| Poorer Richard's America: What Would Ben Say? Contributor(s): Blair, Tom (Author), Brokaw, Tom (Preface by) |
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ISBN: 1616081902 ISBN-13: 9781616081904 Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing OUR PRICE: $15.98 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Essays - Political Science | American Government - General - Political Science | Political Economy |
| Dewey: 973.309 |
| LCCN: 2010027538 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.6" W x 8.1" (0.80 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For decades, Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack provided sage advice and commentary on eighteenth-century America. Now, a modern businessman reflects--writing as Benjamin Franklin--on what America has become. Federal and personal debt are ballooning beyond sustainable levels. Our futures are being jeopardized. Partisan bickering and the entrenched powers of special interests have made it nearly impossible for a real leader to lead. Where is a good American to turn? How about to the man who wrote this timeless observation: "A small leak will sink a great ship"? Ben is back With his signature intelligence and wit (not to mention a good sprinkling of aphorisms both old and new), Benjamin Franklin, through Tom Blair, moves from the national deficit to Wall Street, from health care to marital bliss. The result is electrifying. |