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    Concise History of Lisbon, A: The City Destroyed and Rebuilt

    Narrated by Philip Azevedo ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 52 min

    Experience the gripping urban history of a capital shattered by disaster and reborn through architectural resilience. Perfect for an engaging daily commute or planning a European getaway, this evocative audio journey maps the rise, fall, and resurrection of Portugal's vibrant center. Wander cobblestone streets where ancient ruins sleep safely beneath modern boulevards.Relive the terrifying morning ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Catholic Social Thought, the Market and Public Policy

    The last few decades have seen huge reductions in global poverty; improvements in education and healthcare; and, perhaps surprisingly to some, dramatic reductions in global inequality. We now seem to be entering a different era. Economic progress in richer countries seems to have stalled – not least because of the onset of what Pope Francis has described as the ‘demographic winter’. Even more ... Read more

    $37.79 USD

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  • Free Market

    The History of an Idea

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    From a MacArthur “Genius,” an intellectual history of the free market, from ancient Rome to the twenty-first centuryAfter two government bailouts of the US economy in less than twenty years, free market ideology is due for serious reappraisal. In Free Market, Jacob Soll details how we got to this current crisis, and how we can find our way out by looking to earlier iterations of free market ... Read more

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  • The History of Economic Ideas

    Economic Thought in Contemporary Context

    The global financial crisis has drawn attention to the importance of understanding historical ideas and learning lessons from the past. However, it can sometimes be difficult to trace the connections between old ideas and modern day issues. This textbook traces the evolution of economic ideas from the ancient to the modern world by examining the contributions of the most important scholars to some ... Read more

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  • I Am Asking in the Name of God

    Ten Prayers for a Future of Hope

    by Pope Francis ...
    The beloved Pope Francis’s prayers for the ten most pressing issues the world is facing today, inspiring action to radically unite humanity in hope for a peaceful future“The clock is ticking, and all life is in danger, yet we still have time. . . . So let us take the first steps and go out to encounter the other—those who are different from us. Let us put our hands, minds, and hearts into working ... Read more

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  • Cathonomics

    How Catholic Tradition Can Create a More Just Economy

    Inequality is skyrocketing. In this world of vast riches, millions of people live in extreme poverty, barely surviving from day to day. All over the world, the wealthy's increasing political power is biasing policy away from the public interest and toward the financial interests of the rich. At the same time, many countries are facing financial fragility and diminished well-being. On top of it all ... Read more

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  • The Garden of God

    Toward a Human Ecology

    by Pope Benedict ...
    In this collection of his writings, Pope Benedict XVI speak to the important relationships between the environment, Catholic social teaching, and theology.During his papacy, Pope Benedict XVI repeatedly drew attention to the environment. He spoke of preserving it, such as his address concerning the Amazon rainforest and his letter regarding the Arctic, and of distributing its vital resources—such ... Read more

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  • Beyond Distributism

    Troubled by rampant injustice and inequality, many conscientious Christians advocate radical economic reforms. Distributism, a program that traces its popularity to Catholic writers Hilaire Belloc and G.K. Chesterton, promotes the widespread ownership of property by tempering the market with guilds or similar associations. Thomas Woods, drawing on a wealth of historical evidence and informed by ... Read more

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  • Natural Law, Economics and the Common Good

    Perspectives from Natural Law

    by Samuel Gregg ...
    Series Book 19 - St Andrews Studies in Philosophy and Public Affairs
    In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008 and ongoing debt-related troubles there have been widespread calls to put banking and economic activity on a secure ethical foundation, either by regulation or through voluntary reform. In this volume a distinguished set of authors explore various economic, philosophical, and ethical ideas from historical, contemporary, and future-looking perspectives. ... Read more

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  • This Economy Kills

    Pope Francis on Capitalism and Social Justice

    When Pope Francis wrote in his apostolic letter The Joy of the Gospel that the economy of the West is one that “kills,” he was immediately labeled by some as a Marxist. Criticisms came fast and furious, not only from financial columnists and conservative cable personalities, but also from some Catholic commentators, especially in the United States.In This Economy Kills, two of the most respected ... Read more

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