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Gambling; or, Fortuna, her temple and shrine

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"Gambling; or, Fortuna, her temple and shrine" by James Harold Romain explores the intricate relationship between chance and human behavior. The book delves into the psychology of gambling, examining how individuals are drawn to games of chance and the allure of risk. Romain presents a compelling narrative that intertwines historical perspectives on gambling with personal anecdotes, illustrating ... Read more

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"Gambling; or, Fortuna, her temple and shrine" by James Harold Romain explores the intricate relationship between chance and human behavior. The book delves into the psychology of gambling, examining how individuals are drawn to games of chance and the allure of risk. Romain presents a compelling narrative that intertwines historical perspectives on gambling with personal anecdotes, illustrating
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Seven Crashes

The Economic Crises That Shaped Globalization

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A leading economic historian presents a new history of financial crises, showing how some led to greater globalization while others kept nations apartThe eminent economic historian Harold James presents a new perspective on financial crises, dividing them into "good" crises, which ultimately expand markets and globalization, and "bad" crises, which result in a smaller, less prosperous world. ... Read more

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A leading economic historian presents a new history of financial crises, showing how some led to greater globalization while others kept nations apartThe eminent economic historian Harold James presents a new perspective on financial crises, dividing them into "good" crises, which ultimately expand markets and globalization, and "bad" crises, which result in a smaller, less prosperous world.
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Gambling or, Fortuna, her Temple and Shrine: The True Philosophy and Ethics of Gambling

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A traveler once sought to explore an unknown country. Compass he had not, and both chart and guide were wanting. In the distance a mountain loomed above the plain. To its summit our traveler made his way. From thence he beheld the region stretching away in all directions. The land he would traverse the eye could now sweep from center to circumference. It was not possible to know the landscape in ... Read more

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A traveler once sought to explore an unknown country. Compass he had not, and both chart and guide were wanting. In the distance a mountain loomed above the plain. To its summit our traveler made his way. From thence he beheld the region stretching away in all directions. The land he would traverse the eye could now sweep from center to circumference. It was not possible to know the landscape in
... Read more
Krupp

A History of the Legendary German Firm

by Harold James ...

A history of the steel and arms maker that came to symbolize the best and worst of modern German historyThe history of Krupp is the history of modern Germany. No company symbolized the best and worst of that history more than the famous steel and arms maker. In this book, Harold James tells the story of the Krupp family and its industrial empire between the early nineteenth century and the present ... Read more

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A history of the steel and arms maker that came to symbolize the best and worst of modern German historyThe history of Krupp is the history of modern Germany. No company symbolized the best and worst of that history more than the famous steel and arms maker. In this book, Harold James tells the story of the Krupp family and its industrial empire between the early nineteenth century and the present
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The Creation and Destruction of Value

The Globalization Cycle

by Harold James ...

Harold James examines the vulnerability and fragility of processes of globalization, both historically and in the present. This book applies lessons from past breakdowns of globalization—above all in the Great Depression—to show how financial crises provoke backlashes against global integration: against the mobility of capital or goods, but also against flows of migration. By a parallel ... Read more

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Harold James examines the vulnerability and fragility of processes of globalization, both historically and in the present. This book applies lessons from past breakdowns of globalization—above all in the Great Depression—to show how financial crises provoke backlashes against global integration: against the mobility of capital or goods, but also against flows of migration. By a parallel
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Dangerous Art

On Moral Criticisms of Artwork

by James Harold ...

Series series Thinking Art
Dangerous Art takes up the problem of judging works of art using moral standards. When we think that a work is racist, or morally dangerous, what do we mean? James Harold approaches the topic from two angles. First, he takes up the moral question on its own. What could it mean to say that a work of art (rather than, say, a human being) is immoral? He then steps back and examines how moral ... Read more

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Dangerous Art takes up the problem of judging works of art using moral standards. When we think that a work is racist, or morally dangerous, what do we mean? James Harold approaches the topic from two angles. First, he takes up the moral question on its own. What could it mean to say that a work of art (rather than, say, a human being) is immoral? He then steps back and examines how moral
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Profit, Prudence and Virtue

Essays in Ethics, Business and Management

by Samuel Gregg, James R. Stoner, Jr., Harold James ...

Series Book 14 - St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs
Essays on the ethics of business and management. ... Read more

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Essays on the ethics of business and management.
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The War of Words

A Glossary of Globalization

by Harold James ...

A timely call for recovering the true meanings of the nineteenth-century terms that are hobbling current political debatesNationalism, conservatism, liberalism, socialism, and capitalism are among the most fiercely debated ideas in contemporary politics. Since these concepts hark back to the nineteenth century, much of their nuanced meaning has been lost, and the words are most often used as ... Read more

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A timely call for recovering the true meanings of the nineteenth-century terms that are hobbling current political debatesNationalism, conservatism, liberalism, socialism, and capitalism are among the most fiercely debated ideas in contemporary politics. Since these concepts hark back to the nineteenth century, much of their nuanced meaning has been lost, and the words are most often used as
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The Euro and the Battle of Ideas

by Markus K. Brunnermeier, Harold James, Jean-Pierre Landau ...

How philosophical differences between Eurozone nations led to the Euro crisis—and where to go from hereWhy is Europe's great monetary endeavor, the Euro, in trouble? A string of economic difficulties in Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and other Eurozone nations has left observers wondering whether the currency union can survive. In this book, Markus Brunnermeier, Harold James, and Jean-Pierre ... Read more

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How philosophical differences between Eurozone nations led to the Euro crisis—and where to go from hereWhy is Europe's great monetary endeavor, the Euro, in trouble? A string of economic difficulties in Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and other Eurozone nations has left observers wondering whether the currency union can survive. In this book, Markus Brunnermeier, Harold James, and Jean-Pierre
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The Oxford Handbook of Ethics and Art

by James Harold ...

Series series OXFORD HANDBOOKS SERIES
This volume is about how and whether art can be morally bad (or morally good). Politicians, media pundits, and others frequently complain that particular works of art are morally dangerous, or, sometimes, that particular works are morally edifying (the "great works" of literature, for example). But little attention is often given to the question of what makes art morally good in the first place. ... Read more

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This volume is about how and whether art can be morally bad (or morally good). Politicians, media pundits, and others frequently complain that particular works of art are morally dangerous, or, sometimes, that particular works are morally edifying (the "great works" of literature, for example). But little attention is often given to the question of what makes art morally good in the first place.
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Letters of James Agee to Father Flye

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by James Agee, James Harold Flye ...

Collection of letters author, poet, screenwriter and film critic James Rufus Agee (1909 - 1955) and 1958 posthumous recipient of the Pulitzer for his autobiographical novel, A Death in the Family (1957), wrote to Episcopal priest Father James Harold Flye. Father Flye was both close friend and spiritual confidant. The letters span 30 years—from Agee's entrance to Phillips Exeter to his death in ... Read more

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Collection of letters author, poet, screenwriter and film critic James Rufus Agee (1909 - 1955) and 1958 posthumous recipient of the Pulitzer for his autobiographical novel, A Death in the Family (1957), wrote to Episcopal priest Father James Harold Flye. Father Flye was both close friend and spiritual confidant. The letters span 30 years—from Agee's entrance to Phillips Exeter to his death in
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Redneck Resilience

A Country Boy's Journey To Prosperity

by James Harold Webb ...

RESILIENCE FINDS A WAYJames Webb’s life is the American dream in a nutshell. Born to teenage parents in Laurel, Mississippi, and faced with a future working in the town’s only two factories, James chose to change his fate and forge his own path—to become a titan of business, a mentor, and a philanthropist.In Redneck Resilience, James shares stories of amazing wins and devastating losses, of sin ... Read more

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RESILIENCE FINDS A WAYJames Webb’s life is the American dream in a nutshell. Born to teenage parents in Laurel, Mississippi, and faced with a future working in the town’s only two factories, James chose to change his fate and forge his own path—to become a titan of business, a mentor, and a philanthropist.In Redneck Resilience, James shares stories of amazing wins and devastating losses, of sin
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