The Pursuit of Happiness in Times of War (American Political Challenges)

This author managed to write an interesting economics book. The book contains the history of economic thought, and details about the quirky lives of famous economists. The author believes in the "no wasted sentences" style of writing. He writes in a Will Durant type style where every page is a mixture of fact, opinions and wit. After every chapter, a reader can feel that He really learned something. Purists would say... Read Full Review

I shopped very carefully to find a book which would help decode the economic names, ideas and systems which are so important today's world, yet so inaccessible to the non-economist. I was looking to find a book which would discuss the economists and their theories without a heavy liberal slant. This book scores on every possible point. It would make an excellent college textbook. It is well layed out with many insets,... Read Full Review

There's a saying in the economics department of academia that the answers to the test are always the same, only the questions change. Mark Skousen does a masterful job in telling us why this is true.Skousen begins this marvelous book with a quote by J.M. Keynes. I'll paraphrase it as follows: "the ideas of economists and political philosophers are more powerful than commonly understood; indeed the world is ruled by little... Read Full Review

I strongly second the prior five star comments. If you are taking an economics course this book will help you to understand the primary ideas in economics and help correct for the prevailing Keynesian bias.I have also read New Ideas from Dead Economists: An Introduction to Modern Economic Thought by Buchholz. Skousen while keeping his presentation interesting goes much deeper and broader into the historical development of... Read Full Review

Economist Mark Skousen has written an exceptional history of economic theory. He traces the development of economic thought from Adam Smith to the present from a free market perspective. One of the features of his book I liked the most are the ample biographical anecdotes and pictures of economists. One gains a greater understanding of the economists and their thought through these pedagogical devices. There is much here... Read Full Review