Boston: South End Press, (1980). First edition - Although published almost half a century ago, the introduction could have been written today - " America seems caught in the coils of a catastrophe.. our former power in the world is collapsing... we ride the constant rollercoaster between inflation and recession." Notes. 325 pp. ISBN: 0-896080293.

New York: Basic Books (HarperCollins), (2017). First edition - A book which "demonstrates how the same forces that power the growth of the world's superstar cities also generate their vexing challenges: gentrification, unaffordability, segregation, and inequality. Meanwhile, many more cities still stagnate, and middle-class neighborhoods everywhere are disappearing. . . [this] offers a compelling diagnosis of our economic ills and a bold prescription for more inclusive cities capable of ensuring growth and prosperity for all." Illustrated with charts and maps. Notes. xx, 294 pp.

Los Angeles: Center for International and Strategic Affairs, University of California, 1986. First edition - One of several working papers produced by the CISA which was established in 1975 to further a multidisciplinary and integrated approach to the study of international security and arms control. Large format. Notes. 15 pp. ISBN: 0-86682071x.

Los Angeles: Center for International and Strategic Affairs, University of California, 1987. First edition - One of several working papers produced by the CISA which was established in 1975 to further a multidisciplinary and integrated approach to the study of international security and arms control. Large format. 17 pp plus a 2 pp list of the other papers. ISBN: 0-866820779.

Los Angeles: Center for International and Strategic Affairs, University of California, 1988. First edition - One of several working papers produced by the CISA which was established in 1975 to further a multidisciplinary and integrated approach to the study of international security and arms control. Large format. 24 pp plus a 2 pp list of the other papers. ISBN: 0-866820782.

New York: Harper Collins, (2006) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second book by the Secretary of State for 8 years under President Clinton - the first woman to serve in that position, a thoughtful look at the role of religion in shaping America's approach to the world. Introduction by William J. Clinton. INSCRIBED on the half title page and dated in the year of publication, Notes, index. 339 pp. ISBN: 978-0060892579.

Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, (1969) dj. Hardcover first edition - "In Defense of Income and of Property and of Their Enjoyment By All of the People." A book originally written in 1920 by this political scientist and philosopher, but not published at the time because it was considered too controversial. It analyses the political and economic situation at the end of World War I - it looks at such concepts as exploitation and waste, property and fictious property, production and appropriation, profit and profiteering, and suggests that the middle classes should begin a mass movement against the big corporate power structures. Edited and with an introduction by Sydney Ratner. Frontispiece portrait. Notes at the end of each chapter, index. xxv, 290 pp.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1975. dj. Hardcover first edition - A book by this noted economist which is both entertaining and instructive. In it Galbraith comments that "Money is equally important to those who have it and those who don't. Both, accordingly have a concern for understanding it. Both should proceed in the full confidence that they can." Steve Pressman described it as "the best introduction to the subject available. It is a classic in the history of money and finance." Index. 324 pp. ISBN: 0-395198437.

San Francisco: City Lights Books, (2016). First edition - A book written shortly before Trump's Electoral College victory, and more urgent and important now than ever. Author Chris Hedges calls this "a brilliant analysis of corporate power and the popular mechanisms that can be used to wrest back our democracy. No one has been fighting corporate domination longer, or understands it better, than Nader, who will go down in history not only as a prophet but an example of what it means to live the moral life. We disregard his wisdom and his courage at our peril." Endnotes. 153 pp.

San Francisco: Ramparts Press, (1973). First edition - Essays on the relevance of Marxism to contemporary issues and which pose a challenge to complacent orthodoxy whether in or out of the establishment. Includes personal appreciations of Isaac Deutscher and Bertrand Russell. 255 pp. ISBN: 0-878670335.

Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, 1968. First edition - A dissertation completed at the Johns Hopkins University in 1968. Tables, bibliography. Printed on recto only. 152 pp.

Chicago: Quadrangle Books, (1970). Edited and with an introduction by Harry M. Trebing. Includes essays by Andrew Hacker, Adolf A. Berle, Elizabeth B. Drew, Emmanuel Cellar and others on on the beginning of the multi-national corporations. A New York Times Book. Suggested reading, index. 273 pp.

New York: The New Press, (2019) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - "From the author of 'Dog Whistle Politics', an essential road map to neutralizing the role of racism as a divide-and-conquer political weapon and to building a broad multiracial progressive future." SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. Notes, index. xxiii, 263 pp. ISBN: 978-1620975640.

New York: Brentano's, 1928. Hardcover - A book written by George Bernard Shaw, the Irish dramatist, literary critic, ardent socialist, and winner of the Nobel prize in 1925, in response to his sister-in-law's request for a "few ideas on socialism." Includes a foreword for American readers. Index. xlvi, 495 pp. Laid in is a card with notes presumably from the previous owner who objected to this early example of "mansplaining" ("Both give me a fit, so I yearn to just stir up a fuss, he presumes he's quite qualified to act as a guide to intelligent women. . .")

Austin TX: Synergy Books, (2004). SIGNED first edition - A book by a former Oregon state representative which challenges everyone to "rejoin the political scene as public leaders, actively participating in the evolution of the rapidly-changing phenomenon we call democracy." SIGNED on the title page with the words "Help keep hope alive." Bibliography, index. 214 pp. ISBN: 0-974764485.

New York: Dutton, (1972) dj. Hardcover first edition - A book which "reveals for the first time in any detail the facts about burgeoning European direct investment in the United States." Foreword by Commander Edward Whitehead. Index. xvii, 242 pp. ISBN: 0-525133054.

New York: Harper & Row, (c 1956) dj. Hardcover - An inside picture of labor unions today from 1933 to 1956 with an emphasis on the period after the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947. Includes chapters on collective bargaining, racketeering, communists in unions and more. References, suggested reading, index. xii, 465 pp.

Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, (1996). First edition - A collection of 24 articles originally published between 1990 and 1996 in The Washington Quarterly which examine the "features of the new world economic order, beginning with a review of the changing structure of the world economy (including articles on trade, investment, finance, and competitiveness), then turning to a review of the policy debate (with articles on major international institutions, prominent bilateral relationships, and the role of the private sector)." Also includes articles on currency, labor standards, investing in the Asia-Pacific area and more. Illustrated with graphs. Notes and sources at the end of each article. 437 pp. ISBN: 0-262680890.

New York & London: Longmans, Green and Co., (1947, c 1938). Hardcover - A survey of economic thought and practice from ancient Egypt on up through the time this was written, with most attention given to the rise of capitalist and then socialist economic theory - Marxian and post-Marxian. Discussion questions, index. 299 pp.

New York: The Twentieth Century Fund, 1945. dj. Hardcover first edition - Number 5 in the Series of Guide Lines to America's Future as Reported to the Twentieth Century Fund. x, 156 pp.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2006) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author is an NPR commentator, a contributor to McSweeney's and a political humorist who decided to see what would happen if he listened to nothing but conservative radio and television and interviews major conservative figures. SIGNED on the title page, 313 pp. ISBN: 0-060854014.

New York: Morrow (imprint of Harper Collins), (2006) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The author is an NPR commentator, a contributor to McSweeney's and a political humorist who decided to see what would happen if he listened to nothing but conservative radio and television and interviews major conservative figures. INSCRIBED on the title page "to -- thanks for reading" and dated in the year of publication. 313 pp. ISBN: 0-060854014.

New York: Free Press, (2010) dj. SIGNED hardcover - A book which explores the effects of overconsumption on the environment, economy, and our health. "From sneaking into factories and dumps around the world to visiting textile workers in Haiti and children mining coltan for cell phones in the Congo, Leonard, named one of Time magazines 100 environmental heroes of 2009, highlights each step of the materials economy and its actual effect on the earth and the people who live near sites like these. [She] shares concrete steps for taking action at the individual and political level that will bring about sustainability, community health, and economic justice." SIGNED on the title page. Illustrated with graphs and small drawings. Endnotes, index. xxxiv, 317 pp. ISBN: 978-1439125663.

New York: Hyperion, (2008) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The sister and brother team of Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!, and investigative journalist David Goodman tell the stories of grassroot activists - of ordinary citizens who have challenged government and prevailed. INSCRIBED on the half title page by Amy Goodman "Dear . . . Democracy now!" Notes, index. 250 pp. ISBN: 978-1401322885.