Arts, Inc.: How Greed and Neglect Have Destroyed Our Cultural Rights
In this impassioned and persuasive book, Bill Ivey, the former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, assesses the current state of the arts in America and finds cause for alarm. Even as he celebrates our ever-emerging culture and the way it enriches our lives here at home while spreading the dream of democracy around the world, he points to a looming crisis.
Greed, Lust and Gender: A History of Economic IdeasWhen does the pursuit of self-interest go too far, lapsing into morally unacceptable behaviour? Until the unprecedented events of the recent global financial crisis economists often seemed unconcerned with this question, even suggesting that "greed is good." A closer look, however, suggests that greed and lust are generally considered good only for men, and then only outside the realm of family life.
A Kiss before Dying by Ira Levin (a novel, unabridged)
Added by: innasharina | Karma: 291.99 | Fiction literature | 28 August 2009
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A young man wishes his American Dream come true: he wants to be rich. The only way to become rich is to marry a rich girl. But the three women he meets on his way to the top must pay the price for loving him. A gripping tale of greed, love, and retribution.
The Complete Book of Greed: The Strange and Amazing History of Human Excess Moneymania: Рассказ о том, как они рулят миром, как отдельные личности жаждут наживы, и что в деньгах сытости нет. Забавно, остроумно, и даже местами - трагично.
Goldberg reveals the quirks and characters of famous misers, gamblers, investors, spendthrifts, spenders, gold diggers, and billionaires while he talks about the reality of greed. He also philosophizes that greed is unrelenting because it's really a search for spiritual fulfillment and cannot be satisfied through the accumulation of material possessions. His anecdotal format results in an entertaining book, while his scary stories of the effect of greed almost make the reader glad not to be rich.
