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My Years with Ludwig von Mises-Mises, Margit von

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For those who have read some but not all of von Mises' work, do not to miss his widow, Margit's touching biography, 'My life with Ludwig von Mises'. A touching testimonial by a loving wife for her late husband, Margit's recollections illuminate the amazing life of this titan of 20th century 'traditional liberal' economics. From his professional beginnings as a finance minister in pre-Nazi Austria, to his later years in American academia, this volume gives timbre to the voice we find in his books. Among many anecdotes Margit provides, the most memorable for me was the insight that Ludwig never actually considered himself an 'economist' - he was a praxiologist, meaning he studied the practical satisfaction of expressed needs.

No exploration of the ideas of von Mises can be complete without reading this 'last word' by his wife.

Ludwig von Mises initially taught "The Austrian School of Economics" in Austria during the 1930s before having to flee Europe from Adolf Hitler's NAZI movement. Regarding this book, there is the shorter 191-page 1976 edition and a rewritten and much expanded 230-page 1984 edition, hence, I recommend you obtain the latter. As noted on this book's inside dust-jacket: "This book does not deal with monetary theory...It describes Ludwig von Mises the man, husband, teacher...written by his wife of thirty-five years. [The author] tells about their life in Vienna and Geneva before their escape to the United States." This book also details their life in Buenos Aires, Mexico City and New York City, and "also gives us fascinating glimpses of the many major figures whose lives were touched by her husband...[among] them: Otto von Hapsburg, Ayn Rand, Rebecca West, Gottfried Haberler, Henry Hazlitt, Israel Kirzner, Murray Rothbard and Hans Sennholz."

Ludwig von Mises initially taught "The Austrian School of Economics" in Austria during the 1930s before having to flee Europe from Adolf Hitler's NAZI movement. Regarding this book, there is the shorter 191-page 1976 edition and a rewritten and much expanded 230-page 1984 edition, hence, I recommend you obtain the latter (or a later paperback edition). As noted on this book's inside dust-jacket: "This book does not deal with monetary theory...It describes Ludwig von Mises the man, husband, teacher...written by his wife of thirty-five years. [The author] tells about their life in Vienna and Geneva before their escape to the United States." This book also details their life in Buenos Aires, Mexico City and New York City, and "also gives us fascinating glimpses of the many major figures whose lives were touched by her husband...[among] them: Otto von Hapsburg, Ayn Rand, Rebecca West, Gottfried Haberler, Henry Hazlitt, Israel Kirzner, Murray Rothbard and Hans Sennholz."

Ludwig von Mises initially taught "The Austrian School of Economics" in Austria during the 1930s before having to flee Europe from Adolf Hitler's NAZI movement. Regarding this book, there is the shorter 191-page 1976 edition and a rewritten and much expanded 230-page 1984 edition, hence, I recommend you obtain the latter (or a later paperback edition). As noted on this book's inside dust-jacket: "This book does not deal with monetary theory...It describes Ludwig von Mises the man, husband, teacher...written by his wife of thirty-five years. [The author] tells about their life in Vienna and Geneva before their escape to the United States." This book also details their life in Buenos Aires, Mexico City and New York City, and "also gives us fascinating glimpses of the many major figures whose lives were touched by her husband...[among] them: Otto von Hapsburg, Ayn Rand, Rebecca West, Gottfried Haberler, Henry Hazlitt, Israel Kirzner, Murray Rothbard and Hans Sennholz."

Ludwig von Mises initially taught "The Austrian School of Economics" in Austria during the 1930s before having to flee Europe from Adolf Hitler's NAZI movement. Regarding this book, there is the shorter 191-page 1976 edition and a rewritten and much expanded 230-page 1984 edition, hence, I recommend you obtain the latter. As noted on this book's inside dust-jacket: "This book does not deal with monetary theory...It describes Ludwig von Mises the man, husband, teacher...written by his wife of thirty-five years. [The author] tells about their life in Vienna and Geneva before their escape to the United States." This book also details their life in Buenos Aires, Mexico City and New York City, and "also gives us fascinating glimpses of the many major figures whose lives were touched by her husband...[among] them: Otto von Hapsburg, Ayn Rand, Rebecca West, Gottfried Haberler, Henry Hazlitt, Israel Kirzner, Murray Rothbard and Hans Sennholz."

Ludwig von Mises initially taught "The Austrian School of Economics" in Austria during the 1930s before having to flee Europe from Adolf Hitler's NAZI movement. Regarding this book, there is the shorter 191-page 1976 edition and a rewritten and much expanded 230-page 1984 edition, hence, I recommend you obtain the latter. As noted on this book's inside dust-jacket: "This book does not deal with monetary theory.It describes Ludwig von Mises the man, husband, teacher...written by his wife of thirty-five years. [The author] tells about their life in Vienna and Geneva before their escape to the United States." This book also details their life in Buenos Aires, Mexico City and New York City, and "also gives us fascinating glimpses of the many major figures whose lives were touched by her husband...[among] them: Otto von Hapsburg, Ayn Rand, Rebecca West, Gottfried Haberler, Henry Hazlitt, Israel Kirzner, Murray Rothbard and Hans Sennholz."