To make the most of any gift giving occasion, here's a little wish list of mine that'll let you know the kinds of things I like.
I love reading non-fiction books, while I do have a pile of 7 or so that I have YET TO READ. The books listed in this list are ones that I'd really really like.
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Signet (MM)
daniel silva, fiction
Public Affairs
book, investing
Friedman and Schwartz marshaled massive historical data and sharp analytics to support the claim that monetary policy--steady control of the money supply--matters profoundly in the management of the nation's economy.
book, monetary policy, us economics
Many Americans have resisted the notion that their country is an imperial power. The idea seems to contradict the values of the Republic and its Founding Fathers. But in Empire of Debt, prominent financial analysts Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin argue pas
book, debt, non-fiction, politics, us economics
Kennedy, a history professor at Yale, here assesses the interaction between economics and strategy over the past five centuries, the book is a vigorous entry in the debate over the extent to which national wealth should be used for military purposes.
book, military, non-fiction, war
I've been wanting to read this book for awhile.
In this provocative must-read, the preeminent scientist-and world's most prominent atheist-Richard Dawkins asserts the irrationality of belief in God and the grievous harm religion has inflicted.
atheism, book, god, religion
The post petrol world is coming, I want to be ahead of the curve. This book looks to have some good ideas.
Over the coming years we will need to move from a global culture addicted to cheap, abundant petroleum to a culture of compelled conservation, wh
book, non-fiction, peak oil, survival guide
Random House Trade Paperbacks
Campbell Method
Random House