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The Nobel Laureates: How the World's Greatest Economic Minds Shaped Modern Thought

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There are very few books that address the issue of innovations in economics as well as this one does. By mixing a list of the most important economics developments of the last century with a vivid description of the lives of those who uncovered them, the author is able to build a compeling image of what is generally a dry subject.

Instead of focusing on the specifics of the ideas, which would generally require a fair amount of mathematics, the book focuses on explaining the real life applications of many of these ideas, and therefore is able to connect the Nobel laureates with society's goals.

I highly recommend this book to the student of economics and society who would like to learn more about some of the more innovative ideas in the field but does not have the time to learn the advanced economics to read the originals.

The book would bring you more economincs knowledge as you read it often, and very useful as knowing these great nobel laureates.

This book gives a blend of economic theory, the people behind the theory, and how the concepts apply to everyday life. Very interesting and I highly recommend this book.