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Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell has taught economics at Cornell, UCLA, Amherst and other academic institutions, and his Basic Economics has been translated into six languages. He is currently a scholar in residence at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He has published in both academic journals in such... show more



Thomas Sowell has taught economics at Cornell, UCLA, Amherst and other academic institutions, and his Basic Economics has been translated into six languages. He is currently a scholar in residence at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He has published in both academic journals in such popular media as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes magazine and Fortune, and writes a syndicated column that appears in newspapers across the country.

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Birth date: June 30, 1930
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History, Nonfiction, Social Sciences
Thomas Sowell's Books
Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy - Thomas Sowell The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy - Thomas Sowell Black Rednecks and White Liberals - Thomas Sowell Intellectuals and Society - Thomas Sowell Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One - Thomas Sowell Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Reality? - Thomas Sowell Economic Facts and Fallacies - Thomas Sowell The Quest for Cosmic Justice - Thomas Sowell A Personal Odyssey - Thomas Sowell The Housing Boom and Bust - Thomas Sowell Knowledge And Decisions - Thomas Sowell The Thomas Sowell Reader - Thomas Sowell Race And Culture: A World View - Thomas Sowell Judicial Activism Reconsidered - Thomas ... Judicial Activism Reconsidered - Thomas Sowell Barbarians inside the Gates and Other Controversial Essays (Hoover Institution Press Publication) - Thomas Sowell Inside American Education - Thomas Sowell Essays and Data on American Ethnic Groups - Thomas Sowell Controversial Essays - Thomas Sowell Classical Economics Reconsidered - Thomas Sowell Is Reality Optional?: And Other Essays - Thomas Sowell
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davdittrich read
davdittrich read rated it 13 years ago
text On Classical Economics
http://pro-libertate.net/20110914/175-read-classical-economics
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Never Read Passively
Never Read Passively rated it 14 years ago
text Intellectuals and Society
This is a strange book. It's an intellectual speaking out against his profession. Sowell defines intellectuals as a people for whom ideas are the beginning and ending of their work. Tenured professors are the most ready example, but intellectuals can also be found outside academia. For example autho...
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Never Read Passively
Never Read Passively rated it 14 years ago
text The Housing Boom and Bust
Sowell's arguments are more complex than this, but if you want the general idea of the book, here it is:Housing became unaffordable in many cities due to laws that restricted land use and sale. Fewer people could afford the more expensive homes so government, to promote higher home ownership and end...
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La Crimson Femme
La Crimson Femme rated it 15 years ago
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This was recommended to me during my MBA classes. I borrowed it, read through a few chapters and finally decided, eh, not for me. If you are interested in political struggles, it will probably be for you.
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DesireesShelves
DesireesShelves rated it 16 years ago
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A quick and easy read for anyone wanting to understand how we got into the current economic mess we have all been affected by! Not need to have a prior understanding of economics. My favorite passage from the book:"Despite differences of personalities and of the times, the underlying vision of the N...
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