John B. Davis. 2003. The Theory of the Individual in Economics. London: Routledge.
This intriguing study of the individualist foundations of contemporary economics reads like a deceptively accessible introduction to the subject. The diligent reader will find though that this slim volume is packed with insight beneath the surface that requires time to properly digest, in […]
Susan G. Sterrett. 2006. Wittgenstein Flies a Kite. A Story of Models of Wings and Models of the World. New York: Pi Press.
An ambitious stab at intellectual history, the protestations of the author not to stereotypically fit that genre notwithstanding. Wittgenstein dabbled in aeronautical engineering, and was interested in 'heavier than air' flying machines around […]
Richard D. Romey. 2005. Strategic Index Investing. Leawood, KS: Leathers.
Written for a non-specialist audience, this is a useful introduction both to basic concepts of portfolio management, and to exchange traded index funds (ETFs) as an asset class. Given that ETFs have emerged relatively recently, they are not yet on the horizon of most non-professional investors. […]
The specs that brought me to Simple PHP Blog were simple: The hosting package that I had then came with PHP and Perl, but database support was an add-on that would incur an extra charge.
Which gives you a straightforward choice: either sign up to separately hosted blogware, or see whether one can actually do […]