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The Austrian Case for the Free Market Process: Knowledge Products (Great Economic Thinkers) (Library Edition)

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Don't be fooled by the [Audio CD] format advertised here. This is an "audible download" only, and I just spent an hour trying to get this to my Ipod. Ridiculously complicated software, obviously written by teenagers...
If you want this product, go to mises.org.

Not sure what happened to the other reviewer and if I had read his review first, I would have not ordered it. I did order, and received the Audio CDs, not the download version.

This is a three CD set. The first half is about Von Mises and the second half about Hayek. The Economists are free market thinkers and strongly believe in a small government. These CDs are great for getting a feel for their thinking, but only scratches the surface. The economist's words are spoken in an Austrian accent, which does take some adjustment.

If you like this type of economic thinking, I would highly recommend the book, Economics in One Lesson by Hazlitt. Von Mises had a great deal of influence over Hazlitt and he put down his thoughts in a short, easy to read book.

If you are looking for a primer to understand their thinking, then this is a great audio book. If you want to go deep into their thinking, first get Economics in One Lesson, then read the Austrian economist's books.

Hope that helps.

Randy