Dark History of Penn’s Woods: Murder, Madness, and Misadventure in Southeastern Pennsylvania by Jennifer L. GreenRequirements: .PDF reader, 21 MBOverview: Dark History of Penn’s Woods is the perfect book to keep you up all night… It’s ghostly, it’s ghastly, and we guarantee some of the included photos will stay with you!” ― Philly Mag When […]
Global Imbalances and the Lessons of Bretton Woods by Barry EichengreenRequirements: .PDF reader, 1.1 MbOverview: Why the current Bretton Woods-like international financial system, featuring large current account deficits in the center country, the United States, and massive reserve accumulation by the periphery, is not sustainable. In Global Imbalances and the Lessons of Bretton Woods, Barry […]
A Retrospective on the Bretton Woods System: Lessons for International Monetary Reform (National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report) edited by Barry Eichengreen, Michael D. BordoRequirements: .PDF reader, 35 MBOverview: At the close of the Second World War, when industrialized nations faced serious trade and financial imbalances, delegates from forty-four countries met in Bretton Woods, […]
Blue Water, Green Skipper: A Memoir of Sailing Alone Across the Atlantic by Stuart WoodsRequirements: .ePUB reader, 4.2 MbOverview: Stuart Woods had never owned more than a dinghy before setting out on one of the world’s most demanding sea voyages, navigating single-handedly across the Atlantic. How, at the age of thirty-seven, did this self-proclaimed novice […]
From the Woods by Charlotte GreeneRequirements: ePUB Reader / 766 KBOverview: When Fiona’s friends drag her along on a two-week backpacking trip in the remote Colorado mountains, she’s pleasantly surprised to learn that she’ll be spending that entire trip with their attractive trail guide, Roz.Once in the woods, however, far from anything resembling civilization, something […]