your Coffee Will Never Taste The Same Again': A nuanced and sensitive documentary view of our globalized economic and social systems, comparing wholesalers, marketeers, and the high-priced retail coffee world with exploited coffee plantation laborers in Ethiopia.
Co-produced & directed by Marc Francis
Speak It Films/Fulcrum Prodns color DVD [8/2007] for $26.95
full credits from IMDb • official movie site

Down & Out In America directed by Lee Grant  "Down and Out In America" [H.B.O. 1986]
Examines three sectors of American society, and the rampant & devastating economic injustice that causes bank foreclosure of heartland farms, unemployment from the thousands of jobs going overseas each day, and villages of stunned homeless urban Americans. Directed & narrated by [blacklistee] Lee Grant; won Oscar for Best Documentary Feature
M.P.I. Medis color VHS [10/87] out of prodn/used
full credits from IMDb

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'Dummies' & 'Idiots' Book Series

Economics For Dummies book by Sean Flynn  "Economics For Dummies" [2005]
by Sean Flynn

For Dummies pb [1/2005] for $14.95
Idiot's Guide to Economics book by Tom Gorman  "The Complete Idiot's Guide To Economics" [2003]
by Tom Gorman

Alpha 9x7.4 pb [7/2003] for $12.89
Stock Investing for Dummies book by Paul Mladjenovic   "Stock Investing For Dummies" [2002]
by Paul Mladjenovic

For Dummies 9¼x7½ pb [6/2002] for $15.39
Idiot's Guide to Savvy Investing book by Edward T. Koch & Debra DeSalvo   "The Complete Idiot's Guide To Savvy Investing" [1999]
by Edward T. Koch & Debra DeSalvo

Alpha Books 9x7¼ pb [2/2003] for $13.27
Investing Online for Dummies book by Kathleen Sindell   "Investing Online For Dummies" [1998]
by Kathleen Sindell

For Dummies 9¼x7½ pb [4th edition 7/2002] for $17.49
Idiot's Guide to Finance & Accounting book by Michael Muckian   "The Complete Idiot's Guide To Finance & Accounting" [1997]
by Michael Muckian

Alpha Books 9x7¼ pb [9/97] for $11.87
Alpha Books M/S Reader ebook [2/2003] for $16.95
Investing for Dummies book by Eric Tyson   "Investing For Dummies" [1996]
by Eric Tyson

For Dummies 9¼x7.4 pb [3rd edition 11/2002] for $15.39
Harper audio CD [12/99] for $14.00
Harper ABR audio [2/97] out of stock/used
Mutual Funds for Dummies book by Eric Tyson  "Mutual Funds For Dummies" [1998]
by Eric Tyson

For Dummies 9¼x7½ pb [3rd edition 3/2001] for $15.39
Personal Finance for Dummies book by Eric Tyson   "Personal Finance For Dummies" [1994]
by Eric Tyson

For Dummies 9¼x7.4 pb [4th edition 7/2003] for $15.39
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