Apologies for the choppy and uneven formatting -- my website editor is apparently having some issues. -- Phil Books The Rise and Fall of American Growth: The U.S. Standard of Living Since the Civil War. Bob Gordon has a new book out that continues the stagnation/low-growth vs. technology/progress debate that has been mentioned here in the past. The book itself is massive, running nearly 800 pages. I did not read every word but it is an interesting book and worth some consider