Empire of Debt: The Rise of an Epic Financial Crisis (Agora Series)

In Empire of Debt, maverick financial writers Bill Bonner and Addison Wiggin provide you with the first in-depth look at how the American character has shifted to accommodate its new imperial role; how we have abandoned the private virtues of personal liberty, economic freedom, and fiscal restraint; and how the government has gained control of public life and the economy.

BILL BONNER is President and CEO of Agora Inc., one of the world's largest financial newsletter companies. Agora is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and has offices overseas in London, Paris, Ireland, Bonn, Madrid, Melbourne, and Johannesburg. Bonner is the creator of the Daily Reckoning, a contrarian financial newsletter sent via e-mail (www.dailyreckoning.com). Mr. Bonner is the author, with Addison Wiggin, of the international bestseller, Financial Reckoning Day (Wiley).

ADDISON WIGGIN is the Editorial Director and Publisher of the Daily Reckoning. The newsletter now has more than 500,000 readers in the United States and Great Britain and is translated into French, German, and Spanish. It has received praise from mainstream publications, including Money, Dow Jones' MarketWatch.com, and the New York Times Magazine. Mr. Wiggin is the author of The Demise of the Dollar . . .and Why It's Great for Your Investments (Wiley).