Synopses & Reviews
makes up for all of those Econ 101 lectures you slept through (or avoided) in college, demystifying key concepts, laying bare the truths behind the numbers, and answering those questions you have always been too embarrassed to ask. For all the discussion of Alan Greenspan in the media, does anyone know what the Fed actually does? And what about those blackouts in California? Were they a conspiracy on the part of the power companies? Economics is life. There's no way to understand the important issues without it. Now, with Charles Wheelan's breezy tour, there's no reason to fear this highly relevant subject. With the commonsensical examples and brilliantly acerbic commentary we've come to associate with , Wheelan brings economics to life. Amazingly, he does so with nary a chart, graph, or mathematical equation in sight--certainly a feat to be witnessed firsthand. Economics is a crucial subject. There's no way to understand the important issues without it. Now, with Charles Wheelan's breezy tour, there's also no reason to fear it.
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"Explains our global economy in a way that is--gasp!--actually entertaining." Book
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"Translates the arcane and often inscrutable jargon of the professional economist into language accessible to the inquiring but frustrated layman....Clear, concise, informative, [and] witty." Chicago Tribune
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"Wheelan has an anti-Midas touch. If he touched gold he would turn it to life. --Burton G. Malkiel, from the foreword" Burton G. Malkiel
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"Explains our global economy in a way that is—gasp!—actually entertaining." Book
Synopsis
FINALLY! A book about economics that won't put you to sleep. In fact, you won't be able to put this one down. Naked Economics makes up for all of those Econ 101 lectures you slept through in college, demystifying key concepts, laying bare the truths behind the numbers, and answering those questions you have always been too embarrassed to ask, whether they be about Alan Greenspan or the effect of globalization on the developing world. Economics is a crucial subject. There's no way to understand the important issues without it. Now, with Charles Wheelan's breezy tour, there's also no reason to fear it.
Synopsis
Finally! A book about economics that won't put you to sleep. In fact, you won't be able to put this one down.
About the Author
Charles Wheelan is the author of several books, including the bestsellers Naked Economics and Naked Statistics. He teaches public policy at Dartmouth College and lives in Hanover with his family.Burton G. Malkiel is the Chemical Bank Chairman's Professor of Economics Emeritus at Princeton University. He is a former member of the Council of Economic Advisers, dean of the Yale School of Management, and has served on the boards of several major corporations, including Vanguard and Prudential Financial. He is the chief investment officer of Wealthfront.