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Socialism Sucks

Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World

by Robert Lawson, Benjamin Powell ...

The bastard step-child of Milton Friedman and Anthony Bourdain, Socialism Sucks is a bar-crawl through former, current, and wannabe socialist countries around the world. Free market economists Robert Lawson and Benjamin Powell travel to countries like Venezuela, Cuba, Russia, and Sweden to investigate the dangers and idiocies of socialism—while drinking a lot of beer. ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

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The bastard step-child of Milton Friedman and Anthony Bourdain, Socialism Sucks is a bar-crawl through former, current, and wannabe socialist countries around the world. Free market economists Robert Lawson and Benjamin Powell travel to countries like Venezuela, Cuba, Russia, and Sweden to investigate the dangers and idiocies of socialism—while drinking a lot of beer.
... Read more

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Out of Poverty

Sweatshops in the Global Economy

by Benjamin Powell ...

Series series Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
Out of Poverty provides a comprehensive defence of Third World sweatshops that does not put economic efficiency over people, but instead explores methods of improving the welfare of those in Third World countries. The author explains how sweatshops provide the best opportunity for workers; and how they play an important role in development, leading to better wages and working conditions. Using ... Read more

$32.79 CAD

Out of Poverty provides a comprehensive defence of Third World sweatshops that does not put economic efficiency over people, but instead explores methods of improving the welfare of those in Third World countries. The author explains how sweatshops provide the best opportunity for workers; and how they play an important role in development, leading to better wages and working conditions. Using
... Read more
Wretched Refuse?

The Political Economy of Immigration and Institutions

by Alex Nowrasteh, Benjamin Powell ...

Series series Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
Economic arguments favoring increased immigration restrictions suggest that immigrants undermine the culture, institutions, and productivity of destination countries. But is this actually true? Nowrasteh and Powell systematically analyze cross-country evidence of potential negative effects caused by immigration relating to economic freedom, corruption, culture, and terrorism. They analyze case ... Read more

$43.19 CAD

Economic arguments favoring increased immigration restrictions suggest that immigrants undermine the culture, institutions, and productivity of destination countries. But is this actually true? Nowrasteh and Powell systematically analyze cross-country evidence of potential negative effects caused by immigration relating to economic freedom, corruption, culture, and terrorism. They analyze case
... Read more
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Hegel's Dialectic

Making Simple Ideas Complicated Since 1807

by Sophia Blackwell ...

Narrated by Benjamin Powell ...

Series series Cogito Ergo Nope
Unabridged

1 hour 14 min

Are you tired of pretending to understand Hegel?Do you feel personally attacked by German idealism?Have you ever wondered if “sublation” is just a fancy word for “I have no idea what I’m saying”?Congratulations. You’ve found your people.In Hegel’s Dialectic: Making Simple Ideas Complicated Since 1807, philosophy finally gets the sarcasm-drenched takedown it deserves. This brutally funny and ... Read more

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Are you tired of pretending to understand Hegel?Do you feel personally attacked by German idealism?Have you ever wondered if “sublation” is just a fancy word for “I have no idea what I’m saying”?Congratulations. You’ve found your people.In Hegel’s Dialectic: Making Simple Ideas Complicated Since 1807, philosophy finally gets the sarcasm-drenched takedown it deserves. This brutally funny and
... Read more

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Poems from the Heart

by Benjamin Powell Jr ...

This little book of poems and stories is about about some of the places I've lived as a little boy in Canada's North , a little fishing community called Square Islands, that I have so many fond memories of. Other poems are about events like Cains Quest; an endurance snowmobile race across Labrador's interior, and other poems about love . My mom loved poetry and so did my dad who wrote a book of ... Read more

$5.39 CAD

This little book of poems and stories is about about some of the places I've lived as a little boy in Canada's North , a little fishing community called Square Islands, that I have so many fond memories of. Other poems are about events like Cains Quest; an endurance snowmobile race across Labrador's interior, and other poems about love . My mom loved poetry and so did my dad who wrote a book of
... Read more
Oral Interpretation

by Timothy Gura, Benjamin Powell ...

In its 13th Edition, the iconic Oral Interpretation continues to prepare students to analyze and perform literature through an accessible, step-by-step process. New selections join classic favorites, and chapters devoted to specific genres—narrative, poetry, group performance, and more—explore the unique challenges of each form. Now tighter and more focused than its predecessors, this edition ... Read more

$164.21 CAD

In its 13th Edition, the iconic Oral Interpretation continues to prepare students to analyze and perform literature through an accessible, step-by-step process. New selections join classic favorites, and chapters devoted to specific genres—narrative, poetry, group performance, and more—explore the unique challenges of each form. Now tighter and more focused than its predecessors, this edition
... Read more
Out of Poverty

Sweatshops in the Global Economy

by Benjamin Powell ...

Series series Cambridge Studies in Economics, Choice, and Society
This book provides a comprehensive defense of third-world sweatshops. It explains how these sweatshops provide the best available opportunity to workers and how they play an important role in the process of development that eventually leads to better wages and working conditions. Using economic theory, the author argues that much of what the anti-sweatshop movement has agitated for would actually ... Read more

$34.39 CAD

This book provides a comprehensive defense of third-world sweatshops. It explains how these sweatshops provide the best available opportunity to workers and how they play an important role in the process of development that eventually leads to better wages and working conditions. Using economic theory, the author argues that much of what the anti-sweatshop movement has agitated for would actually
... Read more
Audiobook

SECRETS OF THE RABBI'S MAFIA

A JAKE COOPER crime thriller

by Irv Segal ...

Narrated by Benjamin Powell ...

Series Audiobook 1 - JAKE COOPER crime thrillers
Unabridged

11 hours 20 min

NOT ALL DETECTIVES CARRY BADGESBeneath the surface of tradition and respect lies a hidden structure of influence — a network that blends faith, money, and quiet intimidation. For years, it operated in whispers.Until now.When an insider begins to uncover evidence of an organized criminal enterprise hiding in plain sight, he finds himself trapped between two worlds: the life he’s always known and ... Read more

$27.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

NOT ALL DETECTIVES CARRY BADGESBeneath the surface of tradition and respect lies a hidden structure of influence — a network that blends faith, money, and quiet intimidation. For years, it operated in whispers.Until now.When an insider begins to uncover evidence of an organized criminal enterprise hiding in plain sight, he finds himself trapped between two worlds: the life he’s always known and
... Read more
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God or Nature, Whatever

Spinoza's Guide to Getting Excommunicated from Every Religion Simultaneously

by Sophia Blackwell ...

Narrated by Benjamin Powell ...

Series series Cogito Ergo Nope
Unabridged

1 hour 20 min

God or Nature, Whatever is what happens when a philosophy grad student decides to explain Baruch Spinoza—the 17th-century lens grinder who got canceled by every major religion—using sarcasm, swearing, and a deeply unhealthy relationship with Euclidean geometry.Sophia Blackwell takes Spinoza's Ethics (a book structured like a math textbook, only less fun) and translates it into plain, hilarious, ... Read more

$7.69 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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God or Nature, Whatever is what happens when a philosophy grad student decides to explain Baruch Spinoza—the 17th-century lens grinder who got canceled by every major religion—using sarcasm, swearing, and a deeply unhealthy relationship with Euclidean geometry.Sophia Blackwell takes Spinoza's Ethics (a book structured like a math textbook, only less fun) and translates it into plain, hilarious,
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
The Economics of Immigration

Market-Based Approaches, Social Science, and Public Policy

Edited by Benjamin Powell ...

The Economics of Immigration summarizes the best social science studying the actual impact of immigration, which is found to be at odds with popular fears. Greater flows of immigration have the potential to substantially increase world income and reduce extreme poverty. Existing evidence indicates that immigration slightly enhances the wealth of natives born in destination countries while doing ... Read more

$36.79 CAD

The Economics of Immigration summarizes the best social science studying the actual impact of immigration, which is found to be at odds with popular fears. Greater flows of immigration have the potential to substantially increase world income and reduce extreme poverty. Existing evidence indicates that immigration slightly enhances the wealth of natives born in destination countries while doing
... Read more
Economic Freedom and Prosperity

The Origins and Maintenance of Liberalization

Edited by Benjamin Powell ...

Series series Routledge Foundations of the Market Economy
Economic theory and a growing body of empirical research support the idea that economic freedom is an important ingredient to long-run economic prosperity. However, the determinants of economic freedom are much less understood than the benefits that freedom provides. Economic Freedom and Prosperity addresses this major gap in our knowledge. If private property and economic freedom are essential ... Read more

$81.42 CAD

Economic theory and a growing body of empirical research support the idea that economic freedom is an important ingredient to long-run economic prosperity. However, the determinants of economic freedom are much less understood than the benefits that freedom provides. Economic Freedom and Prosperity addresses this major gap in our knowledge. If private property and economic freedom are essential
... Read more
Economic and Political Change after Crisis

Prospects for government, liberty and the rule of law

Edited by Stephen H. Balch, Benjamin Powell ...

Series series Routledge Foundations of the Market Economy
The U.S. Government’s accumulated national debt and unfunded liabilities in social security and Medicare could be pushing the country towards a fiscal crisis. How could such a crisis be avoided? If a crisis does strike, how might it be dealt with? What might be the long term ramifications of experiencing a crisis? The contributors to Economic and Political Change After Crisis explore all of these ... Read more

$81.42 CAD

The U.S. Government’s accumulated national debt and unfunded liabilities in social security and Medicare could be pushing the country towards a fiscal crisis. How could such a crisis be avoided? If a crisis does strike, how might it be dealt with? What might be the long term ramifications of experiencing a crisis? The contributors to Economic and Political Change After Crisis explore all of these
... Read more