Russ Roberts: 6 books

A forgotten book by one of history's greatest thinkers reveals the surprising connections between happiness, virtue, fame, and fortune. Adam Smith may have become the patron saint of capitalism after he penned his most famous work, The Wealth of Nations. But few people know that when it came...

Analizzando il capolavoro dimenticato di Smith, Roberts ritrova un tesoro senza tempo, ricco di saggezza pratica e di spunti di riflessione. Lo sguardo di Smith sulla natura umana è attuale oggi come lo era tre secoli fa, così come lo sono le sue domande: “Che cosa ci rende davvero felici? Dobbiamo...

What caused the Financial Crisis of 2008? While government mandates and private sector mistakes did contribute to the crisis and can be blamed at least in part for what happened, this book takes a different approach. Russ Roberts argues that the true underlying cause of the mess was the past bailouts...

本書初版書名《身為人：從自利出發，亞當．斯密給我們的十堂思辨課》 每個人多少都受限於自利的天性，然而，為何有人就是能把人生過得快樂充實且人見人愛，有人卻總為虛華的「金」、「權」所苦，甚至為此違背良心，做出見不得人的劣行？ ▍如何認識自己？如何知道什麼才是自己想要的？美好人生怎麼追求？經濟學之父暨哲學家亞當．斯密不止教我們做選擇，更教我們如何透過思辨，過上極致豐富的人生！ 「還有哪一個人能用兩本書的篇幅，洞察人類行為的前因與後果，影響世界長達數百年之久？」——台灣大學經濟系林明仁教授　專文導讀 【好評推薦】（依姓氏筆畫排列） 朱家安...

BASIC ILLUSTRATED BACKPACKING Expert hikers Harry Roberts and Russ Schneider take readers step-by-step through planning a trip for each skill level, selecting the proper gear and provisions (including the right boots), how to find you way through wilderness, prepare a good meal, and much more.

A survey of the last 100 years of science fiction, with representative stories and illuminating essays by the top writers, poets, and scholars, from Edgar Rice Burroughs and Samuel Butler to Robert A. Heinlein and and Jack Vance, from E.E. "Doc" Smith and Clifford D. Simak to Ted Chiang and Charles Stross-- and everyone in between. More than one million words of classic fiction and essays!