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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

	"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" [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 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" [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: 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
	"The Gospel of Wealth" and Other Writings [1889 classic] by industrialist Andrew Carnegie [1835-1919] Penguin 7½x5 pb [9/2006] for $8.50
	"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
	"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'
	"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: 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: 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
	"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" [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" [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" [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: 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
	"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
	"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
	"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" [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: 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: 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
	"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 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
	"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" [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: 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 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 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" [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
	"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
	"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
	"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
	"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: 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 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: 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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Periodicals on Economics

Business Ethics Report Magazine subscribe: 4 issues/year for $64.04 magazine website	Black Enterprise Magazine subscribe: 12 issues/year for $17.95 magazine website	International Economy Magazine subscribe: 4 issues/year for $87.84 magazine website
Smart Money Magazine subscribe: 12 issues/year for $12.00 magazine website	Robb Report Worth Magazine subscribe: 12 issues/year for $54.95 magazine website	Money Magazine subscribe: 13 issues/year for $19.95 magazine website

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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? 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? 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" [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 $17.99   full credits from IMDb • official movie site
	"American Ca$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 [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.: 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 !" [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 & 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 [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: 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: 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 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

and more on management, Wall Street, the Corporate Wars, and the G.O.P. Meltdown
on Magic Lantern's Rat Race Film Festival Page

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	"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" [1998] by Kathleen Sindell For Dummies 9¼x7½ pb [4th edition 7/2002] for $17.49
	"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" [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" [1998] by Eric Tyson For Dummies 9¼x7½ pb [3rd edition 3/2001] for $15.39
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