An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States

6 best books like An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution of the United States (Charles A. Beard): Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, Every Man Dies Alone, Coal: A Human History, Permanent Record, A History of Western Philosophy, Waste Tide

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

Author	John Perkins
ISBN	0452287081

From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, comes an exposé of international corruption, and an inspired plan to turn the tide for future generations

With a presidential election around the corner, questions of America's military buildup,...

Every Man Dies Alone

Author	Hans Fallada
ISBN	1933633638

Inspired by a true story, Hans Fallada's Alone in Berlin is the gripping tale of an ordinary man's determination to defy the tyranny of Nazi rule. This Penguin Classics edition contains an afterword by Geoff Wilkes, as well as facsimiles of the original Gestapo file which inspired the novel. Berlin,...

Coal: A Human History

Author	Barbara Freese
ISBN	0142000981

In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Prized as “the best stone in Britain” by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed societies, expanded frontiers, and sparked...

Permanent Record

Author	Edward Snowden
ISBN	1250237238

Edward Snowden, the man who risked everything to expose the US government’s system of mass surveillance, reveals for the first time the story of his life, including how he helped to build that system and what motivated him to try to bring it down.

In 2013, twenty-nine-year-old Edward Snowden...

A History of Western Philosophy

Author	Bertrand Russell
ISBN	0671201581

Since its first publication in 1945 Lord Russell's A History of Western Philosophy has been universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subject—unparalleled in its comprehensiveness, its clarity, its erudition, its grace and wit. In seventy-six chapters he traces philosophy...

Waste Tide

Author	Chen Qiufan
ISBN	0765389312

Mimi is a 'waste girl', a member of the lowest caste on Silicon Isle.

Located off China's southeastern coast, Silicon Isle is the global capital for electronic waste recycling, where thousands like Mimi toil day and night, hoping one day they too will enjoy the wealth they’ve created for...