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ON THE WEALTH OF NATIONS
By: P.J. O'Rourke
(Books That Changed the World)
Atlantic Monthly Press
December 2006
On Sale: December 4, 2006
256 pages
ISBN: 0871139499
EAN: 9780871139498
Hardcover
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As one of the first titles in Atlantic Monthly Pressβ βBooks That Changed the Worldβ series, Americaβs most provocative satirist, P. J. OβRourke, reads Adam Smithβs revolutionary The Wealth of Nations so you donβt have to. Recognized almost instantly on its publication in 1776 as the fundamental work of economics, The Wealth of Nations was also recognized as really long: the original edition totaled over nine hundred pages in two volumesβincluding the blockbuster sixty-seven-page βdigression concerning the variations in the value of silver during the course of the last four centuries,β which, βto those uninterested in the historiography of currency supply, is like reading Modern Maturity in Urdu.β Although daunting, Smithβs tome is still essential to understanding such current hot-topics as outsourcing, trade imbalances, and Angelina Jolie. In this hilarious, approachable, and insightful examination of Smith and his groundbreaking work, P. J. puts his trademark wit to good use, and shows us why Smith is still relevant, why what seems obvious now was once revolutionary, and why the pursuit of self-interest is so important.
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