Goodreads asked Matt Nicholson:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Matt Nicholson I had open heart surgery about six years ago, and just a few days later, I started thinking about writing a book about economics - about how a modern economy actually works. It's something I've always been interested in, and I wrote some 30,000 words before I started having doubts along the lines of, "Who's going to read a book about economics by an unknown author such as me?" Eventually I took my own advice and decided to write a book about something I know, and am known for knowing (if you see what I mean); namely desktop computing.
Incidentally, you can find portions of the book on economics on my blog at http://mattsspot.com/2011/06/01/where....

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