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	Microeconomics Simplified	by Douglas Marchbanks Feb. 06, 2012	$4.99	8558 words	Sample 20%
	The book is designed for those about to begin a university course and also for those who only need a concise and understandable introduction to the subject.
	Macroeconomics: What It Is and Why It Matters	by Moses Sanchez Dec. 23, 2011	$9.99	24845 words	Sample 20%
	What is Macroeconomics? It's money. It's credit. It's the market. It's rising and falling prices. It effects each of us every day, and understanding it is vital to every American, whether student or layperson. Now, at last, there is a book explaining it in easy-to-read everyday language without jargon, in terms anyone can understand. Isn't it about time?
	The Economics of the Kingdom of God	by James McCune Dec. 23, 2011	$6.99	114534 words	Sample 20%
	Solutions to the many failures of the modern global economy were offered over 3,500 years ago in God’s Law, but man has always been too stubborn to accept them. After the American Experiment has run its course and ended in failure—and the entire global system is groaning for deliverance—a new government will be set up on earth to rule in justice and wisdom using these very laws!
	Society	by Derrick Frohne Dec. 18, 2011	$0.99	21164 words
	Business and Reality
	The Wealth of the People: The Wealth of the Business Enterprise	by Fernando Urias Dec. 15, 2011	Free!	12404 words	Read a sample
	This is the fourth book of the "Wealth of the People" series. The book assumes that there is sufficient social capital in a society to allow for the existence of business enterprises that become the suppliers of the market. The business enterprises are shown to be an integral part of the survival and enrichment process of the people.
	101 Powerful Credit Repair Tips	by Father Pharaoh Nov. 21, 2011	Free!	24576 words	Read a sample
	This book will teach you the powerful strategies you need to build the financial habits that will help you to a keep a high credit risk rating. It really is that simple. Start reading and be prepared to start taking small but powerful steps that can have a dramatic impact on your financial life!
	What not to do in Business-Lessons Learned from Working at Crappy Companies	by Stewart Barron Oct. 24, 2011	$7.99	61736 words	Sample 20%
	***Four out of five stars, ForeWord Clarion Review*** A fun and light hearted look at what is wrong with most businesses today. Everyone can relate to working at a crappy company sometime in their life. This book pokes fun at situations that are all too common with companies today. Stewart Barron offers his views on what not to do in business.
	Euromentality	by Leonardo FAORO Oct. 18, 2011	$12.99	76022 words	Sample 20%
	You will reach the conclusion that people know but can’t define, they are not able to transpose into exact words what is asked in different situations. This problem may be explained shortly as follows: PEOPLE ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH AT MASTERING SEMANTICS!
	Midas Touch	by Robert T. Kiyosaki Oct. 06, 2011	$9.99	72471 words	Sample 20%
	Why Some Entrepreneurs Get Rich - and Why Most Don't
	ETF Handbuch der Börse Frankfurt	by Deutsche Börse Sep. 13, 2011	Free!	14503 words	Read a sample
	Dieses Handbuch unterstützt Anfänger, aber auch Fortgeschrittene bei Investments in ETFs.
	Politica monetară ÅŸi fiscală în România	by Adina Sfetcu Aug. 31, 2011	$1.00	8945 words	Sample 20%
	In contextul economiei actuale pentru a atinge un anumit prag de dezvoltare orice economie nationala trebuie sa aiba o politica economica bine pusa la punct care sa conduca spre atingerea obiectivelor stabilite la nivel international.
	Prosperity for Everyone	by Silvio Famularo Aug. 16, 2011	$3.00	38635 words	Sample 20%
	Author, Silvio Famularo, puts forward his personal theories on what needs to be done to end poverty and allow everyone the right to share in the abundance of resources that God has provided for everyone to partake of.
	Suitability of Annuity and Life Insurance Transactions for Seniors	by Michael Lustig Aug. 08, 2011	$9.99	15341 words	Sample 2%
	Suitability of Annuity and Life Insurance Transactions for Seniors provides an in-depth examination of annuity and life insurance for Seniors in the United States with an emphasis on the regulations and policies that govern it and the types of annuities according to premiums paid, payout and investment options.
	Financial Armageddon	by Michael J. Panzner Aug. 06, 2011	$2.99	64957 words	Sample 15%
	From desperate interest rate cuts and chaos in markets to the subprime crisis and a fast-crumbling tower of debt, Wall Street insider Michael J. Panzner exposes the cracks in the dike, the looming economic threats, and the vast array of promises that will ultimately go unfulfilled. He reveals how we can protect ourselves, our families, and our economic well-being—before it's too late.
	The Geek Scanner July 2011	by Steven Savage Aug. 02, 2011	$1.99	6168 words	Sample 10%
	The July 2011 Issue of the Geek Scanner, your report for the latest trends in the Geekonomy. With links, news analysis, and business/career advice, it's your monthly link to the big picture of professional Geekery!
	Need To Know Economics defintions	by William Martin Aug. 02, 2011	$2.99	8102 words	Sample 30%
	This is a book for everyone that needs to know economic definitions or would just like to find out what these words mean. Whether your doing economics at collage, a banker or just a person with an interest with economics this book would be very helpfull with all of its definitions!
	Золотые правила победы на бирже	by Nikoly Pariev July 29, 2011	$0.99	22608 words	Sample 20%
	Эта книга рассчитана на то, чтобы помочь самому обыкновенному человеку зарабатывать на бирже при помощи знаний, взятых не из теории, а из практики.
	"GreenCapitalism!" How it can save our planet.	by Keith Mcilroy July 19, 2011	Free!	10191 words	Read a sample
	We will all have to embrace GreenCapitalism if we wish to maintain limitless economic growth on our planet of limited resources. This ebook will explain the good and the bad of our current economic model, what impact future economic growth will have on our planet and what we need to put in place for our global economy to become truly sustainable.
	Australia – the Worker’s Paradise	by O-O Happiness July 16, 2011	$0.99	2015 words
	Three years ago the world plunged into an economic recession. Unemployment soared, countries struggled to pay their bills and businesses went broke. But not in one country. Australia didn't have a recession, unemployment remained low and business sailed along smoothly. Why? How did they emerge with the highest minimum wages in the western world.
	中国的经济发展和工业政策方针	by Zhe Yi July 15, 2011	$0.99	230 words	Sample 10%
	布鲁金斯高级研究员Eswar Prasad谈中国的十二五计划，这个计划致力于将中国的经济增长转向平衡型、可持续发展的道路，因而可能成为中国经济发展的一道分水岭。然而，即将到来的领导层更替可能会影响该计划的实际执行力度
	The Wealth of the People: Your Neighbor's Wealth	by Fernando Urias July 11, 2011	Free!	8411 words	Read a sample
	This is the second book of the "Wealth of the People" book series. It looks at the requirements for the wealth production process to continue when you find a neighbor in the island. An agreement to respect life and property emerges as a requirement for the wealth production process to continue and becomes a factor of production.This agreement is the beginning of "Social Capital".
	Mahabharata, the Great Indian Epic: Economic and Political Ideas	by Ratan Lal Basu June 20, 2011	Free!	7302 words	Read a sample
	The book endeavors to depict some of the economic and political ideas embedded in the great Indian epic Mahabharata
	Power Currency	by James Rogers June 17, 2011	$8.99	53349 words	Sample 15%
	Power Currency is the money for the 21st Century. It can: Wipe out the national debt; Fund infrastructure projects such as high speed rail and new power grids; Increase our energy supply 10 to 100 times; Cut pollution; Get off foreign oil imports; Turn your car into a money making machine; Fund Social Security forever
	Notes from a Beam Counter: A Guide to Construction Cost Estimates and Related Stuff	by Joe Macaluso June 15, 2011	$2.99	13188 words	Sample 15%
	An informal guide to understanding construction cost estimates, and other types cost analysis.
	Will Rogers: From Great Depression to Great Recession	by Gary Anderson June 12, 2011	$0.99	3156 words	Sample 30%
	Will Rogers was a great man who had a message Wall Street and Republicans often did not like. He exposed their behavior and excessive speculation and easy money scams. In their presence, he was friendly, even speaking at their conventions. But he once quipped to the bankers that most of their members were in jail, and said what needed to be said to warn and inform the nation.
	Manusmriti, the Hindu Law Book: Economic Ideas	by Ratan Lal Basu June 09, 2011	Free!	11721 words	Read a sample
	Study of this book would give the reader a complete grasp over the economic ideas delineated in the Manusmriti composed before 3000 B.C. by Manu. To enable free reading the English translations of the supporting excerpts from the text has been relegated to the end of the book under 'notes'.
	2007-2011 Beige Book: Federal Reserve Board Commentary on Current Economic Conditions, including the Great Recession and Economic Crisis of 2008	by Progressive Management June 08, 2011	$9.99	585907 words	Sample 10%
	This 1500 page ebook reproduces Federal Reserve reports about the condition of the American economy from January 2007 through June 2011, including the economic crisis of 2008 and the Great Recession. These authoritative and widely-quoted reports, commonly known as the Beige Book, are published eight times per year.
	Kautliya's Arthasastra ( 300 B.C.): Economic Ideas	by Ratan Lal Basu June 07, 2011	Free!	20715 words	Read a sample
	This book delineates all the economic ideas embedded in the Arthasastra composed around 300 B.C. in India by Kautilya, a great Brahmin scholar and the Prime Minister of the Maurya king. To enable free reading the English translations of the supporting excerpts from the original text has been relegated to the end of the book under 'notes'.
	Riptide: The New Normal in Higher Education	by Jenny Holmes June 05, 2011	$12.95	64154 words	Sample 20%
	This book exposes US Higher Education's Broken Business Model: Proposes No-Frills Public Option Break Graduation Gridlock without busting the taxpayer
	The Wealth of the People: Your Wealth	by Fernando Urias June 01, 2011	Free!	11077 words	Read a sample
	The wealth of a nation is in its people. If this is true, why are there so many nations that have so many people that are not wealthy? What is missing? This is the first book of a series that will inquiry into the causes of wealth in a nation. This first book looks at the time savings gained by a single person increasing his physical and mind assets in a desert island.
	Entrepreneurship: Economics Powered By Imagination	by Gary Stewart May 25, 2011	$7.95	10037 words	Sample 20%
	A novel framework for entrepreneurship consisting of: • A process consisting of a stream of successes and failures --- • A system which unites entrepreneurs, opportunities, and environments --- • The ability to identify and unite human imagination with aspirations ---
	The Big Fix	by Tim Hadleigh May 22, 2011	$0.99	9283 words	Sample 15%
	Twelve steps to a better Britain. Controversial author Tim Hadleigh highlights the flaws in our archaic ecomonic model and offers some innovative ways to remedy the country's economy. Finally we have a genuinely fresh approach to problems that have been around for decades. A must read for anyone interested in Britain's future.
	Material Progress, Ethics & Human Development	by Ratan Lal Basu May 22, 2011	Free!	22602 words	Sample 20%
	It is a collection articles related to the relation between material progress and human social ethics -- both in the West and India and also the concepts of human development as historically evolved. In fact, in conventional economic analysis ethical issues are sidetracked, but without ethical aspect economic develoment loses human face. This book endeavors to emphasize this aspect.
	The 101 All-Time Best Quotes About Finding Financial Success	by Randall Filbert May 06, 2011	$0.99	3175 words	Sample 20%
	Learn from the Experts! Change your mindset and attitude! You too can become financially secure! The experts in this book practice what they preach and have benefited from their own wisdom and now you can too!
	2011 Federal Debt Limit Extension Controversy: Official Reports, Potential Effects on Government Operations, Treasury Department Assessments and Possible Actions, Federal Debt Management	by Progressive Management April 27, 2011	$9.99	121488 words	Sample 5%
	The ongoing controversy in Washington over raising the federal debt limit is the subject of this comprehensive, ten chapter ebook which provides detailed and authoritative information on all aspects of federal debt management. Treasury officials believe that a failure by Congress to raise the debt limit would have catastrophic economic consequences
	Rich Dad Poor Dad	by Robert T. Kiyosaki April 25, 2011	$9.99	57483 words	Sample 20%
	Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!
	Progress, Technology and Seven Billion People: A Solution to Save Capitalism	by Jack Buffington April 10, 2011	$4.99	46429 words	Sample 20%
	In a time of great economic uncertainty, "Progress, Technology, and Seven Billion People" offers real solutions for economic growth in a world of seven billion people. Today's problems aren't due to globalization, or accelerating technological change, but rather an antiquated economic system that cannot keep up with these changes. Buffington proposes a transformational approach to capitalism.
	Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Part I: My World, My Nation	by Patri K. Venuvinod April 08, 2011	$8.99	116245 words	Sample 15%
	Today, the economic success of a firm or nation depends critically on how well it exploits technology (T), innovation (I), and Entrepreneurship (E). Yet, there are few books addressing TIE-exploitation in a contemporary and academic manner. This textbook is the first part of a trilogy that seeks to fill this gap. The book examines TIE-issues from a world-perspective but stressing nation-building.
	Building Wealth with Silver - How to Profit From The Biggest Wealth Transfer in History	by Thomas Herold April 06, 2011	$9.95	54004 words	Sample 10%
	The greatest transfer of wealth in the nation and the world is now unfolding. Money is about to flow away from the financially uninformed and flow towards the financially well-informed. Whenever governments start to dilute their money investors transfer their money into gold and silver. Although gold is a great way to preserve your wealth, it is silver you could actually make a fortune.
	Down and Dirty Resume Tricks that Really Work	by Getta Jobb March 29, 2011	$1.99	12948 words	Sample 25%
	In today’s economy you need every advantage you can find to land a great job. That includes knowing how to fight unfair and tell a few lies. “Down and Dirty Resume Tricks that Really Work” will give you the edge you need. Inside its pages is information you’ll find nowhere else. Buy it today. You’ll be glad you did.
	The Economic Suicide of the United States	by Robert A. Peterson March 28, 2011	$4.99	27923 words	Sample 20%
	Like Gulliver, the U.S. economy is tied up with its own Lilliputians. This book has compiled what "the mainstream media" doesn't or won't or can't report about vital issues related to the economic malaise the country finds itself in.
	Poverty and the Foundation of Economics	by David Coplin March 28, 2011	$1.99	53975 words	Sample 15%
	This book describes an economic alternative to our current western credit system that will eliminate poverty and recessions, control inflation, and release the full potential of your economy.
	How I Predicted the Global Economic Crisis*: The Most Amazing Book You’ll Never Read	by John R. Talbott March 20, 2011	$9.99	79545 words	Sample 2%
	This is an introduction to the writings of the best selling author John R. Talbott, a former investment banker for Goldman Sachs and previously a Visiting Scholar at UCLA's Anderson School. In his books, Talbott, called an oracle with a track record by Bloomberg News, has accurately predicted every single financial crisis for the last twelve years. Here he analyzes the real causes of the crisis.
	Ponzi Housing Scheme 21st Century: How the Ponzi House Crisis Was Contrived	by Gary Anderson March 10, 2011	$0.99	7297 words	Sample 12%
	The Ponzi housing scheme was Planned. This work is an attempt to make simple sense of that which media has complicated. As long as people are confused, they are unable to put blame where it belongs, on the international banking establishment that includes central banks and the so-called too-big-to-fail banks. I have devoted years in my quest to prove their culpability.
	Unfair Advantage -The Power of Financial Education	by Robert T. Kiyosaki March 08, 2011	$9.99	74005 words	Sample 20%
	In Unfair Advantage – The Power of Financial Education Robert Kiyosaki challenges readers to change their context and act in a new way. Readers are advised to stop blindly accepting that they are 'disadvantaged' people with limited options. They are encouraged to act beyond their concept of limited options and challenge the preconception that they will struggle financially all their lives.
	VOA Dictionary of Financial Terms - 美国之音财经小词典	by Joseph Chen Feb. 24, 2011	Free!	1012 words	Read a sample
	您在收听、收看和阅读财经新闻的时候对于某些财经概念是否感到迷惑不解？您是否想知道在投资理财时如何运用财经新闻？美国之音向您隆重推荐一个得心应手的小工具：《美国之音财经小词典》，帮助您排忧解难。
	21st Century Guide to the Federal Reserve System: Purposes and Functions - Detailed Look at the Structure, Responsibilities, and Operations of the Fed, Monetary Policy, America's Central Bank	by Progressive Management Feb. 22, 2011	$9.99	42002 words	Sample 10%
	This official Federal Reserve System Publication, The Federal Reserve System, Purposes and Functions, Ninth Edition, issued by the Board of Governors in Washington, DC provides a detailed look at the structure, responsibilities, and operations of the Fed.
	Statistics for management	by syed sajid Feb. 12, 2011	$3.00	5325 words	Sample 20%
	Statistics is the formal science of making effective use of numerical data relating to groups of individuals or experiments. It deals with all aspects of this, including not only the collection, analysis and interpretation of such data, but also the planning of the collection of data, in terms of the design of surveys and experiments
	Co-operation - the beautiful idea	by Edgar Parnell Feb. 08, 2011	$3.99	31260 words	Sample 15%
	This booklet addresses the organisational issues that inhibit the development of many co-operative and mutual enterprises (CMEs). It deals with the practical aspects of running CMEs, including: co-operation in theory and practice, the economics of co-operation, the enterprise model, the purpose of co-operation, democratic control, leadership, financing - and provides an agenda for change.
	Economic Soul Food and Understanding the Recession of 2008	by Mary Ayala Jan. 24, 2011	$22.50	21419 words	Sample 30%
	This book is a necessity for people on the go who need a concise, complete overview of the U.S. economy's problematic 2008 recession, and a description of the federal programs that delayed the recovery from it.Dr. Ayala explains why these programs failed;and she highlights the changes in public policy that are needed to prepare the U.S. for global competition.