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In "Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?" Richard Maybury uses historical events from Ancient Rome to explain economic principles. This clearly written book about economics is a remarkably easy and fun explanation of investment cycles, velocity, business cycles, recessions, inflation, the demand for money and more. Essential for every student, businessperson and investor. Recommended by former U.S. Treasury Secretary William Simon. It is also on many recommended reading lists. (See review comments)

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Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? was recommended to me over and over, which was what originally led me to the Bluestocking Press site. I was overjoyed to find an entire curriculum set for middle school students that included not only the book I was looking for, but three others!

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? is a simply written book of 15 chapters that helps students (and adults like me) understand the basics of the economics system in the United States. Not only that, but it incorporates history and current events in as well.

In real terms that aren't weighty and hard-to-grasp, your children will finish this book with more information than I was ever taught (even in college) about such things as wages, inflation, recessions, federal debt, and so much more. Even better, there's a common-sense sort of humor to the book that kept me chuckling all the way through."
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Comments about previous editions

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? (by William E. Simon, Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury)
Must reading for anyone who wishes to understand the basics of our free enterprise system.

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? (by Douglas Casey, Author "Crisis Investing" and "Strategic Investing")
Probably the best short course in economics around... Buy a dozen and give them to friends. This is a great book!

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? (by Barbara Brabec, Editor "National Home Business Report")
You'll be looking for someone to share it with as soon as you've finished it.

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? (by Karl Hess, Author Capitalism for Kids)
This one slim volume can and should replace at least one full shelf of weighty tomes.

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? (by John Taylor Gatto, New York State Teacher of the Year)
A brilliant book.

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? (by School Library Journal)
The book is excellent... There is a definite need for material about this difficult subject, and this book should be added to all collections serving middle- and intermediate-grade readers.

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? (by PTA Today)
This book has been endorsed by educators, authors, and government officials for its unique contribution to the education of consumers from childhood to adulthood.

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? (by Mary Pride, Author)
Highly recommended.

Table of Contents for Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?
(NOTE: Bolded titles are for older students; nonbolded items are for all students)

Acknowledgements
Beyond the Basics
Author's Disclosure
Preface
Note to Reader
A Note About Economics

Smart

1. Money: Coins and Paper
2. Tanstaafl, The Romans, and Us
3. Inflation
4. Dollars, Money, and Legal Tender
5. Revolutions, Elections, and Printing Presses
Big Mac Index
6. Wages, Prices, Spirals, and Controls
7. Wallpaper, Wheelbarrows, and Recessions
Boom and Bust Cycle Since the Civil War
8. Fast Money
History Repeats
9. Getting Rich Quick
10. The Boom and Bust Cycle
11. How Much is a Trillion?
The Roaring 90s
Federal Debt Chart
12. What's So Bad About the Federal Debt?
An Interesting Exercise
One Reason Governments Spend So Much
13. Summary
What Happened in 2008?
The Unknown Shakeout
14. Where Do We Go From Here?
15. Natural Law and Economic Prosperity
Nations and Legal Systems

Appendix

Excerpt from The Long Winter
Sutter's Fort Trade Store Sign
Comparison of Law Chart
Distilled Wisdom
The Truth About Inflation
The Oil Myth
Measures of Money Supply
Supply of Dollars Chart
Real Wages
Real Wages Chart
How to Invest in Gold and Silver
Resources
Movies and Documentaries
Internet Addresses
Financial Newsletters
Bibliography and Recommended Reading
Glossary

Index
About Richard J. Maybury
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