Acclaim for the first edition:'Free Market Economics is virtually a must read for serious economists . . . Highly recommended.'- Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries'A refreshing theoretical counterattack to the established Keynesian world view that has left the West financially overpromised, disastrously broke, and vulnerable to crank ideas. Professor Kates has brilliantly resurrected Say's law of markets - Keynes's old nemesis - into...

"Three be the things I shall never attain: Envy, content, and sufficient champagne."--Dorothy ParkerFrom pubs, alehouses, wine bars, vineyards, across the table, and under the table comes a flowing river of thoughts about drinking. Some of it you'll find profound, some of it funny, some of it silly. But all of it's about that most inspired of human inventions: alcohol.From the ancient ("The man who isn't jolly after drinking is just a driveling idiot to my thinking."...

Vegans. Skateboarders. Trekkies. The Cult of the Individual is alive and well and expressing itself all over America--and this book proves it. With this enlightening (and sometimes frightening) field guide, you'll delve into the customs, mores, and motivations behind every type of fan, geek, and superfreak, including:SwingersHackersDungeon MastersHappening ArtistsCryptozoologistsUtopiansBohemiansShrinersOenophiles...

When you hear the word "quickies," do you think of squeezing into the backseat or sharing a shower? If so, you've got a lot to learn--and this isn't the sex ed you learned in school.Forget the old standbys you've been frequenting since you first started getting frisky. This book puts you on top of your game with 150 unique, adrenaline-pumping locations guaranteed to please. From getting it on at the grocery store to knocking boots on a Ferris wheel, this irresistible sex g...

Over the course of World War II, two million American military personnel occupied bases throughout the South Pacific, leaving behind a human legacy of at least 4,000 children born to indigenous mothers. Based on interviews conducted with many of these American-indigenous children and several of the surviving mothers, Mothers’ Darlings of the South Pacific explores the intimate relationships that existed between untold numbers of U.S. servicemen and indigenous women during the war ...

Meredith always dreamed of being whisked off her feet by a prince—she just didn't realize he'd be a blue-scaled alien warrior.Working a dead-end job in a chocolate shop, Meredith Sinclair has all but buried her dreams of finding happiness.But when a bland-looking man comes into the shop and starts asking her suspicious questions, the most ridiculous thing happens—he turns into a horned, seven-foot tall alien before her very eyes.Sent on an e...

Just a little lie… a fake fiance fib.Peaceable needs a man to get her parents off her tail and stop their matchmaking. Desperate, she blurts out a made-up, surprise engagement to the worst, most aggravating man in the galaxy: Joseph Moonquest.Instant. Regret.The problem is that Joseph is the most insufferable, arrogant and wildly attractive human male she's ever met. Worse still, he takes news of their surprise engagement in stride.He'll play her games.Jo...

She’s off-limits. She’s his best friend’s little sister. But his inner grizzly wants nothing more than to claim her as his mate.Octavia doesn’t belong anywhere. Not with the witches, what with her dwindling powers. And not with the shifters, not when she can’t shift into her cougar. When she earns the wrath of her old pride, she needs somewhere to hide out. Her brother thinks the Junkyard prison for misbehaving shifters is the best place for her. Awkward, ...

The red guy. Again.Emry thought she was done with alien Romeos who made promises and then ditched you, but their paths continued to cross. What's a girl to do when the same guy keeps turning up like a bad penny?Steal his ship.The wrong thing for the right reason.Four years ago, Ren made the mistake of choosing his clan above his mate, a weak human female unsuited for his toxic planet. He sent her away and has searched for her ever since.Now fate has broug...

Five Vaxxlian brothers claim their mates...After their homeworld is destroyed, along with most of their females, all Vaxxlian warriors must work to rebuild their entire civilization--including finding a way to procreate. Once they discover they're compatible with human females, they set out to find as many as possible. Follow the stories of brothers Deza, Stax, Kirn, Fynd, and Zann as they search for the unsuspecting human females who will belong to them forever. T...

Can a villain earn his happy ending?Nox double-crossed the wrong people and now he's on the run. Celestial Mates offers to place him with a young widow on a backwater planet. It seems the human female needs someone to plow her field.As a mail-order husband?Farming isn't his thing, but working the land during the day and keeping the tempting female's bed warm at night won't be any hardship.When his past catches up to him and threatens their happy little homestead...

This Junkyard billionaire is about to learn that money can’t buy him love.Gabrielle’s been guarding a secret while she hides in a Junkyard trailer, safe from the prying eyes of her new “friends,” and safer still from the ruthless control of her alpha father. This precious secret is more important than anything—even more important than Gabrielle’s desire to be with the sexy, enigmatic wolf shifter who stole her heart.Damien knew there was something ...