Book Description
From ancient Rome to the Great Meltdown of 2008, this account of financial crises throughout history reveals the common human foibles that drive economic booms and busts.
Author : Bob Swarup
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 10,23 MB
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1608198413
From ancient Rome to the Great Meltdown of 2008, this account of financial crises throughout history reveals the common human foibles that drive economic booms and busts.
Author : Ivan F. Boesky
Publisher : Holt McDougal
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 22,79 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Business & Economics
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Author : Anne Goldgar
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 39,28 MB
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0226301303
In the 1630s the Netherlands was gripped by tulipmania: a speculative fever unprecedented in scale and, as popular history would have it, folly. We all know the outline of the story—how otherwise sensible merchants, nobles, and artisans spent all they had (and much that they didn’t) on tulip bulbs. We have heard how these bulbs changed hands hundreds of times in a single day, and how some bulbs, sold and resold for thousands of guilders, never even existed. Tulipmania is seen as an example of the gullibility of crowds and the dangers of financial speculation. But it wasn’t like that. As Anne Goldgar reveals in Tulipmania, not one of these stories is true. Making use of extensive archival research, she lays waste to the legends, revealing that while the 1630s did see a speculative bubble in tulip prices, neither the height of the bubble nor its bursting were anywhere near as dramatic as we tend to think. By clearing away the accumulated myths, Goldgar is able to show us instead the far more interesting reality: the ways in which tulipmania reflected deep anxieties about the transformation of Dutch society in the Golden Age. “Goldgar tells us at the start of her excellent debunking book: ‘Most of what we have heard of [tulipmania] is not true.’. . . She tells a new story.”—Simon Kuper, Financial Times
Author : Norris Clarion Sprigg
Publisher :
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 26,78 MB
Release : 1907
Category : American poetry
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Author : Charles Klein
Publisher :
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 33,44 MB
Release : 1914
Category :
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Author : Joseph Bucklin Bishop
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 33,86 MB
Release : 1892
Category : Currency question
ISBN :
Author : Linda Flanagan
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 39,59 MB
Release : 2022-08-23
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 0593329058
A close look at how big money and high stakes have transformed youth sports, turning once healthy, fun activities for kids into all-consuming endeavors—putting stress on children and families alike Some 75% of American families want their kids to play sports. Athletics are training grounds for character, friendship, and connection; at their best, sports insulate kids from hardship and prepare them for adult life. But youth sports have changed so dramatically over the last 25 years that they no longer deliver the healthy outcomes everyone wants. Instead, unbeknownst to most parents, kids who play competitive organized sports are more likely to burn out or suffer from overuse injuries than to develop their characters or build healthy habits. What happened to kids' sports? And how can we make them fun again? In Take Back the Game, coach and journalist Linda Flanagan reveals how the youth sports industry capitalizes on parents’ worry about their kids’ futures, selling the idea that more competitive play is essential in the feeding frenzy over access to colleges and universities. Drawing on her experience as a coach and a parent, along with research and expert analysis, Flanagan delves into a national obsession that has: Compelled kids to specialize year-round in one sport. Increased the risk of both physical injury and mental health problems. Encouraged egregious behavior by coaches and parents. Reduced access to sports for low-income families. A provocative and timely entrant into a conversation thousands of parents are having on the sidelines, Take Back the Game uncovers how youth sports became a serious business, the consequences of raising the stakes for kids and parents alike--and the changes we need now.
Author : Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Publisher :
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 20,3 MB
Release : 1901
Category : Bookbinding
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 13,91 MB
Release : 1905
Category : California
ISBN :
Author : Arthur Frederick Sheldon
Publisher :
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 35,42 MB
Release : 1906
Category : Advertising
ISBN :