books about: crash (deflationary investigates post-modern)

books about: crash

books:

The Great Depression Ahead: How to Prosper in the Crash Following the Greatest Boom in History
Harry S. Dent

Free Press, 2009

The first and last economic depression that you will experience in your lifetime is just ahead. The year 2009 will be the beginning of the next long-term winter season and the initial end of prosperity in almost every market, ushering in a downturn like most of us have not experienced before. Are you aware that we have seen long-term peaks in our stock market and economy very close to every 40 years due to generational spending trends: as in ...

Smash! Crash! (Jon Scieszka's Trucktown)

25 reviews
Jon Scieszka

Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008

Crashes right into your heart
My son loves this book so very much. It is always in the three-book-a-night line up. Though the characters are smashing, they are doing what they love and (mostly) helping out others in the process.

Conquer the Crash: You Can Survive and Prosper in a Deflationary Depression (Hardcover w/ Updates for 2009)
Robert R. Prechter Jr

New Classics Library, Inc, 2002

Suppose that all the conventional financial wisdom you've heard was written on a large chalkboard: Robert Prechter's Conquer the Crash is like an eraser and box of chalk to sweep off the nonsense, and replace it with knowledge of how markets really work. There is no question that Conquer the Crash foresaw and explained every chapter of today's financial crisis, years before it happened -- including the plunge in stocks, the collapse in home ...

The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash

77 reviews
Charles R. Morris

PublicAffairs, 2008

Mammonology
As every schoolboy knows, there's nothing worse than a dull book, so (after painfully crawling through Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism by Kevin Phillips, and before that the inane Rogue Economics: Capitalism's New Reality by Madame Napoleoni) when "The Trillion Dollar Meltdown" by Charles R. Morris arrived I had scant enthusiasm for ...

The Great Crash of 1929

49 reviews
John Kenneth Galbraith

Mariner Books, 1997

The History of Now
First published in 1954, this book is understandably piquing interest because of the current financial issues facing the United States and world. The causes of the 1929 crash do seem similar in many ways to the current issues of today in 2008. However, many circumstances are similar, as many are different. But also similar, there seems to be a rule about the phenomenon of Karma in ...

Character Animation Crash Course!

11 reviews
Eric Goldberg

Silman-James Press, 2008

Yeah, Get This One Too
Animation is an insanely broad topic. Far too huge to ever cover in one book. Listening to master animators on "The Animation Podcast" and else reveals that everyone's approach to this artform is different. And yet most animation books cover the same content. For many years, Richard Williams' The Animator's Survival Kit has been the gold standard of animation books, and rightfully so. Lucky ...

Rich Dad's Prophecy: Why The Biggest Stock Market Crash in History is Still Coming...and How You Can Prepare ...

114 reviews
Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter

Business Plus, 2004

This book does what it's author intended.
Robert Kiyosaki is a motivational speaker that also happens to sell books. If you are looking for a "How To", then you're in the wrong place. The Rich Dad, Poor Dad author seems to always strive to make you think about your financial future, and Rich Dad's Prophecy is no different. Using scare tactics to elicit a response from you, this book strives to tell you that the stock market is a ...

Snow Crash (Bantam Spectra Book)

546 reviews
Neal Stephenson

Spectra, 2000

Cyberpunk as Cultural Satire/Commentary
Snow Crash is a subversive, postmodern romp through a world defined by computers, religious fanaticism, commercialism, and near-anarchy. Hacker Hiro Protagonist delivers pizzas for a living for the now-respectable Mafia until a mishap unites him with a fifteen-year old, futuristic skateboarder named Y.T. Hiro falls back on what he knows best -- hacking and gathering intelligence that he can ...

Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse (Lynn Sonberg Books)

259 reviews
Peter D. Schiff, John Downes

Wiley, 2007

Excellent Insight
Peter Schiff has a remarkable track record for divining the future. His videos, available on Youtube, display back bone and wisdom in standing up to the tide of popular opinion. The guy shows poise and self control in the face of overwhelming contrary positions. I too held the same opinion, "The economy is in trouble!". I wasn't sure what to do about it. And it was through a chance hit, that ...

Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises (Wiley Investment Classics)

45 reviews
Charles P. Kindleberger, Robert Aliber

Wiley, 2005

Second to none on the cause of financial crises
Kindleberger who passed away before the current financial crisis wrote the best book I have read on financial crises. His analysis of boom and bust cycle is prescient. It is much superior to Morris' still excellent The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash and Shiller's mediocre The Subprime Solution: How Today's Global Financial Crisis Happened, and ...

Night Fall

350 reviews
Nelson DeMille

Grand Central Publishing, 2007

Receives Scott Brick's professional, seasoned voice
Nelson Demille's NIGHT FALL receives Scott Brick's professional, seasoned voice as it tells of a deserted island, video sex, and a terrible blast when an airline explodes.

Backstabbing for Beginners: My Crash Course in International Diplomacy

1 review
Michael Soussan

Nation Books, 2008

Intelligent and Witty - Something for Everyone
Michael Soussan's memoir of his time as UN Oil for Food Programme Coordinator is all at once informative, provocative, witty, intelligent, and poignant. Far from your ordinary historical review, Mr. Soussan paints a detailed and engaging insider's picture of what was going on within the iconic international organization, complete with a description of the specific contents of Benon Sevan's ...

Crash

201 reviews
Jerry Spinelli

Laurel Leaf, 2004

"Hut, Hut, Hut:"
I'm thinking of a five-letter word for a good, realistic book, and Crash is the word I'm looking for. It's by Jerry Spinelli, and if you like him, this is probably the best book he's written. Like most books by Spinelli, it's about someone different, but understands a precious lesson to be learned. In this case, the different person is Penn Webb. Penn is a vegetarian, a Quaker (doesn't like war), ...

MySQL Crash Course (Sams Teach Yourself in 10 Minutes)

18 reviews
Ben Forta

Sams, 2005

clear concise and comprehensive
If you are considering MySQL you may not know how, but you are not a dummy. This book is not for dummys in that it doesn't patronize nor take you into convoluted scenarios, this book is for the reasonably intelligent who want to do stuff. What a blessing. I was familiar with databases having worked with MS Access, but I had never worked with SQL. This book hit the spot in showing me what I ...

The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern

41 reviews
Carol Strickland

Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2007

Couldn't have passed my Art Content Praxis without this book!!!
I bought this book to review for the Art Content Praxis. It's been about 20 years since my art history classes so I definitely needed a refresher. Although, I did remember a lot and reviewed other books, this book put me over the top. It's fast paced and easy to read! Short highlights to remind you of things you may have forgot and adds what you may have missed.

Autocourse 2008-2009

Crash Media Group, 2009

Now in its 58th year, this world famous motorsport annual is regarded as the definitive account of the Formula 1 season. Edited by leading F1 journalist Alan Henry, it has been long established as a genuine collector's item, and has an unrivalled heritage which is recognized by the entire motorsport community - and number F1 luminaries Jackie Stewart, Murray Walker and Ron Dennis as devotees.

Flying Saucers and Science: A Scientist Investigates the Mysteries of UFOs: Interstellar Travel, Crashes, and ...

27 reviews
Stanton T. Friedman

New Page Books, 2008

Good reading. Buy to use as a resource
Probably your best bargain in the ufo category written by a physicist once employed (through civilian contractors) by the Air Force. Despite what the nay-sayers have written here, this is your best buy on the subject, from a no-nonsense researcher. Mr. Friedman summarizes the best cases, though providing many resources for you to look up on your own. He explains in detail the fallacies of ...

Kung Fu Panda: Po's Crash Course (I Can Read Book 2)
Catherine Hapka

HarperTrophy, 2008

Po works hard to live up to his title as the Dragon Warrior. But it seems the harder he trains, the more trouble he causes. Can't Po do anything right?

Ride the Unicycle - a Crash Course!

4 reviews
Gregg Vivolo

Gregg J Vivolo, 2006

Good for the beginner but nothing new for the intermediate
I bought this book to learn some more about unicycling but found that I already learned all that it had though I Could have used it when I started so I would recommend it for the beginner.

Crash: Mind Over Mutant: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides) (Prima Official Game Guides)
Brad Anthony

Prima Games, 2008

Learn the locations of all hidden collectables and all secret "mutant-only" areas. Detailed strategies for obtaining every Xbox 360 achievement. Fastest way to 100% completion secrets. Master every mutant with pro tips and creature breakdowns.