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THE THEORY OF MORAL SENTIMENTS
ADAM SMITH 1759
CAMBRIDGE 446 PGS $70.00
THE WEALTH OF NATIONS
ADAM SMITH
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INQUIRY INTO THE NATURE AND CAUSES OF THE WEALTH OF NATIONS
ADAM SMITH 1776
LIBERTY FUND BOOKS 2 VOL PB $15.00
LUDWIG VON MISES: THE MAN AND HIS ECONOMICS
ISRAEL M. KIRZNER
ISI 242 PGS $25.00
BASIC ECONOMICS: A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO THE ECONOMY
THOMAS SOWELL
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APPLIED ECONOMICS: THINKING BEYOND STAGE ONE
THOMAS SOWELL
BASIC 246 PGS $30.00
THE DYNAMICS OF GLOBAL DOMINANCE
DAVID B. ABERNETHY
YALE UNIV. PRESS 524 PGS $35.00
INVESTOR POLITICS: THE NEW FORCE THAT WILL TRANSFORM AMERICAN BUSINESS,
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN THE TWENTY FIRST CENTURY
JOHN HOOD MO 01 11
TEMPLETON 308 PGS $24.95
STARVING TO DEATH ON $200 MILLION: THE SHORT, ABSURD LIFE OF THE INDUSTRY STANDARD
JAMES LEDBETTER
PUBLIC AFFAIRS 291 PGS $26.00
AMERICAN SUCKER 1990’s DOT.COM BOOM
DAVID DENBY
LITTLE BROWN 320 PGS $24.95
WILHELM ROPKE: SWISS LOCALIST, GLOBAL ECONOMIST
JOHN ZMIRAK
INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INST 240 PGS $14.95
THE COMPANY: A SHORT HISTORY OF A REVOLUTIONARY IDEA
JOHN MICKLETHWAIT & ADRIAN WOOLDRIDGE MO 03 07
MODERN LIBRARY 227 PGS $19.95
WORLD ON FIRE: HOW EXPORTING FREE MARKET DEMOCRACY BREEDS ETHNIC VIOLENCE
AND GLOBAL INSTABILITY
AMY CHUA
DOUBLEDAY 340 PGS XXXX
IN DEFENSE OF GLOBALIZATION
JAGDISH BHAGWATIHarry Truman
OXFORD 320 PGS $28.00
THE COMMANDING HEIGHTS: THE BATTLE FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY
DANIEL YERGIN & JOSEPH STANISLAW
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REPUBLIC OF DEBTORS: BANKRUPTCY IN THE AGE OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
BRUCE H. MANN
HARVARD UNIV. 344 PGS $29.95
CAPITALISM AND FREEDOM ( RE-ISSUE 2002)
MILTON FRIEDMAN MO 04 03
CHICAGO 208 PGS $13.00
HEAVEN ON EARTH
JOSHUA MURAVCHIK
ENCOUNTER BOOKS XXX XXX
THE INTELLIGENT INVESTOR (TOTAL MARKET INDEX FUNDS)
BENJAMIN GRAHAM 1949 (RECENTLY UPDATED)
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THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS (1998) (SUPPLY SIDE PRIMER)
JUDE WANNISKI
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WHAT PRICE THE MORAL HIGH GROUND?: ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENTS
ROBERT H. FRANK
PRINCETON UNIV. 256 PGS $27.95
UNSUSTAINABLE: HOW ECONOMIC DOGMA IS DESTROYING AMERICAN PROSPERITY
EAMONN FINGLETON
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RIGHT TURNS: UNCONVENTIONAL LESSONS FROM A CONTROVERSIAL LIFE
MICHAEL MEDVED
CROWN FORUM 448 PGS $26.95
ALTERNATIVES TO ECONOMIC GLOBALIZATION: A REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM
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INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON GLOBALIZATION
BERRETT-KOEHLER 268 PGS $15.95
AN EMPIRE OF WEALTH: THE EPIC HISTORY OF AMERICAN ECONOMIC POWER
JOHN STEELE GORDON
HARPERCOLLINS 480 PGS $26.95
AMERICA ROBBED BLIND: HOW CORPORATE CROOKS FLEECED AMERICAN SHAREHOLDERS
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GREG FARRELL
WIZARD ACADEMY PRESS 202 PGS $17.95
CASH VALUES: MONEY AND THE EROSION OF MEANING IN TODAY'S SOCIETY
CRAIG M. GAY
WM. B. EERDMANS 110 PGS $15.00
AND THE MONEY KEPT ROLLING IN (AND OUT): WALL STREET, THE IMF, AND THE BANKRUPTING
OF ARGENTINA
PAUL BLUSTEIN
PUBLIC AFFAIRS 278 PGS $27.50
END OF THE LINE: THE RISE AND FALL OF AT&T
LESLIE CAULEY
FREE PRESS 320 PGS $26.00
THE CHURCH AND THE MARKET: A CATHOLIC DEFENSE OF THE FREE ECONOMY
THOMAS E. WOODS, JR
LEXINGTON BOOKS XXX XXX
MONKEY BUSINESS: THE TRUE STORY OF THE SCOPES TRIAL
MARVIN OLASKY & JOHN PERRY
BROADMAN & HOLMAN 344 PGS $24.99
ANOTHER BLOODY CENTURY: FUTURE WARFARE
COLIN S. GRAY
CASSELL 440 PGS $35.02
THE CASE FOR GOLIATH: HOW AMERICA ACTS AS THE WORLD'S GOVERNMENT IN THE
21ST CENTURY
MICHAEL MANDELBAUM
PUBLIC AFFAIRS 283 PGS $26.00
ELIA KAZAN: A BIOGRAPHY
RICHARD SCHICKEL MO 06 03
HARPERCOLLINS 544 PGS $29.95
A GIFT OF FREEDOM: HOW THE JOHN M. OLIN FOUNDATION CHANGED AMERICA
JOHN J. MILLER
ENCOUNTER 232 PGS $25.95
FINANCIAL FOUNDING FATHERS: THE MEN WHO MADE AMERICA RICH
ROBERT E. WRIGHT & DAVID J. COWEN
UNIV CHICAGO XXX $25.00
GENERAL THEORY OF EMPLOYMENT, INTEREST, AND MONEY (1936)
JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES
xxxx xxx PGS $xx.xx
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL: ECONOMICS AS IF FAMILIES MATTERED
JOSEPH PEARCE MO 07 03
ISI 350 PGS $18.00
INCOME AND WEALTH NOTE: PUT THIS ON MO B4 2008 ELECTION
ALAN REYNOLDS
GREENWOOD PRESS 231 PGS $55.00
THE COMMERCIAL SOCIETY: FOUNDATIONS AND CHALLENGES IN A GLOBAL AGE
SAMUEL GREGG
LEXINGTON 190 PGS $75.00
PROPHET OF INNOVATION: JOSEPH SCHUMPETER AND CREATIVE DESTRUCTION
THOMAS K. McCRAW
HARVARD 719 PGS $35.00
THE NEW INDUSTRIAL STATE
JOHN K. GALBRAITH
PRINCETON 518 PGS $24.95
THE THEORY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: AN INQUIRY INTO PROFITS, CAPITAL, CREDIT,
INTEREST, AND THE BUSINESS CYCLE (1911)
JOSEPH SCHUMPETER
TRANSACTION PUBLISHERS (1980) xxx PGS $29.00
CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM, AND DEMOCRACY (1942)
JOSEPH SCHUMPETER
PETER SMITH PUB INC (1984) 431PGS $36.25
THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY
JOHN K. GALBRAITH
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN (1958) 288 PGS $12.OO
SCIENCE
BIG BANG: THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE
SIMON SINGH
FOURTH ESTATE 544 PGS $27.95
THE SCIENCE BEFORE SCIENCE: A GUIDE TO THINKING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
ANTHONY RIZZI
AUTHORHOUSE PRESS 412 PGS $19.95
INVENTING THE AIDS VIRUS
PETER H. DUESBERG
REGNERY PUBLISHING 722 PGS $29.95
PC, MD: HOW POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IS CORRUPTING MEDICINE
DR. SALLY SATEL MO 01 06
BASIC BOOKS 285 PGS $27.00
THE SKEPTICAL ENVIRONMENTALIST: MEASURING THE REAL STATE OF THE WORLD
BJORN LOMBORG MO 02 02
CAMBRIDGE UNIV. PRESS 496 PGS $27.95
THE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT
INDUR M. GOKLANY MO 04 03
CATO 124 PGS $17.95
ENVIRONMENTAL OVERKILL
DIXY LEE RAY
REGNERY PUBLISHING 260 PGS $19.95
STATE OF FEAR (A NOVEL)
MICHAEL CRICHTON
HARPERCOLLINS 624 PGS $36.95
FROM DARWIN TO HITLER: EVOLUTIONARY ETHICS, EUGENICS, AND RACISM IN GERMANY
RICHARD WEIKART MO 05 07
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN 324 PGS $59.95
ON THE ORIGIN OF THE SPECIES
CHARLES DARWIN 6TH EDITION 1872
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FOR THE GLORY OF GOD ON THE CONVERGENCE OF GOD AND SCIENCE
RODNEY STARK
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INFORMATION THEORY, EVOLUTION, AND THE ORIGINS OF LIFE (2005)
HUBERT YOCKEY
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MICROCOSM: THE QUANTUM ERA IN ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGY (1989)
GEORGE GUILDER
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THE ADVENT OF THE ALGORITHM (2000)
DAVID BERLINSKI
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INFINITE ASCENT: A SHORT HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS (2005)
DAVID BERLINSKI
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DARWIN'S BLACK BOX (1996)
MICHAEL BEHE
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THE TROUBLE WITH PHYSICS: THE RISE OF STRING THEORY, THE FALL OF SCIENCE, AND
WHAT COMES NEXT
LEE SMOLIN
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN 392 PGS $26.00
UNSTOPPABLE GLOBAL WARMING: EVERY 1500 YEARS
S. FRED SINGER & DENNIS T. AVERY MO 07 03
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD 260 PGS $24.95
EDUCATION
THE GRAMMAR OF OUR CIVILITY: CLASSICAL EDUCATION IN AMERICA
LEE T. PEARCY
BAYLOR UNIV 184 PGS $24.95
RESTORING FREE SPEECH AND LIBERTY ON CAMPUS
DONALD ALEXANDER DOWNS
INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE/CAMBRIDGE 295 PGS $28.99
NOT SEEING RED: AMERICAN LIBRARIANSHIP AND THE SOVIET UNION, 1917-1960
STEPHEN KARETZKY
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD 505 PGS $57.00
EDUCATING FOR LIBERTY: THE FIRST HALF-CENTURY OF THE INTERCOLLEGIATE STUDIES INSTITUTE (ISI)
LEE EDWARDS
REGNERY 343 PGS $27.95
OUR SCHOOLS & OUR FUTURE: ARE WE STILL AT RISK?
PAUL E. PETERSON, Ed.
HOOVER INSTITUTION PRESS 378 PGS $15.00
BETWEEN MEMORY AND VISION: THE CASE FOR FAITH-BASED SCHOOLING
STEVEN C. VRYHOF
EERDMANS 181 PGS $22.00
BREAKING FREE: PUBLIC SCHOOL LESSONS AND THE IMPERATIVE OF SCHOOL CHOICE
SOL STERN MO 03 07
ENCOUNTER BOOKS 248 PGS $25.95
COMMON SENSE SCHOOL REFORM
FREDERICK M. HESS
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN 272 PGS $26.95
BATTLING CORRUPTION IN AMERICA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LYDIA G. SEGAL
NORTHEASTERN 257 PGS $32.50
CLASS WARFARE: BESIEGED SCHOOLS BEWILDERED PARENTS BETRAYED KIDS AND THE ATTACK
ON EXCELLENCE
J. MARTIN ROCHESTER
ENCOUNTER BOOKS 316 PGS $26.95
THE NATIONAL REVIEW TREASURY OF CLASSIC CHILDREN’S LITERATURE, VOLUME ONE
WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY
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THE NATIONAL REVIEW TREASURY OF CLASSIC CHILDREN’S LITERATURE, VOLUME TWO
WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY
ISI 517 PGS $29.95
THE NATIONAL REVIEW TREASURY OF CLASSIC BEDTIME STORIES
THORNTON BURGESS
ISI 349 PGS $29.95
HELP MOM! THERE ARE LIBERALS UNDER MY BED (2005) ISBN 0976726904
KATHARINE DEBRECHT MO 05 08
BIBLIO DISTRIBUTION XXX $15.95
GOD AND MAN AT YALE
WILLIAM F. BUCKLEY Jr.
ISI 300 PGS PB $13.00
THE KNOWLEDGE DEFICIT: CLOSING THE SHOCKING EDUCATION GAP FOR AMERICAN CHILDREN
E.D. HIRSCH, JR.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN 192 PGS $22.00
UNPROTECTED: A CAMPUS PSYCHIATRIST REVEALS HOW POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IN HER
PROFESSION ENDANGERS EVERY STUDENT
ANONYMOUS, M.D. (DR. MIRIAM GROSSMAN)
SENTINEL 224PGS $23.95
LEVIATHAN ON THE RIGHT: HOW BIG GOVERNMENT CONSERVATISM BROUGHT DOWN THE
REPUBLICAN REVOLUTION
MICHAEL D. TANNER
CATO INSTITUTE 165PGS $22.95
THE EDUCATIONAL MORASS: OVERCOMING THE STALEMATE IN AMERICAN EDUCATION
MYRON LIEBERMAN
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD 265 PGS $24.95
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UNIV xxx PGS $xx.xx
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