Off the Books

  • Off the Books
    By Lucy Arlington

    While I waited, I scooted over to Rufus Manning's table. I wanted to ask him about the photo I'd seen with the ring in it. Maybe he'd remember the names of the subjects without having to check the records at his office. “Hey, Rufus.

  • Off the Books
    By Lucy Arlington

    The Novel Idea Literary Agency has planned a wedding-themed week for Inspiration Valley, celebrating not only North Carolina's best vendors but also some of the agency's most popular bridal books.

  • Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor
    By Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh

    In this revelatory book, Sudhir Venkatesh takes us into Maquis Park, a poor black neighborhood on Chicago's Southside, to explore the desperate and remarkable ways in which a community survives.

  • Off the Books: The Rise of the Underground Economy
    By Philip Mattera

    Discusses the extent of economic activity uncontrolled by the government and examines the impact of this activity on the world economy

  • Off the Books: The Underground Economy of the Urban Poor
    By Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh

    In this revelatory book, Sudhir Venkatesh takes us into Maquis Park, a poor black neighborhood on Chicago’s Southside, to explore the desperate, dangerous, and remarkable ways in which a community survives.

  • Off the Books: On Literature and Culture
    By J. Peder Zane

    Other literary excursions into the land of the cerebrally challenged include two books by Kathryn and Ross Petras, “The 176 Stupidest Things Ever Done” and “Stupid Sex: The Most Idiotic and Embarrassing Intimate Encounters of All Time.

  • Off the Books: The Rise of the Underground Economy
    By Philip Mattera

    Off the Books: The Rise of the Underground Economy

  • Off the Books: A Theory and Critique of the Underground Economy
    By Bruce Wiegand

    In Off the Books Bruce Wiegand draws a general theory of underground economies and their essential relations to the economic mainstream.

  • Off the Books: A Jazz Life
    By Peter Leitch

    "Many jazz lives are marginal, as jazz guitarist Peter Leitch attests in his honest memoir. [This is] the story of a life lived in search of excellence in music and art, but also a life lived battling depression, alienation, and narcotics ...

  • Off the Books: Understanding and Mitigating the Fiscal Risks of Infrastructure
    By Vivien Foster, Aldo Musacchio, Teresa Ter-Minassian

    ... State-Owned Enterprises: A Tale of Inefficiency and Fiscal Dependence.” Policy Research Working Paper 9969, World ... Fixing State-Owned Enterprises: New Policy Solutions to Old Problems. Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank ...