Econlib Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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House of Mirth
Edith WhartonEconlibOne of the main themes of Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth is how the pursuit of wealth/social status influences relationships and personal decisions. Over a century earlier, Adam Smith wrote about many of the same topics. Click here to learn more: https://t.co/sDBYOW6eDM https://t.co/nLwByopRDc
Hardcover, 2010
$46.95$23.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
Peter ZeihanEconlibJoin us on Wednesday at 1pm EST to discuss Peter Zeihan's book, "The End of the World is Just the Beginning," with Arnold Kling and Michael Gibson. Our discussion is open to all, but pre-registration is required: https://t.co/paAeHwViMA https://t.co/9e8p8H3prG
Hardcover, 2022
$37.50$18.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Essays on Political Economy: The meaning of the American Founding Principles and a Study of the History of France
Frederic BastiatEconlibThe state is the great fictitious entity by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else. Frederic #Bastiat Selected Essays on Political Economy ("The State") https://t.co/z1NQYGDemE
Paperback, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Evolution of Agency: Behavioral Organization from Lizards to Humans
Michael TomaselloEconlibJoin us tomorrow for our next From the Shelf #conversation with @KlingBlog and special guest @amingardi We'll discuss Michael Tomasello's "The Evolution of Agency. Read Kling's #BookReview here: https://t.co/P8fSc1NbZb To register: https://t.co/1kD8jTE2Nt https://t.co/YCgn8fxtVj
Hardcover, 2022
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Law, Legislation and Liberty: A New Statement of the Liberal Principles of Justice and Political Economy
F. a. HayekEconlibRead @pierre_lemieux's review of #Hayek's second volume of Law, Legislation, and Liberty: https://t.co/xAw7bTGvnt https://t.co/gQ8p9GxiDr
Paperback, 2012
$32.95$16.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The House of Mirth
Edith WhartonEconlibOne of the main themes of Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth is how the pursuit of wealth/social status influences relationships and personal decisions. Over a century earlier, Adam Smith wrote about many of the same topics. Click here to learn more: https://t.co/sDBYOW6Mtk https://t.co/rbpLtikXKg
Paperback, 1993
$12.00$6.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Law
Bastiat Frederic BastiatEconlibLife, liberty, and property do not exist because men have made laws. On the contrary, it was the fact that life, liberty, and property existed beforehand that caused men to make laws in the first place. Frederic #Bastiat, The Law https://t.co/FCdMSuRapa
Paperback, 2007
$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Economics: Between Predictive Science and Moral Philosophy
James M. BuchananEconlibMan wants #liberty to become the man he wants to become. https://t.co/HOqhzA2IWC #Buchanan #Economics #LibertyFund #GreatBooks #Economist #Liberty ~James Buchanan What Should Economists Do? https://t.co/zfiYO56eCF
Paperback, 1987
$25.95$12.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Treatise On Political Economy
Jean Baptiste SayEconlib"...money is the more requisite, the more civilized a nation is, and the further it has carried the division of labour." Jean-Baptiste Say A Treatise on Political Economy https://t.co/kH5JSluSD6
Paperback, 2022
$23.95$11.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book![Book Cover for: Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis [New Edition, Enlarged with an Epilogue], Ludwig Von Mises](https://d16057n354qyo4.cloudfront.net/9781614272991.jpg?nextExtension=webp&version=1744355992)
Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis [New Edition, Enlarged with an Epilogue]
Ludwig Von MisesEconlibThis, then, is freedom in the external life of man—that he is independent of the arbitrary power of his fellows. https://t.co/eNnMXTlEfW #GreatBooks #LibertyFund #Mises #Socialism ~Ludwig von Mises Socialism https://t.co/hoezMTyRoy
Paperback, 2012
$17.50$8.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book