John Lott: 10 books
Bat Flip
The Greatest Toronto Blue Jays Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
When Jose Bautista homered and flipped his bat in the 2015 playoffs, Blue Jays frenzy reached a fever pitch not seen since Joe Carter’s 1993 World Series home run.
Those two home runs still bring tears and chills to Jays fans. And each season, each game, each at bat holds triumphs, heartbreaks...
Great Expectations
The Lost Toronto Blue Jays Season
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
The making of the Blue Jays’ 2013 season.
After a disastrous 2012 season, the Blue Jays had a major makeover, adding an array of star players through trades and free–agent signings, including R.A. Dickey, the best pitcher in the National League last year, and ticket sales have since soared....
Debacle
Obama's War on Jobs and Growth and What We Can Do Now to Regain Our Future
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
A provocative critique of the Obama administration's economic policies and an examination of America's difficult economic future
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised "a net spending cut" to make government smaller in order to reduce the deficit. But this huge...
Freedomnomics
Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-baked Theories Don't
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2007
Are free market economies really based on fleecing the consumer? Is the U.S. economy truly just a giant free-for-all that encourages duplicity in our everyday transactions? Is everyone from corporate CEOs to your local car salesman really looking to make a buck at your expense? In Freedomnomics: Why...
The War on Guns
Arming Yourself Against Gun Control Lies
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
When it comes to the gun control debate, there are two kinds of data: data that's accurate, and data that left-wing billionaires, liberal politicians, and media want you to believe is accurate. In The War on Guns: Arming Yourself Against Gun Control Lies, nationally-renowned economist John R. Lott,...
At the Brink
Will Obama Push Us Over the Edge?
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2013
Barack Obama has taken America to the brink of financial ruin. Will we be able to stop before we go over the edge? Author John Lott sounds the alarm as he documents the economic challenges we face with four more years of an Obama presidency, and builds an case for fundamental change—the kind we need to save America.
Dumbing Down the Courts
How Politics Keeps the Smartest Judges Off the Bench
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2013
Judges have enormous power. They determine whom we can marry, whether we can own firearms, whether the government can mandate that we buy certain products, and how we define “personhood.” But who gets to occupy these powerful positions? Up until now, there has been little systematic study of what...
The Bias Against Guns
Why Almost Everything You'Ve Heard About Gun Control Is Wrong
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2003
"If you want the truth the anti–gunners don't want you to know…you need a copy of The Bias Against Guns" —Sean Hannity of Fox News Channel's Hannity & Colmes
by Erich Nunn, Keith Cartwright, Thomas Haddox
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2016
In Keywords for Southern Studies, editors Scott Romine and Jennifer Rae Greeson have compiled an eclectic collection of new essays that address the fluidity of southern studies by adopting a transnational, interdisciplinary focus. The essays are structured around critical terms pertinent both to the...
Uncertainty and Economic Evolution
Essays in Honour of Armen Alchian
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2005
The theory of the firm has recently undergone a dramatic transformation, drawing heavily on the pathbreaking work of Armen Alchian. This volume explores his contribution to the debate, including essays by Harold Demetz, Ben Klein, Jerry Jordan and Art Devany.