A new edition of the seminal text by the father of modern economics. First published in 1919, John Maynard Keynes's The Economic Consequences of the Peace created immediate controversy. Keynes was a firsthand witness to the negotiations of the Paris Peace Conference, as an official representative of the British Treasury, and he simultaneously sat as deputy for the chancellor of the Exchequer on the Supreme Economic Council. In these roles, he was...

"The consequential age we are living in will be remembered as one of the great turning points in civilization. Once we turn, though, where will we be? That is the compelling question Al Gore sets out to answer by examining the drivers of global change, connecting the dots among the social, economic, and political forces shaping our present and future. A rising global consciousness is forcing people around the world, but especially Americans, to rethink...

J. P. Buschlen's objective in publishing "Evan Nelson" is his attempt to enlighten the general public concerning life behind the wicket, and thus pave the way for the legitimate organization of bank clerks (including the police) into a fraternal organization, in order to provide them with a better financial, social (including moral) standard of living. As part of our mission to publish great works of literary fiction and nonfiction, Sheba Blake Publishing...

Reveals how the voyages of Columbus reintroduced plants and animals that had been separated millions of years earlier, documenting how the ensuing exchange of flora and fauna between Eurasia and the Americas fostered a European rise, devastated imperial China, convulsed Africa, and made Mexico City the center of the world. [From publisher's description]

Discusses the period known as the Great Depression which began in 1929 and lasted until early 1940s.