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Migrations and Culture:
By
Thomas Sowell
HarperCollins, 1997 - 528 pages
The book,
part of a trilogy of books Mr. Sowell has written about
culture and its impact in countries, is extremely well
researched. To put
it into perspective, each chapter has over 200
citations/sources cited.
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The Competitive Advantage of Nations:
By Michael
E. Porter
Free Press, 1998 - 896 pages
I purchased the book because of my exposure to Mr.
Porter’s theories while I was pursuing my MBA at
Rice
University
some years ago. I
am hoping that this book will provide some unique and
different ways to look at economic development in nations
which is a big interest of mine at this time. More
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A
History of Economic Thought
By
Lionel Robbins, Steven Medema (Editor), Warren Sanuels
(Editor)
Princton University Press, 2000 - 393 pages
From
the lecture notes of the renown LSE (London School of
Economics) professor Lionel Robbins this book illustrates
economic thought since Plato and Aristotle. I found it
of value since Adam Smith doesn't even appear until the middle
of the book and is an excellent read after the two prior
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Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery:
By Isaac
Asimov
HarperCollins, 1994 - 800 pages
Isaac
Asimov’s Chronology of Science and Technology combines world
history with scientific discoveries and inventions. Through
presenting the information in chronological order Asimov is
able to show how science and cultural, social, and political
events have affected each other. More
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Asimov's Chronology of the World:
By Isaac
Asimov
HarperCollins, 1991 - 704 pages
Isaac
Asimov’s Chronology of The World is basically a hug world
history book that attempts to show how historical, social, and
political events have affected each other. I personally
enjoy reading the Chronology of Science and Technology more
than this book (I’m a tech geek) but this book is a good
reference for the general reader. More
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The Road to Serfdom:
By F.A.
Hayek
University of Chicago, 1994 Ed - 274 pages
F.A.
Hayek, the 1974 Nobel Prize Winner in Economics is primarily
known for this book. The
basic concept of the book is that governments shouldn’t play
too large a role in our society and that greater government
involvement is a bad thing.
This
book, along with Milton Friedman (Capitalism
and Freedom) and Ann Rynd are the most quoted books by
Libertarians.
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How the Scots Invented the Modern World:
By Arthur
Herman
Crown Publishing, 2001 - 288 pages
Anyways,
this book is about the history of Scotland and how it has influenced the world.
While I believe the title is definitely hyperbole this
book is a great introduction for those seeking more
information on the subject. More
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Capitalism and
Freedom:
By Milton
Friedman
University of Chicago, 1963 - 202 pages
Milton
Friedman, a Nobel Prize Winner in Economics like Hayek, is
known for several things.
First, he was heavily responsible for economic thoughts
on monetary policy in the 70’s / 80’s, which enabled the
U.S.
government
to slow down inflation which was running rampant due to the
oil embargo in the mid 70’s.
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