About this title: Originally published in 1955, Galbraith's book examines the 1929 financial collapse. This new edition is being published on the 80th anniversary of the Great Crash, even as Americans look for perspective on the current global financial crisis.
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Edition: Sentry Edition 10.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, Boston
Date Published: 1961
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Binding tight; pages in excellent condition with some red and black underlining on the first 33 pages. PO name and a quote written on ffep. Cover in very good condition with one turned corner. 212 p. illus. 21 cm. Includes Illustrations. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date Published: 1997-04-30
ISBN-13:9780395859995ISBN:0395859999
Description: New. New book-pages are clean and unmarked. Softcover binding is secure. Cover is in good shape. Orders packed carefully and shipped daily with tracking # emailed to you. read more
Description: Good. 11th printing. Soiling to wraps, edges, and the first few pages. Stiff cloth wraps. The word "Hello" and a bird drawn in the margin on page 11 in yellow highlighter, but otherwise text is clean and free of underlining and highlighting. No previous owner identifiers. Spine is flat and square, binding is sound.; The author of The Affluent Society discusses the anatomy of financial disaster and provides an introduction written for this edition. Stock market crash.; 212 pages. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Time Incorporated
Date Published: 1961-01-01
Description: Very Good. Clean, fresh, paperback, has been read but is in great shape. Near zero wear, has highlighting on a couple pages, so is rated very good. Mendopower Employment Services carefully packs each book in high-quality bubble lined, envelopes, then send you an email when it ships. We appreciate your business and welcome any questions. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Riverside Press: Houghton Mifflin, Cambridge: Boston
Date Published: 1961
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Underlining. 212 p. : ill.; 21 cm. Sentry edition; 10. Includes Illustrations. With a new introduction by the author. Includes bibliographical references and index. read more
Edition: Time reading program special ed.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Time, New York
Date Published: 1962
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. xxv, 207 p.; 21 cm. Excellent copy. Includes bibliographical references and index. More info/scan upon request. Ships promptly read more
Edition: Edition or Printing Not Stated
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Times Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1961
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8 X 5 1/4. Binding very firm. 207 pages, indexed. Binding firm and straight. No conspicuous wear. Pages are firm & clean, edges foxing. Covers, spine, edges and corners good. If needed for reference, research, analysis, lucubration, or just enjoyment this is the one, a good working volume. read more
"This book talks about the stock market crash of 1929. It talks about the buildup, conditions that encouraged the environment that was destined for a crash, day-by-day details of the crash itself, and short-term consequences. The book focuses on the crash itself, not the resulting depression.
If you want a long, in-depth technical analysis, look elsewhere; if you're looking for the classic overview, this is it."
"Although I'd passed through San Francisco airport as a teenager en route to Hawaii, my first real visit to the Bay was in 1987 when I went to visit my former roommates, Michael and Thomas Miley, their parents and other friends from high school in the area. At the time Michael, still settling in, was living with his folks on one of the hills which punctuate the city.
Although I always travel with a book, I counted on Michael's collection for when it was completed, his being the most interesting private library I know of. It was amongst his many books that I found Galbraith's The Great Crash, a book of immediate interest because of previous enjoyment of this exceptionally entertaining and accessible economist.
An interesting read, Galbraith's book is a general introduction to the outset of the Great Depression which began in 1929 and ended during the boom years of the Second World War."
"The professorial tone of the book is engaging, and there are some great quotations within. Reading this book gave me a good sense of the players of the era, and the dynamics between business and government at the time. I also thought that many of the analyses of the 29 crash rang true for the 2008/09 recession. However, the battle cry of the book, "speculation is evil!" is, I think, part of most people's basic understanding of that crash today."
"Galbraith is an absolutely fabulous writer, just deft. He writes sparse prose with extremely funny analogies and side commentary as well as piercing analysis. This is a must-read not only b/c we are in an economic meltdown that may end of rivaling the 1930's, but also b/c it is so delightful to read."
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