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1	The Great Crash: 1929 more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith (Introduction by) The stock market crash in October of 1929 has become the benchmark against which all economic bubble-bursts have been compared. Here renowned economist Galbraith provides a history of the event, a critique of investor and government responses, and an extrapolation of the forces that led America into the oncoming and unavoidable Depression. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.97! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The affluent society more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith In eloquent prose, Galbraith's AFFLUENT SOCIETY examines the gap between the rich and poor, arguing that within that space an ethical imperative exists to sustain all of humanity. Taking the largest view possible, Galbraith traces the influence of wealth in and out of its economic context, showing how valuable resources are controlled to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.36! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The New Industrial State more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith Examines the economic system of the United States and presents theories concerning corporations, unions, supply and demand, unemployment, and other aspects of economics. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.45! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Age of Uncertainty more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	A Short History of Financial Euphoria more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith World-renowned economist Galbraith, the bestselling author of The Affluent Society, reviews great speculative booms of the last three centuries, including the junk-bond follies of the 1980s. With wisdom and wit, he shows how the lessons of history can help us avoid financial calamity. "Entertaining in its instructiveness".--The Boston Globe. see all copies from $2.56! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Great Crash more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith The stock market crash in October of 1929 has become the benchmark against which all economic bubble-bursts have been compared. Here renowned economist Galbraith provides a history of the event, a critique of investor and government responses, and an extrapolation of the forces that led America into the oncoming and unavoidable Depression. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.45! \| first editions
7	Ambassador's Journal: A Personal Account of the Kennedy Years more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Economics and the Public Purpose more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Culture of Contentment more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith Here is a major new work from America's most famous economist--a keen appraisal of the political and economic condition of our society and America's position in the world in the post-Reagan era. The book traces the course of a once dynamic nation's now stultifying sense of contentment. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.34! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Money more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith In this updated version, the author takes the reader from the ancient world through the rise of banking, to the early speculative fevers of the 18th century and the economic challenges of the infant United states. He traces the currents that led to the creation of the Federal Reserve system, the Great Crash and the advent of Keynesian fiscal ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.50! \| first editions
11	Money: Whence It Came, Where It Went more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith see all copies from $1.99! new only from $27.08! \| first editions
12	Anatomy of Power more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13	Name-Dropping from F.D.R On more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith Economist John Kenneth Galbraith shares anecdotes and recalls unguarded quotes from the powerful and famous he has encountered in his long career in public service: Franklin Roosevelt, Albert Speer, Truman, Ike, John and Jackie Kennedy, Nehru, Gandhi, and others. A New York Times Notable Book for 1999. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14	Scotch more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith see all copies from $1.99! first editions
15	The Nature of Mass Poverty more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16	The Economics of Innocent Fraud: Truth for Our Time more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith Galbraith looks at today's economy and America's military actions in Iraq and contends that we observe the current state of the nation in a cloud of myth, believing that stockholders and owners run our corporate world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17	Good Society: The Humane Agenda more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith This compact, tightly argued, and eloquent book--the manifesto of the "abiding liberal"--defines the characteristics of a good society and creates the blueprint for a workable agenda. Galbraith allows for human weakness without compromising a human culture, and recognizes barriers that hinder but do not defeat a responsible, stable, and hopeful ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.63! \| SVS
18	Tenured Professor more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith America's most distinguished economist turns his observant eye and celebratedwit to fiction in this wryly affectionate satire of life in the academic--andeconomic--fast track. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.62! \| first editions \| SVS
19	Mrs. Kennedy Goes Abroad more books like this by Jacqueline Duheme, John Kenneth Galbraith (Introduction by) When President and Mrs. Kennedy traveled to Paris in 1961, French artist Jacqueline Duheme painted scenes from the trip and also of Jackie's later trip to India, Pakistan, Rome, and London. Now 25 color paintings and 20 b&w line drawings are collected in this charming volume, along with 35 b&w photos. see all copies from $2.61! new only from $4.95! \| first editions
20	Life in Our Times more books like this by William Galbraith, John Kenneth Galbraith see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21	Economics in Perspective: A Critical History more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith Galbraith supplies a much-needed overview of the development of this ambitious and imperfect science. A lively account of the social, political, financial and industrial preoccupation of the Western world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.15! \| signed copies \| first editions
22	American Capitalism more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith In this fortieth anniversary edition of a classic text on political economy, John Kenneth Galbraith reasserts the validity of its core thesis: the best and established answer to economic power is the building of countervailing power. Galbraith's work remains an essential guidepost of American mores as well as the American economy. His work ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Culture Contentment Pa more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith A tireless observer of the particular oddities and larger movements of our time, Galbraith presents his arguments with the intelligence and acerbic wit his readers have come to expect. "In the decades since World War II, no American writer has done more to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable than John Kenneth Galbraith".--USA Today. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.99! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Indebted Society: Anatomy of an Ongoing Disaster more books like this by James Medoff, Andrew Harless, John Kenneth Galbraith (Foreword by) In this title two eminent economists explain how a 25-year upsurge in personal, corporate, and government debt has devastated American society--and then tell the reader what can be done about it. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25	The Liberal Hour more books like this by John Kenneth Galbraith see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.81! \| signed copies \| first editions

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