Bluestocking Press

While the financial crash and post-recession world has proven young people need to understand economics, Whatever Happened to Penny Candy actually makes it fun, fascinating, and entertaining! Written in Maybury's trademark Uncle Eric "letter" format, students will learn about recession, money, inflation, boom & bust cycles, government spending, Gresham's Law, and more. Common-sense arguments and down-to-earth explanations create a thorough look at money that's understandable for all.

This revised 7th edition now includes updates on runaway inflation, nationals, and legal systems, along with minor updates to reflect current numbers, statistics, dates, data, graphs, charts, and back matter. It also includes a new explanation on how human emotions like fear can affect the economy.

168 indexed pages, softcover. Grades 8 & up. 7th Edition.

A Bluestocking Guide to Economics is designed to be used as an accompanying guide to Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? 7th Edition (not-included and sold-separately; this guide is ONLY compatible with the 7th edition).

This guide provides students with assignments designed to reinforce and enhance their understanding of the book. Additional articles expand on the main concepts; an economic timetable that can be used to fill in economic history is also included. Exercises include one or more comprehension questions (with definitions, true/false, and short answer) and/or application exercises that ask students to apply their knowledge to real world situations. A comprehensive final exam is also included.

Student answers are in the back of the book.

128 pages, paperback. Non-reproducible; consumable workbook. Ages 13-18 / Grades 8-12.

Written as a series of letters from "Uncle Eric" to "Chris", Richard Maybury's series is adept at breaking down concepts into portions easily accessible and understandable for young adults. Exploring the concepts America's laws were built upon, Maybury expounds upon higher law, common law, privilege, war, drugs & alcohol, fundamental freedoms and other concepts from his vantage point of natural law. Introduce your children to necessary words, ideas, and the principles behind our government as they grow more aware of the situations filling the world. 255 indexed pages, softcover.

Based upon the Uncle Eric Book Whatever Happened to Justice?, this Bluestocking Guide to Justice provides reinforcing assigments and information to accompany the primary text. A variety of short answer, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, essay, thought questions and other activities are included to provide a full orbed experience. 95 pages, softcover, answers included. Non-reproducible.

The casual instructor of seemingly complicated topics, "Uncle Eric" writes to his nephew Chris, educating him about the world of politics, society, and economics. Clearly making his own viewpoints known, Uncle Eric advocates an "original American theory" of natural law, free trade, neutrality, and an increasingly shrinking government. Explaining the terms thrown around today, Are you Liberal? Conservative? Or Confused?" makes understanding our legal system enjoyable to understand. 143 pages, indexed, softcover.

Based upon the Uncle Eric Book Are You...Liberal? Conservative? Or Confused?, A Bluestocking Guide to Political Philosophies provides reinforcing assigments and information to accompany the primary text. A variety of short answer, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, essay, thought questions and other activities are included to provide a full orbed experience. 61 pages, softcover, answers included. Non-reproducible.

The depression of the '80s, the '30s, fiat money, runs on the bank and freezing assets...what does it all have to do with Americans? Written in the same letter format as Richard Maybury's other "Uncle Eric" books, students will gain a remarkably easy to understand introduction to the causes and effects of inflation and deflation. Using the real-life examples of the assignat and mandat that lead to Napoleon's rise, the freezing of Iranian Assets that led to other Arab investors 'dumping the dollar' and other historical events, Maybury creates a recent economic history of America. 110 pages, softcover.

Based upon the Uncle Eric Book The Money Mystery, this Bluestocking Guide to Solving the Money Mystery provides reinforcing assigments and information to accompany the primary text. A variety of short answer, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, essay, thought questions and other activities are included to provide a full orbed experience. 31 pages, softcover, answers included. Non-reproducible.

Uncle Eric takes a decidedly different track when talking about Personal, Career and Financial security--he writes about "models", paradigms that people often don't often like to question, or look beyond. Extrapolating these models to Austrian Economics and British Common Law, Uncle Eric ties together historical concepts, political concepts, and even how to test and verify the models of others. Only after students are thoroughly instructed in thinking about the manner in which to approach money & life, are models for success given. Give your students a fundamental understanding of how the world's mindset operates, and the tools needed to check the facts for themselves. 191 pages, softcover.

Based upon the Uncle Eric Book Uncle Eric Talks About Personal, Career, and Financial Security, 2nd Ed., A Bluestocking Guide to Building a Personal Model of Success provides reinforcing assignments and information to accompany the primary text. A variety of short answer, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, essay, thought questions and other activities are included to provide a full orbed experience. 48 pages, softcover. Non-reproducible pages; answers included.

The Clipper Ship Strategy stems from the California Gold Rush, when goods in CA were highly priced due to scarcity, and east coast manufacturers were producing cheaper goods due to a recession. The solution for entrepreneurs? Run the east coast goods to the west as fast as possible, bringing in as much money as possible along the way.

Presented in the same letter-format as his other bestselling "Uncle Eric" books, Richard Maybury writes of how to recognize true "booms" and when the investment dries up, as it did in California, do as the clipper ships did, and find a new area to move and conduct business in. Perfect for any entrepreneur or student of business this book breaks down complicated concepts into chapters anyone can understand. 269 indexed pages, softcover.

Based upon the Uncle Eric Book The Clipper Ship Strategy: For Success in Your Career, Business, and Investments, A Bluestocking Guide to Applying the Clipper Ship Strategy provides reinforcing assigments and information to accompany the primary text. A variety of short answer, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, essay, thought questions and other activities are included to provide a full orbed experience. 96 pages, softcover. Non-reproducible pages; answers included.

Capitalism for Kids embraces one of the fundamental concepts of homeschooling--that children can think for themselves, even about traditionally "complex" topics. Newly revised and updated, children will easily pick up concepts of what capitalism is (and the other "isms" that it is not), what it is based upon, politics & the economy, working as a young person, entrepreneurialism, investing, volunteering, education, laws and other aspects that are integral to a capitalistic society. 191 indexed pages, softcover.

Instill entrepreneurial skills and knowledge in your children with Common Sense Business for Kids. Basic, common-sense business strategies are explained in correct, yet easy to understand to terms. Market research, overhead, financial safety, managing a business, price strategies and other concepts are illustrated with anecdotes and real-life examples from the business success of Anthony Maybury. 62 pages, softcover. Ages 10 & up.

This reader accompanies the Uncle Eric book Whatever Happened to Penny Candy Bluestocking Guide: Economics is a recommended companion to this book. Filled with articles and discussion questions, each chapter covers a thought-provoking economic concept, whether the constitutionality of congress appropriating money for charity or the need for a free market. Thought questions and a "what do you think" question provide opportunity for students to reinforce and reflect upon what they've learned. 127 pages, softcover.

What would the founding fathers think of some of the books published today? Unlike the author of this book, who discloses his bias upfront, statism and other un-American principles are found within many books, often hidden in plain sight. Learn how to avoid books that teach misleading or harmful information and identify the ones that do with Evaluating Books! Including notes on negative and positive indicators, the Negative Indicator issues include The New Deal, The Great Depression, Progressive Taxes, and others, each with the "statist viewpoint", "the other side of the story" and a list of recommended reading. Positive Indicators follow, with notes on elements that are generally positive and a list of recommended reading. Three essays are also included about American history, and that are consistent with the principles of America's founders. 124 pages, softcover.

This world profoundly needs an understanding of the long history between "The West" and the Islamic cultures of the Middle East. As "Uncle Eric" writes epistle after epistle the reader clearly sees through layers and layers of propaganda put out by the government, as well as through the overly-simplistic, modern views held by the young country of America. Filled with history, Maybury gives the perfect amount of detail as he works his way through the crusades to the colonialist "interests" of Britain, Russia & the U.S. to finally the current wars in the Middle East. Lamenting the United State's decision to ever become involved in Islamic affairs when it invaded the "shores of Tripoli" in the 1800s, Maybury convincingly explains the bitter grudges held by Muslims who have continually been occupied by Western forces for the last thousand years; and provides a blueprint on how to get out it while we still can. 271 pages, softcover.

Writing in the episitatory style of other "Uncle Eric" books, Richary Maybury breaks down the influences, causes, and effects of World War I in easily digestable letters. Looking at neutrality, fascism, The "Old War" cycle of wars, manifest destiny, Switzerland's example, "The White Man's Burden" and other elements that led to the U.S. government's involvement, Maybury presents a radically different view of a war that's been so romanticized and lauded by Hollywood and History. 253 pages, softcover with index and glossary.

Based upon the Uncle Eric Book World War I: The Rest of the Story and How it Affects You Today, this Bluestocking Guide to World War I provides reinforcing assigments and information to accompany the primary text. A variety of short answer, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, essay, thought questions and other activities are included to provide a full orbed experience. 95 pages, softcover, answers included. Non-reproducible.

Gain a complete understanding of the players involved in World War II; stepping far away from the glory-filled praises of the Allies during World War II, "Uncle Eric" recounts the atrocities committed by Stalin (who killed twice as many people as Hitler), the British (who hunted Aborigines in Australia and set up concentration camps in S. Africa), and Americans (against Native Americans). Exposure of "Anglo-Saxonism", and Hitler's death tolls of Jews, minorities, and other political dissenters provide a wide-angle view of the Old World Conflict that began after a complex mix of the effects of the Treaty of Versailles and a long history of European conquests. Offering a different perspective on American involvement, World War II presents evidence that Roosevelt deliberately provoked the Pearl Harbor attack, that Hitler was already finished when America went to war, and other reasons why American neutrality should never have been abandoned. 349 indexed pages, softcover.

Based upon the Uncle Eric Book World War 2: The Rest of the Story and How if Affects You Today, A Bluestocking Guide to World War II provides reinforcing assigments and information to accompany the primary text. A variety of short answer, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, essay, thought questions and other activities are included to provide a full orbed experience. 95 pages, softcover, answers included. Non-reproducible.

Those who know the past are not always doomed to repeat it...written in the same letter-format as other books, "Uncle Eric" this time tackles the lessons learned from the fall of the Roman Empire. Picking apart the meaning and similarities between the Roman economy, government, fighting for "interests", and the Roman model of "blood, conquest, empire, the glory of war", Maybury advocates returning to the roots of Western Civilization--Common Law. 110 pages, softcover. Middle School-Adult.

Based upon the Uncle Eric Book Ancient Rome: How it Affects You Today, this Bluestocking Guide to Ancient Rome provides reinforcing assigments and information to accompany the primary text. A variety of short answer, fill-in-the-blank, true/false, essay, thought questions and other activities are included to provide a full orbed experience. 47 pages, softcover, answers included. Non-reproducible.