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The Worldly Philosophers Lib/E: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers

The Worldly Philosophers Lib/E: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers


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Robert Heilbroner's The Worldly Philosophers is the most widely read text on the history of economic thought ever written. Here, the great economic thinkers--from Adam Smith to Malthus, Marx to John Maynard Keynes--come to life in the context of their times. We come to see their ideas not merely as inspired works of the past but as commentaries that light up our own times.

Millions of copies of this universally celebrated book have been sold in five editions and in two dozen languages. For over fifty years it has been the standard text in hundreds of introductory economics courses, educating and entertaining millions of readers, teachers, and students alike.



About the Author :
Robert L. Heilbroner is the Norman Thomas Professor of Economics, Emeritus, at the New School for Social Research and is the author of more than twenty books. He lives in New York City. Mary Woods began her career in Washington, DC, where she performed at Ford's Theater, the Folger Theater, Round House, and Washington Stage Guild. She spent several seasons at New Playwrights' Theater developing new American plays. She is a veteran narrator of Talking Books for the Library of Congress, and received the Alexander Scourby Narrator of the Year Award for fiction in 1996. Formerly a radio news director, she now hosts a daily local affairs interview program on Catholic Radio, for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. She lives in Albuquerque, where she continues to act on stage and in film. She received her BA at the Catholic University of America in Fine Arts and Drama.

Review :

"The Worldly Philosophers, quite simply put, is a classic."

-- "Lester Thurow, New York Times bestselling author "

"Mary Woods has a warm reading voice equally adept at communicating the logic and the liveliness of these economic giants; I sense her smiling and even blushing at the seamier anecdotes."

-- "Talking Book Review"

"Robert Heilbroner's The Worldly Philosophers is a living classic, both because he makes us see that the ideas of the great economists remain fresh and important for our times, and because his own brilliant writing forces us to reach out into the future."

-- "Leonard Silk, New York Times bestseller"

"A brilliant achievement."

-- "John Kenneth Galbraith, New York Times bestselling author "

"If ever a book answered a crying need, this one does. Here is all the economic lore most general readers conceivably could want to know, served up with a flourish by a man who writes with immense vigor and skill; who has a rare gift for simplifying complexities."

-- "New York Times"


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781441743664
  • Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
  • Publisher Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
  • Edition: Unabridged edition
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 30 mm
  • Weight: 318 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1441743669
  • Publisher Date: 20 Nov 2010
  • Binding: CD-Audio
  • Height: 165 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers
  • Width: 157 mm


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