William Penn: A Short Life With Selections From His Writings is a biographical book written by Joseph Haines Price. The book narrates the life and legacy of William Penn, an English Quaker and founder of the colony of Pennsylvania. The author presents a concise and informative account of Penn's life, including his religious beliefs, political views, and personal struggles. The book is divided into ten chapters, each covering a significant period in Penn's life. The author begins with Penn's early years in England, his education, and his conversion to Quakerism. The subsequent chapters describe Penn's involvement in the Quaker movement, his imprisonment for his beliefs, and his eventual release. The book also covers Penn's role in the founding of Pennsylvania, his relations with the Native Americans, and his political and social reforms.The author has also included a selection of Penn's writings, including letters, speeches, and essays. These writings provide insight into Penn's thoughts and ideas, as well as his vision for Pennsylvania. The book concludes with an assessment of Penn's legacy and his impact on American history.Overall, William Penn: A Short Life With Selections From His Writings is an informative and engaging biography of one of the most important figures in American history. The book is suitable for readers interested in history, religion, politics, and social reform.This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
The top 1 percent of Americans control some 40 percent of the nation's wealth. But as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains in this best-selling critique of the economic status quo, this level of inequality is not inevitable. Rather, in recent years well-heeled interests have compounded their wealth by stifling true, dynamic capitalism and making America no longer the land of opportunity that it once was. They have made America the most unequal advanced industrial country while crippling growth, distorting key policy debates, and fomenting a divided society. Stiglitz not only shows how and why America's inequality is bad for our economy but also exposes the effects of inequality on our democracy and on our system of justice while examining how monetary policy, budgetary policy, and globalization have contributed to its growth. With characteristic insight, he diagnoses our weakened state while offering a vision for a more just and prosperous future.
Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz explains why we are experiencing such destructively high levels of inequality - and why this is not inevitable The top 1 percent have the best houses, the best educations, the best doctors, and the best lifestyles, but there is one thing that money doesn't seem to have bought: an understanding that their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live. Throughout history, this is something that the top 1 percent eventually do learn - too late. In this timely book, Joseph Stiglitz identifies three major causes of our predicament: that markets don't work the way they are supposed to (being neither efficient nor stable); how political systems fail to correct the shortcomings of the market; and how our current economic and political systems are fundamentally unfair. He focuses chiefly on the gross inequality to which these systems give rise, but also explains how inextricably interlinked they are. Providing evidence that investment - not austerity - is vital for productivity, and offering realistic solutions for levelling the playing field and increasing social mobility, Stiglitz argues that reform of our economic and political systems is not just fairer, but is the only way to make markets work as they really should. Joseph Stiglitz was Chief Economist at the World Bank until January 2000. He is currently University Professor of the Columbia Business School and Chair of the Management Board and Director of Graduate Summer Programs, Brooks World Poverty Institute, University of Manchester. He won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2001 and is the best-selling author of Globalization and Its Discontents, The Roaring Nineties, Making Globalization Work and Freefall, all published by Penguin.
""Price Predictions, V2: Mathematical Tables And Supplementary Data"" is a book authored by Joseph Ensign Granville, which provides mathematical tables and supplementary data to help predict stock prices. The book is a comprehensive guide for investors and traders who want to make informed decisions based on mathematical models and analysis. It contains a variety of tables and charts that help readers to analyze and interpret market data. The book covers a range of topics including statistical analysis, probability theory, and forecasting techniques. It is an essential resource for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the stock market and make informed investment decisions. Overall, ""Price Predictions, V2: Mathematical Tables And Supplementary Data"" is a valuable tool for anyone interested in the world of finance and investing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
