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| Temas | | mensajes | Último mensaje | | | Club Read 2010 : Rebeccanyc Reads in 2010 | | 92 | Mr.Durick, Hoy 12:05am |  |
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| 75 Books Challenge for 2010 : t(erri)loeffler's 75 in 10 | | 255 | Whisper1, Marzo 5 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2010 : *****Best Reads of the Year - February | | 32 | krysbrezinski, Marzo 1 | |
| Dewey Decimal Challenge : sjmccreary reads the DDS | | 30 | sjmccreary, Marzo 1 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : Jintster's 50 book birthday challenge | | 91 | jintster, Marzo 1 | |
| Club Read 2010 : LisaCurcio will keep a journal in 2010 | | 86 | rebeccanyc, Febrero 23 | |
| Books off the Shelf Challenge : Lisa's promise to read the books she already has | | 18 | LisaCurcio, Febrero 14 | |
| Dewey Decimal Challenge : pbadeer takes on Dewey | | 17 | pbadeer, Febrero 1 | |
| Club Read 2010 : What Are You Reading Now - January 2010 | | 143 | avaland, Enero 27 | |
| Club Read 2009 : Rebeccanyc's 2009 Reading, Part 2 | | 85 | melissa45, Enero 11 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : Your BEST BOOKS of 2009 | | 149 | NightMoon, Enero 8 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Best Books of the Year | | 27 | HighlandLad, Enero 2 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Ed's 2009 Reading List | | 107 | alcottacre, Enero 1 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Rebeccanyc's Reads for 2009, Part 2 | | 156 | alcottacre, Enero 1 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : glwebb's 2009 books | | 79 | glwebb, Diciembre 2009 | |
| Club Read 2010 : The NO RULES Top 2009 Books in ANY category! | | 4 | avaland, Diciembre 2009 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Monthly Bests | | 51 | lindapanzo, Diciembre 2009 | |
| 50 Book Challenge : pbadeer 2009 challenge | | 56 | pbadeer, Diciembre 2009 | |
| Club Read 2009 : RidgewayGirl's 2009 Reading | | 113 | RidgewayGirl, Diciembre 2009 | |
| The Green Dragon : Book Quote Game | | 161 | missylc, Noviembre 2009 | |
| Book talk : Another Silly Game Part 31 | | 361 | moibibliomaniac, Octubre 2009 | |
| 999 Challenge : sjmccreary's 999 challenge, 2nd half | | 157 | sjmccreary, Septiembre 2009 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Rebeccanyc's Reads for 2009! | | 197 | rebeccanyc, Septiembre 2009 | |
| Club Read 2009 : rebeccanyc's 2009 reading | | 197 | rebeccanyc, Septiembre 2009 | |
| Club Read 2009 : cabegley's 2009 reading | | 231 | cabegley, Agosto 2009 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : sjmccreary reads in 2009 - ver 2.0 | | 186 | alcottacre, Agosto 2009 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : What We Are Reading - Nonfiction | | 448 | Bridget770, Julio 2009 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Tiffin 75 for 2009, Take Two | | 212 | laytonwoman3rd, Junio 2009 | |
| 999 Challenge : pamelad's 999 challenge | | 160 | pamelad, Junio 2009 | |
| Slightly Foxed - An appreciation : Spring 2009 | | 1 | abbottthomas, Junio 2009 | |
| Club Read 2009 : pamelad's reading 2009 | | 85 | pamelad, Junio 2009 | |
| Club Read 2009 : ClubRead Recommendations - Non-Fiction | | 22 | MarianV, Junio 2009 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : KIWIDOC TAKE 2 - reading 2009 | | 304 | kiwidoc, Mayo 2009 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : AlcottAcre's 2009 Reads, Take 4 | | 284 | TadAD, Mayo 2009 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : petermc - 75(?) for 2009 | | 310 | petermc, Mayo 2009 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : 2009 Your Best Five Reads of Quarter 1 (January - March) | | 117 | narcissus_in_theory, Abril 2009 | |
| Project 1929 : Not Really 1929, but . . . | | 5 | aluvalibri, Abril 2009 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Tiffin's 75 for 2009 | | 230 | tiffin, Abril 2009 | |
| Project 1929 : The Crash | | 7 | kiwidoc, Marzo 2009 | |
| 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Best reads of the month - January | | 76 | Whisper1, Febrero 2009 | |
| Project 1929 : What was going on in 1929? | | 23 | ejj1955, Enero 2009 | |
| What Are You Reading Now? : What You Are Reading the Week of 3 January 2009 | | 213 | Biyismom, Enero 2009 | |
| Book talk : Another Silly Game - Part 8 | | 373 | moibibliomaniac, Julio 2008 | |
Fiction: A Lion Among Men by Gregory Maguire
Non-Fiction: The Great Crash, 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith 23. The Great Crash, 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith. I believe that many of you read this last year, and it's been on my list since last April. I saw a PBS documentary about the crash a frew months ago, and Galbraith's comments on the show were so insightful that I decided to read it ... I brought The Great Crash, 1929 home from the library last week (I know, I know, I'm supposed to be reading books off my shelf), so I'm glad to hear that it's worthwhile. I saw Galbraith on a documentary about The Crash and remembered that others had recommended this book, so I picked it up. May ... Finished The Great Crash, 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith. What perfect timing with the testimony by the four bank CEOs this past week. Galbraith had a great sense of humor that comes through in this very short book, and anyone with the most basic understanding of markets and economics (i.e., "we ... Suite Française by Irène Némirovsky
Midaq Alley by Naguib Mahfouz
The Great Crash by John Kenneth Galbraith ... Markus Zusakread 1-16-10
Non-fiction:
Reconstruction: America's Unfinished Revolution by Eric Foner
The Great Crash of 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith read 1-15-10
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World by Margaret Macmillan
The Path Between the Seas: The ... ... W. Tuchman
Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 by David M. Kennedy
The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
... this year and this is unquestionably the pick of the litter (with the exception of John Kenneth Galbraith's classic The Great Crash 1929, brilliantly written with an acid wit, and sometimes called more historically than economically valid). Cassidy, a journalist, is a lucid writer, who ... ... this year and this is unquestionably the pick of the litter (with the exception of John Kenneth Galbraith's classic The Great Crash 1929, brilliantly written with an acid wit, and sometimes called more historically than economically valid). Cassidy, a journalist, is a lucid writer, who ... ...
Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 by David M. Kennedy *wrong author touchstone
The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
*LT is not allowing me to correct some wrong touchstones (I click on others and nothing happens -- may try again later) ... ... Renehan, Jr.
>338 Production
>>338.47664153 - Candyfreak by Steve Almond
>>338.54097309043 - Great Crash of 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
340 Law
350 Public administration
360 Social services; association
>362 Social welfare ... ... Barbara W. Tuchman
Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 by David M. Kennedy
The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
I am currently reading two books that will probably make it onto this list if I finish them this year: Everything Fl ... ... Barbara W. Tuchman
Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 by David M. Kennedy
The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
I am currently reading two books that will probably make it onto this list if I finish them this year: Everything Fl ... ... the War 1890-1914 by Barbara W. Tuchman
The Coldest March: Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition by Susan Solomon
The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
*Upped to 15 on 12/27! ... the War 1890-1914 by Barbara W. Tuchman
The Coldest March: Scott's Fatal Antarctic Expedition by Susan Solomon
The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
*Subsequently increased to 15 . . . ... are the origin of what we experience today. Another interesting book, although also about the time just before the 30s, is The Great Crash 1929. Both of these are extremely well written, as well. I read them both early this year, and they will be among my (many) best reads of 2009. And ... ... will make it to my best of the year list
January
Fiction: The River Between by Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Nonfiction:* The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
February
Fiction: *2666 by Roberto Bolano
Nonfiction: The Snows of Yesteryear by Gregor von Rezzori
Ma ... ... z
Nonfiction: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
June
Fiction: Indemnity Only by Sara Partesky
Nonfiction: The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
July
Fiction: Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Nonfiction: Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook by James A Duke
... The Great Crash 1929 by
John Kenneth Galbraith Completed Book #5 - Great Crash of 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith ... Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole (1764) 5/31/2009
5 The Quiet Gentleman by Georgette Heyer (1951) 6/14/2009
6 The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith (1955) 6/16/2009
Other non-fiction: Anything besides the civil war
1 The Disorganized Mind by Nancy A Ratey 1/17 ... ... of days early - the chances of finishing another Dewey book in the next two days are slim.
338 - Economics-Production. The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith. This a short and easy-to-read explanation of the causes of the stock market crash in October 1929. This can be easily ... #2 The Great Crash by J.K. Galbraith
Not really sure to make of this short, sharp book. I enjoyed Galbraith's dry with but finished it not that much the wiser about the causes of the Great Crash. Effectively, he says it was just a typical bubble exacerbated creatly by the overuse of ... #152 Stasia, I think it was you who recommended The Great Crash to me several months ago. I enjoyed it very much. There were so many quotable comments that he made - so many similarities between the late 1920's and our own experiences 75 years later - and yet several distinct differences. Many ... Book #68
The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith.
This is a short, easy to read, account of the causes of the famous 1929 stock market crash which ushered in the Great Depression. I had to wait quite a while for this book at the library. I guess in light of our own recent ... Book #56
The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith. Category #7, older than me (first published 1955), but also fits in #8, nonfiction.
This is a short, easy to read, account of the causes of the famous 1929 stock market crash which ushered in the Great Depression. I had to wait ... ... illiamson
The Blood of the Lamb by Peter de Vries (and other works).
Autumn Term by Antonia Forest (and other works).
The Great Crash by J K Galbraith
Where are the customers' yachts? or A Good Hard Look at Wall Street by Fred Schwed
My Brilliant Career and My Career Goes Bung by Mi ... ... War, 1929-1945 by David M. Kennedy
Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s by Frederick Lewis Allen
The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
Agent Zigzag by Ben McIntyre
The Snows of Yesteryear by Gregor von Rezzori
The Cave Painters: Probing the ... Re: The Great Crash
Well, I've finally pulled my finger out, and am making a start on my 'depression' collection!
See HERE
Starting with The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression by Amity Shlaes, since Galbrai ... #222 I placed a hold on The Great Crash - perhaps not surprisingly, all copies are currently checked out. They've got more on order, so it may take a while. I was surprised to see that this book was originally published in 1955, when the event would still have been part of the collective memory ... ... the copy I received from KC. I am not surprised that most copies are owned by universities.
You cannot go wrong with The Great Crash 1929. It is an excellent introduction to the economics of the time period and Galbraith does a great job of giving the details of both the causes and ... ... them all this year...
- Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 by David M. Kennedy
- The Great Crash of 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
- America's Great Depression by Murray N. Rothbard
And on money and other economic related matters (Rothbard ... ... many of the chicken dishes, which I would have thought to be the healthiest, actually were not; highly recommended
168. The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith - nonfiction; a recommendation from rebeccanyc, this is an excellently written book about the circumstances leading up to ... I am finishing up There Goes My Everything and starting The Great Crash, 1929. ... up to and including 1929.
I bought this book because it was referred to favorably in two other books I've read recently: The Great Crash 1929 and Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945. An almost contemporaneous history of the US in the 1920s, it is ... ... Frederick Lewis Allen
I bought this book because it was referred to favorably in two other books I've read recently: The Great Crash 1929 and Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945. It is an almost contemporaneous history of the US in the 1920s, in that ... ... Frederick Lewis Allen
I bought this book because it was referred to favorably in two other books I've read recently: The Great Crash 1929 and Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945. It is an almost contemporaneous history of the US in the 1920s, in that ... 22) The Great Crash 1929 to keep on with the vaguely economics theme that has already beenwell established this year. This book has been referred to quite a lot in the commentaries on the current economic woes so, why not. Fair enough but not as good as I was expeting from the puff that it's been ... ... Only Yesterday, contemporary (published in 1931) history of the 20s that was cited frequently in two of my earlier reads: The Great Crash 1929 and Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945. It is interesting to read about the period from someone so close to it, ... ... my daughter's room as a possible den/llbrary when she moves away in the next year or too.
I enjoyed The Arrival and The Great Crash, too. I have to admit that I did not understand some of the economic jargon either, and don't look on it as a failing, but rather a lack of interest on my ... tiffin, I also enjoyed The Great Crash, despite being somewhat confused about leveraging and holding companies. Was amused by Professor Dice of the parasangs and Galbraith's many other witty asides. I second Tui's recommendations of The Boys in the Trees, one of my favorite books of last year, and The Great Crash 1929, one of my favorites (so far) this year. Galbraith has a wicked dry wit. And, by the way, Tui, after I read this book, someone commented here on LT that many economists ... 25. The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
I won't even pretend to claim to understand the economics involved but from a historical perspective, this is a really interesting read. I thought it would be timely to look at it, given the major reality adjustment we are going ... The Great Crash by John Kenneth Galbraith
4*
The causes of the 1929 stock market crash and the great depression. Galbraith has an entertaining writing style. The Great Crash by John Kenneth Galbraith
4*
The causes of the 1929 stock market crash and the great depression. Galbraith has an entertaining writing style. ... by David M. Kennedy
Agent Zigzag by Ben McIntyre
The Snows of Yesteryear by Gregor von Rezzori
The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
I expect to finish The Proud Tower by Barbara Tuchman before the end of the month and add it to the nonfiction ... I am no economist, but having just finished The Great Crash, I can highly recommend it, if you want to try glean some understanding of that period in economic history (and reflect on the glaring similarities with our present crisis).
Of course, no book is going to be able to present the facts ... The Blue Fox, The Great Crash of 1929 and Wittgenstein's Nephew all sound like must-reads. For starters, I've ordered The Great Crash of 1929 from the library. I'm older than you Kiwi and I've certainly had to put my retirement plans on hold.
Does Wittgenstein's Mistress by David Ma ... To all who are interested in The Great Crash, I read it recently and highly recommend it. Galbraith is a wonderful writer, and has a biting wit. I am told that economists consider him a better historian than economist. All of those books sound interesting; I'll definitely put The Great Crash and Wittgenstein’s Nephew on my wish list. > 13
I recently picked up The Great Crash by John Kenneth Galbraith, together with The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression by Amity Shlaes. I'm planning to read these back to back - old and new. Maybe this month... ... read in Barnes and Noble this evening where there was a display of books dealing with economic crisis.
I almost bought The Great Crash by John Kenneth Galbraith and now after reading your review, I wish I would have.
I'll read this one soon.
Thanks for your great comments. The Great Crash by John Kenneth Galbraith
Can any reading be so relevant as this book is in today’s changed economic climate? Galbraith ... ... by Leonard Mlodinow
43. Wittgenstein's Nephew by Thomas Bernhard
42. Death in Venice by Thomas Mann
41. The Great Crash by John Galbraith
40. The Blue Fox by Sjon
39. The Spare Room by Helen Garner
38. This Blinding Absence of Light by Tahar Ben Jelloun ... ... Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945, the author, David M. Kennedy criticizes The Great Crash 1929 as being less than accurate, and this has been seconded by urania in message 7t on another thread ... 8. The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith ... about the subject (I think it was Economics: The Past as the Present). I haven't read much else that he's written (yet - The Great Crash is on my TBR list.
Urania, I think I read those comments from Krugman too, mabye in Peddling Prosperity? I really love reading Krugman and am eyeing ... I haven't read Galbraith's The Great Crash 1929. Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has cited Galbraith as a great influence. Sen's economic theory is interesting, provocative, and spot on in many places. On the other hand, another Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman ... The first book I read on the subject was John Kenneth Galbraith's The Great Crash 1929 which has the advantages of being brief and wonderfully written, with barbs of humor. Alas, Kennedy criticizes it in Freedom from Fear for not being strictly factual. I did enjoy it, though, at least as ... January wasn't a great reading month for me, but if I had to pick I would say
The Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith. I could add 2666 by Roberto Bolano but I didn't finish it until February.
... i landet övergick lokala kraft-,gas-,och vattenverk i förvaltningsbolagets ägo och ledning."
Den stora börskraschen The Great Crash 1929 by Kenneth Gailbraith
I've been thinking about reading The Great Crash of 1929 and now I decided that I will. Thanks! ... love it more for the politics than the economics. I dropped out of my economics class in college, and there were parts of The Great Crash of 1929 that I had to read carefully, but it is undoubtedly carefully researched, although unafraid to express a point of view. #21: I may put down The Shock Doctrine and read The Great Crash of 1929 and then go back to the other book. My problem is lack of knowledge in regards to all things economical and I have no idea if Klein in Shock is on the beam or not, and not enough knowledge to refute. #3 The Great Crash of 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith.
This is a classic work by the great economist, and it's easy to see why. Very well written, with a scathingly dry wit, it is not only historically fascinating about the events leading up to the crash, the characters involved, and some ... #3 The Great Crash of 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith
A classic, written with scathingly dry wit, this is not only historically fascinating by scarily relevant to our financial/economic situation today. Very well written too.
This was my "subway read." I'm also reading 2666 by Rober ... Going back to post #1, I have just finished John Kenneth Galbraith's classic The Great Crash of 1929. Written with scathingly dry wit, it is not only historically fascinating but also scarily relevant, in some ways prescient, about our current financial/economic crisis.
I plan to read ... I"m reading John Kenneth Galbraith's classic The Great Crash of 1929. It is not only historically interesting but also scarily comparable to our current financial situation, and Galbraith has a wonderful writing style and scathing wit. ... The River Between by Ngugi wa Thiong'o, one of his early novels, and started 2666 by Roberto Bolano and The Great Crash of 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith. ... books on the inter-war period.
One topic (and book) springs immediately to mind, and I'm planning to re-read that too: The Great Crash 1929.
 ... 4.5*
Setting the East Ablaze Peter Hopkirk 3*
Night Elie Wiesel 5*
Clubland Heroes 3*
The Great Crash 1929 4*
The Surgeon of Crowthorne Simon Winchester 4*
The World of the Sixty-nine Tram Janet McCalman 4*
Classics Jane Gleeson- ... Some bibliographic notes on the novels of George Bernard Shaw / Maurice Holmes 1929 (pbk).
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