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An eloquent, prize-winning historian chronicles the rise of Black enterprise in America. Entrepreneurs like Booker T. Washington and Madam C. J. Walker are familiar figures in the history of Black business. But from the hopeful dawn of emancipation to the crucible of Jim Crow, from rural Mound...

Forbes editor John Tamny uses entertaining stories from sports, movies, popular culture, and famous businesses to demonstrate the basic principles of economics. The Rolling Stones, the Dallas Cowboys, and Paris Hilton become examples of good and bad tax policy. The Godfather, Gone With the Wind, and The Sopranos reveal the downside of antitrust regulation while the Michigan Wolverines' 2007 loss to Appalachian State explains why regulations often fail to achieve their intended purposes.

Sound Money: Preserving Wealth in an Age of Currency Chaos is a timely exploration of what happens when trust in money begins to erode—and how individuals can protect their wealth before it’s too late.