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Deadwood : gold, guns, and greed in the American West. by Cozzens, Peter.;
"Deadwood: Gold, Guns, and Greed in the American West is the first book dedicated the story of early Deadwood. It also probes timeless subjects such as race and sex, crime and punishment, religion and recreation, and everyday life in a manner that will immerse readers in the sights, sounds, tastes, and smells of the frontier West"--Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: HISTORY / Indigenous Peoples of the Americas; HISTORY / United States / 19th Century; HISTORY / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY);

Careless people : a cautionary tale of power, greed, and lost idealism / by Wynn-Williams, Sarah,author.;
An insider account charting one woman's career at the heart of one of the most influential companies on the planet, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to Facebook, the decisions that have shaped world events in recent decades, and the people who made them.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Wynn-Williams, Sarah.; Facebook (Firm); Facebook (Firm); Facebook (Electronic resource); Online social networks; Social media; Social media; Women diplomats; Women executives;

The psychology of money : timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness / by Housel, Morgan,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-241).Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money--investing, personal finance, and business decisions--is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don't make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together. Author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life's most important topics.
Subjects: Money;

The greedy python / by Buckley, Richard,1938-; Carle, Eric.;
A greedy python eats to excess, finally eating himself.
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Greed; Pythons; Snakes; Food habits;
© c1985, 2012., Simon Spotlight,

All better now / by Shusterman, Neal,author.;
Three teens seek to unravel the truth behind conflicting agendas surrounding a deadly virus that could change humanity forever.012+.Grades 7-9.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Young adult fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Novels.; Avarice; Contentment; Viruses; Greed; Contentment; Viruses;

The fortunes of Africa : a 5000-year history of wealth, greed, and endeavor / by Meredith, Martin.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.

The house of Gucci : a sensational story of murder, madness, glamour, and greed / by Forden, Sara Gay,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Chronicles the rollercoaster ride of Maurizio Gucci, from Guccio Gucci's leather shop in the early 1900s to the Investscorp takeover of the multimillion dollar corporation in 1993 and Maurizio's 1995 murder by his ex-wife.
Subjects: Biographies.; Gucci, Maurizio, 1948-1995.; Gucci (Firm); Businessmen; Clothing trade; Trials (Murder);

The Zorg : A Tale of Greed and Murder That Inspired the Abolition of Slavery. by Kara, Siddharth.;
'The Zorg' uncovers the story of the notorious slave ship incident that led to the abolition of slavery in the UK and sparked the U.S. abolitionist movement. From the author of 'Cobalt Red'.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1; HISTORY / Maritime History & Piracy; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery;

Burning down the house : how libertarian philosophy was corrupted by delusion and greed / by Koppelman, Andrew,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A lively history of American libertarianism and its decay into dangerous fantasy. In 2010 in South Fulton, Tennessee, each household paid the local fire department a yearly fee of $75.00. That year, Gene Cranick's house accidentally caught fire. But thefire department refused to come because Cranick had forgotten to pay his yearly fee, leaving his home in ashes. Observers across the political spectrum agreed-some with horror and some with enthusiasm-that this revealed the true face of libertarianism. But libertarianism did not always require callous indifference to the misfortunes of others. Modern libertarianism began with Friedrich Hayek's admirable corrective to the Depression-era vogue for central economic planning. It resisted oppressive state power. It showed how capitalism could improve life for everyone. Yet today, it's a toxic blend of anarchism, disdain for the weak, and rationalization for environmental catastrophe. Libertarians today accept new, radical arguments-which crumble under scrutiny-that justify dishonest business practices and Covid deniers who refuse to wear masks in the name of "freedom." Andrew Koppelman's book traces libertarianism's evolution from Hayek's moderate pro-market ideas to the romantic fabulism of Murray Rothbard, Robert Nozick, and Ayn Rand, and Charles Koch's promotion of climate change denial. Burning Down the House is the definitive history of an ideological movement that has reshaped American politics"--
Subjects: Capitalism; Individualism; Libertarian literature; Libertarianism;

Raw deal : hidden corruption, corporate greed, and the fight for the future of meat / by Sorvino, Chloe,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A shocking and engrossing exposé of the US meat industry, the devastating failures of the country's food system, and the growing disappointment of alternative meat producers claiming to revolutionize the future of food by the head of Forbes's Food, Drink, and Agriculture division, Chloe Sorvino"--
Subjects: Meat industry and trade; Meat industry and trade; Meat substitutes;

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