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Thomas Sowell
Thomas Sowell is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is the author of dozens of books and the recipient of various awards, including the National Humanities Medal, Presented by the President of the United States in 2003.
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The Vision of the Anointed
Sowell presents a devastating critique of the mind-set behind the failed social policies of the past thirty years. Sowell sees what has happened during that…
Discrimination and Disparities
An enlarged edition of Thomas Sowell's brilliant examination of the origins of economic disparitiesEconomic and other outcomes differ vastly among individuals, groups, and nations. Many…
Wealth, Poverty and Politics
A revised and enlarged edition of Thomas Sowell's essential examination of differences of wealth and income between nations and within nationsWealth, Poverty and Politics challenges…
Basic Economics
The bestselling citizen's guide to economicsBasic Economics is a citizen's guide to economics, written for those who want to understand how the economy works but…
Intellectuals and Race
Thomas Sowell's incisive critique of the intellectuals' destructive role in shaping ideas about race in AmericaIntellectuals and Race is a radical book in the original…
Intellectuals and Society
Thomas Sowell's classic book on the influence of modern intellectuals The influence of intellectuals is not only greater than in previous eras but also takes…
The Thomas Sowell Reader
A one-volume introduction to over three decades of the wide-ranging writings of one of America's most respected and cited authorsThese selections from the many writings…
Economic Facts and Fallacies
Thomas Sowell's indispensable examination of the most popular economic fallaciesIn Economic Facts and Fallacies, Thomas Sowell exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic…
Dismantling America
These wide-ranging essays—on many individual political, economic, cultural and legal issues—have as a recurring, underlying theme the decline of the values and institutions that have…
The Housing Boom and Bust
Scary headlines and scarier statistics tell the story of a financial crisis on a scale not seen in decades—certainly not within the lifetime of most…
Applied Economics
This revised edition of Applied Economics is about fifty percent larger than the first edition. It now includes a chapter on the economics of immigration…
Late-Talking Children
The painful and baffling mystery as to why some obviously bright children do not begin talking until long after the ”normal” time is explored in…
Ethnic America
This classic work by the distinguished economist traces the history of nine American ethnic groups—the Irish, Germans, Jews, Italians, Chinese, African-Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Mexicans.
A Conflict of Visions
Thomas Sowell's classic analysis of the opposing visions behind today's ethical and ideological disputesControversies in politics arise from many sources, but the conflicts that endure…
The Einstein Syndrome
The Einstein Syndrome is a follow-up to Late-Talking Children, which established Thomas Sowell as a leading spokesman on the subject. While many children who talk…
Conquests and Cultures
This book is the culmination of 15 years of research and travels that have taken the author completely around the world twice, as well as…
Migrations And Cultures
Most commentators look at the issue of immigration from the viewpoint of immediate politics. In doing so, they focus on only a piece of the…
Knowledge And Decisions
With a new preface by the author, this reissue of Thomas Sowell's classic study of decision making updates his seminal work in the context of…
Race And Culture
Encompassing more than a decade of research around the globe, this book shows that cultural capital has far more impact than politics, prejudice, or genetics…