A provocative new theory of “the economy,” its history, and its politics that better unites history and economicsWhat is the economy, really? Is it a “market sector,” a “general equilibrium,” or the “gross domestic product”? Economics today has become so preoccupied with methods that economists risk losing sight of the economy itself. Meanwhile, other disciplines, although often intent on criticizing the methods of economics, have failed to articulate an alternativ...

**A leading economic historian traces the evolution of American capitalism from the colonial era to the present—and argues that we’ve reached a turning point that will define the era ahead.“A monumental achievement, sure to become a classic.”—Zachary D. Carter, author of The Price of Peace**In this ambitious single-volume history of the United States, economic historian Jonathan Levy reveals how capitalism in America has evolved through four distinct ages and how t...

If you're dyspraxic, you might struggle with things like balance, being messy or breaking things, or even spatial awareness. But dyspraxic kids also have lots of talents and strengths.In this book you will meet different dyspraxic children who can do amazing things. You might recognise some of these strengths as things that you can do too!Some dyspraxic children have excellent memories, some are super flexible, some love making their friends laugh, or have brilliant imaginati...

Until the nineteenth century, “risk” was a specialized term: it was the commodity exchanged in a marine insurance contract. Freaks of Fortune tells how the modern concept of risk emerged in the United States. Born on the high seas, risk migrated inland and became essential to the financial management of an inherently uncertain capitalist future.

Satan tries for more and more persons to be destroyed so that God does not get importance. Satan also does miracles and tries to prove that he is God, but God, from the birth of a person, until he expires, he is the only God on the earth, and there is nothing possible without God. People work hard to fulfil their intentions. They wishes, to get money, obtain knowledge, success, love, children, bungalows and cars so that they become happy. But it is not obtained everything in life only by h...

"All children with autism have ways of dropping into their own world, leaving us behind for a minute, an hour, a day."This is the essence of autism: a disorder that is, at its heart, about interaction. Many of the symptoms associated with autism come from either a lack of paying attention to other people or a lack of interest in joining in with the rest of the world.Because this is the case, it is important that when you work with your child, you are addres...

Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Citizens United and other high-profile cases have sparked passionate disagreement about the proper role of corporations in American democracy. Partisans on both sides have made bold claims, often with little basis in historical facts. Bringing together leading scholars of history, law, and political science, Corporations and American Democracy provides the historical and intellectual grounding necessary to put today’s corporate polic...

**A leading economic historian traces the evolution of American capitalism from the colonial era to the present—and argues that we’ve reached a turning point that will define the era ahead.“The best one-volume history of American capitalism . . . It is impossible to understand the United States without understanding its economic history. This book, from one of the nation’s foremost historians of capitalism, brings that important and endlessly fascinating story to life.”—Sven Becker...