Business & Economics
Pep
Pep by Colonel William Crosbie Hunter offers a practical guide to achieving physical and mental efficiency. Written in 1914, this self-help …
What Shall We Do?
A vivid description of wealth and poverty in Russia in Tolstoy's day, an inquiry into the root causes of economic inequality, and a vision o…
The Wealth of Nations
The Wealth of Nations is a foundational text in economics, penned by Scottish philosopher Adam Smith during the transformative period of the…
The Eight Pillars of Prosperity
“Prosperity, like a house, is a roof over a man’s head, affording him protection and comfort. A roof presupposes a support, and a support ne…
The History of Standard Oil
The History of the Standard Oil Company is a book written by journalist Ida Tarbell in 1904. It was an exposé of the Standard Oil Com…
Fundamentals of Prosperity
Fundamentals of Prosperity by Roger Babson offers a thought-provoking exploration of the principles that underpin true success in business a…
The Dynamic Manager's Guide To Advertising
Effective small business advertising isn’t impossible, it’s just hard. It’s hard to make good ads, to buy efficient media, to judge results.…
Thrift
"This book is intended as a sequel to Self-Help and Character. It might, indeed, have appeared as an introduction to these volumes; for…
A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy
As a precursor to Capital, Marx outlines his analysis of capitalism and critiques classical economic theories. - Summary by Tray
Capital and Interest
Frédéric Bastiat was an early 19th century French economist/statesman whose common sense essays tried to battle the rise of so…
U.S. Money vs. Corporation Currency
In 1908, the National Monetary Commission was established by Congress to study financial boom-and-bust cycles. Senator Nelson Aldrich (Repub…
Making Home Profitable
A new life in the country was another chance for Kate Saint Maur and her husband after a business failure left them in dire straits in the c…
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day
Are you really 'living', or just existing? Do you want to improve yourself or just continue to muddle through? Do you use the time given y…
The Gospel of Wealth
What is the proper mode of administering great wealth? It is to address this question that steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie's famous essay "…
The Dynamic Manager's Guide To Marketing
To grow your business, add “People” to Product, Price, Place, and Promotion, the classic elements of marketing. Dave Donelson will show you …
Captains of Industry
In this volume are presented examples of men who shed lustre upon ordinary pursuits, either by the superior manner in which they exercised t…
Corner in Corn
Vance Thornton is a young man who works for a Corn Operator in Chicago. He picked up a lot of important skills by watching his boss, and now…
The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science
This is the last book that von Mises wrote. It reflects a lifetime of learning and writing about economics as the leader of the Austrian Sch…
Food Guide for War Service at Home
"The long war has brought hunger to Europe; some of her peoples stand constantly face to face with starvation. To meet all this great f…
The Great Lakes and the Vessels That Plough Them
The author sets forth the facts of the Great Lakes' largest fleet of freighters in the world, explaining what an enormous role Great Lakes c…