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 | "Plutocrats: The Rise of The New Global Super-Rich and The Fall of Everyone Else" [2012] by Chrystia Freeland
made Best Book of the Year list at The Financial Times, and won the 2013 Lionel Gelber Prize Kindle Edition from Penguin Press [10/2012] for $14.99 Penguin Press 9¼x6 hardcover [10/2012] for $18.68 |
 | "Class In America: An Encyclopedia" [2007] Edited by Robert E. Weir 525 essays written by 75 contributors, in three volumes Greenwood 10¼x7¼x3¼ {6 pounds!} hardcover [6/2007] 3 volumes for $299.95 |
 | "Cla$$war" [2009] Story by Rob Williams, Art by Trevor Hairsine, Travel Foreman & others Writer Rob Williams has stated that Noam Chomsky's "Class War Interviews" was a major inspiration for this superhero comic book series; includes all six issues of the award-winning 2002 & 2004 comics, plus a new story by Williams & Hairsine Com.x 10¼x6½ hardcover [4/2009] out of print/used |
 | "Noam Chomsky: Class Warfare - Interviews With David Barsamian" [Pluto Press 1996] by Noam Chomsky & David Barsamian New Star Books 9x6 pb [9/2003] out of print/used Common Courage Press 7½x5 pb [7/2002] out of print/many, many used Common Courage Press library hardcover [7/2002] for $29.94 |
 | "Unmaking The Public University: The Forty-Year Assault On The Middle Class" [2008] by Christopher Newfield Harvard Univ Press 9x6 pb [4/2011] for $20.24 Harvard Univ Press 9¼x6 hardcover [5/2008] for $27.31 |
 | "Where America Went Wrong: and How To Regain Her Democratic Ideals" [2004] by John R. Talbott "The question for America no longer comes down to Democrats vs. Republicans nor liberals vs. conservatives nor free market libertarians vs. anti-globalists, but rather to a simple formulation of the people vs. the elites ... Wake up! The Class War has already begun." Financial Times Press 9x6 pb [2/2009] out of print/used Financial Times Prentice Hall 9x6 hardcover [5/2004] out of print/used author's official website |
 | "Pseudo-Capitalism: Socialism For The Rich"[2008] by Stephen Bindman Xlibris 8¾x6 pb [10/2008] for $19.98 Xlibris hardcover [10/2008] for $29.99 |
 | "Money and Class In America: Notes and Observations On Our Civil Religion" [1988] by Lewis H. Lapham Grove Press hardcover [2/88] out of print/many used |
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"The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger" [2009] by Richard Wilkinson & Kate Pickett Bloomsbury Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [12/2009] for $18.48 |
 | "The American Ruling Class: America Rules The World, But Who Rules America?" feature film [indep April 2008] An unusual combination of documentary footage and scripted actors that thoroughly reveals America's ruling master class. Directed by John Kirby; written by Lewis H. Lapham; featuring Robert Altman, James A. Baker III, Bill Bradley, Harold Brown, Hodding Carter III, William T. Coleman, Jr., Walter Cronkite, Barbara Ehrenreich, Martin Garbus, Vartan Gregorian, Mike Medavoy, Joseph S. Nye, Jr., Samuel Peabody, Peter G. Peterson, Pete Seeger, Lawrence Summers, Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr., William Howard Taft IV, Kurt Vonnegut & Howard Zinn Alive Mind color DVD [1/2009] for $24.49 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • official movie site |
 | "Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights & The New War On The Poor" [2004] by Paul Farmer Univ CA Press 9x6 pb [11/2004] for $12.89 |
 | "Why Global Poverty? Think Again: A Companion Guide To The Film The End of Poverty?" [2009] by Clifford W. Cobb & Philippe Diaz Kindle Edition from Schalkenbach Foundation [11/2009] for $12.00 Robert Schalkenbach Foundation 9x6 pb [11/2009] for $19.00 |
 | "The End of Poverty? Think Again" [Cinema Libre Studio Nov 2009] Examines the true causes of poverty today and how deliberate exploitation of the poor perpetuates colonialism and its consequences, where 25% of the world's population consumes 85% of its wealth – and lives in fear that the oppressed masses will rise up and take it away from them. Written & directed by Philippe Diaz; narrated by Martin Sheen; featuring William Easterly, Susan George, Chalmers Johnson, John Perkins, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Eric Toussaint, and Michael Watts Cinema Libre Studio widescreen color Blu-ray [5/2011] for $29.95 Cinema Libre Studio color DVD [4/2010] for $16.37 full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
 | "Superclass: The Global Power Elite & The World They Are Making" [2008] by David Rothkopf There are just 6,000 people in the superclass of the XXth Century, one out of every million humans on the planet. FS&G hardcover [3/2008] for $17.16 |
 | "The Bottom Billion: Why The Poorest Countries Are Failing & What Can Be Done About It" [2007] by Paul Collier Oxford Univ Press pb [9/2008] for $10.85 Oxford Univ Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/2007] for $18.48 |
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"Why America Lost The War On Poverty - and How To Win It" [2007] by Frank Stricker Univ NC Press 9¼x6 pb [7/2007] for $19.95 Univ NC Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [7/2007] for $59.95 |
 | "The Syndicate: The Story of The Coming World Government" [2004] by Nicholas Hagger O Books 8¾x6 pb [11/2004] for $13.46 |
 | "Free Lunch: How The Wealthiest Americans Enrich Themselves At Government Expense (and Stick You With The Bill)" [2007] by David Cay Johnston Portfolio 9x6 hardcover [12/2007] for $16.47 Penguin ABR audio CD read by the author [12/2007] for $19.77 |
 | "The Squandering of America: How The Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity" [2007] by Robert Kuttner
Knopf 9x6½ hardcover [11/2007] for $17.79 author is co-founder of The American Prospect & of The Economic Policy Institute [est. 1986] |
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"The New Golden Age: The Coming Revolution Against Political Corruption & Economic Chaos" [2007] by Dr. Ravi Batra Projecting from the work of his mentor, P.R. Sarkar of India, the author describes the likely outcome of the excesses of the Age of Acquisitors: Today's economic and political corruption will continue to escalate and worsen until the Working Class eventually rises up like warriors against the Oligarchy. {Optimistic? We shall see.} Palgrave Macmillan 9¼x6 hardcover [1/2007] for $18.45 Blackstone UNABR audio CD [1/2007] for $22.76 |
 | "Are The Rich Necessary?: Great Economic Arguments & How They Reflect Our Personal Values" [2007] by Hunter Lewis Axios Press hardcover [9/2007] for $13.60 official booksite |
 | "Falling Behind: How Rising Inequality Harms The Middle Class" [2007] by Robert H. Frank Univ CA Press 8x5 pb [7/2007] for $13.57 Univ CA Press 8½x5½ hardcover [7/2007] for $50.00 |
 | "The Hegemony of Common Sense: Wisdom & Mystification In Everyday Life" [2006] by Dean Wolfe Manders examines how deeply 'class' is embedded in American society, thru paroemiology, the study of popular sayings Peter Lang Publg pb [8/2006] for $34.95 |
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"Planet of Slums" [2006] by Mike Davis Verso 8½x6 hardcover [3/2006] for $15.60 |
 | "The Global Class War: How America's Bipartisan Elite Lost Our Future - and What It Will Take To Win It Back" [2006] by Jeff Faux Wiley 9¼x6¼ pb [12/2006] for $11.00 Wiley 9½x6½ hardcover [1/2006] for $22.19 author's E.P.I. bookpage |
 | "War On The Middle Class: How The Government, Big Business & Special Interest Groups Are Waging War On The American Dream - and How To Fight Back" [2006] by Lou Dobbs Penguin 8½x5½ pb [9/2007] for $9.00 Viking 9½x6½ hardcover [10/2006] for $14.97 author's official C.N.N. website |
 | "Power and Powerlessness" [2006] by Susan Rosenthal Trafford pb [9/2006] for $18.23 official booksite |
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"Screwed: The Undeclared War Against The Middle Class - And What We Can Do About It" [2006] by Thom Hartmann, Foreword by Mark Crispin Miller Berrett-Koehler expanded 8x5½ pb [4/2007] for $10.17 Berrett-Koehler hardcover [8/2006] for $15.61 publisher bookpage author website |
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"Inequality Matters: The Growing Economic Divide In America & Its Poisonous Consequences" [2006] Edited by Jim Lardner & David Smith; Foreword by Bill Moyers New Press 8x5½ hardcover [1/2006] for $16.35 |
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"The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why The Rich Are Rich, The Poor Are Poor – and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!" [2005] by Tim Harford Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [11/2005] for $17.16 |
 | "The Battle For The Soul of Capitalism: How The Financial System Under- mined Social Ideals, Damaged Trust In The Markets, Robbed Investors of Trillions – and What To Do About It" [2005] by John C. Bogle Yale Univ Press hardcover [11/2005] for $16.50 |
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"Empire of Debt: The Rise Of An Epic Financial Crisis" [2005] by Bill Bonner & Addison Wiggin Wiley 9½x6 hardcover [11/2005] for $18.45 their 'Agora Financial' website their 'Daily Reckoning' website |
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"An End To Poverty?: A Historical Debate" [2005] by Gareth Stedman Jones Columbia Univ Press 7x6½ hardcover [10/2005] for $29.50 |
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"Restoring The American Dream: A Working Families' Agenda For America" [2005] by Thomas A. Kochan M.I.T. Press 9x6 pb [10/2006] for $11.16 M.I.T. Press 9x6 hardcover [9/2005] for $21.24 publisher's bookpage |
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"Short ¢hanged: Life & Debt In The Fringe Economy" [2005] by Howard Karger Berrett-Koehler 9½x6¼ hardcover [9/2005] for $16.47 official booksite |
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"Class Matters" [2005] by correspondents of the New York Times; Introduction by Bill Keller Times Books 8x6½ pb [8/2005] for $10.78 |
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"Winning" [2005] by Jack Welch, with Suzy Welch "No other management book will ever be needed." — Warren E. Buffett 2005 bestseller at the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal HarperBusiness 9x6¼ hardcover [4/2005] for $19.56 HarperAudio UNABR audio CD [4/2005] 10 disks for $26.37 official booksite |
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"The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities For Our Time" [2005] by Jeffrey D. Sachs Penguin 9½x6½ hardcover [3/2005] for $18.45 official bookpage author's page at The Earth Institute of Columbia University United Nations Millennium Project website Time Magazine cover story / book excerpt [March 2005] listed as one of the Time Magazine 100 (April 2005) |
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"Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A New Urban World" [2004] by Robert Neuwirth Routledge 9¼x6½ pb [3/2006] for $18.95 Routledge 9¼x6¼ hardcover [11/2004] for $33.87 |
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"Pay It Down!: From Debt To Wealth On $10 A Day" [2004] by Jean Chatzky Portfolio 7¼x5 pb [1/2006] for $10.36 Portfolio 7½x5¼ hardcover [9/2004] for $13.57 author website |
 | "The Fortune At The Bottom of The Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits" [2004] by C.K. Prahalad
Wharton School 9x6¼ pb [1/2006] for $11.04 Wharton School hardcover {book & CD-ROM} [8/2004] for $18.89 |
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"The Business of America: How Consumers Have Replaced Citizens & How We Can Reverse The Trend" [2004] by Saul Landau
Routledge 8¼x5½ pb [6/2004] for $12.57 Routledge 8¼x5½ hardcover [7/2004] for $75.00 author's website |
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"Running On Empty: How The Democratic & Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future & What Americans Can Do About It" [2004] by Peter G. Peterson "It's a rare pleasure to see both political parties chastised equally." — Howard S. Marks, Los Angeles Times Book Review Picador 8½x5½ pb [6/2005] for $10.20 FS&G hardcover [7/2004] for $16.32 |
 | "Greed and Good: Understanding & Overcoming The Inequality That Limits Our Lives" [2004] by Sam Pizzigati CIPA-Apex Press 6¼x9 hardcover [5/2004] for $29.71 official booksite |
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"Who Shot Goldilocks?: How Alan Greenspan Did In Our Jobs, Savings & Retirement Plans" [2004] by William D. Rutherford Crown Point Press 9x5½ hardcover [5/2004] for $13.27 see also Maison d'Être's Alan Greenspan Page |
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"Take The Rich Off Welfare" [1996; rev 2004] by Mark Zepezauer South End Press 8½x5½ pb [4/2004] for $10.50 South End Press 8x6½ hardcover [4/2004] for $40.00 |
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"The Coming Generational Storm: What You Need To Know about America's Economic Future" [2004] by Laurence J. Kotlikoff & Scott Burns
"On balance, the book does an excellent job of preaching two economic basics. First, our promise of Social Security & Medicare benefits in their current form to all retired Americans, regardless of means, is unsustainable. ... Second, individuals & families need to save more for their futures." — Los Angeles Times Book Review M.I.T. Press 9x6¼ pb [1/2005] for $11.53 M.I.T. Press 9¼x6¼ hardcover [4/2004] out of print/used |
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"The Working Poor: Invisible In America" [2004] by Pulitzer-winning former N.Y. Times reporter David K. Shipler Vintage 8x5¼ pb [1/2005] for $10.50 Knopf 9.6x6.6 hardcover [2/2004] for $16.50 |
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"Perfectly Legal: The Secret Campaign To Rig Our Tax System To Benefit The Super Rich - and Cheat Everybody Else" [2003] by New York Times reporter David Cay Johnston Portfolio 8½x5½ pb [1/2005] for $10.20 Portfolio 9¼x6.4 hardcover [12/2003] for $16.35 official booksite |
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"The New Ruthless Economy: Work & Power In The Digital Age" [2003] by Simon Head Oxford Univ Press 8x5½ pb [3/2005] for $10.17 Oxford Univ Press 9½x6¼ hardcover [11/2003] for $18.48 |
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"Poverty In America: A Handbook" [2003] by John Iceland Univ CA Press 9x6 2nd edition pb [2/2006] for $19.76 Univ CA Press 9¼x6 hardcover [10/2003] for $50.00 |
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"The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths To A Moral Economy" [2003] by William Greider S&S 9¼x6 pb [8/2004] for $11.20 S&S hardcover [9/2003] for $17.64 Highbridge ABR audio CD [9/2003] for $32.95 Highbridge ABR audio [9/2003] for $32.95 author website & blog |
 | "The Betrayal of Work: How Low-Wage Jobs Fail 30 Million Americans & Their Families" [2003] by Beth Shulman New Press 7&frav34x5½ hardcover [9/2003] for $16.35 |
 | "Low-Wage America: How Employers Are Reshaping Opportunity In The Workplace" [2003] Edited by Eileen Appelbaum, Annette Bernhardt & Richard J. Murnane "Nearly 24 percent of the labor force earn less than $8.70 an hour, not enough to keep a family of four out of poverty, even working full-time year-round." Russell Sage Fndtn 9½x6.3 hardcover [9/2003] for $45.00 publisher's bookpage |
 | "Take Back Your Time: Fighting Overwork & Time Poverty In America" [2003] Edited by John de Graaf Berrett-Koehler 9x6 pb [7/2003] for $10.17 official website |
 | "Eco-Nomics: What Everyone Should Know About Economics & The Environment" [2003] by Richard L. Stroup Cato Institute 9x6 pb [5/2003] for $3.98 |
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"Work To Live: The Guide To Getting A Life" [2003] by Joe Robinson Perigee 9¼x6 pb [1/2003] for $10/47 author booksite |
 | "UNequal Protection: The Rise of Corporate Dominance & The Theft of Human Rights" [2002] by Thom Hartmann
Rodale 8¾x6 pb [4/2004] for $10.85 Rodale 9.4x6.4 hardcover [10/2002] for $16.98 author website • official booksite |
 | "Wealth and Democracy: How Great Fortunes & Government Created America's Aristocracy" [2002] by Kevin Phillips
listed in 'Los Angeles Times 100 Best Books of 2002' Broadway Books 9¼x6¼ pb [4/2003] for $11.87 Broadway Books hardcover [5/2002] for $20.97 |
 | "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of The All-American Meal" [2001] by Eric Schlosser a hundred years after Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle", and here we go again ... HarperPerennial 8x5¼ pb [7/2005] for $10.19 HarperCollins 8x5¼ pb [1/2002] out of print/hundreds used Houghton Mifflin 9x6 hardcover [1/2001] for $17.16 Bantam ABRIDGED audio [1/2002] out of prodn/used feature film [Fox Searchlight 2006] Fox widescreen color DVD [3/2007] for $6.79 full credits at IMDb • official movie site |
 | "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America" [2001] by Barbara Ehrenreich winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize April 2002 Picador 10th Anniv Edition pb with new Afterword [8/2011] for $9.59 Owl Books 9x5 pb [5/2002] for $7.80 Metropolitan 9x5¾ hardcover [5/2001] for $16.10 author's website |
 | "Class War In America: How The Economic & Political Conservatives Are Exploiting Low- & Middle-Class Americans" [2000] by Charles M. Kelly Fithian Press 9x6 pb [9/2000] for $15.95 |
 | "The Working Class Majority: America's Best Kept Secret" [2000] by Michael Zweig "[a] pungent critique of class and economics in the U.S. ... an insightful, radical analysis that will make many readers rethink commonly held but unexamined beliefs" — Publishers Weekly Cornell Univ Press 9x6 pb [2/2001] for $0.00 Cornell Univ Press 9x5¾ hardcover [4/2000] out of print/used |
 | "The Coming Class War & How To Avoid It: Rebuilding The American Middle Class" [1999] by Frederick R. Strobel & Wallace C. Peterson M.E. Sharpe 8½x5¾ hardcover [6/99] for $35.95 |
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"The Overspent American: Upscaling, Downshifting & The New Consumer" [1998] by Juliet B. Schor Perennial 8x5¼ pb [5/99] for $10.40 Basic Books 9¾x6½ pb [5/98] out of print/used |
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"Class War: The Attack On Working People" [1996] by Noam Chomsky Epitaph audio CD [11/98] for $14.99 |
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"Bogle On Mutual Funds: New Perspectives For The Intelligent Investor" [1993] by John C. Bogle Dell 9x6 pb [9/94] for $12.24 McGraw Hill 9¼x6¼ hardcover [9/93] for $16.50 |
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"Dynamite: A Century of Class Violence In America, 1830-1930" [1984] by Louis Adamic A.K./Rebel Press 8¼x6 pb [6/84] for $12.99 |
"Class Act: America's Last Dirty Secret" [1983] by Benita Eisler
FWatts/Scholastic hardcover [11/83] out of print/many used
"Not Working: An Oral History of The Unemployed" [1979] by Harry Maurer
Plume mass pb [3/81] out of print/used
Holt, Rinehart & Winston hardcover [12/79] out of print/used
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