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"So the free market in books has produced Smith-lite: P.J. O'Rourke channeling Adams Smith in a work titled ON 'THE WEALTH OF NATIONS.' Think of it as a hardcover blog, in which O'Rourke cites Smith's essential points and riffs while preaching Smithian doctrine....O'Rourke is a wonderful stylist. Even if you disagreee with his conservative political and economic views, as I sometimes do, you've got to admire his facility for words. [T]his book is well worth reading...."O'Rourke, P. J. is the author of 'On the Wealth of Nations Books That Changed the World' with ISBN 9780871139498 and ISBN 0871139499.
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