Thomas Sowell

"This impressive historical study by Thomas Sowell takes a different slice at history than the usual study and by doing so provides us with new insights into the complex process of societal evolution".

Most commentators look at the issue of immigration from the viewpoint of immediate politics. In doing so, they focus on only a piece of the issue and lose touch with the larger picture. In "Migrations and Cultures", Thomas Sowell shows the persistence of cultural traits in particular racial and ethnic groups and the role these groups' relocations play in redistributing skills, knowledge, and other forms of "human capital".

Here at last is a citizen's guide to economics -- a book for those who want to understand how their country's economy works but have no interest in graphs, jargon, or equations. Thomas Sowell reveals the general principles behind any kind of economy -- capitalist, socialist, feudal, or otherwise. In readable language, he helps the reader critique economic policies in terms of the incentives they create rather than the goals they proclaim. With clear explanations of the entire field, from rent control and the rise and fall of businesses to the international balance of payments, this is the first book for anyone who wishes to understand how the economy really functions.

This is a fascinating look at the neglected childhood problem, talking late, by a leading scholar. Much has been written about late-talking children, but nothing about bright children who simply have a delay in their speech development.

This edited collection describes and discusses the advances of African Americans since the 1960s in the context of political philosophy, specifically, utilitarian liberalism revisited as 1980s and 1990s conservatism.