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|  | The Ordinary Business of Life by Roger Backhouse
In some of Western culture's earliest writings, Hesiod defined the basic economic problem as one of scarce resources, a view still held by most economists. Diocletian tried to save the falling Roman Empire with wage and price fixes--a strategy that has not gone entirely out of style. And just as they did in the late nineteenth century, thinkers trained in physics renovated economic inquiry in the late twentieth century. Taking us from Homer to the frontiers of game theory, this book presents an engrossing history of economics, what Alfred Marshall called the study of mankind in the ordinary business of life. While some regard economics as a modern invention, Roger Backhouse shows that economic ideas were influential even in antiquity--and that the origins of contemporary economic thought can be traced back to the ancients. He reveals the genesis of what we have come to think of as economic theory and shows the remarkable but seldom explored impact of economics, natural science, and philosophy on one another. Along the way, he introduces the fascinating characters who have thought about money and markets, including theologians, philosophers, politicians, lawyers, and poets as well as economists themselves. We learn how some of history's most influential concepts arose from specific times and places: from the Stoic notion of natural law to the mercantilism that rose with the European nation-state; from postwar development economics to the recent experimental and statistical economics made possible by affluence and powerful computers. Vividly written and unprecedented in its integration of ancient and modern economic history, this book is the best history of economics--and among the finest intellectual histories--to be published since Heilbroner's The Worldly Philosophers. It proves that economics has been anything but the dismal science. AUTHOR: Roger Backhouse
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Business 
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 | Junie B. Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy by Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus
Junie B. Jones decides she wants to work in a beauty shop when she grows up and so she starts preparing for her future career by performing makeovers on her dog, her bunny slippers, and herself. B&w illustrations accompany the text of this beginning reader book. AUTHOR: Barbara Park, Denise Brunkus
PUBLISHER: Random House Children's Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Children's
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 | The Complete Idiot's Guide to Investing for Women by Jennifer Bayse Sander, Alpha Development Group Staff
No-nonsense financial advice, investment techniques, and tips for the new woman investor. In plain English, this guide teaches women how to reap the benefits of the market and invest in their future. AUTHOR: Jennifer Bayse Sander, Alpha Development Group Staff
PUBLISHER: Alpha Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Business
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 | Endangered Dreams by Kevin Starr, Lloyd James
In capturing the the powerful forces that swept the state of California in the 1930s, Kevin Starr weaves an insightful analysis into his narrative fabric. Out of a shattered decade of economic and social dislocation, he constructs a coherent whole and a mirror for understanding our own time. 50 photos. AUTHOR: Kevin Starr, Lloyd James
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Business
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 | Capitate Your Kids by John E. Whitcomb
Description not available.Considers hows parents can effectively teach their children fiscal responsibility, discussing issues including the right age to start, how to calculate a budget, ATM cards, cost-saving ideas, charity, insurance, and long-term planning. Originally published as The Sink or Swim Money Program. Reprint. AUTHOR: John E. Whitcomb
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Business
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 | Supply Chains to Virtual Integration by Sabine Reddy
Based on the infrastructure provided by internet technologies, fundamental changes are occurring in the way firms design, assemble, deliver and support products and services. These changes have the potential to produce dramatic cost savings within firms and across their supply chains. At the same time, internet technologies have laid the foundation for the Network Economy model. Written by a practitioner in the field and a business strategy academic, this book bridges the gap between high-level strategy books and technology implementation guides. The book provides business and IT managers with a comprehensive framework for evaluating their existing supply chain systems, for evaluating the various technology options available, and for targeting the elements within it that can be automated with the least risk and highest return on investment. AUTHOR: Sabine Reddy
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Business
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