Best Economy South America - April 2024

Free Comic Book Day 2018: Avengers/Captain America #1

Free Comic Book Day 2018 is your perfect chance to dive into the Marvel Universe! With a story from Jason Aaron and art by Sara Pichelli, Marvel's FCBD title debuting this May features stories that set the stage for an epic new direction for the Avengers in the Marvel Universe. Plus, a Captain America story from Ta-Nehisi Coates and Leinil Francis Yu leading into their upcoming Captain America series!

• ASIN: B07CX7FLH3
• ASIN: B07CX7FLH3
• Manufacturer: Marvel

Unsheltered: A Novel

• ASIN: 0062684566
• ASIN: 0062684566
• ISBN: 9780062684561
• Manufacturer: Harper

Introduction to Algorithms, 3rd Edition (The MIT Press)

The latest edition of the essential text and professional reference, with substantial new material on such topics as vEB trees, multithreaded algorithms, dynamic programming, and edge-based flow.Some books on algorithms are rigorous but incomplete; others cover masses of material but lack rigor. Introduction to Algorithms uniquely combines rigor and comprehensiveness. The book covers a broad range of algorithms in depth, yet makes their design and analysis accessible to all levels of readers. Each chapter is relatively self-contained and can be used as a unit of study. The algorithms are descr... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0262033844
• ASIN: 0262033844
• ISBN: 9780262033848
• Brand: THE MIT
• Manufacturer: The MIT Press

American Colonies: The Settling of North America, Vol. 1

A multicultural, multinational history of colonial America from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Internal Enemy and American RevolutionsIn the first volume in the Penguin History of the United States, edited by Eric Foner, Alan Taylor challenges the traditional story of colonial history by examining the many cultures that helped make America, from the native inhabitants from milennia past, through the decades of Western colonization and conquest, and across the entire continent, all the way to the Pacific coast.Transcending the usual Anglocentric version of our colonial past, he recove... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0142002100
• ASIN: 0142002100
• ISBN: 0142002100
• Brand: Taylor, Alan/ Foner, Eric (EDT)
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Hawaii

Pulitzer Prize–winning author James A. Michener brings Hawaii’s epic history vividly to life in a classic saga that has captivated readers since its initial publication in 1959. As the volcanic Hawaiian Islands sprout from the ocean floor, the land remains untouched for centuries—until, little more than a thousand years ago, Polynesian seafarers make the perilous journey across the Pacific, flourishing in this tropical paradise according to their ancient traditions. Then, in the early nineteenth century, American missionaries arrive, bringing with them a new creed and a new way of life. ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0375760377
• ASIN: 0375760377
• ISBN: 9780375760372
• Brand: Dial Press
• Manufacturer: Dial Press Trade Paperback

Trump: The Art of the Deal

President Donald J. Trump lays out his professional and personal worldview in this classic work—a firsthand account of the rise of America’s foremost deal-maker. “I like thinking big. I always have. To me it’s very simple: If you’re going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big.”—Donald J. TrumpHere is Trump in action—how he runs his organization and how he runs his life—as he meets the people he needs to meet, chats with family and friends, clashes with enemies, and challenges conventional thinking. But even a maverick plays by rules, and Trump has formulated time... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0394555287
• ASIN: 0394555287
• ISBN: 0394555287
• Brand: Penguin
• Manufacturer: Random House

Fodor's Essential Israel (Full-color Travel Guide)

Written by locals, Fodor's travel guides have been offering trusted advice for all tastes and budgets for more than 80 years. Israel packs in riches from cherished religious sites to stunning archaeological treasures to spectacular natural wonders. Holy land to Jews, Christians, and Muslims, this is where biblical places like Jerusalem and Galilee come alive. Colorful features in Fodor's Essential Israel help travelers experience all of this and more: awe-inspiring ancient cities, delicious food and wine, and a vibrant contemporary culture.This travel guide includes:· Dozens of full-color... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0147546761
• ASIN: 0147546761
• ISBN: 0147546761
• Manufacturer: Fodor's Travel

Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Explain Everything About the World (Politics of Place Book 1)

In this New York Times bestseller, an award-winning journalist uses ten maps of crucial regions to explain the geo-political strategies of the world powers—“fans of geography, history, and politics (and maps) will be enthralled” (Fort Worth Star-Telegram).Maps have a mysterious hold over us. Whether ancient, crumbling parchments or generated by Google, maps tell us things we want to know, not only about our current location or where we are going but about the world in general. And yet, when it comes to geo-politics, much of what we are told is generated by analysts and other experts who ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00V3L8ZHK
• ASIN: B00V3L8ZHK
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Good Profit: How Creating Value for Others Built One of the World's Most Successful Companies

THE REVOLUTIONARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BEHIND ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL COMPANIES OF OUR TIME   In 1961, Charles Koch joined his father’s Wichita-based company, then valued at $21 million. Six years later, he was named chairman of the board and CEO of Koch Industries, Inc. Today, Koch Industries’ estimated worth is $100 billion -- making it one of the largest private companies in the world. Koch exceeds the S&P 500’s five-decade growth by 27-fold and plans to double its value on average every six years. What exactly does this company do and why is it so remarkably profitable? Koch’s na... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1101904135
• ASIN: 1101904135
• ISBN: 1101904135
• Brand: CROWN BUSINESS
• Manufacturer: Currency

The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism

A groundbreaking, must-read history demonstrating that America's economic supremacy was built on the backs of slavesAmericans tend to cast slavery as a pre-modern institution -- the nation's original sin, perhaps, but isolated in time and divorced from America's later success. But to do so robs the millions who suffered in bondage of their full legacy. As historian Edward E. Baptist reveals in the prizewinning The Half Has Never Been Told, the expansion of slavery in the first eight decades after American independence drove the evolution and modernization of the United States. In the span of a... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0465049664
• ASIN: 0465049664
• ISBN: 9780465049660
• Brand: Baptist Edward E
• Manufacturer: Basic Books

The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

The #1 New York Times bestseller: "It is the work of our greatest financial journalist, at the top of his game. And it's essential reading."―Graydon Carter, Vanity Fair The real story of the crash began in bizarre feeder markets where the sun doesn't shine and the SEC doesn't dare, or bother, to tread: the bond and real estate derivative markets where geeks invent impenetrable securities to profit from the misery of lower- and middle-class Americans who can't pay their debts. The smart people who understood what was or might be happening were paralyzed by hope and fear; in any case, they ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0393338827
• ASIN: 0393338827
• ISBN: 0393338827
• Brand: Lewis, Michael
• Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America as the Global Superpower

One of the U.S. government's leading China experts reveals the hidden strategy fueling that country's rise – and how Americans have been seduced into helping China overtake us as the world's leading superpower.For more than forty years, the United States has played an indispensable role helping the Chinese government build a booming economy, develop its scientific and military capabilities, and take its place on the world stage, in the belief that China's rise will bring us cooperation, diplomacy, and free trade. But what if the "China Dream" is to replace us, just as America replaced the Br... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00IWUI7B4
• ASIN: B00IWUI7B4
• Manufacturer: Henry Holt and Co.

Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How it Changed America

An American epic of science, politics, race, honor, high society, and the Mississippi River, Rising Tide tells the riveting and nearly forgotten story of the greatest natural disaster this country has ever known -- the Mississippi flood of 1927. The river inundated the homes of nearly one million people, helped elect Huey Long governor and made Herbert Hoover president, drove hundreds of thousands of blacks north, and transformed American society and politics forever. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year, winner of the Southern Book Critics Circle Award and the Lillian Smith Award.

• ASIN: 0684840022
• ASIN: 0684840022
• ISBN: 9780684840024
• Brand: Simon Schuster
• Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

Flight Behavior: A Novel

New York Times BestsellerIndie BestsellerBarnes & Noble BestsellerNational BestsellerAmazon Best Book of the MonthIndie Next PickBest Book of the Year: New York Times Notable, Washington Post Notable, Amazon Editor’s Choice, USA Today’s Top Ten (#1), St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Kansas City StarPrize-winning author: Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award), Orange Prize for FictionPrize-winning Author: National Humanities Medal, Pulitzer Prize Finalist, Orange Prize for Fiction, Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Richard C. Holbrooke... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0062124277
• ASIN: 0062124277
• ISBN: 9780062124272
• Brand: Brand: Harper Perennial
• Manufacturer: Harper Perennial

The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America

The 2013 National Book Award WinnerA New York Times BestsellerSelected by New York Times' critic Dwight Garner as a Favorite Book of 2013A New York Times Notable Book of 2013A Washington Post Best Political Book of 2013An NPR Best Book of 2013A New Republic Best Book of 2013One of Publishers Weekly's Best Nonfiction Books of 2013A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2013A riveting examination of a nation in crisis, from one of the finest political journalists of our generation American democracy is beset by a sense of crisis. Seismic shifts during a single generation have created a country ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0374534608
• ASIN: 0374534608
• ISBN: 9780374534608
• Brand: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Trumponomics : Inside the America First Plan to Revive Our Economy

Even his staunchest opponents grudgingly admit that so far, Trump's policies have been good for business. Can he really turn the economy

• UPC: 583864570
• Rating: 3.0

The Best of Enemies : Race and Redemption in the New South

9781469646602

• UPC: 324078306

Best of the Best from the Deep South Cookbook

9781934193419

• UPC: 13318134

True Wealth : How and Why Millions of Americans Are Creating a Time-Rich, Ecologically Light, Small-Scale, High-Satisfaction Economy

A groundbreaking statement about ecological decline, suggesting a radical change in how we think about consumer goods, value, and ways to live. Economist Schor rejects the sacrifice message, with the insight that social innovations and

• UPC: 16000926
• Rating: 3.0

The Cooking Gene: A Journey Through African American Culinary History in the Old South

"A memoir of Southern cuisine and food culture that traces the paths of the author's ancestors (black and white) through the crucible of slavery to show its effects on our food

• UPC: 52612497

Fodor's essential south africa : with the best safari destinations - paperback: 9781640970144

Everything about Africa that stirs the imagination is concentrated in its southernmost country. Lions freely roam vast game reserves such as Kruger National Park; vineyards stretch across the Cape Winelands; and mountains cascade into the

• UPC: 820127524

The Global Minotaur : America, Europe and the Future of the Global Economy

The author explodes the myth that financialization, ineffectual regulation of banks, greed and globalization were the root causes of the global economic crisis. Rather, they are symptoms of a much deeper malaise which can be

• UPC: 45138674
• Rating: 4.0

The Wal-Mart Effect : How the World's Most Powerful Company Really Works--and HowIt's Transforming the American Economy

Drawing on unprecedented interviews with former Wal-Mart executives and a wealth of staggering data--including facts such as this: Americans spend $36 million an hour at Wal-Mart stores--this text is an intimate look at a business

• UPC: 5169445
• Rating: 4.0

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut / Team America: World Police (DVD)

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• UPC: 55402021
• Model: PARD59183297D

Rereading Women in Latin America and the Caribbean : The Political Economy of Gender

This indispensable text reader provides a broad-ranging and thoughtfully organized feminist introduction to the ongoing controversies of development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Designed for use in a variety of college courses, the volume

• UPC: 52848227