David Friedman's The Machinery of Freedom argues for the extension of free market solutions into every area of life, from streets and roads to law enforcement. Friedman applies mainstream economic theory to everyday problems, brushes aside fallacious economic reasoning, and answers the most likely objections to make a formidable case for replacing state coercion with free and voluntary transactions.Friedman examines the ethics of economic life and shows how property is essential to the maintenance of any society. He refutes misconceptions about the ethical consequences of property and contracts, especially those concerned with interest on capital and the distributive repercussions of recognizing people's property rights. He gives a clear analysis of the problem of monopoly, showing how attempts to create a monopoly without government help result in failure, and how government imposed monopoly helps a privileged group while hurting the general public.Earlier editions of this work gave rise to a long-running debate among economists about the feasibility or desirability of turning police, courts, and law over to the voluntary arrangements of individuals. This new edition explores the latest wrinkles in these debates, and makes the case that law creation and enforcement can efficiently emerge from voluntary interactions.

Product Description: How can each of us live Cooler Smarter? While the routine decisions that shape our days—what to have for dinner, where to shop, how to get to work—may seem small, collectively they have a big effect on global warming. But which changes in our lifestyles might make the biggest difference to the climate? This science-based guide shows you the most effective ways to cut your own global warming emissions by twenty percent or more, and explains why your individual contribution is so vital to addressing this global problem...read more

Product Description: Climate 2030: A National Blueprint for a Clean Energy Economy is a peer-reviewed analysis of the economic and technological potential for a comprehensive suite of climate, energy, and transportation solutions and policies to greatly reduce U...read more

Product Description: A passionate, upbeat and  highly informative look at hybrid cars, their innovative technology, and the cultlike devotion surrounding them.

Product Description: Over 50 songs penned by Friedman, who was the conductor and arranger of Disney films such as Beauty and the Beast, Pocahontas and Aladdin. Includes: Help Is on the Way * I'll Be Here with You * Listen to My Heart * My Simple Christmas Wish * We Can Be Kind * We Live on Borrowed Time * Your Love * and dozens more...read more

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Product Description: A set of six solo works for vibraphone by one of today's leading concert and recording artists. Complete musical statements with limited technical demands for mallet players of various levels of ability. Titles are: Mirror from Another * Vienna * Wind * Midnight Star * Looking Back * Trance...read more

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Product Description: Winner, Alice Davis Hitchcock Award, Society of Architectural Historians. The city of Florence came late to the process of town foundation that reshaped Europe at the end of the Middle Ages, yet the five towns it created are the most complex and artistically accomplished of the entire new town tradition...read more

Product Description: This book addresses the reasons for the spectacular growth of Japanese manufacturing industries in the period beginning with the mid-1950s and ending in the late 1970s. Clean, tight book. 264pp. Index. Previous owner's name on front end page...read more