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Adam Smith is now widely regarded as 'the father of modern economics' and the most influential economist who ever lived. But what he really thought, and what the implications of his ideas are, remain fiercely contested. Was he an eloquent advocate of capitalism and the freedom of the individual? Or a prime mover of 'market fundamentalism' and an apologist for inequality and human selfishness? This exceptional book, by a writer who combines to an unusual degree intellectual training and practical political experience, dispels the myths and caricatures and gives us Smith in the round.

They always say that two wrongs don’t make a right.... Well, she was wrong for breaking into a house that didn’t belong to her, even if she and her daughter had nowhere else to go. And, I was wrong for watching her on the surveillance camera as she moved through the house and climbed into bed. So, I offered her a job and a home. Her smile.... Her curves.... Wrong has never felt so right. Now, I want to make the biggest impact yet...I want to make her mine.

At the center of The Hooligan's Return is the author himself, always an outcast, on a bleak lifelong journey through Nazism and communism to exile in America. But while Norman Manea's book is in many ways a memoir, it is also a deeply imaginative work, traversing time and place, life and literature, dream and reality, past and present. Autobiographical events merge with historic elements, always connecting the individual with the collective destiny.

If you love your country, sing! Since 1931, "The Star-Spangled Banner" has been the national anthem of the United States. Journey back to 1814, and join Francis Scott Key, the man who wrote the words to the anthem, for a close look at this song of freedom.

Learn the 25 keys to the art of the budget in terms of forecasting costs, revenues and profits for short-term and long-term projections. Forecasting Budgets is part of the New York Times Pocket MBA Series, a 12-volume reference tool for all businesspersons.

In this refreshing collection, spend four weeks experiencing the presence and person of God the father through a musical journey that begins at creation and ends in our response of worship. Go deeper than the hymnal and learn the inspiring and encouraging stories behind the hymns you know and love. Connect the words of the hymns to scripture in a unique and thought-provoking way.

Yael Evans learned at an early age that being taken care of isn't always a good thing, and relying on others can lead to devastation. Now, she's finally in a place where she's the one taking care of herself and the things that happened in what she calls her last life, are firmly behind her. At least, she thought they were. But just as she's experiencing success as a photographer and entering into a new relationship with a man that seems too good to be true, new dramas and past traumas will open wounds that never fully healed and Yael will be forced to confront old hurts and new threats. ...

The Great War, known now as World War I, was one of the most brutal conflicts known to man. The advances in the technologies of gas, aircraft and tanks all made the trenches a more brutal and dangerous place. Despite the technology, war is still about people. This story tells of two non-combatants trying to cope with the stresses of brutal combat. Amelia Hawks is an ambulance driver with the British Red Cross. After growing up in North Dakota, she volunteered to put the worst carnage known to man in front of her view to erase the nightmares of her life at home. Felix Anders is a war ...

Returning from the horrors of World War I, James Hall and Charles Nordhoff follow a dream to tour the South Pacific. They later coauthored Mutiny on the Bounty. This is a love story. A travelogue and an adventure rolled into one.

After the less than ideal ending of her relationship, and six months on her sister's couch, Autumn Blaire is finally getting started on her main goals. A career at a top Marketing Firm in Atlanta that will allow her to save enough money to take care of her mother. There is no time for drama or distractions. But, with the messy love life of her new bestfriend, the start of an unexpected romance in her own life, and the unwanted re-emergence of her recent ex-boyfriend, drama and distractions abound. Can she navigate her way through it all and land on her feet, or will Autumn find herself ...

A young man conflicted by duty, honour and love. A single mother and her child. James Brennan is entirely human and willing to risk all for the woman he loves and the innocents he must protect.

En vez de hablar sobre inversiones, este libro va a estar centrado en cómo funciona la tecnología blockchain y cómo se puede usar en el futuro.Estos son los temas que vas a ver en este libro: ¿Qué problemas resuelve el blockchain? ¿De qué forma esta tecnología puede hacer que nuestras instituciones sean más rápidas y menos costosas? ¿Podría esta tecnología reemplazar por completo a nuestras instituciones (bancos, gobiernos, etc? ¿De qué forma el blockchain crea un clima de confianza entre desconocidos? Y muchas mas...

When award-winning journalist Caitlin Bergman is invited back to campus to receive an honorary degree, she finds an opportunity for a well-earned victory lap - and a chance to face the trauma that almost destroyed her as an undergrad. But her lap becomes an all-out race when a student begs her to probe an unsolved campus disappearance: Angela Chapman went out one Friday night and never came back.

Ice, Fire, and Blood, the first novel of veteran journalist Norman Black, brings to vivid life U.S. combat infantrymen's experience in Korea, from late 1950 to spring 1951. The story focuses on one company of an infantry battalion and begins in northwestern Korea. It covers those periods when Chinese armies entered the war and inflicted devastating loses on U.S.-U.N. forces and the subsequent turn-around, early in 1951, after Gen. Matthew Ridgway took command. In the following months, new equipment was received, serious loses were inflicted on the Chinese, and it became clear South Korea would not be overrun by Communism.

Volumes 1 and 2 of Combat Veterans’ Stories of Small Wars and Nation Building present 20 autobiographical stories of men and women that were in fire fights, raids, and other dangerous situations that exposed them to enemy ordnance. Their stories give listeners an understanding of warfare, as the US military has experienced it since the Vietnam War.

It’s 1787, and a handful of men are about to sign the United States Constitution. In a few minutes, a newly free country will have a set of rules made by the people, for the people. Join lawmaker James Madison as he picks up a pen and makes history.

In the spring of 1961, 10-year-old Nate "Weenie" Dooley has a revelation: His father is not a good one. Inspired by National Geographic, his favorite thing next to the Bible storybook his mother gave him before she died, Nate plans to leave his father and their home in the Smokies to set out on adventure.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change Africa. Indeed it is the only thing that would. Observing the impact that the right people in leadership positions have, people who wholly subscribe to servant leadership rather than self-serving leadership, has been a great source of inspiration.

The four stories in this audiobook are about nine men that returned to civilian life, after combat in the Korean War. They deal with different degrees of emotional injuries (PTSD) experienced after exposure to seemingly similar combat conditions and also with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The story entitled "MacKenzie and Smith" is a sequel to the military history novel Ice, Fire, and Blood, which relates experiences of a US Army infantry unit from when Chinese troops entered the war, in November 1950, until late summer 1951.

Pastor Abby Norman is here to tell us that we can talk to God like that. In her fresh, tell-it-like-it-is voice, she unpacks the power of lament, providing us with the tools and the grace-filled permission to heal the problems we have been ignoring for too long. She shows us how to express our laments to God and to each other when things are definitely not okay. And through this process we will discover a richer connection with God - who has wanted nothing more than our whole selves from the start.