Faces of Cuba gathers three classic English-language studies into a layered portrait of the island's landscapes, cities, social customs, political inheritances, and economic life. Moving between travel narrative, descriptive reportage, and historical-cultural observation, the volume preserves the textures of Cuba as encountered in different moments of modernity. Vivid accounts of Havana's streets and harbor, rural cultivation, colonial architecture, and everyday sociability stand beside re...

"Pioneering in Cuba" by James Meade Adams is a captivating exploration of the early days of American influence in Cuba. The book delves into the lives of the pioneers who ventured into the island, highlighting their struggles, aspirations, and the cultural exchanges that shaped the region. Adams paints a vivid picture of the landscape, the people, and the socio-political dynamics at play, offering readers a nuanced understanding of this pivotal period in history. The narrative is rich with...

My excuse for writing and publishing this book is a threefold one. For some time I have strongly felt that the true story of the La Gloria colony should be told, without bias and with an accurate, first-hand knowledge of all the facts. My close relations with the colony and the colonists, and an actual personal residence in La Gloria for nearly half a year, have made me entirely familiar with the conditions there, and I have endeavored to present them to the reader clearly, correctly, and ...

These days current events are fraught with political animosity, global pandemic, warfare, gun violence, and economic insecurity. The troubling times that we live in leave us uncertain where we stand and in what direction we are going. So it is with good reason that anxiety levels have peaked and the affliction has extended to almost every segment of society—whether they like to admit it or not. We may not be able to change the world but End Anxiety!: Proven Benefits of the Transcendent...

In "Pioneering in Cuba," James Meade Adams meticulously chronicles the journey of American expansionism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries through the lens of the Cuban landscape and culture. Blending historical narrative with vivid descriptions, Adams employs a rich, engaging prose style that immerses the reader in the vibrancy of Cuban life during a transformative era. The book is situated within the context of the broader discourse surrounding imperialism and its impacts on local...

Dynamic DNA presents breakthrough knowledge with its validation of Ayurvedic, Yoga, and New Age concepts with Western science thinking. The shelves are heavy with books of yoga, but they do not show, scientifically, the connection between yoga and the DNA. The author presents the interconnection of DNA and kundalini and how diet, lifestyle, and meditation can help purify the body to its highest potential.

This analysis of macroeconomic policy, originally published in 1989, argues that key government objectives, such as reduced inflation, decreased unemployment and an adequate level of national saving can be achieved only by employing both monetary and fiscal policies, in conjunction with supply-side policies expressly designed to improve the workings of the labour market.Part 1 is a comparative analysis showing the effects of monetary and fiscal policy on the economy. Real-wage rigi...

First published in 1961, this reissue examines the contemporary economic problems of Mauritius alongside those social problems which have a bearing on economic development. As a small and isolated economy, marked by a very rapid rate of contemporary population growth, by an extreme concentration on a single product, and by a great diversity of racial, religious and linguistic groups within the population, Mauritius is a representative microcosm of the economic problems of a large part of t...

Without question, the most famous battle of the Civil War took place outside of the small town of Gettysburg from July 1-3, 1863. Over those three days, nearly 8,000 would die, over 30,000 would be casualties, and the most famous attack of the war, Picketts Charge, would fail Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia. The South would go on to lose the war, and when it did, the importance of Gettysburg as one of the high tide marks of the Confederacy became apparent, making the battle all the m...

From the Nobel Prize–winning economist and former chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve, a landmark book that provides vital lessons for understanding financial crises and their sometimes-catastrophic economic effectsAs chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve during the Global Financial Crisis, Ben Bernanke helped avert a greater financial disaster than the Great Depression. And he did so by drawing directly on what he had learned from years of studying the causes of the eco...

The definitive graduate textbook on modern macroeconomicsMacroeconomic Theory is the most up-to-date graduate-level macroeconomics textbook available today. This revised second edition emphasizes the general equilibrium character of macroeconomics to explain effects across the whole economy while taking into account recent research in the field. It is the perfect resource for students and researchers seeking coverage of the most current developments in mac...

We think we are the lucky country, but what we really have is dumb luck – too much luck, more than we know what to do with.In Too Much Luck, Paul Cleary shows how the resource boom, which seems a blessing, could well become a curse.We have never seen a boom quite like this one. Under-taxed and under-regulated, multinational companies are making colossal profits by selling off non-renewable resources. New projects are being rushed through weekly, but who is...