America Alone or Crash Proof

America Alone: The End of the World as We Know It

Author: Mark Steyn

In this, his first major book, Mark Steyn--probably the most widely read, and wittiest, columnist in the English-speaking world--takes on the great poison of the twenty-first century: the anti-Americanism that fuels both Old Europe and radical Islam. America, Steyn argues, will have to stand alone. The world will be divided between America and the rest; and for our sake America had better win.

Crash-Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse

Author: Peter D Schiff

The economic tipping point for the United States is no longer theoretical. It is a reality today. The country has gone from the world's largest creditor to its greatest debtor; the value of the dollar is sinking; domestic manufacturing is winding down - and these trends don't seem to be slowing. Peter Schiff casts a sharp, clear-sighted eye on these factors and explains what the possible effects may be and how investors can protect themselves. For more than a decade, Schiff has not only observed the U.S. economy, but also helped his clients reposition their portfolios to reflect his outlook. What he sees is a nation facing an economic storm brought on by growing federal, personal, and corporate debt, too-little savings, a declining dollar, and lack of domestic manufacturing.
Crash-Proof is an informed and informative warning of a looming period marked by sizeable tax hikes, loss of retirement benefits, double digit inflation, even - as happened recently in Argentina - the possible collapse of the middle class. However, Schiff does have a survival plan that can provide the protection that readers will need in the coming years.

Table of Contents:

Preface.

Introduction: America.com: The Delusion of Real Wealth.

1 The Slippery Slope: Consumers, Not Producers.

2 What Uncle Sam, the Mass Media, and Wall Street Don’t Want You to Know.

3 For a Few Dollars More: Our Declining Currency.

4 Inflation Nation: The Federal Reserve Fallacy.

5 My Kingdom for a Buyer: Stock Market Chaos.

6 They Burst Bubbles, Don’t They?: The Coming Real Estate Debacle.

7 Come On In, the Water’s Fine: Our Consumer Debt Problem.

8 How to Survive and Thrive, Step 1: Rethinking Your Stock Portfolio.

9 How to Survive and Thrive, Step 2: Gold Rush—Be the First Person on Your Block to Stake a Claim.

10 How to Survive and Thrive, Step 3: Stay Liquid.

Epilogue.

Books for Further Reading.

Glossary.

Index.