What happens when global sovereign debt crosses the mathematical point of no return? Modern economic policy relies on a polite fiction—that national obligations can expand forever without consequence. In "The Fiat Endgame", author William Cain strips away political rhetoric to reveal the rigid arithmetic driving today's global monetary system. As compounding interest outpaces real economic output, central banks are forced into endless debt monetization, trapping the world in an inescapable...

Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXXII, June 1911 is a comprehensive and authoritative compilation of scholarly papers, technical discussions, and professional insights reflecting the state of civil engineering at the dawn of the twentieth century. Published by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), this volume serves as a vital historical record, capturing the innovations, challenges, and achievements of the engineering community during a period of ra...

"McGill has the power to make ideas, concepts, differing perspectives vivid--to 'in-flesh' them. . . .Then comes the "switch" or reversal or inversion empowered by the very confrontation McGill has arranged. . . . McGill leaves only the demonic as the object of our worship. Just when we supposed that he was about to come to the defense of this "world-governing, background God," he dismisses such a God, leaving us with the demonic, leaving us room to affirm our own doubts and perplexities, ...

Arthur McGill did not write very much, but what he did write is as theologically suggestive and startling today as it was when it was written in the 1960s and 1970s. He was not well known during his lifetime, but those who cared about the work of theology knew Arthur McGill. Writing during the ascendency of the "Death of God" theologies, McGill's words have a freshness that the more widely known theological writing of that time has lost. McGill wrote only two short books during his life, a...

Daisy Miller: A Study (1879) tells the story of a spirited young American woman traveling in Europe, whose unconventional behavior clashes with European social norms. One of James's most popular and admired novels, it explores and dramatizes his interest in the "international theme," contrasting American innocence with European sophistication and the misunderstandings that result. James challenges gender roles, portraying Daisy as an early feminist figure who asserts her individua...

H. L. Mencken's A Book of Prefaces (1917) is a landmark collection of four essays on American culture and literature. In chapters on Theodore Dreiser, Joseph Conrad, and James Huneker, Mencken uses incisive analysis and forceful polemic to advocate for artistic independence and cosmopolitan standards. In a fourth chapter, "Puritanism as a Literary Force," Mencken denounces the stifling influence of Puritan values on William Dean Howells, Henry James, and Mark Twain, arguing that r...

When a group of American professors gathers in London to teach a theatre course, the sparks fly as they squabble over academic politics, with egos, reputations, and careers at stake.An L.A. Theatre Works full cast production, starring Ken Baltin, William Cain, Tara Callaghan, Lindsay Crouse, Julie Harris, Will Lyman, Kathleen McInerny, Dossy Peabody, Paula Plum, Alan Rachins, Mark Schilling, Wallace Shawn.Directed by Andreas Teuber. Recorded before a live audience by L.A. T...

Mildred Pierce had gorgeous legs, a way with a skillet, and a bone-deep core of toughness. She used those attributes to survive a divorce and poverty and to claw her way out of the lower middle class. But Mildred also had two weaknesses: a yen for shiftless men and an unreasoning devotion to a monstrous daughter.Out of these elements, Cain creates a novel of acute social observation and devastating emotional violence, with a heroine whose ambitions and sufferings are never less tha...

I don’t care that she’s the boss’ cousin and far beyond my reach. I’ve been patient, but now I’m claiming what’s mine.GiovanniOne year. That’s how long I’ve wanted Francesca. I’ve worked my way up the ranks, dedicating my life to the syndicate while I tried easing her fear of men.The time has finally come for me to claim her.FrancescaSeven years ago, my family’s enemy took everything from me. I’ve been determined to get it all back. When those same e...

JacobMy father is dying, and I’ve been called back to Brooklyn to take my place as the head of the Italian syndicate. After a seven-year absence, my first test of loyalty is to marry the granddaughter of the Irish mob’s leader. I may not want a wife, but I’ll kill anyone who tries to harm her.I only hope she doesn’t expect love in our marriage. I can’t—won’t—love her. Not ever. I don’t have it in me.BrennaMy life has always been about duty. When my grandfath...

PierceThe Russians have taken far too much from me. So I’ll take something of theirs. Except, I never expected my captive to be a woman. She could be the key to destroying them entirely. I’ll do whatever it takes to get revenge. Even seduce the enemy.Soon I discover she may not be my enemy after all.MilaFor nearly my entire life I’ve been held prisoner by darkness and pain. And just when I think freedom is within my reach, it’s stolen by yet another man dete...

Mathematics for Mechanical Engineers gives mechanical engineers convenient access to the essential problem solving tools that they use each day. It covers applications employed in many different facets of mechanical engineering, from basic through advanced, to ensure that you will easily find answers you need in this handy guide. For the engineer venturing out of familiar territory, the chapters cover fundamentals like physical constants, derivatives, integrals, Fourier transforms, Bessel ...