The End of Theory

The End of Theory
Author: Richard Bookstaber
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2019-04-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0691191859

An in-depth look at how to account for the human complexities at the heart of today’s financial system Our economy may have recovered from the Great Recession—but not our economics. The End of Theory discusses why the human condition and the radical uncertainty of our world renders the standard economic model—and the theory behind it—useless for dealing with financial crises. What model should replace it? None. At least not any version we’ve been using for the past two hundred years. Richard Bookstaber argues for a new approach called agent-based economics, one that takes as a starting point the fact that we are humans, not the optimizing automatons that standard economics assumes we are. Sweeping aside the historic failure of twentieth-century economics, The End of Theory offers a novel perspective and more realistic framework to help prevent today's financial system from blowing up again.

Love and War 2

Love and War 2
Author: Latoya Nicole
Publisher: Urban Renaissance
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2020-09-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1645561011

Awaiting news of Blaze's fate in the wake of a much-anticipated wedding gone catastrophically wrong, Quick navigates a corrupt police force. Meanwhile Shadow combs Chicago to find those responsible. Babyface uses the violence he would avoid-- but doing so may push away the only girl to steal his heart. Can the Hoover Gang overcome all the secrets, deceits, and greed? -- adapted from back cover

Eastern Waves, Western Shores

Eastern Waves, Western Shores
Author: Chathuri Nugawela
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2011-11-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1465374574

Eastern Waves, Western Shores is a novel based on the life of a Sri Lankan woman who comes to study in England and then moves back to Sri Lanka and struggles fitting back in. The expectation of the elders, of society in general, cultural norms and the demands on a modern day career woman overwhelm her. She is torn between her loyalty to her family and the dreams she has for herself. It is a book about a looming arranged marriage, the yearning of young woman to fall in love hopefully with someone that is acceptable to her and her family, to live away from the family feuds and land disputes, away from the "dictatorship" of elders vs her duties towards them. Even after following her heart and her dreams she feels tormented sometimes and seeks an equilibrium in America.

The Gypsy in Me

The Gypsy in Me
Author: Ted Simon
Publisher: Jupitalia
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2015-05-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0679441387

Insightful, humorous and often moving, Simon recounts his 1,500-mile journey, much of it on foot, between his mother's origins in Germany and his father's roots in Romania. He enjoys a very personal entrée into the lives of those around him and learns unexpected lessons about his physical limitations. He makes surprising discoveries about his unknown father and, at the same time, attempts to grasp the reasons for the bitter conflict in Bosnia which is still raging on the edge of his trajectory.

Selected Stories

Selected Stories
Author: O. Henry
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 544
Release: 2006-08-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101653590

Eighty short stories by a master of the genre O. Henry's comic eye and unique, ironic approach to life's realities are unmatched. These stories—about con men and tricksters and "innocent" deceivers, about fate, luck, and coincidence—have delighted generations of readers. Set in New York and the West, in Central America and the South, they demonstrate O. Henry's mastery of speech and place, and highlight his appreciation of life's quirks. 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.

Out of Control

Out of Control
Author: Michael James Wilbur
Publisher: Michael James Wilbur
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2021-11-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Still mourning the loss of their dear friend, Mikaen's team returns to Rimstak. Their goals: find the Controller, discover the Truth about the Raenqal, and foil the plans of Liegan and the Revs. Meanwhile, Narrator Number Two is hot (well, lukewarm) on the trail of discovering the true identity of Liegan. With the aid of a maddening Dreamer and a member of the Rimstak Security Force's finest, he won't stop until he finds out which of the Elsewhere Dreamers, past or present, is responsible for messing with his best friend. A shaken One continues to try his best to help his friends, but will it be enough to make a difference with everything going out of control?

The Works of Daniel Defoe

The Works of Daniel Defoe
Author: John Keltie
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 626
Release: 2023-04-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 336816631X

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872.

Well Played

Well Played
Author: Jen DeLuca
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2020-09-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 198480541X

A laugh-out-loud romantic comedy featuring kilted musicians, Renaissance Faire tavern wenches, and an unlikely love story. LibraryReads Pick Stacey is jolted when her friends Simon and Emily get engaged. She knew she was putting her life on hold when she stayed in Willow Creek to care for her sick mother, but it's been years now, and even though Stacey loves spending her summers pouring drinks and flirting with patrons at the local Renaissance Faire, she wants more out of life. Stacey vows to have her life figured out by the time her friends get hitched at Faire next summer. Maybe she'll even find The One. When Stacey imagined "The One," it never occurred to her that her summertime Faire fling, Dex MacLean, might fit the bill. While Dex is easy on the eyes onstage with his band The Dueling Kilts, Stacey has never felt an emotional connection with him. So when she receives a tender email from the typically monosyllabic hunk, she's not sure what to make of it. Faire returns to Willow Creek, and Stacey comes face-to-face with the man with whom she’s exchanged hundreds of online messages over the past nine months. To Stacey's shock, it isn't Dex—she's been falling in love with a man she barely knows.