A Farewell to Alms A Farewell to Alms A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World is a 2007 book about economic history by Gregory Clark. It is published by Princeton University Press. The book's title is a pun on Ernest Hemingway's novel, "A Farewell to Arms". The book discusses the divide between rich and poor nations that came about as a result of the Industrial Revolution in terms of the evolution of particular behaviours that Clark claims first occurred in Britain. Prior to 1790, Clark asserts that man faced a Malthusian trap: new technology enabled greater productivity and more food,
Debbie Macomber books, although they do contain sensuality. Over 170 million copies of her books are in print throughout the world. "This Matter of Marriage" became a made-for-TV-movie in 1998. Five of Macomber's novels have been made into Hallmark television movies: "Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle", "Call Me Mrs. Miracle", "Trading Christmas" (based on Macomber's novel "When Christmas Comes"), "Mr. Miracle" and "Dashing Through the Snow". Macomber also now writes inspirational nonfiction, including cookbooks and children's books. Macomber owns a yarn store in Port Orchard, Washington, and there is a Debbie Macomber line of knitting pattern books. In July 2013, the Hallmark Channel