MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Order today at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
This lovely chart from Gold and Silver Prices Surging - NYTimes.com beautifully illustrates why I will never support 'the gold standard' for money. See how gold climbed from the late Sixties to its previous peak January 1980. I not only witnessed that fever up close; I had a mild case myself.
Comments
by cmaukonen on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 10:59am
"Sometimes I think we take gold too seriously. No...we don't take gold seriously enough." Lewton Cole (James Coburn) Waterhole #3
by cmaukonen on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 11:16am
That was pleasant. Always loved Stevie's voice.
by EmmaZahn on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 12:08pm
I've been searching for recipes in case I have to cook and eat my wedding ring.
by Donal on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 11:06am
You may want to keep a few leeches around to chelate the heavy metal back out again. :)
by EmmaZahn on Thu, 04/21/2011 - 12:11pm