None of my business : P.J. explains money, banking, debt, equity, assets, liabilities, and why he's not rich and neither are you
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New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2018.
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First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
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John & Judy Gay Library - Adult Nonfiction
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Published
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2018.
Edition
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
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xi, 244 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English

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"Published simultaneously in Canada"--Copyright page.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
P. J. O'Rourke takes on his scariest subjects yet -- business, investment, finance, and the political chicanery behind them. Want to get rich overnight for free in 3 easy steps with no risk? Then don't buy this book. (Actually, if you believe there's a book that can do that, you shouldn't buy any books because you probably can't read.) P.J.'s approach to business, investment, and finance is different. He takes the risks for you in his chapter "How I Learned Economics by Watching People Try to Kill Each Other." He proposes "A Way to Raise Taxes That We'll All Love"--a 200% tax on celebrities. He offers a brief history of economic transitions before exploring the world of high tech innovation with a chapter on "Unnovations," which asks, "The Internet--whose idea was it to put all the idiots on earth in touch with each other?" He misunderstands bitcoin, which seems "like a weird scam invented by strange geeks with weaponized slide rules in the high school Evil Math Club." He closes with a fanciful short story about the morning that P.J. wakes up and finds that all the world's goods and services are free! This is P.J. at his finest, a book not to be missed.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

O'Rourke, P. J. (2018). None of my business: P.J. explains money, banking, debt, equity, assets, liabilities, and why he's not rich and neither are you (First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.). Atlantic Monthly Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

O'Rourke, P. J. 2018. None of My Business: P.J. Explains Money, Banking, Debt, Equity, Assets, Liabilities, and Why He's Not Rich and Neither Are You. Atlantic Monthly Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

O'Rourke, P. J. None of My Business: P.J. Explains Money, Banking, Debt, Equity, Assets, Liabilities, and Why He's Not Rich and Neither Are You Atlantic Monthly Press, 2018.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

O'Rourke, P. J. None of My Business: P.J. Explains Money, Banking, Debt, Equity, Assets, Liabilities, and Why He's Not Rich and Neither Are You First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition., Atlantic Monthly Press, 2018.

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