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BBQ Economics

How money works and why it matters

by Liam Dann ...

Should I fix or float? Is now a good time to buy — or sell? What do self-made billionaires know that you and I don’t? Why does cheese cost so much? Veteran financial journalist Liam Dann has fielded as many money-related questions as he has enjoyed beers around the BBQ — and often at the same time. In this book, he sets out to answer them all, sharing his decades of insight with stories and quotes ... Read more

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Should I fix or float? Is now a good time to buy — or sell? What do self-made billionaires know that you and I don’t? Why does cheese cost so much? Veteran financial journalist Liam Dann has fielded as many money-related questions as he has enjoyed beers around the BBQ — and often at the same time. In this book, he sets out to answer them all, sharing his decades of insight with stories and quotes
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BBQ Economics

How money works and why it matters

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Should I fix or float? Is now a good time to buy — or sell? What do self-made billionaires know that you and I don’t? Why does cheese cost so much? Veteran financial journalist Liam Dann has fielded as many money-related questions as he has enjoyed beers around the BBQ — and often at the same time. In this book, he sets out to answer them all, sharing his decades of insight with stories and quotes ... Read more

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Should I fix or float? Is now a good time to buy — or sell? What do self-made billionaires know that you and I don’t? Why does cheese cost so much? Veteran financial journalist Liam Dann has fielded as many money-related questions as he has enjoyed beers around the BBQ — and often at the same time. In this book, he sets out to answer them all, sharing his decades of insight with stories and quotes
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In This Economy?

How Money & Markets Really Work

by Kyla Scanlon ...

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The book Jon Stewart (The Daily Show) hailed as “essential reading” for anyone who wants to “make informed decisions” and “have a basic understanding of the economy”: an illustrated guide to economics from one of the internet’s favorite financial educators.“Few people can communicate how the economy actually works better than Kyla Scanlon.”—Morgan Housel, author of ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The book Jon Stewart (The Daily Show) hailed as “essential reading” for anyone who wants to “make informed decisions” and “have a basic understanding of the economy”: an illustrated guide to economics from one of the internet’s favorite financial educators.“Few people can communicate how the economy actually works better than Kyla Scanlon.”—Morgan Housel, author of
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Unaccountable

Truth and Lies on Parliament Hill

by Kevin Page ...

A unique insider's account of the Harper government so damning that it cannot be ignoredIn March 2008, Kevin Page was appointed by the federal Conservatives to be the country's first Parliamentary Budget Officer. The move fulfilled a Tory campaign promise to deliver greater government transparency and accountability. He was later denounced by the same people who appointed him to scrutinize their ... Read more

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A unique insider's account of the Harper government so damning that it cannot be ignoredIn March 2008, Kevin Page was appointed by the federal Conservatives to be the country's first Parliamentary Budget Officer. The move fulfilled a Tory campaign promise to deliver greater government transparency and accountability. He was later denounced by the same people who appointed him to scrutinize their
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Makers and Takers

How Wall Street Destroyed Main Street

by Rana Foroohar ...

**Is Wall Street bad for Main Street America?"A well-told exploration of why our current economy is leaving too many behind." —The New York Times**In looking at the forces that shaped the 2016 presidential election, one thing is clear: much of the population believes that our economic system is rigged to enrich the privileged elites at the expense of hard-working Americans. This is a belief held ... Read more

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**Is Wall Street bad for Main Street America?"A well-told exploration of why our current economy is leaving too many behind." —The New York Times**In looking at the forces that shaped the 2016 presidential election, one thing is clear: much of the population believes that our economic system is rigged to enrich the privileged elites at the expense of hard-working Americans. This is a belief held
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Great Britain?

The must-read Sunday Times bestseller by Labour's economic mastermind

by Torsten Bell ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, updated with a new PrefaceThe essential blueprint for a better future, by Labour's economic mastermind‘Stellar: brilliant, incredibly pragmatic’ Rory Stewart‘Refreshingly optimistic’ The Times‘No one has done more to re-inject sanity into our national policy’ Emily Maitlis'Everyone should read this book if they care... ... Read more

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, updated with a new PrefaceThe essential blueprint for a better future, by Labour's economic mastermind‘Stellar: brilliant, incredibly pragmatic’ Rory Stewart‘Refreshingly optimistic’ The Times‘No one has done more to re-inject sanity into our national policy’ Emily Maitlis'Everyone should read this book if they care...
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The Undercover Economist Strikes Back

How to Run--or Ruin--an Economy

by Tim Harford ...

A provocative and lively exploration of the increasingly important world of macroeconomics, by the author of the bestselling The Undercover Economist.Thanks to the worldwide financial upheaval, economics is no longer a topic we can ignore. From politicians to hedge fund managers to middle-class IRA holders, everyone must pay attention to how and why the global economy works the way it does.Enter ... Read more

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A provocative and lively exploration of the increasingly important world of macroeconomics, by the author of the bestselling The Undercover Economist.Thanks to the worldwide financial upheaval, economics is no longer a topic we can ignore. From politicians to hedge fund managers to middle-class IRA holders, everyone must pay attention to how and why the global economy works the way it does.Enter
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Econobabble

How to Decode Political Spin and Economic Nonsense

by Richard Denniss ...

Series Book 8 - Redback
Economics is like a tyre lever: it can be used to solve a problem, or to beat someone over the head.What is econobabble? We hear it every day, when politicians and commentators use incomprehensible economic jargon to dress up their self-interest as the national interest, to make the absurd seem inevitable or the inequitable seem fair. This book exposes the stupid arguments, bizarre contradictions ... Read more

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Economics is like a tyre lever: it can be used to solve a problem, or to beat someone over the head.What is econobabble? We hear it every day, when politicians and commentators use incomprehensible economic jargon to dress up their self-interest as the national interest, to make the absurd seem inevitable or the inequitable seem fair. This book exposes the stupid arguments, bizarre contradictions
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How the West Was Lost

Fifty Years of Economic Folly and the Stark Choices Ahead

by Dambisa Moyo ...

The renowned economist and New York Times– bestselling author presents a "succinct and sophisticated" account of Western economic decline (Paul Collier, The Observer ).Amid the hype of China's economic rise, the most important story of our generation is being pushed aside: America is not just in decline, but on course to become the biggest welfare state in the history of the Wes... ... Read more

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The renowned economist and New York Times– bestselling author presents a "succinct and sophisticated" account of Western economic decline (Paul Collier, The Observer ).Amid the hype of China's economic rise, the most important story of our generation is being pushed aside: America is not just in decline, but on course to become the biggest welfare state in the history of the Wes...
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Why We’re Getting Poorer

A Realist’s Guide to the Economy and How We Can Fix It

by Cahal Moran ...

An insider's guide to our broken economy and how it fails to serve us.‘A fascinating examination of the failures of modern economics, and how these failures are harming us all' Grace Blakeley, author of Vulture Capitalism‘Easily one of the most compelling economics communicators of our generation.' Yuan Yang, FT columnist and MP for Earley and WoodleyDid you know that while we think of money as ... Read more

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An insider's guide to our broken economy and how it fails to serve us.‘A fascinating examination of the failures of modern economics, and how these failures are harming us all' Grace Blakeley, author of Vulture Capitalism‘Easily one of the most compelling economics communicators of our generation.' Yuan Yang, FT columnist and MP for Earley and WoodleyDid you know that while we think of money as
... Read more

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How to Teach Economics to Your Dog

A Quirky Introduction

by Rebecca Campbell, Anthony McGowan ...

Series series How to Teach
Monty is a dog, not a financial genius, but economics still shapes his everyday life.Over the course of seventeen walks, Dr Rebecca Campbell chews over economic concepts and investigates how they apply to our lives – people and mutts alike. There are no graphs, no charts (Monty can’t read them) and definitely no calculus!How to Teach Economics to Your Dog tackles the knotty question of what ... Read more

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Monty is a dog, not a financial genius, but economics still shapes his everyday life.Over the course of seventeen walks, Dr Rebecca Campbell chews over economic concepts and investigates how they apply to our lives – people and mutts alike. There are no graphs, no charts (Monty can’t read them) and definitely no calculus!How to Teach Economics to Your Dog tackles the knotty question of what
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GDP

A Brief but Affectionate History - Revised and expanded Edition

by Diane Coyle ...

How GDP came to rule our lives—and why it needs to changeWhy did the size of the U.S. economy increase by 3 percent on one day in mid-2013—or Ghana's balloon by 60 percent overnight in 2010? Why did the U.K. financial industry show its fastest expansion ever at the end of 2008—just as the world’s financial system went into meltdown? And why was Greece’s chief statistician charged with treason in ... Read more

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How GDP came to rule our lives—and why it needs to changeWhy did the size of the U.S. economy increase by 3 percent on one day in mid-2013—or Ghana's balloon by 60 percent overnight in 2010? Why did the U.K. financial industry show its fastest expansion ever at the end of 2008—just as the world’s financial system went into meltdown? And why was Greece’s chief statistician charged with treason in
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