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The four stories in this slim volume are uniquely different. "My Father's Purse" is a delightful childhood tribute to the author's father and his purse, which could magically render objects to solve any problem. "Through the Doggie Door" allows us an intimate journey into the mortality of Morgan, a border collie. "Moon Song" is a mythological tale of the resolution of night and day, moon and sun, peace and war-open to interpretation by the reader. And, "The Becoming of Hiram" gives us an unusual insight into the cycle of life from the perspective of a pumpkin.
When It's Time to Buy Gold was written for US citizens and others who are alarmed by the debt ceiling showdown going in in Washington, DC and who are worried that this might bring down the US dollar and their savings with it. Not long ago the Federal government spent massive amounts of US dollars on bank bailouts and an economic stimulus program. In addition, two expensive wars continue to drain the national treasury. With the current economic crisis it now appears to some of our Congress people that more spending will be required, while others are more concerned with the size of the Federal deficit. Recently, investor anxiety about this difference of opinion in Congress drove the price of gold over $1600 per ounce. The basic message of When It's Time to Buy Gold, is that this price could go even higher if the deficit problem is not solved, and the strength of the dollar continues to decline. When It's Time to Buy Gold combines an historical explanation of the relationship between gold and money with five practical chapters devoted to a detailed and careful explanation of gold markets actually work. They explain how the long term investor (gold coins), the medium term investor (gold mining stocks) and the speculative investor (commodity futures in gold) can operate in these markets. The author, Jon Amsden, holds the PhD from the London School of Economics and has followed financial markets both as investor and analyst for many years.
The New Gold Rush has been written for US citizens and others who are concerned by the possibility that rapidly increasing Federal spending ( now 41% of US GDP) might bring down the US dollar and their savings with it. The Federal government has been spending massive amounts of US dollars on bank bailouts, the economic stimulus program, and the high cost of two ongoing wars. In addition to increased deficit spending by the government in Washington, the United States currently has large negative trade balance with other countries. An idea of the size of the trade deficit is given by the fact that the United States is currently in debt to China for more than $2Trillon and owes almost the same amount of money to Japan. Should either country begin to sell off the Treasury Bonds they are holding the US dollar would collapse overnight. These threats to the US dollar, in the context of an industrial slowdown and the off shoring of basic industrial production, could eventually overburden the national budget and lead to an inflation that could be both massive and quick. Because rapid inflation would impose serious losses on dollar-denominated investments and savings, many Americans have been thinking about buying gold as an intelligent form of economic self-protection. The New Gold Rush combines a historical explanation of the relationship between gold and money with five practical chapters devoted to a detailed and careful explanation of gold markets actually work showing how the long term investor (gold coins), the medium term investor (gold mining stocks) and the speculative investor (commodity futures in gold) can operate in these markets. The author, Jon Amsden, holds the PhD from the London School of Economics and has followed financial markets both as investor and analyst for many years.
IBPA Ben Franklin Silver Award Winner for Best Mystery/ThrillerIBPA Ben Franklin Silver Award Winner for Best New VoiceCalvin Russel and Richie Glass don''t know each other, but they have the same job: wait outside American Federal Bank...with the engine running. The problem is they''ve been recruited by two different crews intent on robbing the same bank, on the same day, at the same time.When the bank heist goes sideways, the two young men--one a smart-ass gambling addict from Beverly Hills, the other a car-thief from Inglewood with a wife and five-year-old son--must come together to figure out what the hell happened, all as they try to make the score of a lifetime. It won''t be easy with FBI Agents, LAPD Homicide Detectives, pissed-off street thugs, racist bikers, and a mysterious gangster all gunning for them.
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