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This volume brings together correspondence from the last decade of Marsilio Ficino’s life, spanning the period late 1489 to spring 1491.
THE LETTERS OF MARSILIO FICINO Vol 9 (Liber X) £25.00 Hardback



Travels With My Harp Mary O’Hara Finalist in The PEOPLE’S BOOK PRIZE, Winter 2013 £25.00 Hardback

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RE-SOLVING THE ECONOMIC PUZZLE
How to save the enterprise system and trigger sustainable economic recovery

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Finalist in THE PEOPLE’S BOOK PRIZE 'For voters' comments see' ‘… could go far to restore our nation’s economic health’ William J. Coyne, former Pittsburgh Congressman ‘… a workable formula that will make our natural riches a blessing for the population as a whole’ Ken Hechler, formerly White House Assistant, Congressman and West Virginia State Secretary ‘…We know it works’ Stephen R. Reed, Harrisburg Mayor, 1982-2010
From Reviews:
'Walter Rybeck stumbled on advocates of Henry George’s theories and found it difficult to reconcile those theories with Keynes and the neoclassical school of economics in which he had been trained. Yet the seemingly intractable economic problems he encountered - deep poverty in Appalachia and again in Latin America, and the slums and decay in American cities - induced him to look deeper into George’s ideas about taxation and land policy proposals for the missing elements in current searches for economic solutions. It was the author’s contact with politicians in Washington that led him to see how George’s analysis might solve the problems governments were trying to handle. This timely and important book was born out of distress at seeing so many fellow countrymen needlessly suffering for want of an understanding of how the tax system could work wonders. Although the literature is rampant with critiques that downplay or ridicule Henry George, Walter Rybeck discovers convincing evidence that George’s land tax ideas, and especially his formula for repressing land speculation, would ease many of today’s pressing problems. The author shows how the system he advocates would lead to more jobs, affordable housing for all, better schools and infrastructure, an end to urban sprawl, improved transportation and greater efficiency, as well as stopping tax evasion. He describes how power inevitably flows to Washington due to local governments’ failure to provide essential public works and services. Reversing this requires cities, counties and states to reform their tax systems to enable them to regain the more potent roles they once enjoyed. People, especially politicians, need to read books like this and to be courageous in transforming the current flawed model of economic activity into one will promote useful productivity, fairness and sustainability instead of rewarding dangerous speculation. ‘ New Classics

In the richest nation on earth, people are mired in poverty. Food is produced on a vast scale, yet families go hungry. Homeless men and women huddle in doorways of boarded-up housing. A deep-rooted cause of this inequality, the author reveals, lies in an injustice that permeates the economic system of America and the world, an injustice that is as unquestioned today as slavery once was.

Rybeck shares with the reader his discovery that how property taxes are levied is crucial to this issue. Contrary to a common belief that all taxes are necessary evils, the author distinguishes taxes that suppress the economy from those that spur well-being for individuals, business, and society at large. He presents a strategy for gradually increasing beneficial taxes and reducing harmful ones.

His prescriptions are based both on economic theory and on examination of success stories from the United States and elsewhere where these prescriptions have been adopted. Reaching back into history, the author finds that easy access to land and natural resources played a major role in fostering America’s early dynamic economy. He urges wider use of land value taxation to reverse land monopoly and sky-high land prices and restore a vigorous and competitive enterprise system with opportunity for all. Though America is the case study, the remedy is applicable worldwide.

Not a technical book, the author illustrates concepts, issues, and policies through episodes from his rich life experiences in journalism and public service, giving new insights and slants on the work ethic, land speculation, the housing bubble, property rights, and legally accepted injustices.

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Author Details:
Walter Rybeck, Director of the Center for Public Dialogue, was born in West Virginia and studied journalism, political science and economics, graduating from Antioch College. After a career in journalism as Latin American correspondent, reporter and editorial writer in Ohio, and Washington Bureau Chief for Cox newspapers, he became Assistant Director of the National Commission on Urban Problems, then Editorial Director of the Urban Institute. He was assistant to Congressmen Henry S Reuss of Milwaukee and William J Coyne of Pittsburgh.

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