In On The Wealth of Nations, America.s most provocative satirist, P.J. O.Rourke,
reads Adam Smith.s revolutionary The Wealth of Nations so you don.t have to.
Recognized almost instantly on its publication in 1776 as the fundamental work
of economics, The Wealth of Nations was also recognized as really long:
the original edition totaled over nine hundred pages in two volumes.including
the blockbuster sixty-seven-page .digression concerning the variations in the
value of silver during the course of the last four centuries,. which, .to those
uninterested in the historiography of currency supply, is like reading Modern
Maturity in Urdu.. Although daunting, Smith.s tome is still essential to
understanding such current hot-topics as outsourcing, trade imbalances, and
Angelina Jolie. In this hilarious, approachable, and insightful examination of
Smith and his groundbreaking work, P. J. puts his trademark wit to good use,
and shows us why Smith is still relevant, why what seems obvious now was once
revolutionary, and why the pursuit of self-interest is so important.

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