A Disposition To Be Rich

Author : Geoffrey C. Ward
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780345804693

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A Disposition to Be Rich by Geoffrey C. Ward Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book The compelling behind-the-scenes story of the greatest swindler of the Gilded Age, whose villainy bankrupted Ulysses S. Grant and stunned the world of finance—told by his great-grandson, award-winning historian Geoffrey C. Ward. Ferdinand Ward, the son of a Protestant missionary and small-town pastor, moved to New York at twenty-one and, in less than a decade, made himself the business partner of a former president and established himself as the “Young Napoleon of Finance.” In truth, he was running a massive pyramid scheme. Drawing from thousands of family documents never before examined, Geoffrey C. Ward traces his great-grandfather’s rapid rise to riches and fame, and his even more dizzying fall from grace, in a narrative populated with mistresses, crooked bankers, corrupt New York officials, and a desperate kidnapping scheme. Here is a great story about a classic American con artist.

Author : Geoffrey C. Ward
Publisher : Knopf Publishing Group
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Capitalists and financiers
ISBN : 9780679445302

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A Disposition to be Rich by Geoffrey C. Ward Pdf

Documents the story of Gilded Age con artist Ferdinand Ward, recounting how his large-scale pyramid operation and other sensational schemes triggered one of the greatest financial scandals in American history.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433081685798

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The Ladies' Repository by Anonim Pdf

Author : Aristotle
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781425000868

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Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle Pdf

Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics" is considered to be one of the most important treatises on ethics ever written. In an incredibly detailed study of virtue and vice in man, Aristotle examines one of the most central themes to man, the nature of goodness itself. In Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics," he asserts that virtue is essential to happiness and that man must live in accordance with the "doctrine of the mean" (the balance between excess and deficiency) to achieve such happiness.

Author : Peter Sagal
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781451696257

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The Incomplete Book of Running by Peter Sagal Pdf

Peter Sagal, the host of NPR’s Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me! and a popular columnist for Runner’s World, shares “commentary and reflection about running with a deeply felt personal story, this book is winning, smart, honest, and affecting. Whether you are a runner or not, it will move you” (Susan Orlean). On the verge of turning forty, Peter Sagal—brainiac Harvard grad, short bald Jew with a disposition towards heft, and a sedentary star of public radio—started running seriously. And much to his own surprise, he kept going, faster and further, running fourteen marathons and logging tens of thousands of miles on roads, sidewalks, paths, and trails all over the United States and the world, including the 2013 Boston Marathon, where he crossed the finish line moments before the bombings. In The Incomplete Book of Running, Sagal reflects on the trails, tracks, and routes he’s traveled, from the humorous absurdity of running charity races in his underwear—in St. Louis, in February—or attempting to “quiet his colon” on runs around his neighborhood—to the experience of running as a guide to visually impaired runners, and the triumphant post-bombing running of the Boston Marathon in 2014. With humor and humanity, Sagal also writes about the emotional experience of running, body image, the similarities between endurance sports and sadomasochism, the legacy of running as passed down from parent to child, and the odd but extraordinary bonds created between strangers and friends. The result is “a brilliant book about running…What Peter runs toward is strength, understanding, endurance, acceptance, faith, hope, and charity” (P.J. O’Rourke).

Author : Paul Weirich
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09-16
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190291112

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Realistic Decision Theory by Paul Weirich Pdf

Within traditional decision theory, common decision principles -- e.g. the principle to maximize utility -- generally invoke idealization; they govern ideal agents in ideal circumstances. In Realistic Decision Theory, Paul Weirch adds practicality to decision theory by formulating principles applying to nonideal agents in nonideal circumstances, such as real people coping with complex decisions. Bridging the gap between normative demands and psychological resources, Realistic Decision Theory is essential reading for theorists seeking precise normative decision principles that acknowledge the limits and difficulties of human decision-making.

Author : Siegfried Goebel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1913
Category : Electronic
ISBN : IOWA:31858019503519

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The Parables of Jesus by Siegfried Goebel Pdf

Author : William Thompson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Economics
ISBN : PRNC:32101063270829

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An Inquiry Into the Principles of the Distribution of Wealth Most Conducive to Human Happiness by William Thompson Pdf

Author : Weshah Razzak
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000880571

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Inflation Dynamic by Weshah Razzak Pdf

This book explains inflation dynamic, using time series data from 1960 for 42 countries. These countries are different in every aspect, historically, culturally, socially, politically, institutionally, and economically. They are chosen on the basis of the data availability only and cover the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, Australasia, and the United States. Inflation reached double digits in the developed countries in the 1970s and 80s, and then central banks, successfully stabilized it by anchoring inflation expectations for decades, until now. Conditional on common and country-specific shocks such as oil price shocks, financial and banking and political crises, wars, pandemics, natural disasters etc., the book tests various theoretical models about the long and short run relationships between money and prices, money growth and inflation, money growth and real output, expected inflation; the output gap, fiscal policy, and inflation, using a number of parametric and non-parametric methods, and pays attention to specifications and estimations problems. In addition, it explains why policymakers in inflation – targeting countries, e.g. the U.S., failed to anticipate the recent sudden rise in inflation. And, it examines the fallibility of the Modern Monetary Theory’s policy prescription to reduce inflation by raising taxes. This is a unique and innovative book, which will find an audience among students, academics, researchers, policy makers, analysts in corporations, private and central banks and international monetary institutions.

Author : William SMELLIE (Member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1846
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019881744

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The Philosophy of Natural History. ... With an Introduction ... by J. Ware. Stereotype Edition by William SMELLIE (Member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.) Pdf

Author : William Smellie
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1835
Category : Animal behavior
ISBN : HARVARD:HN1EUA

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The Philosophy of Natural History by William Smellie Pdf

Author : Andrew Carnegie
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2006-09-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781101097717

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The Gospel of Wealth Essays and Other Writings by Andrew Carnegie Pdf

Words of wisdom from American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie Focusing on Carnegie's most famous essay, "The Gospel of Wealth," this book of his writings, published here together for the first time, demonstrates the late steel magnate's beliefs on wealth, poverty, the public good, and capitalism. Carnegie's commitment to ensuring and promoting the welfare of his fellow human beings through philanthropic deeds ranged from donations to universities and museums to establishing more than 2,500 public libraries in the English-speaking world, and he gave away more than $350 million toward those efforts during his lifetime. The Gospel of Wealth is an eloquent testament to the importance of charitable giving for the public good. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:AH3JEG

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The Pulpit by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Church and the world
ISBN : UVA:X030788863

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The Methodist Review by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Church and the world
ISBN : NYPL:33433070794114

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Southern Methodist Review by Anonim Pdf