"David Ricardo has been acclaimed - or vilified - for merits he would never have dreamt of, or sins for which he was entirely innocent. Entrenched mythology labels him as a utilitarian economist, an enemy of the working class, an impractical theorist, a scientist with 'no philosophy at all' and...

"From the humble roots of a small town in Michigan to the building of an entrepreneurial empire, John Sweetland's life story captures the spirit of the American Dream. This adventurous narrative explores the journey of a young American growing up in the Midwest, his formative years in the...

Verlagsinfo: "Few twentieth-century figures have been lionized and vilified in such equal measure as Friedrich Hayek-economist, social theorist, leader of the Austrian school of economics, and champion of classical liberalism. Hayek's erudite arguments in support of individualism and the market...