MU Libraries New Books: Social Sciences

About the new book list

5/15/2013

Taking charge with value investing : how to choose the best investments according to price, performance, & valuation to build a winning portfolio / Brian Nichols. (5/15/2013)

5/15/2013

Dollars and sex : how economics influences sex and love / by Marina Adshade. (5/8/2013)

5/8/2013

Call #: HM1106 .A334 2013

Eco-Business : A Big-Brand Takeover of Sustainability / Peter Dauvergne and Jane Lister. (5/8/2013)

5/8/2013

Call #: HC79.E5 D346 2013

Enough is enough : building a sustainable economy in a world of finite resources / Rob Dietz and Dan O'Neill. (5/8/2013)

5/8/2013

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—Noam Chomsky

“Rob Dietz and Dan O’Neill bring clarity and style to their impassioned and meticulous analysis, offering the way to a better quality of life and a sustainable future for all.”
—Kate Pickett, Professor of Epidemiology, University of York; cofounder, The Equality Trust; and coauthor of The Spirit Level

“Dietz and O’Neill create a remarkable vision—a world with enough prosperity and happiness for everyone, not just for a few. This book will restore your hope in the future and give you specific things you can do to help!”
—Thom Hartmann, internationally syndicated talk show host and author of twenty-four books

“If you think there must be a better way forward than more of the same, then Enough Is Enough is the book for you. It tackles our affluenza, our growth fetish, and our wildly unfair social order head-on and points the way to a better place. I highly recommend it.”
—James Gustave Speth, former Dean, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies; cofounder, Natural Resources Defense Council; and author of America the Possible

“Walking in the steps of E. F. Schumacher, Ivan Illich, Thich Nhat Hanh, and of course the great religions, perhaps best represented by the Taoists and Buddhists for their ethics of simplicity and not grasping always for more, Rob Dietz and Dan O’Neill bring the modern dilemma of growth and the dogma of ‘more is better’ into the contemporary reality. Enough Is Enough offers important new thinking on how to address the planet’s most urgent crises and establish an economy that achieves true biological sustainability and shared wealth for all.”
—Doug Tompkins, founder, The North Face; cofounder, Esprit; and President, Conservation Land Trust

“In Enough Is Enough, Dietz and O’Neill have accomplished something special. They offer a hopeful and practical plan for righting the economic and environmental ship, and they do it in a very engaging way. I hope my colleagues in Parliament are paying close attention to the ideas in this book—I know I am.”
—Caroline Lucas, Member of the UK Parliament and former leader of the Green Party of England and Wales

“Enough Is Enough is the most accessible and well-argued case for a sustainable economy I’ve ever read. With stories, examples, and plenty of data, but without the tedium of academic writing, Dietz and O’Neill dismantle the most persistent of all economic myths—that economies must grow without limit to provide full employment and improve the conditions of the poor. They explain how a different economic model can meet our needs without irreversible damage to the life-support systems of our planet. I can’t recommend a book more highly.”
—John de Graaf, coauthor of Affluenza and What’s the Economy for, Anyway?

“Rob Dietz and Dan O’Neill have written the most readable description of the fundamental problems with the ‘growth at all costs’ economic paradigm and how focusing on ‘enough’ material consumption can make room for all the other things that contribute to human well-being. If you’ve had enough of the crazy economics of growth for the 1 percent at the expense of well-being for the 99 percent and the planet, then this is the book for you.”
—Robert Costanza, Professor of Sustainability, Portland State University, and Editor-in-Chief, Solutions magazine

“What scope is there for moving beyond today’s increasingly desperate pursuit of conventional economic growth? For politicians to carve out some real space in that territory, they need to immerse themselves in the ‘beyond growth’ debate, and there is no better way of doing that than familiarizing themselves with the ideas and insights in Enough Is Enough.”
—Jonathon Porritt, founder and Director, Forum for the Future, and author of Capitalism as If the World Matters

“This is the book we’ve all been waiting for as we watch the growth economy collide catastrophically with the constraints of a finite Earth. It’s a clear, informed, practical, honorable, and witty guide to where we are, where we need to go, and how to get there. If you are one of so many of us who are bewildered or despairing about the fate of the future, this is the book that will give you an energized sense of purpose and reason-based hope.”
—Kathleen Dean Moore, Professor of Philosophy, Oregon State University; author of The Pine Island Paradox; and coeditor of Moral Ground

“Two qualities that allegedly distinguish humans from other species are high intelligence and the capacity for forward planning. At no time in history has there been a greater need for these qualities or less evidence of their existence—the global human enterprise is on a trajectory toward social and ecological collapse. But clear-thinking, forward-looking people can take heart. Enough Is Enough provides both the unassailable rationale and the visionary plan the world needs to live well, more equitably, and sustainably within the means of nature.”
—William Rees, Professor of Public Policy and Ecological Economics, University of British Columbia, and cocreator of the ecological footprint

“Enough Is Enough should be required reading for every economics student as an antidote to the wacky assumption that a finite planet can support infinite growth. Dietz and O’Neill show the importance of growing long-neglected human capacities for creativity and compassion rather than obsolete economic indicators like GDP. Whether or not you agree with all their proposals, this highly readable and provocative book will profoundly expand your thinking about what’s possible.”
—Michael Shuman, author of Local Dollars, Local Sense and The Small-Mart Revolution

“Saying ‘Enough!’ is heresy in our growth-based economy, in which more, bigger, and faster are the only permissible goals. The authors not only offer specific policy proposals for an economy of sufficiency but argue persuasively that we could all be happier by exiting the growth treadmill. This is a book that every American should read.”
—Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow, Post Carbon Institute, and author of ten books, including The End of Growth

“In an age where economic orthodoxy remains all too fixated on growth, Enough Is Enough offers a thoughtful contribution to creating an ecologically sound economic system that meets human rather than financial needs.”
—Gar Alperovitz, Professor of Political Economy, University of Maryland, and author of America Beyond Capitalism

“Enough Is Enough is a fine addition to the growing literature on how society might change its ways and actually avoid catastrophic collapse. Everyone should read it and become more aware of the scale of the human predicament, the economic insanity that is largely responsible for it, and the desperate need for dramatic change.”
—Paul Ehrlich, Professor of Population Studies, Stanford University; President, Center for Conservation Biology; and coauthor of The Dominant Animal

“In the sixth century BCE, Lao Tzu wisely wrote that the person who knows that enough is enough will always have enough. It has taken us twenty-six centuries of apparent progress to forget that, and it is high time to relearn it. Rob Dietz and Dan O’Neill provide a compelling case for us to do just that. As well as an accessible guide to the growth-and-greed economy, they offer a series of simple and achievable steps to replacing it with something sustainable and infinitely more satisfying.”
—Molly Scott Cato, Professor of Strategy and Sustainability, Roehampton University, and author of Environment and Economy

“The notion that economic growth is the enemy and not our salvation still has about it more than a whiff of heresy. Not after this admirably lucid book, though. Dietz and O’Neill argue persuasively that adopting a governing axiom of ‘enough’ rather than ‘more’ will help make our politics more democratic, our economy more egalitarian, and our society more creative—and then they show how to bring it about. How bad is that?”
—Marq de Villiers, journalist and author of thirteen books, including Our Way Out

“Enough Is Enough is an extremely important and timely work. Herman Daly and his many colleagues have masterfully articulated the importance of creating a new economy that can enhance rather than destroy our natural resources and, at the same time, improve our quality of life. Now, in Enough Is Enough, Rob Dietz and Dan O’Neill have laid out a pragmatic scenario that describes, in great detail, how we can all become involved in making that economy a reality in the communities and on the planet in which we live. This is a must-read for all those interested in their own welfare and that of their children and grandchildren.”
—Frederick Kirschenmann, Professor of Philosophy, Iowa State University, and author of Cultivating an Ecological Conscience

Call #: HC79.E5 D547 2013

Evolution's empress : Darwinian perspectives on the nature of women / edited by Maryanne L. Fisher, Justin R. Garcia, Rosemarie Sokol Chang. (5/8/2013)

5/8/2013

Call #: HQ1206 .E956 2013

Household finance : adrift in a sea of red ink / Dimitris N. Chorafas. (5/8/2013)

Unsettled : children in a world of gangs / Donna De Cesare foreword by Fred Ritchin translation by Javier Auyero = Desasosiego : los niños en un mundo de las pandillas / Donna De Cesare prefacio de Fred Ritchin traducción de Javier Auyero. (5/8/2013)

5/8/2013

Call #: HN125.2.V5 D4 2013

What's wrong with homosexuality? / John Corvino. (5/8/2013)

5/8/2013

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"[Corvino's] work is unfailingly patient and laced with humor...an essential and accessible read for any interested parties." --Publishers Weekly

"[Corvino] writes in plain language leavened with wit, sentiment, and personality-a manner that reflects the book's origins in Corvino's half of a debate over gay marriage that he and Focus on the Family speaker Glenn Stanton have presented on college campuses throughout North America." --Booklist

"Corvino's writing style is readable and informed by intelligence and wit. He is also respectful of opposing views and deals with them fairly. Well worth reading, this book sensibly organizes ethical objections to homosexual behavior, takes the time to refute them, and clarifies how defenders of homosexual rights should respond to them."
--Library Journal

"John Corvino has written a wonderful, deeply exhilarating book. Its virtues of rigor, fair-mindedness, subtlety, and clarity should be everywhere in our public culture, but in fact they are sadly rare. Read Corvino not only to learn about moral arguments concerning homosexuality -- and you will learn a lot, regardless of your ethical starting point -- but also to be reminded that it is possible for people who deeply disagree to argue respectfully, fairly, and with empathetic imagination and even a sense of humor. This is public philosophy at its very best."--Martha C. Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, University of Chicago

"John Corvino's new book, What's Wrong with Homosexuality?, is stunning in its clarity and logic. Corvino's is that rare combination of a brilliant and logical mind, and a warm and human heart. He is particularly adept and helpful in critiquing the natural law arguments against homosexuality, and teasing apart the various nature/nurture approaches to the question of whether gay people are "born that way." Most impressive is his combining his rational, philosophical arguments with his own (and others') experience of being gay and partnered. Anyone interested in seriously arguing against the acceptance of gay people and our relationships will have to contend with the brilliantly articulated, rational and coherent case made in this book."--The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, IX Bishop of New Hampshire

"John Corvino is a philosophically sophisticated, lucid writer who makes a serious effort here to engage those (like me) with whom he disagrees. He argues aggressively, to be sure, but does not resort to calling his critics names or impugning their motives. Moreover, he is commendably willing to come to grips with challenges to the presuppositions and implications of the position he holds. He is, in short, a worthy intellectual opponent in the debate over the ethics and meaning of sex and marriage."-- Robert P. George, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University

Call #: HQ76.25 .C673 2013

Whose rights? : counterterrorism and the dark side of American public opinion / Clem Brooks and Jeff Manza. (5/8/2013)

5/8/2013

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Call #: HV6432 .B76 2013

Women lead : career perspectives from workplace leaders / edited by Tracey Wilen-Daugenti, Courtney L. Vien, Caroline Molina-Ray. (5/8/2013)

5/8/2013

Call #: HD6054.3 .W664 2013

Women's studies : the basics / Bonnie G. Smith. (5/8/2013)

5/8/2013

Call #: HQ1180 .S58 2013

Adolescent-to-parent abuse : current understandings in research, policy and practice / Amanda Holt. (5/1/2013)

5/1/2013

Review

""By demonstrating the wide variety of historical hoaxes, from forgeries of documents to prehistoric remains, Hoax reinforces that they are a widespread problem for historians as they attempt to separate fact from fiction." -- Thomas Turner, editor of the Lincoln Herald" --

""With his penetrating research skills, Dr. Edward Steers Jr., a seeker of truth, demolishes the most well-known hoaxes, illuminating their complex yet simple nature. A remarkable achievement, this book brings clarity to our world of misinformation that animates American culture. More than a reference, this work serves as a guide, a warning of sorts, revealing how simple it can be to fool the world." -- Joseph Garerra, Executive Director, Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum" --

Parenting and substance abuse : developmental approaches to intervention / edited by Nancy E. Suchman, Marjukka Pajulo, and Linda C. Mayes. (5/1/2013)

5/1/2013

Call #: HV4999.P37 P37 2013

Sacred iconographies in Chicana cultural productions / Clara Román-Odio. (5/1/2013)

5/1/2013

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“This landmark publication advances the fields of de-colonial liberation, divinity, and cultural studies. In these pages our guides are ‘anti-icons’ who stand against systems of domination, the divine mothers Tonantzin, Mary, Coatlaxopeuh, the Virgin de Guadalupe, the feminine and the matrilineal, here to teach us twenty-first-century spiritualties of dissent. Today these figures are facilitating an emerging planetary culture that functions beyond and without borders. This book’s method makes their presence visible - but only if readers are able to think in and through a de-colonizing feminism that is at once spiritual, political, global, and Chicana.” - Chela Sandoval, author of Methodology of the Oppressed

“Sacred Iconographies in Chicana Cultural Productions examines methodological and pedagogical strategies for understanding how La Virgen de Guadalupe has served and continues to serve as a venue for artistic and literary expressions of Chicana feminist ways of knowing.” - Josie Méndez-Negrete, Associate Professor, Mexican American Studies, College of Education and Human Development, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA

“Sacred Iconographies in Chicana Cultural Production is a powerful treatise on the transformative and egalitarian impetus behind Chicana spiritual expression. In this book, Román-Odio deftly analyzes and deconstructs the numerous ways Chicana feminist spirituality challenges and decenters patriarchal and colonial forms of organized religion.” - Guisela Latorre, Associate Professor, Women’s Studies, The Ohio State University, USA

Call #: HQ1166 .R66 2013

Selling to win / Richard Denny. (5/1/2013)

5/1/2013

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"The master of professional salesmanship" The Times

Call #: HF5438.25 .D457 2013

Social identity processes : trends in theory and research / edited by Dora Capozza and Rupert Brown. (5/1/2013)

5/1/2013

A practitioner's guide to business analytics : using data analysis tools to improve your organization's decision making and strategy / Randy Bartlett. (4/24/2013)

4/24/2013

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Randy Bartlett, PhD, is a business analytics leader with more than 20 years of business experience and 9 years of training in statistics at Iowa State University and Texas A&M University. His experience includes performing analytics, reviewing analytics, leading analytics teams, and making analytics-based decisions. He has worked at Applied Research Associates, AHQR, AstraZeneca, Bell South, BMS, Fannie Mae, Infosys, Inspire/Merck, JDA Software, NHA, PricewaterhouseCoopers, The Associates/ Citigroup, UnitedHealthcare, Wells Fargo, and other companies. Recently he helped build a new Business Analytics practice and developed Big Data and CoE offerings.

Call #: HD38.7 .B3697 2013

All about hedge funds / Ezra Zask. (4/24/2013)

4/24/2013

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Crowdstorm : the future of innovation, ideas, and problem solving / Shaun Abrahamson, Peter Ryder, Bastian Unterberg. (4/24/2013)

4/24/2013

Call #: HD45 .A27 2013

Digital sociology : critical perspectives / edited by Kate Orton-Johnson and Nick Prior. (4/24/2013)

4/24/2013

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About the Author

NICK PRIOR is a senior lecturer in Sociology at the University of Edinburgh, UK   KATE ORTON-JOHNSON is a lecturer in Sociology at the University of Edinburgh, UK

Call #: HM846 .D54 2013

Edison in the boardroom revisited: how leading companies realize value from their intellectual property / Suzanne S. Harrison, Patrick H. Sullivan. (4/24/2013)

4/24/2013

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Call #: HG4028.V3 D38 2012

Fountainhead of Jihad : the Haqqani nexus, 1973-2012 / Vahid Brown, Don Rassler. (4/24/2013)

4/24/2013

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- Margaret Wetherell, Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Open University, UK

'If the social and cultural sciences are to move beyond slogans in their engagement with matters corporeal, they need to engage seriously with what the contemporary life sciences are discovering about the complex enmeshing of bodies, brains, minds and milieux. Lisa Blackman's provocative new book shows how innovative and how productive such a dialogue could be
Nikolas Rose, Professor of Sociology, Kings College London, UK

From its critical review of affect theory to its engagment with the reenchantment of materialism to its attention to voice-hearing and neuroscience, Immaterial Bodies: Affect, Embodiment, Mediation is a must read. Lisa Blackman has found a brilliant way to reintroduce mediation into a wide range of discussions ongoing in contemporary critical theory. Immaterial Bodies especially will make a difference in how we conceptualize mediated embodiment
Patricia Ticineto Clough, Professor of Sociology, Queens College and The Graduate Center CUNY

Lisa Blackman's book is a fascinating investigation of aspects of the genealogy of approaches to affect and embodiment from the late nineteenth century to the present and an original intervention in current debates over the 'turn to affect'
Ruth Leys, Henry Wiesenfeld Professor of Humanities, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, US

4/24/2013

The myth of martyrdom : what really drives suicide bombers, rampage shooters, and other self-destructive killers / Adam Lankford. (4/24/2013)

4/24/2013

"Herrin's essays reveal a capacity given to very few historians--the power to present the big picture without ever losing sight of the vital details. Their genesis over the course of her career, and more importantly their bearing on our current intellectual and political situation, illustrate what it means to be a humane and humanistic scholar in the last half century."--Anthony Cutler, author of The Hand of the Master

"All of Herrin's essays reveal a distinguished historian with a clear intellectual consciousness."--Antonio Carile, University of Bologna

"This wide-ranging collection of studies by one of the foremost medieval historians of this generation opens up new perspectives on Byzantium. The life experience of women and men is re-created with a view from the margins. Women at the court and in private households are restored to agency and the capital of Constantinople is seen from the perspective of the provinces. As a result, Byzantium no longer appears as a monolith steeped in unchanging ritual, but as a dynamic society that developed its own responses to challenges and so ensured its extraordinary longevity."--Claudia Rapp, author of Holy Bishops in Late Antiquity

Call #: HQ1147.B98 H47 2013

US-China trade dispute : facts, figures and myths / Imad Moosa. (4/24/2013)

4/24/2013

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Imad Moosa reminds us that there are at least two sides to a relationship - including those in trade - and that failure of a relationship is rarely due to one side alone. Moosa handles the technicalities of exchange rates dexterously but reminds us constantly of the wider context of the trade relationships that determine them.
--- Paul Rule, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia

Call #: HF3128 .M66 2012

Why managing sucks and how to fix it : a results-only guide to taking control of work, not people / Cali Ressler, Jody Thompson. (4/24/2013)

4/24/2013

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From the Inside Flap

Is your talent energized, focused and ready to deliver the results necessary to drive your business? Or do they spend the day flinching at their bosses' attempts to micromanage the minutes of their day? If your organization sounds more like the latter, it's time to transform your workplace.

Focusing only on results can differentiate your business from the competition. A Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) positively impacts the bottom line while simultaneously improving the employee experience. Why Managing Sucks and How to Fix It shows how the transition to a ROWE can make you or your organization more entrepreneurial, more connected with the broader trends in your industry, and more willing to take smart risks. Companies that embrace a Results-Only Work Environment enjoy staggering increases in engagement. ROWE teams report an average increase of 35 percent in productivity by eliminating waste from systems and processes and a 90 percent decrease in voluntary turnover rates.

This book explains how to set measurable, outcome- based expectations and focus on the endpoint as opposed to managing the process that gets you there. With eyes set on getting rid of distractions, pointless meetings, and unnecessary updates, this book offers easy-to-implement, everyday strategies to help you experience huge increases in productivity (without adding resources) and dramatic drops in turnover. You'll learn:

Quick tips for restructuring customer service, technology, and work flow
How to reframe thinking away from counting on general availability (Where's Bob?) to creating clear expectations (Does Bob know exactly what's expected of him?)
How to reduce the number of meetings while increasing their quality
How to effectively move into an unlimited vacation scenario, do away with the billable hours/time-based billing setup, and infuse new life into your health and wellness programs

Smash tired assumptions about what work has to be. The transition to a ROWE creates a bold, cultural transformation that permeates the attitudes and operating style of your entire workplace, leveling the playing field and giving your workers complete autonomy to manage their measurable results— using adult common sense.

Call #: HF5549 .R483297 2013

A day in the life of a happy worker / edited by Arnold B. Bakker and Kevin Daniels. (4/17/2013)

4/17/2013

Call #: HD7261 .D38 2013

A marriage agreement and other essays : four decades of feminist writing / Alix Kates Shulman. (4/17/2013)

4/17/2013

4/17/2013

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From the Back Cover

This foundation-level training manual for social work students and practitioners will help readers become more effective agents of change through understanding the meaning, principles, and characteristics of facilitative leadership. Facilitative leadership is a form of leadership in which the leader directs a group but does not dictate the outcome of the group discussion. This form of leadership is essential for, and uniquely suited to, social workers whose entire profession is based on helping clients determine their own goals and how to achieve them.

The book describes, step-by-step, the skills needed to successfully perform formal and informal leadership roles in group, agency, and community settings. All aspects of the facilitative process are addressed, including the phases of group development, how to organize a meeting, when and how to intervene, and how to know if facilitative leadership is working. The book explains how facilitative leadership relates to the social work code of ethics, and discusses the ground rules for effective communication. A number of leadership theories that inform facilitative leadership are examined. The text also includes skill building and critical reflection exercises in each section along with case studies to enhance learning.

Key Features:

Describes the concept, principles, and characteristics of facilitative leadership and how they relate to the social work code of ethics
Clarifies the facilitative leader?s role and distinguishes it from that of trainer, consultant, or chairperson
Identifies the phases of group development and their significance
Instills competence and ease in the use of group process techniques
Promotes facilitative leadership skills in formal and informal situations"
Call #: HV40.35 .B76 2013

4/17/2013

4/17/2013

Free time : the forgotten American Dream / Benjamin Kline Hunnicutt. (4/10/2013)

4/10/2013

4/10/2013

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Call #: HV6433.P4 D4513 2012

International consumer behavior in the 21st century : impact on marketing strategy development / A. Coskun Samli. (4/10/2013)

4/10/2013

Call #: HF5415.32 .S262 2013

Internet, society and culture : communicative practices before and after the Internet / by Tim Jordan. (4/10/2013)

4/10/2013

Changing welfare states / Anton Hemerijck. (4/3/2013)

4/3/2013

Call #: HN380.5 .H46 2013

Conferencing and restorative justice : international practices and perspectives / edited by Estelle Zinsstag, Inge Vanfraechem. (4/3/2013)

4/3/2013

Call #: HV8688 .C648 2012

Engaging with violent Islamic extremism : local policies in Western European cities / Floris Vermeulen & Frank Bovenkerk FORUM Institute for Multicultural Affairs. (4/3/2013)

4/3/2013

Store wars : the worldwide battle for mindspace and shelfspace, online and in-store / Greg Thain and John Bradley. (4/3/2013)

4/3/2013

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Call #: HF5429 .T37 2012

Strength in numbers : the political power of weak interests / Gunnar Trumbull. (4/3/2013)

4/3/2013

Call #: HC79.C63 T78 2012

Tap dancing to work : Warren Buffett on practically everything, 1966-2012 : a Fortune magazine book / collected and expanded by Carol Loomis. (4/3/2013)

4/3/2013

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CAROL J. LOOMIS is a senior editor-at-large at Fortune, where she has worked since 1954. She has been the magazine’s expert on Warren Buffett since 1966 and has edited his annual letter to shareholders since 1977. Her many honors include five lifetime achievement awards, including a Gerald Loeb Award for business journalism and Time Inc.’s first-ever Henry Luce Award. This is her first book. She lives in Westchester County.

Call #: HG172.B84 T37 2012

4/3/2013

Waking from the dream : Mexico's middle classes after 1968 / Louise E. Walker. (4/3/2013)

4/3/2013

Call #: HT690.M4 W35 2013

Wall Street : a history / Charles R. Geisst. (4/3/2013)

4/3/2013

Call #: HG4572 .G4 2012

Water / David Lewis Feldman. (4/3/2013)

4/3/2013

Call #: HD1691 .F453 2012

Wealth and poverty : a new edition for the twenty-first century / George Gilder. (4/3/2013)

4/3/2013

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From the Inside Flap

Capitalism Endures

When George Gilder first published Wealth & Poverty in 1981, the book was an instant classic, becoming the economics bible of the unfolding Reagan revolution. “Not since the Gilded Age of the late 1800’s has anyone advanced so enthusiastic an endorsement of capitalism and capitalists,” observed the New York Times.

Now, amid the Obama administration’s redistributionist zeal, industrial planning schemes, vandalistic energy policies, demonization of wealth-creating entrepreneurs, and Keynesian spending programs, Gilder returns to the fray with an updated edition of his famous tome.

Thirty years after his paean to free enterprise shocked the Washington establishment, have the collapse of Enron, the economic meltdown of 2008, the advent of the Occupy Wall Street movement, and other events caused Gilder to reassess his devotion to capitalism? In a way, they have. As Gilder states in this edition, “It is clear that we, the original supply siders, bear some responsibility for the failure to persuade. All these years later, it has become clear that we were not radical enough.”

Dissatisfied with half-hearted defenses of capitalism as the least bad system available, Wealth & Poverty passionately extols the morality, compassion, and efficacy of free enterprise. Buoyed by the collapse of communism but disturbed by the return of socialism under new guises, Gilder argues in a new prologue and epilogue that the solution to America’s current economic troubles cannot be found in warmed-over socialism, but in the generosity and economic vitality that can only be unleashed by the free market.

As President Obama’s policies lend Gilder’s arguments a shocking new relevancy, Gilder reminds us why the New Yorker called him a “scourge of feminists, unrepentant supply-sider, and now…a technology prophet.” Featuring a new foreword by Steve Forbes, this edition of Wealth & Poverty informs us that free enterprise is the core of freedom—and that nations which forget or ignore that historical lesson will not and cannot prosper.

Call #: HB501 .G46 2012

With charity for all : why charities are failing and a better way to give / by Ken Stern. (4/3/2013)

4/3/2013

Call #: HV91 .S649 2013

Women political leaders and the media / Donatella Campus, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Bologna. (4/3/2013)

4/3/2013

Call #: HQ1236 .C36 2013

99 to 1 : how wealth inequality is wrecking the world and what we can do about it / Chuck Collins. (3/27/2013)

3/27/2013

Call #: HC79.I5 C632 2012

A place we call home : gender, race, and justice in Syracuse / K. Animashaun Ducre. (3/27/2013)

Hitler's rival : Ernst Thälmann in myth and memory / Russel Lemmons. (3/27/2013)

3/27/2013

Call #: HX274.7.T47 L46 2013

Hospice social work / Dona J. Reese. (3/27/2013)

3/27/2013

3/27/2013

Derek H. Aldcroft is a University Fellow, School of Historical Studies, University of Leicester, UK

Steven Morewood is a Senior Lecturer in International History at the University of Birmingham, UK

Call #: HC240 .A43 2013

The facts of business life : what every successful business owner knows that you don't / Bill McBean. (3/27/2013)

3/27/2013

Call #: HB615 .M3728 2012

The feminist porn book : the politics of producing pleasure / edited by Tristan Taormino, Celine Parreñas Shimizu, Constance Penley, and Mireille Miller-Young. (3/27/2013)

3/27/2013

Call #: HQ471 .F45 2013

The globalization of supermax prisons / edited by Jeffrey Ian Ross foreword by Loïc Wacquant. (3/27/2013)

Global uncertainty and the volatility of agricultural commodities prices / edited by Bertrand R. Munier. (3/20/2013)

3/20/2013

3/20/2013

Call #: HM851 .T776 2013