The Return Of The Great Depression
1. It includes a simply told, but not simplistic account of the last 25 years in global economic history.
2. If you know nothing about economics (which I didn’t), the Glossary alone is worth the price of the book.
4. If you do not know nothing about economics, this book has a good primer on Austrian Economic Theory – which you may have never heard of, but probably should acquaint yourself with.
3. Are you thinking that nothing can stop our economic prospects from getting better? This book is a study on why you may be wrong.
5. If you ever found yourself wishing to read an epic poem that was an apocalyptic parable about the modern economic situation, this book is the place.
6. Absolutely no nearly-unclad women on the cover, unlike other books I could mention.
7. Also, no plugs for Open Theism. (Or maybe I missed them?)
8. The Author was wisely willing to consider that his thesis (We are only in the beginning of a new Great Depression) is wrong and posted several potential statistics that would be evidence of his error.
9. For one Brief and Shining Moment it was the Number 1 ‘Mover and Shaker” over at Amazon.
10. Can you find the Bill Murray Reference?
11. You want to have the complete Vox Day / Theo Beale Collection, don’t you? Quick Trivia Question: Which book could Jamsco not find in time to include in this photo?


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December 7, 2009 at 8:20 am
John P
That would be “The War in Heaven”. I am impressed by your collection.
December 7, 2009 at 8:29 am
jamsco
Wow. Who are you who are so wise in the ways of Theodore?
December 7, 2009 at 3:01 pm
bethyada
And 12. Mention of jamsco in the Acknowledgements
December 7, 2009 at 3:44 pm
jamsco
Well, I didn’t want to have to come out and say it.
December 7, 2009 at 3:26 pm
John P
Someone who regularly reads both your blogs and knew enough to check out the links on Vox’s site for the books he has written.
December 8, 2009 at 11:07 am
Chris
I appreciate all of these recommendations, especially number 6, in this day of Barbie doll journalism. Don’t some of those ladies feel weird going to work dressed like that?
Maybe the reason some news networks are at the top of the ratings is not because of the quality of the journalism after all.