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  • The Economics Book

  • Big Ideas Simply Explained
  • Written by: DK
  • Narrated by: Fred Sanders
  • Length: 15 hrs and 43 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (11 ratings)

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Publisher's Summary

From Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, to Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes, to the top economic thought leaders of today, The Economics Book is the essential audio reference for students and anyone else with an interest in how economies work.

An easy-to-follow style, succinct quotations, and thoroughly accessible text throw light on the applications of economics, making them relatable through everyday examples and concerns.

Employing DK's trademark straightforward approach, The Economics Book takes a frequently confusing subject and makes sense of it, clearly highlighting both historically important and emerging ideas in this critical field of science.

©2014 DK (P)2019 Random House Audio

Critic Reviews

"This entertaining and informative volume will make economics not only accessible but potentially even fascinating to a wide range of readers at and above a high-school reading level." (Booklist Editors' Choice: Reference Sources)

"[The Big Ideas Simply Explained books] are beautifully illustrated with shadow-like cartoons that break down even the most difficult concepts so they are easier to grasp. These step-by-step diagrams are an incredibly clever learning device to include, especially for visual learners." (Examiner.com)

"The Economics Book takes a unique approach to elucidating this often murky subject through well-written entries. The book's brilliance lies in its packaging of economic theory into easily digestible essays. Overall, this book will make economics not only accessible but potentially even fascinating to a wide range of readers at and above a high-school reading level." (Booklist)

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Brilliant text and reading.

This well-written history of economics is a brilliant overview of the subject. It is interesting and extremely well narrated. I knew nothing about economics as a subject, and I wanted to learn. This book put into perspective so much of what we see at work in our world today. It also gives an amazing account of the development of economic thought over the centuries, so one gets some background to understand the present. It is a history lesson in addition to a course in economic thought.

The narrator is outstanding. His voice is pleasing and his reading is perfectly measured and consistent, so the listener has no trouble following the course of thought and isn’t distracted by personal narrative effects.

Highly recommended.

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