3/22/2023 0 Comments Burr dann economix free![]() ![]() Nicolas Galita, Medium(on a list of “10 books to read before you die.”) Noel Murray, AV Club (Also on their top 10 list for 2012) –Nomi Prins, author of It Takes a Pillage: An Epic Tale of Power, Deceit, and Untold Trillions If your mind either spins or slumbers at the thought of economics, read Goodwin’s Economix and all will become clear.” “Through a potent mix of comics and punchy, concise, accessible prose, Goodwin takes us on a provocative, exhaustively researched, and exceedingly engaging trip through our history and present day. Stephen Petranek, editor-in-chief of the Weider History Group, former editor-in-chief of Discover magazine. If I were compiling a list of the one hundred most important books you can read in a lifetime, this would be on it.” The bonus: who could have guessed that economics could be fun and-here’s the joy-really accessible? Goodwin roots us in history and fills us with common-sense understanding. “Smart, insightful, clear, and as close to the truth as economics can get. John Perkins, author of Hoodwinked and the New York Times bestseller Confessions of an Economic Hit Man What a fun way to fathom a deep and often dark subject ” Delightfully presented, powerful, insightful, and important information. “An amazing lesson in true-world economics. “ Economix eliminates stupidity in the face of economics-speak. You’ll come away from Economix with a slew of newly understood concepts, from mixed economy to stagflation, but the most important thing you’ll come away with is a newfound confidence in your ability to understand how the economic world works for and often against us. Just when the world seems to have fallen apart thanks to the economy, Goodwin and Burr’s Economix comes along to give us some understanding of the immense, yet still “delicate machine” that controls our world so that we can be the rulers with our votes and not the uninformed (or disinformed) ruled.” “By the end of the reading, there is no doubt about how the book became an international bestseller.” Andrew Smith, Scripps-Howard news service ![]() “Michael Goodwin hasn’t just written a great graphic novel - he’s written one that should be required for every school, newsroom and library in the United States.” Economix is a book I’m going to buy and give to people.” Burr’s appealing illustrations add punch, humor, and clarity to Goodwin’s already-excellent storytelling skills. Light switches flicked on in my mind every few pages or so, and after reading Economix I felt like I understood many fundamental aspects about the way the world works. Tomas Sedlacek, chief economic strategist at Ceskoslovenska Obchodni Banka, former member of the National Economic Council of the Czech Republic. “This book can lend a correct history of economics as a treasury of knowledge as well as adventure and detective backward in reality.” ![]() –Ricardo Paes Mamede, deputy director of the Department of Political Economy at ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon Michael Goodwin does us a favor by helping us to take the economics out of the shadows.” I have never before imagined recommending a comic book to anyone who wants to learn a little about this science that someone once called “dismal”. However, it has an even greater advantage compared to the generality of introductory economics books: it is tremendously fun. But Economix is just that: a book that takes seriously the discussion about the fundamental concepts and ideas of economics, placing them in their historical and doctrinal context, in a way accessible to most readers, making it very clear that the story told here reflects the author’s convictions (which we don’t have to agree with in order to appreciate). “It may seem strange to adopt such a serious tone to talk about a comic book. Guinnane, Philip Golden Bartlett Professor of Economic History, Yale University Any reader wondering how our economy got to where it is today will find this a refreshing overview.” Goodwin has a knack for distilling complex ideas and events in ways that invite the reader to follow the big picture without losing track of what actually happened. “ Economix is a lively, cheerfully opinionated romp through the historical and intellectual foundations of our current economy and our current economic problems. From the introduction by Joel Bakan, author of The Corporation: The Pathological Pursuit of Profit and Power “Goodwin has done the seemingly impossible–he has made economics comprehensible and funny.” From the foreword by David Bach, author of Debt Free For Life and The Automatic Millionaire ![]() You could read ten books on the subject and not glean as much information.” Kenneth Rogoff, professor of economics and public policy at Harvard and former Chief Economist of the IMF “Teaches everything you should have learned in college about economics.” “I just cannot stress enough how amazing this book is!” ![]()
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