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In "Baseball Karma and The Constitution Blues, " Ronnie Norpel provides a play-by-play, behind-the-scenes account of a young woman's education in life, luck, love and superstition while working for her hometown major league baseball team. The book is steeped in authenticity from Norpel's days as a front office rep for the Philadelphia Phillies. Norpel's ficto-memoir brims with insider insight, detailing the fastballs, curve balls and errors ex...

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From back in days of wooden ships and iron men, comes a well described and beautifully photographed 1893 appraisal of the Consett Steelworks. This will appeal to anyone interested in the historical industrial revolution or Consett local history and how the area has changed. Sadly, every single thing photographed in this town has since been flattened, including the imposing Victorian Company offices. So a particularly poigniant reminder of a gr...

Who started World War One? That is the all encompassing question Garet Garrett, accomplished economist, asks in this classic book from 1921. The amazing thing about this book, apart from its insightfullness into what or who really started World War One, and knowledge of World history, is the amazing predictions Garrett makes about the impending rise of Japan and the resurgence of Germany, leading to further conflicts. Two amazing predictions t...

The Driver is a classic novel, original written in the 1920s by famous economist of the period, Garet Garrett. It tells the story of a well-known and widely criticised entrepreneur who takes over a failing railway and turns it into a hugely successful business, along with the major boost it gives the wider economy. a classic in the tale of how misunderstood the role of entrepreneurs in our lives is, and the challenges they face to achieve.

You are fired at from all angles about how important it is save and invest for the future, then you hear about tax-free ISAs and how they are a government backed unmissable tax-free opportunity to invest. So the next step is to visit your bank or call a financial advisor, isn't it? Sadly not. In the Isa jungle you'll encounter financial advisors with salesman tactics or some new mis-selling scandal and even your bank manager is out hunting to ...

Early in the year 1789 the French nation found itself in deep financial embarrassment, and this was speedily followed by calls for an issue of paper money. By August 1, 1795, some six years later, the gold 25 francs coin was worth in paper, 920 francs, on September 1st, 1, 200 francs, on November 1st, 2, 600 francs, on December 1st, 3, 050 francs. In February, 1796, it was worth 7, 200 francs or one franc in gold was worth 288 francs in paper....

A unique guide for beginners to the world of investing in precious metals. It explains in laymans terms the weaknesses behind the present day financial system and why gold has endured throughout history. It gives clear reasons why you should be investing at least some of your savings in the worlds oldest currency and explains the various ways you can invest profitably. Some of these ways have previously been open to experts and the very wealth...