Amity Shlaes: 3 books
The Greedy Hand
How Taxes Drive Americans Crazy and What to Do About It
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2012
The Greedy Hand is an illuminating examination of the culture of tax and a persuasive call for reform, written by one of the nation's leading policy makers, Amity Shlaes of The Wall Street Journal.
The father of the modern American state was an obscure Macy's department store executive...
by Amity Shlaes
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 12, 2013
Amity Shlaes, author of The Forgotten Man, delivers a brilliant and provocative reexamination of America’s thirtieth president, Calvin Coolidge, and the decade of unparalleled growth that the nation enjoyed under his leadership. In this riveting biography, Shlaes traces Coolidge’s improbable rise...
The Forgotten Man
A New History of the Great Depression
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
In The Forgotten Man, Amity Shlaes, one of the nation's most-respected economic commentators, offers a striking reinterpretation of the Great Depression. She traces the mounting agony of the New Dealers and the moving stories of individual citizens who through their brave perseverance helped establish the steadfast character we recognize as American today.