Japan's savings are among the highest in the world, and these high rates have played a valuable role throughout the post-war period. However, over the next several decades, Japan's population will be ageing rapidly. Will this lower Japanese savings rates?Using up-to-date financial and demographical data, author Robert Dekle finds that the answer to this question is an emphatic 'yes'. Understanding Japanese Saving holds key lessons for Western nations undergoing similar demo...

In Cessions of Land by Indian Tribes to the United States, Charles C. Royce meticulously documents the historical process by which Native American tribes in Indiana ceded vast tracts of land to the U.S. government. The work is focused on the treaties and agreements made during the 18th and 19th centuries, detailing how various indigenous nations were gradually displaced from their ancestral territories through legal and often coercive means. Royce’s account is an essential historical recor...

The story in "A Modern Chronicle" centers around the character of Hugh Paret, a lawyer in the city of Boston. The novel explores Paret's life, his career, and his interactions with various characters as he navigates the rapidly changing social and political landscape of the early 20th century. The narrative delves into the challenges and moral dilemmas faced by the characters in their pursuit of success and happiness.Winston Churchill's novel "A Modern Chronicle" is known for its explorati...

The story centers around the character of Cap'n Eli Warren, a retired sea captain who becomes the guardian of two young orphaned sisters, Ruth and Naomi Sherwood. Cap'n Warren takes the girls into his home and cares for them as if they were his own daughters.As the narrative unfolds, "Cap'n Warren's Wards" explores the challenges and joys of family life, as well as the dynamics between Cap'n Warren and the two sisters. The novel portrays the Cape Cod community and its unique culture, inclu...

Another classic converted by eBooksLib.com. CONTENT: CLOCHETTE THE KISS THE LEGION OF HONOR THE TEST FOUND ON A DROWNED MAN THE ORPHAN THE BEGGAR THE RABBIT HIS AVENGER MY UNCLE JULES THE MODEL A VAGABOND THE FISHING HOLE THE SPASM IN THE WOOD MARTINE ALL OVER THE PARROT A PIECE OF STRING

Classic western novel. According to Wikipedia: "Charles King (October 12, 1844 in Albany, New York 17 March 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer. King was the son of Civil War general Rufus King, grandson of Columbia University president Charles King, and great grandson of Rufus King, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He graduated from West Point in 1866 and served in the Army during the Indian Wars under George Crook. He...

This short vignette from Honore de Balzac, a key figure in French realism, is a story within a story. The narrator, Nathan, regales a pair of aristocratic ladies with stories about the Rusticoli family and its most prominent member, La Palferine. At first, his audience is unappreciative, but over time, they become wrapped up in the multi-generational saga.

This is a well-written ghost story, filled with suspenseful moments. It’s also a mostly positive portrayal of performers and theater folk, with a damseled young man, who among other things, has to demonstrate that he’s open to his beloved continuing to perform after their marriage, assuming that he survives that long.