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The foundation for all modern economic thought and political economy, «The Wealth of Nations» is the magnum opus of Scottish economist Adam Smith, who introduces the world to the very idea of economics and capitalism in the modern sense of the words. Smith details his argument in the following five books:
Introduction and plan of the work
Part 1 Of the Causes of Improvement in the productive Powers of Labour, and of the Order according to which its Produce is naturally distributed among the different Ranks of the People
Chapter 1 Of the Division of Labour Chapter 2 Of the Principle which gives Occasion to the Division of Labour Chapter 3 That the Division of Labour is limited by the Extent of the Market Chapter 4 Of the Origin and Use of Money Chapter 5 Of the real and nominal Price of Commodities, or of their Price in Labour, and their Price in Money Chapter 6 Of the component Parts of the Price of Commodities Chapter 7 Of the natural and market Price of Commodities Chapter 8 Of the Wages of Labour Chapter 9 Of the Profits of Stock Chapter 10 Of Wages and Profit in the different Employments of Labour and Stock Chapter 11 Of the Rent of Land 1. First Period 2. Second Period 3. Third Period 4. First Sort 5. Second Sort 6. Third Sort 7. Conclusion of the chapter
Part 2 Of the Nature, Accumulation, and Employment of Stock
Chapter 1 Of the Division of Stock Chapter 2 Of Money considered as a particular Branch of the general Stock of the Society, or of the Experience of maintaining the National Capital Chapter 3 Of the Accumulation of Capital, or of productive and unproductive Labour Chapter 4 Of Stock lent at Interest Chapter 5 Of the different Employment of Capitals
Part 3 Of the different Progress of Opulence in different Nations
Chapter 1 Of the Natural Progress of Opulence Chapter 2 Of the Discouragement of Agriculture in the ancient State of Europe after the Fall of the Roman Empire Chapter 3 Of the Rise and Progress of Cities and Towns, after the Fall of the Roman Empire Chapter 4 How the Commerce of the Towns contributed to the Improvement of the Country
Part 4 Of Systems of political Economy
Chapter 1 Of the Principle of the commercial, or mercantile System Chapter 2 Of Restraints upon the Importation from foreign Countries of such Goods as can be produced at Home Chapter 3 Of the extraordinary Restraints upon the Importation of Goods of almost all Kinds, from those Countries with which the Balance is supposed to be disadvantageous 1. Of the Unreasonableness of those Restraints even upon the Principles of the Commercial System 2. Of the Unreasonableness of those extraordinary Restraints upon other Principles Chapter 4 Of Drawbacks Chapter 5 Of Bounties Chapter 6 Of Treaties of Commerce Chapter 7 Of Colonies 1. Of the Motives for establishing new Colonies 2. Causes of Prosperity of New Colonies 3. Of the Advantages which Europe has derived from the Discovery of America, and from that of a Passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope Chapter 8 Conclusion of the Mercantile System Chapter 9 Of the Agricultural Systems, or of those Systems of Political Economy, which represent the Produce of Land, as either the sole or the principal Source of the Revenue and Wealth of every Country
Part 5 Of the Revenue of the Sovereign or Commonwealth Chapter 1 Of the Expences of the Sovereign or Commonwealth 1. Of the Expense of Defence 2. Of the Expense of Justice 3. Of the Expense of Public Works and Public Institutions 4. Of the Expense of Supporting the Dignity of the Sovereign 5. Conclusion Chapter 2 Of the Sources of the general or public Revenue of the Society 1. Of the Funds or Sources of Revenue which may peculiarly belong to the Sovereign or Commonwealth 2. Of Taxes Chapter 3 Of public Debts AUDIO BOOK
The Fairy-Folklore in Celtic Countries
The Fairy-Folklore in Celtic Countries is a study by W. Y. Evans-Wentz, American anthropologist who studied Celtic mythology and folklore. He performed ethnographic fieldwork collecting fairy folklore in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Brittany, and the Isle of Man, and in this book he published his degree thesis. His goal was to elucidate the phenomenon of the Celtic belief in fairies. Some of the theories he came across are that the fairies were a cloistered race of dwarfs, that they are a product of our imagination, or that they are incorporeal spirits.
The Prince
Contains Active Table of Contents (HTML) and in the end of book include a bonus link to the free audiobook.
The Prince is the most controversial book about winning power – and holding on to it – ever written. Machiavelli's tough-minded, pragmatic argument that sometimes it is necessary to abandon ethics to succeed made his name notorious. Yet his book has been read by strategists, politicians and business people ever since as the ultimate guide to realpolitik.
How can a leader be strong and decisive, yet still inspire loyalty in his followers? How do you keep your enemies in check? Is it better to be feared than loved? When is it necessary to break the rules? This shrewd handbook on how power really works answers all these questions by examining regimes and their rulers around the world and throughout history, from Roman emperors to renaissance Popes, from the savagely cruel Hannibal to the utterly devious Cesare di Borgia.
The Law of Freemasons
The Law of Freemasons is a treatise on the constitutional laws, usages and landmarks of Freemasonry. The book is very informative and thorough, and it treats a wide range of topics in Masonic jurisprudence, providing a good insight to the overall governance of freemasonry. Freemasonry consists of fraternal organizations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons that from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients. The basic, local organizational unit of Freemasonry is the Lodge. These private Lodges are usually supervised at the regional level by a Grand Lodge or Grand Orient. The degrees of Freemasonry retain the three grades of medieval craft guilds, those of Apprentice, Journeyman or Fellow Craft, and Master Mason.
The Prosperity & Wealth Bible
Content:
YOU CAN, by George Matthew Adams AS A MAN THINKETH, by James Allen EIGHT PILLARS OF PROSPERITY, by James Allen FROM POVERTY TO POWER, by James Allen FOUNDATION STONES TO HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS, by James Allen THE SECRET OF SUCCESS, by William Walker Atkinson THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION, by William Walker Atkinson MEDITATIONS, by Marcus Aurelius HOW TO MAKE MONEY, by B.F. Austin THE ART OF MONEY GETTING, by P.T. Barnum YOUR INVISIBLE POWER, by Genevieve Behrend THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON, by George S. Clason THE SECRET OF THE AGES, by Robert Collier ACRES OF DIAMONDS, by Russell H. Conwell THE KEY TO SUCCESS, by Russell H. Conwell PRAYING FOR MONEY, by Russsell H. Conwell WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR WILL POWER, by Russell H. Conwell SELF MASTERY THROUGH CONSCIOUS AUTOSUGGESTION, by Emile Coue PROSPERITY, by Charles Fillmore THE MENTAL EQUIVALENT, by Emmet Fox AUTOBIOGRAPHY, by Benjamin Franklin THE WAY TO WEALTH, by Benjamin Franklin THE PROPHET, by Kahlil Gibran THE POWER OF AWARENESS, by Neville Goddard THE MASTER KEY SYSTEMS, by Charles F. Haanel MAKING YOUR SELF THE MASTER, by Harvey Hardman THINK AND GROW RICH, by Napoleon Hill THE LAW OF SUCCESS, by Napoleon Hill A MESSAGE TO GARCIA, by Elbert Hubbard DOLLARS AND SENSE, by William Crosbie Hunter WHY SOME SUCCEED WHILE OTHERS FAIL, by H.A. Lewis THE PRINCE, Niccolo Machiavelli HOW TO SUCCEED, by Orison Swett Marden AMBITION AND SUCCESS, by Orison Swett Marden ARCHITECTS OF FATE, by Orison Swett Marden THE POWER OF OUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND, by Joseph Murphy THE BOOK OF FIVE RINGS, by Miyamoto Musashi THE STRANGEST SECRET, by Earl Nightingale HOW TO ATTRACT SUCCESS, by F.W. Sears THE GAME OF LIFE AND HOW TO PLAY IT, by Florence Scovel Shinn HOW TO GROW SUCCESS, by Elizabeth Towne IN TUNE WITH THE INFINITE, by Ralph Waldo Trine TAO TE CHING, by Lao Tzu THE ART OF WAR, by Sun Tzu THE SCIENCE OF GETTING RICH, by Wallace D. Wattles
Wealth of Nations
The foundation for all modern economic thought and political economy, «The Wealth of Nations» is the magnum opus of Scottish economist Adam Smith, who introduces the world to the very idea of economics and capitalism in the modern sense of the words. Smith details his argument in the following five books:
Introduction and plan of the work
Part 1 Of the Causes of Improvement in the productive Powers of Labour, and of the Order according to which its Produce is naturally distributed among the different Ranks of the People
Chapter 1 Of the Division of Labour Chapter 2 Of the Principle which gives Occasion to the Division of Labour Chapter 3 That the Division of Labour is limited by the Extent of the Market Chapter 4 Of the Origin and Use of Money Chapter 5 Of the real and nominal Price of Commodities, or of their Price in Labour, and their Price in Money Chapter 6 Of the component Parts of the Price of Commodities Chapter 7 Of the natural and market Price of Commodities Chapter 8 Of the Wages of Labour Chapter 9 Of the Profits of Stock Chapter 10 Of Wages and Profit in the different Employments of Labour and Stock Chapter 11 Of the Rent of Land 1. First Period 2. Second Period 3. Third Period 4. First Sort 5. Second Sort 6. Third Sort 7. Conclusion of the chapter
Part 2 Of the Nature, Accumulation, and Employment of Stock
Chapter 1 Of the Division of Stock Chapter 2 Of Money considered as a particular Branch of the general Stock of the Society, or of the Experience of maintaining the National Capital Chapter 3 Of the Accumulation of Capital, or of productive and unproductive Labour Chapter 4 Of Stock lent at Interest Chapter 5 Of the different Employment of Capitals
Part 3 Of the different Progress of Opulence in different Nations
Chapter 1 Of the Natural Progress of Opulence Chapter 2 Of the Discouragement of Agriculture in the ancient State of Europe after the Fall of the Roman Empire Chapter 3 Of the Rise and Progress of Cities and Towns, after the Fall of the Roman Empire Chapter 4 How the Commerce of the Towns contributed to the Improvement of the Country
Part 4 Of Systems of political Economy
Chapter 1 Of the Principle of the commercial, or mercantile System Chapter 2 Of Restraints upon the Importation from foreign Countries of such Goods as can be produced at Home Chapter 3 Of the extraordinary Restraints upon the Importation of Goods of almost all Kinds, from those Countries with which the Balance is supposed to be disadvantageous 1. Of the Unreasonableness of those Restraints even upon the Principles of the Commercial System 2. Of the Unreasonableness of those extraordinary Restraints upon other Principles Chapter 4 Of Drawbacks Chapter 5 Of Bounties Chapter 6 Of Treaties of Commerce Chapter 7 Of Colonies 1. Of the Motives for establishing new Colonies 2. Causes of Prosperity of New Colonies 3. Of the Advantages which Europe has derived from the Discovery of America, and from that of a Passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope Chapter 8 Conclusion of the Mercantile System Chapter 9 Of the Agricultural Systems, or of those Systems of Political Economy, which represent the Produce of Land, as either the sole or the principal Source of the Revenue and Wealth of every Country
Part 5 Of the Revenue of the Sovereign or Commonwealth Chapter 1 Of the Expences of the Sovereign or Commonwealth 1. Of the Expense of Defence 2. Of the Expense of Justice 3. Of the Expense of Public Works and Public Institutions 4. Of the Expense of Supporting the Dignity of the Sovereign 5. Conclusion Chapter 2 Of the Sources of the general or public Revenue of the Society 1. Of the Funds or Sources of Revenue which may peculiarly belong to the Sovereign or Commonwealth 2. Of Taxes Chapter 3 Of public Debts AUDIO BOOK
The Promise of American Life - Political and Economic Treatise
"The Promise of American Life" is a book by Herbert Croly that opposed aggressive unionization and supported economic planning to raise general quality of life in early twentieth-century America. It made a significant impact on many leading progressives, influencing Theodore Roosevelt to adopt the platform of «The New Nationalism» after reading it, and being popular with intellectuals and political leaders of the later «New Deal». Croly advocated a new political consensus that included as its core nationalism, but with a sense of social responsibility and care for the less fortunate. Since the power of big business, trusts, interest groups and economic specialization had transformed the nation in the latter part of the 19th century, Croly pressed for the centralization of power in the Federal Government to ensure democracy, a «New Nationalism».