On The Wealth of Nations.

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On The Wealth of Nations By P.J. O'Rourke, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2006, 256 pages

"The Wealth of Nations is, without a doubt, a book that changed the world. But it has been taking its time. Two-hundred thirty-one years after publication, Adam Smith's practical truths are only beginning to be absorbed in full. And where practical truths are most important--amid counsels...