Books by James Ledbetter and Complete Book Reviews

STARVING TO DEATH ON MILLION A YEAR: The Short
STARVING TO DEATH ON $200 MILLION A YEAR: The Short, Absurd Life of the Industry Standard
James Ledbetter, Author . Perseus $26 (288p) ISBN 978-1-58648-129-2
The Industry Standard began publishing in April 1998 and grew explosively. Judged on its second-year revenue, ad sales and influence, it was one of the most successful magazine launches ever. It took in $300 million in its first 20 months, but didn&
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Made Possible By...: The Death of Public Broadcasting in the United States
Made Possible By...: The Death of Public Broadcasting in the United States
James Ledbetter, Author Verso $25 (280p) ISBN 978-1-85984-904-0
The Public Broadcasting System (PBS) was formed by an act of Congress in 1967. In this brisk and informative book, Ledbetter, a staff writer for Manhattan's Village Voice, reveals what a political punching bag PBS has been, a scapegoat of the...
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Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military Industrial Complex
Unwarranted Influence: Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Military Industrial Complex
James Ledbetter, Yale Univ., $26 (272p) ISBN 978- 0-300-15305-7
Fifty years after the 34th president delivered his best known address, Ledbetter (Starving to Death on $200 Million) deconstructs the origins of the term "military-industrial complex" and weighs its contemporary meanings and misinterpretations....
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One Nation Under Gold: How One Precious Metal Has Dominated the American Imagination for Four Centuries
One Nation Under Gold: How One Precious Metal Has Dominated the American Imagination for Four Centuries
James Ledbetter. Liveright, $28.95 (384p) ISBN 978-0-87140-683-5
In this economic history, Ledbetter (Unwarranted Influence), editor at Inc. magazine, traces the complicated relationship between gold and American monetary policy, examining our reliance on the metal alongside our frequent attempts to sever that...
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