On the Wealth of Nations Audiobook (Free)

Recognized almost instantly upon its publication in 1776 as the essential work of economics, The Wealth of Nations was also named really extended: the original edition totaled over 900 pages in two volumes-including the blockbuster 67-page ‘digression concerning the variations in the worthiness of silver during the last four centuries,’ which, according to P. J. O’Rourke, ‘to those uninterested in the historiography of money supply, is like reading Contemporary Maturity in Urdu.’ Although challenging, Smith’s tome continues to be necessary to understanding such current warm topics as outsourcing, trade imbalances, and Angelina Jolie. Within this amusing, approachable, and insightful study of Smith and his groundbreaking function, O’Rourke places his brand wit to great use and displays us why Smith continues to be relevant, why what seems obvious today was once innovative, and just why the quest for self-interest is so important.