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John F. Wasik

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I'm the author of 19 books to date. They've spanned the gamut from personal finance and environmental topics to infrastructure, technology and creativity. I like telling stories that answer a question: How did we get electricity in our homes? How can we best save for retirement? What do we need to know about workplace automation? I have a hybrid set of interests that cross the boundaries of history, geography, science, economics and ecology. I've spoken across North America on these subjects and am thrilled to present my ideas and books to live audiences. I'm also a working journalist, contributing to The New York Times, Forbes and Real Clear Investigations. As a former columnist for Reuters and Bloomberg, my columns were published in five ...more

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Average rating: 3.51 · 327 ratings · 72 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	Lightning Strikes: Timeless Lessons in Creativity from the Life and Work of Nikola Tesla 3.75 avg rating — 96 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Merchant of Power: Sam Insull, Thomas Edison, and the Creation of the Modern Metropolis 3.79 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2006 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keynes's Way to Wealth: Timeless Investment Lessons from The Great Economist 3.12 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2013 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cul-de-Sac Syndrome: Turning Around the Unsustainable American Dream 3.12 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lincolnomics: How President Lincoln Constructed the Great American Economy 3.25 avg rating — 24 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Retire Early--And Live the Life You Want Now: A 10-Step Plan For Reinventing Your Retirement 3.05 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Investment Club Book 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kitchen Table Investor: Low Risk, Low-Maintenance Wealth-Building Strategies For Working Families 2.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Audacity of Help: Obama's Stimulus Plan and the Remaking of America 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nikola Tesla 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Why Lincolnomics is relevant

A lot of people have asked me when I've been talking around the country about my book "Lincolnomics" why write another book about Abraham Lincoln? After all, there are more than 18,000 books on this one man. Since my book focused on his economic philosophy, it's not a conventional bio. Few, if any, bios examined his obsession with infrastructure, which he developed long before he focused on slaver Read more of this blog post »

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