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Gordon and host jeff deist consider each of the books first seven chapters, with topics including. He was perhaps the greatest economist of the 20th century and a tireless advocate for political liberalism and laissezfaire. The mises institute is pleased to present this audio edition of rothbards most famous monetary essay the one that has influenced two generations of economists, investors, and business professionals. Human action mp3 cd mises institute nonprofit book store. Human action, third revised edition a treatise on economics audiobook. The version by kessinger legacy reprints is free of markings. It is the consummation of lifelong studies and investigations, the precipitate of. Recorded at the mises institute in auburn, alabama, on 25 july 2015. This is one of those projects that the mises institute was founded to accomplish. Human action is a comprehensive analysis by a truly great mind. A treatise on economics is a good representation of the austrian school of economics that had a great influence in the development of economic liberalism after the cold war. Weve known for years that the only real workaround was to have the full book recorded and distributed to the entire world according to the mises institute model. Human action is the book you want to read, you need to read, youve thought about reading. Below is a metacontents, as it were, which shows how to reach both the book s contents proper and also items not listed in the contents.
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