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  • The Myth of the Rational Voter

    Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies - New Edition

    by Bryan Caplan ...
    The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening book. Caplan argues that voters continually elect politicians who either share their biases or else pretend to ... Read more

    $23.99 USD

  • The Case against Education

    Why the Education System Is a Waste of Time and Money

    by Bryan Caplan, Bryan Caplan ...
    Why we need to stop wasting public funds on educationDespite being immensely popular—and immensely lucrative—education is grossly overrated. Now with a new afterword by Bryan Caplan, this explosive book argues that the primary function of education is not to enhance students' skills but to signal the qualities of a good employee. Learn why students hunt for easy As only to forget most of what they ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids

    Why Being a Great Parent Is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think

    by Bryan Caplan ...
    We've needlessly turned parenting into an unpleasant chore. Parents invest more time and money in their kids than ever, but the shocking lesson of twin and adoption research is that upbringing is much less important than genetics in the long run. These revelations have surprising implications for how we parent and how we spend time with our kids. The big lesson: Mold your kids less and enjoy your ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • Perspectives on Ayn Rand's Contributions to Economic and Business Thought

    by Bryan Caplan, Eric B. Dent, Steven Horwitz, Edwin A. Locke, John A. Parnell, Emily Chamlee-Wright, Samuel Bostaph, Stephen Hicks, Jerry Kirkpatrick, William Kline0, Richard M. Salsman1, Prof Edward W. Younkins2 ...
    Series series Capitalist Thought: Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
    Ayn Rand wrote and lectured on economic concepts and topics. This volume addresses the economic and business aspects of her writings. The authors of this anthology are from a variety of fields and all of them are enthusiastic supporters of her ideas. ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

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    Myth of the Rational Voter, The

    Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies

    by Bryan Caplan ...
    Narrated by David Drummond ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 44 min

    The greatest obstacle to sound economic policy is not entrenched special interests or rampant lobbying, but the popular misconceptions, irrational beliefs, and personal biases held by ordinary voters. This is economist Bryan Caplan's sobering assessment in this provocative and eye-opening audiobook. Caplan, a self-described libertarian/anarchist, argues that voters continually elect politicians ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids

    Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think

    by Bryan Caplan ...
    Narrated by Brian Arens ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 39 min

    We've needlessly turned parenting into an unpleasant chore. Parents invest more time and money in their kids than ever, but the shocking lesson of twin and adoption research is that upbringing is much less important than genetics in the long run. These revelations have surprising implications for how we parent and how we spend time with our kids. The big lesson: Mold your kids less and enjoy your ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids

    Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think

    by Bryan Caplan ...
    Narrated by Brian Arens ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 39 min

    We've needlessly turned parenting into an unpleasant chore. Parents invest more time and money in their kids than ever, but the shocking lesson of twin and adoption research is that upbringing is much less important than genetics in the long run. These revelations have surprising implications for how we parent and how we spend time with our kids. The big lesson: Mold your kids less and enjoy your ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Free-Range Kids

    How Parents and Teachers Can Let Go and Let Grow

    by Lenore Skenazy ...
    Narrated by Ann Marie Lee ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 13 min

    In the newly revised and expanded second edition of Free-Range Kids, New York columnist-turned-movement leader Lenore Skenazy delivers a compelling and entertaining look at how we got so worried about everything our kids do, see, eat, read, wear, watch, and lick—and how to bid a whole lot of that anxiety goodbye. With real-world examples, advice, and a gimlet-eyed look at the way our culture ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Thinking, Fast and Slow

    by Daniel Kahneman ...
    Narrated by Patrick Egan ...

    Unabridged

    20 hours 2 min

    The guru to the gurus at last shares his knowledge with the rest of us. Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman's seminal studies in behavioral psychology, behavioral economics, and happiness studies have influenced numerous other authors, including Steven Pinker and Malcolm Gladwell. In Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman at last offers his own, first book for the general public. It is a lucid and ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Little Blue Book

    The Essential Guide to Thinking and Talking Democratic

    by George Lakoff, Elisabeth Wehling ...
    The indispensable handbook for DemocratsVoters cast their ballots for what they believe is right, for the things that make moral sense. Yet Democrats have too often failed to use language linking their moral values with their policies. The Little Blue Book demonstrates how to make that connection clearly and forcefully, with hands-on advice for discussing the most pressing issues of our time: the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Profit Over People

    Neoliberalism and Global Order

    by Noam Chomsky ...
    Why is the Atlantic slowly filling with crude petroleum, threatening a millions-of-years-old ecological balance? Why did traders at prominent banks take high-risk gambles with the money entrusted to them by hundreds of thousands of clients around the world, expanding and leveraging their investments to the point that failure led to a global financial crisis that left millions of people jobless and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • All the Light We Cannot See

    A Novel

    by Anthony Doerr ...
    *NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES—from producer and director Shawn Levy (Stranger Things) starring Mark Ruffalo, Hugh Laurie, and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti*Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist, the beloved instant New York Times bestseller and New York Times Book Review Top 10 Book about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook