“russell roberts”

"A remarkable use of parables and dialogues to convey economic intuitions. This should be mandatory reading for anyone who wants to understand this branch of applied philosophy we call economics."--Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable""This is a great... More

Robert Roberts' The House Servant's Directory, first published in 1827 and the standard for household management for decades afterward, is remarkable for several reasons: It is one of the first books written by an African American and issued by a commercial press, and it was written while Roberts (c... More

The book unifies the various approaches used to characterize the interaction of signals with systems. It stresses their commonality, and contrasts difference/differential equation models, convolution, and state variable formulations in presenting continuous- and discrete-time systems. Transform meth... More

Cape May is unique among New Jersey beach towns. With its abundance of nineteenth-century architecture, it is the nations premier Victorian resort. This full-color insiders guide provides helpful information on attractions, events, dining, and touring, as well as detailed descriptions of the best hi... More

A wesome collection of facts about the best 100 baseball players who ever stepped up to the plate. The first of the '100' is Mike Kelly, the first baseball superstar, best known for stealing bases The 100th listing is for New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter, who has won four World Series rings in... More

This special series focuses on the unique contributions Hispanics have made in the United States from the earliest Spanish explorers to the many successful Latinos in contemporary America. Each book provides historical and factual easy-reading stories. The books are jam-packed with information and c... More

Spanish governor of Louisiana during the American Revolution.... More