false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181851588m/1204769.jpg 25698 75 1373762 book 1776 The Wealth of Nations total:975|5:239|4:337|3:297|2:83|1:19| 975 3619 2224 106 25698 0553585975 9780553585971 721 71 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167760519m/25698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25698.The_Wealth_of_Nations 5 6 false Thu Apr 17 14:11:10 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 14:11:10 -0700 2008
The remaining 1/8 of the book, however, is worth fighting through the rest for. Even if you've heard ...more...]]> 25701 0679783369 9780679783367 111 13 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167760521m/25701.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25701.The_Wealth_of_Nations 5 2 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Thu Apr 24 16:35:15 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 16:40:32 -0700 2008
Adam Smith had the idea of modern economics before the United States was even sovereign (I go not so much for good writers, as I do for innovative and groundbreaking thinkers). Imagine coming up with your own idea of an e...more...]]> 25698 0553585975 9780553585971 721 71 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167760519m/25698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25698.The_Wealth_of_Nations 1 2 false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 13:05:06 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 14:32:42 -0700 2009 twice
In fact, greed is one of the Seven Deadly Sins in Christian theology. Greed is a sin in ALL the great religions, including Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Zen Buddhism, Buddhism, American Indian Spi...more...]]> 3313919 6 1 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1210928078m/3313919.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3313919.Wealth_of_Nations 4 1 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1966 Fri May 16 01:53:45 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 06 13:20:50 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 25698 0553585975 9780553585971 721 71 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167760519m/25698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25698.The_Wealth_of_Nations 3 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Wed Jan 07 17:00:32 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 17:05:24 -0800 2009 2 ...more...]]> 25698 0553585975 9780553585971 721 71 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167760519m/25698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25698.The_Wealth_of_Nations 5 0 false Sat Nov 14 23:49:12 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 00:53:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 25698 0553585975 9780553585971 721 71 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167760519m/25698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25698.The_Wealth_of_Nations 4 0 false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 02:20:08 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 02:21:54 -0700 2009 The natural processes of a successful economy are found in Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations. Although two hundred plus years old, Smith focuses on significantly profound and pertinent principles for any age. Stressing that regulations tend to limit prosperity and production, his ex...more...]]> 25698 0553585975 9780553585971 721 71 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167760519m/25698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25698.The_Wealth_of_Nations 5 0 false Sat Jul 25 09:55:19 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 10:11:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 25698 0553585975 9780553585971 721 71 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167760519m/25698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25698.The_Wealth_of_Nations 4 0 false Tue Jun 30 15:11:59 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 30 16:10:45 -0700 2009
This book breaks down commonplace ...more...]]> 1102508 0872202054 9780872202054 10 3 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1102508.An_Inquiry_into_the_Nature_and_Causes_of_the_Wealth_of_Nations 0 1 false Sun Nov 30 07:55:41 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 07:56:58 -0800 2008 741697 0140400125 9780140400120 2 1 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/741697.The_Wealth_of_Nations_Books_1_111 5 1 false Fri Aug 17 12:27:11 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 12:38:56 -0700 2007
1. The Revolutionary war started (Declaration of Independence).

2. Watt's first steam engine powered Wilkinson's
iron foundry blowers.

3. Adam Smith published "The Wealth of Nations".]]> 1107746 0679424733 9780679424734 20 4 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181063533m/1107746.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1107746.The_Wealth_of_Nations 5 0 false Sun Jun 21 07:00:09 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 07:23:04 -0700 2009
I caution ...more...]]> 25698 0553585975 9780553585971 721 71 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167760519m/25698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25698.The_Wealth_of_Nations 4 1 false Sun Mar 02 17:27:21 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 02 17:28:13 -0800 2008 25698 0553585975 9780553585971 721 71 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167760519m/25698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25698.The_Wealth_of_Nations 5 1 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Jan 28 20:05:35 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 20:06:02 -0800 2009 848678 0226763749 9780226763743 38 4 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178880529m/848678.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/848678.An_Inquiry_into_the_Nature_and_Causes_of_the_Wealth_of_Nations 2 1 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 15:44:53 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 15:45:17 -0700 2007 25698 0553585975 9780553585971 721 71 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167760519m/25698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25698.The_Wealth_of_Nations 3 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Sep 27 08:04:01 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 01 23:31:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1107746 0679424733 9780679424734 20 4 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181063533m/1107746.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1107746.The_Wealth_of_Nations 5 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Sat Apr 12 20:25:01 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 12 20:32:59 -0700 2008 Theory of Moral Sentiments which preceeded it and was always meant to accompany it. Capitalism has evolved since Smith's presentation (and in many avenues has evolved in ways that are decidedly un-capitalistic) but it is a shame that so many econ...more...]]> 25698 0553585975 9780553585971 721 71 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167760519m/25698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25698.The_Wealth_of_Nations 3 0 false Tue Dec 04 12:34:46 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 04 12:38:40 -0800 2007
Anyways, I read this before I went to law school and I failed to heed the words of this passage:

"Put your son apprentice to a shoemaker, there is little doubt of his learning to make a pair of shoes; but send him to study the ...more...]]> 6389626 1 1 3.71 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6389626-an-inquiry-into-the-nature-and-causes-of-the-wealth-of-nations 5 0 false Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 10:21:04 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 10:28:30 -0700 2009 this is my first more...]]> 25698 0553585975 9780553585971 721 71 3.71 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167760519m/25698.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25698.The_Wealth_of_Nations 5 0 false Fri Mar 13 18:10:10 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 13 18:10:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1204769