How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness
“An earnest, accessible introduction to Smith’s ideas on the nature of virtue and happiness.” —The Wall Street Journal
“Roberts skillfully blends modern examples with Smith’s original.” —Financial Times
We no longer lead lives of quiet desperation--sorry, Henry David Thoreau, but your old saw is no longer so.
These days, the sum total of existence for most of us is having a cell phone pressed up to our nose or ear at all times. Oh, and aren't they beautifully formed and colored; so much so, many of us will replace our current one with another, later model, even more current and fashionable, long before it has used up its usefulness,or uselessness, depending on your viewpoint. Life is sweet, getting another one of these must-haves; so, off to the electronics store we go . . . but not to Radio Shack, of course.
That's what we've come to, being obsessed with these gadgets. So why do I not own a cell phone? That's easy: someone might call.
Author Ha-Joon Chang
explains how the global economy actually works—in real-world terms. Writing with irreverent wit, a deep knowledge of history, and a disregard for conventional economic pieties, Chang offers insights that will never be found in the textbooks. (amazon.com)
Never pedagogic or condescending to the reader, Chang discusses in everyday language what is found by many people to be a most perplexing subject. You are sure to find the topic of economics less daunting after this rather easy read. Reserve your discounted copy and see dozens of reviews before purchasing.
