Finally, the price war manifesto we've been waiting for!
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Dr. Sarah Maxwell's THE PRICE IS WRONG is an utterly fascinating study that will help consumers and sellers alike recognize what makes a fair price and why fair pricing is so important. This is FREAKONOMICS applied to pricing practices, only more compelling. If you're fed up with gas gouging or the exorbitant cost of everyday food staples such as milk and bread, this book is for you! It will arm you with the facts and faculty to speak out against greedy oil corporations, airliners, telephone companies, and others that commit highway robbery every which way you turn. It's time to fight back against unfair prices and wrongful pricing practices. At long last, we have the price war manifesto we need to stand up and shout, "THE PRICE IS WRONG! And we're not going to take it any more!"
1854382
Frank's book is a must read for all of us who have bought more and enjoyed it less.  It is about time we had a map out of our consumerist wilderness.
212982
Been waiting for this book for sooooo long! Dr Nagle has been tempting us with her many, many podcast appearances for some time. But now, the moment is here. Of course, her real agenda is to convert everyone who just joined DSA to the cult of Richard Spencer. But we'll forgive her that. Read it with gusto, normies, for tomorrow you awake new men! A 4chan men!
688991
Finally, a well-tempered antidote to American consumerism, and a refreshing break from doomsday peak-oil prophets.

In this well-guided and engaging book, Steiner, a senior writer at Forbes magazine, walks us through a more hopeful future of high oil prices, where, as he demonstrates, all facets of our globalized economy will be impacted. Oil economics is a sensitive issue for Americans (see other reviewers comments herein) and Steiner navigates this treacherous terrain with deft and natural ability.

I will say what I liked most about Steiner's approach is that it's hands-on and contains real-life anecdotes from businesses and professionals who are, right now (and in some instances, have been - prior to the peak in '08) preparing for life in a world of higher oil prices. This gives me, and should give everyone else, hope. As the price of oil starts to rise again, some businesses are prepared and have actually been taking pre-emptive measures to give themselves a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Yes, adaptability, as Steiner notes - not inefficiency, glut, and consumption - is the true hallmark of the American economy and is what fundamentally gives this book life, and I hope for the future. Great read.
2640646
Finally, an insightful, detailed, and massive compilation of America's economy and investment markets.  This book is HIGHY recommended.

The reviewer below is actually wrong in his simplistic assumption that deflation is the exact opposite of inflation.  While deflation tends to cause a relative increase in buying power, this effect is only when deflation is modest and in the early stages.  During a more prolonged period, deflation creates a decline in GDP and therefore purchasing power due to the relative effects on currency exchange rates.

I find it amazing that a person could give such a bad review over one statement that he thinks is wrong (when in fact it is not) despite all of the massive data and extensive coverage of material.  If a reader chooses to cherry pick from within a massive resource such as this book, they will miss the forest from the trees.
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First, given my response, I should state explicitly that, no, I do not know the author from Adam, I am not a scholar in American political history, and I am at the moment just over halfway through the book.

I am nonetheless leaping to tack some gold stars onto this Amazon listing because I would like to see this excellent, timely chronicle in as many hands as possible. This is exactly the history of modern conservatism and the GOP we need at the moment, one that swats away all the cultural-religious distractions and traces the programatic efforts by businessmen, bankers, and economic libertarians since FDR to equate America and Capitalism, with the former being merely the means and the latter the true end.

While liberals of my generation have been fretting over gay marriage, deconstruction, and identity politics, the state has been completely retaken from the New Deal compromise in decisive class warfare waged from above. Class warfare? While the author does not harp on the term, I insist on calling it by its proper name, as Lewis Mumford used to say. The facts should be brutally obvious by now. Can anyone deny that the middle class is caught in a veritable Dresden of class war, raining debt, fear, obscurantism, and havoc from above?

By concerted effort and planning, as this book details, a relatively small cadre of blueblood patroons, capitalist absolutists, Hayek disciples,  and Chamber of Commerce hacks have succeeded in reversing the New Deal, which they regarded as criminal collectivism, and returning us right back where we started, back in the Great Depression, briefly interrupted.  I had read bits of this history elsewhere, but the author does an excellent job of weaving it together. While she can't resist colorful zingers about the zanier zealots (who could?), this is largely a calm, level-headed history without that tone of outraged, preachy sarcasm that inflects so many liberal polemics.

While this dismantling of the New Deal is at one level a perfectly rational act of capitalist self-interest, the book also illuminates its scarier, conflicted, nihilistic side. There is a philosophical lineage leading from Goldwater's expressed willingness (in his ghost-written manifesto) to defend capitalism to the very point of nuclear extinction and Rush Limbaugh's hopes for the failure of our present government. Capitalism is a promethean faith and no one should believe for a second that the true believers are phased in the slightest by our present state of destruction. To the true heroic capitalist a destroyed nation is just one more market opportunity.

Perhaps the most chilling episode in the book is Ayn Rand's internecine attack on Milton Friedman for his all-too-moderate moral compunctions. Rand saw not only government but morality itself as a limitation on the capitalist, whose duty it was to crush the weak parasites and "losers" who feed through the tax system. Note well: Rand is possibly the bestselling pseudophilospher in America, as well as the siren and mentor of the youthful Allen Greenspan. (Makes you wonder. Perhaps an economic Katrina to  rid the country of parasites was his plan all along.)

An illuminating, valuable, briskly-paced book. Unless you are already very well versed in this history, I highly recommend it, and do pass it along! It might even up the odds in our current class war, at least to a sporting level, if both sides were clear on who the enemy is. A lot of determined idealists paid a lot of money to get us into our present crisis, and if we ever manage to crawl out they'll be only too happy to do it again.
4879919
This wonderful tome of information, analysis, and conjecture is a bargain if ever there was one. The material covers all the major areas of content, licensing, rights, devices, platforms, and distribution...where it's gone, where it is, and where it's going.

There's a hint of snark at the true impact & strategy of how social companies will play into the television experience of the future (with an admitted slant against Twitter), but it makes for a more well-rounded discussion.
398339
Mr. Calandro has written a book for those of us who feel we've been had by Wall Street and the mutual fund industry.
the straightforward and time-tested methodology he describes in layman's terms and with an acerbic wit constitutes a declaration of independence from brokers (as the title promises) and everyone else with an interest in making successful investing seem harder than it need be.

I read this book recently and am already using the principles Calandro lays out so clearly.  The crazy volatility we are currently experiencing has cemented my assessment of the methodology Calandro is pitching.  I am calmly watching for sell and entry points while counting some nice steady overall gains.  If this works in these uncertain markets, I can't wait to see how I do with Lose Your Broker techniques once a trend reasserts itself.

If you are ready to make the effort, I cannot imagine a better read or a more coherent and effective strategy for increasing your wealth via the stock market.
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Mark Skousen has emerged as one of the clearest writers on all matters economic today, the next Milton Friedman, and his latest contribution to the literature is a brilliant primer on the power of economics to change the world through free minds, free trade, and market capitalism. Each chapter is short and to the point, providing readers with the essence of what they need to know to wrap their minds around a particular problem. I found most useful his chapter on what components go into a society that leads to prosperity. Surprisingly, and to Skousen's credit, it is not simply removing government altogether and allowing capitalists to do whatever they like, but instead markets must operate within a society based on the rule of law. Trust between strangers is always tentative, so measures must be in place to insure secure and safe trade transactions, The rest of Econopower is equally honest in its appraisal of the data, and Skousen is no ideologue. Read this book to arm yourself with the essential facts.
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The author takes a large portfolio of facts we all knew already, adds a strategic set of new insights and connects the dots in a cogent manner which, for the first time, discloses the full scale and reach of the Koch machine and, importantly, lays bare the elements and the totality of the Conservative strategy to put the USA and its' average citizens back in the chains of economic and political slavery.

Should be must reading for all Democratic Candidates at local levels and for all college students

Connecting the mopdern day names we know to the roles they played and continue to play in this dark strategy should give each of us pause
1147661
Doctorow has put the opinions that have been bubbling round in my head since the metallica/napster debaucle into eloquent, well-informed words. I can only hope that such a vision of the world will become reality. This collection is a call to arms for anyone concerned about what I believe is a war being fought for a truly democratic internet. One of the best purchases I've made recently!
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The breath and depth of knowledge about the financial events of our recent history is Amazing! The point is capitalism has not failed,crony capitalism,irresponsible wall street,compromised politicians and complicit fed has created a financial monster which threatens to destroy our
Awesome way of life. We have bent over backwards repay the high risk losers on wall street  and the bankesters with our money. The policies
Of our government and the fed have taught us not to save and invest. We have been trained to borrow and consume. His last chapter has tough
But sure ways to clean up this mess of 40 or maybe 70 years of fiscal insanity. I was completely mesmerized by the constant display of statistic which
Proved his assertions at every turn!
1653997
This is the book I've long been looking for, a clear, in some sense mathematical (though no calculus required) elucidation of how, why, and when markets fail, and when they work, and what the real alternatives are.

Of course, market zealots and fascist hypocrites will hate it, but this is the best book I've found so far.

Everyone truly concerned with justice, liberty, equality, fairness, efficiency, and so on must first read this book.
1059629
Thanks Dr. Bindman for this brilliant book.

In a world where an economic meltdown has happened because society at all levels became infected with false beliefs regarding the nature of economic reality, Dr. Bindman;s book PSEUDO CAPITALISM  is a most welcome arrival.

Having graduated in Economics from a reputable school of economics myself, I am aware that the primary sources of this infection are the theories perpetuated by "neoclassical" or "mainstream" textbooks long used in introductory economics courses in universities throughout the world.  In his very readable book, Bindman has brilliantly highlighted that the mass mis-education by which these theories deprived academic clubrooms of any hint of reality back in the seventies, finally festered into a fungus that choked society of the moral and intellectual capacities it needed in order to maintain the support systems required by our modern market economy..

The beauty of this book is that it uses the author's unique background as a professional analyst in psychology and economics to highlight the stages by which our modern market economy outstripped the financial profession's understanding of what was happening.  With unerring accuracy and almost journalistic flair, Dr. Bindman points out the turning points in the saga. It certainly reads as good as any whodunnit I have read..

The author does not maintain the existence of a creator or creative force responsible for the appearance of our dire economic circumstances, and so he does not assign labels to any party.  This is one reason why I feel the book invites each reader to experience a vision of their own.  Neither does Dr. Bindman pursue the knowledge contained in this book through beliefs founded on reasons.  Instead he uses active inquiry in  a way that almost entices one to look around at the world for oneself and find that, almost without knowing it, one has been given the lenses through which a Brave New World can be clearly seen without any need for a guide!

While it is not my own view, I can imagine the likes of  N. Gregory Mankiw rushing to characterize this book as a form of Orwellian mysticism.  I think that Dr. Bindman's vision of current economics cannot be affected by such  characterizations. Pseudo Capitalism neatly sidesteps the trap of taking sides with any school of theorists.  Dr. Bindman does this intellectual footwork by stating very clearly that his goal is to provide his readers with a simple tool to make their own inquiry into current economic conditions and not to enlist him or her for any particular side or ideology..

We all know that it is up to each individual to see through the campaign of disinformation which led to the current economic meltdown. More economic catastrophes will befall us and our children if we do not demand that this deception ends now.  The question is how do we make that demand?.  Dr.  Bindman has provided a clearly written, easy to understand script for the ordinary person to play their own part in getting the needed reforms underway. and shows  when, where and how to act that part.
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"$10,000 Gold" is a bullhorn announcement which should be heeded. The book is wake-up call not only about your financial world today, but a bleak look at the possibility of your world tomorrow.

Mr. Barisheff gives a very nice and cautionary expose' on investments and a pretty interesting history lesson as well. He also gives lots of supported and valuable information regarding today's economics, who controls what and where we are headed.

I have to admit, I thought I had a sense of security in my financial situation, but my eyes have been opened and I will be taking other measures in securing our family's stability.

Although this is a very well written & researched book, it still leaves me with other questions as I ponder over this book.

Although Gold may be a safe bet, I still feel it is a bit over-blown on it's actual value. It is steadily dropping and honestly, I cannot find any sympathy for anyone who bought gold as an investment at those prices. I remember the late 70's/ early 80's when gold hit high and relapsed. I wasn't about to jump in then. I believe gold had a good run this round, but it will continue to lose value to just below $800.00 (my prediction) within the next five years or so, and will stabalize around that price for a while. The days of $35.00 Gold of the 60's are forever gone, but hitting over $1800.00 again isn't at all impossible either, but it will take another major war-time era to get it up there again. ... And who says war doesn't pay?

I really do like this book. It exposes allot of matter around our false economic structure and gives the reader an enormous amount of information to comprehend. A must read for anyone and everyone. Hopefully we can see some goodness come from this book.
1586165
Finally a book written on global macro, by traders, for traders. There are a lot of gems in here, and Netto did a fantastic job putting those pieces together. Great work!
1599293
This book couldn't have been released at a better time. With the current momentum in the industry and the shifting of peoples mindsets, the NEW ERA is here! I found this book to be really the complete package, industry trends and backing, steps to actually apply for real world application and the mindset required to do so. Was great to be able to pick up a book that was written by someone still in the trenches and not just someone who's cashing in on success they got a decade ago. It's time for GEN Y to step up and do what Arnie did to bodybuilding and completely reshape the image of the industry, Dave is leading the charge with the first of I hope many books leading us into the Golden/New Era of network marketing!