| Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius Contributor(s): Nasar, Sylvia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0684872994 ISBN-13: 9780684872995 Publisher: Simon & Schuster
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2012 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History - Business & Economics | Economics - Theory - Biography & Autobiography | Social Scientists & Psychologists |
| Dewey: 330.09 |
| LCCN: 2011024751 |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" L (1.40 lbs) 576 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
| Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 08/26/2012 pg. 28 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An instant New York Times bestseller, in a sweeping narrative the author of the esteemed A Beautiful Mind takes us on a journey through modern history with the men and women who changed the lives of every single person on the planet. Grand Pursuit is the epic story of the making of modern economics, of how economics rescued mankind from squalor and deprivation by placing its material fate in its own hands. A New York Times bestseller, this sweeping narrative from the author of A Beautiful Mind takes us on a journey through modern history with the men and women who changed the lives of every single person on the planet. Grand Pursuit is the epic story of the making of modern economics, of how economics rescued mankind from squalor and deprivation by placing its material fate in its own hands. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nasar, Sylvia: - Sylvia Nasar is the author of the bestselling A Beautiful Mind, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for biography. She is the John S. and James. L Knight Professor at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. |
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