The Silicon eyes

The triumph of numbers

how counting shaped modern life

Consulting and collecting numbers has been a feature of human affairs since antiquity#tax collection, head counts for military service#but not until the Scientific Revolution in the seventeenth century did social numbers such as births, deaths, and marriages begin to be analyzed. The late ...

The Random Walk guide to investing

ten rules for financial success

The business and practice of coaching

finding your niche, making money, and attracting ideal clients

Building a thriving coaching business is a challenge. An estimated 30,000 coaches have entered the coaching profession during the past five years. Unfortunately, the majority report they are unable to earn a living wage from their coaching services. Competition is high, and the knowledge ...

Macroeconomics

economic growth, fluctuations, and policy

Over five editions, Macroeconomics has remained among the most popular intermediate texts in the field. The Sixth Edition incorporates the most current data and theory into the text#s signature single-model approach, clearly demonstrating the real-world applications of macroeconomic theory. Additionally, the Sixth Edition has ...

A court divided

the rehnquist court end the future of constitucional law

Many think that the Rehnquist Court's most important division is between its liberals and its conservatives, when in reality the division lies between two types of Republican conservatives. Some#Rehnquist, Scalia, and Thomas#are in tune with the modern post-Reagan Republican Party, while Kennedy ...

The Plot

The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion

The Plot, which examines the astonishing conspiracy and the fabrication of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, has become a worldwide phenomenon since its hardcover publication, taught in classrooms around the globe. Purported to be the actual blueprints by Jewish leaders to take over ...

Black earth

a journey through Russia after the fall

A brief history of the Human Race

The rise of american democracy

Jefferson to Lincoln

Wedding of the waters

the Erie Canal and the making of a great nation

The building of the Erie Canal in the first quarter of the nineteenth century is one of the greatest and most riveting stories of American ingenuity. Featuring a rich cast of characters, including not only political visionaries like Washington and Jefferson but also a huge ...

Out of gas

the end of the age of oil

Our rate of oil discovery has reached its peak and will never be exceeded; rather, it is certain to decline - perhaps rapidly - forever forward. Meanwhile, in the 20th century we have developed lifestyles firmly rooted in the promise of an endless, cheap supply. David Goodstein ...

Seal the deal

130 surefire negotiating strategies

War and the american presidency

Will in the world

how Shakespeare became Shakespeare

Chechnya

to the heart of a conflict

Media man

Ted Turner's improbable empire

The battle that stopped Rome

Emperor Augustus, arminius, and the slaughter of the legions in the Teutoburg forest

Khrushchev

the man and his Era

Nikita Khrushchev was one of the most complex and important political figures of the twentieth century. Ruler of the Soviet Union during the first decade after Stalin's death, Khrushchev left a contradictory stamp on his country and on the world. His life and career ...

Respect

In a world of inequality