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Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
- A Brief History of Capitalism
- Narrated by: Leighton Pugh
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: A Brief History of Capitalism by Yanis Varoufakis.
Why is there so much inequality?
In this short book, world famous economist Yanis Varoufakis sets out to answer his 11-year-old daughter Xenia's deceptively simple question. Using personal stories and famous myths - from Oedipus and Faust to Frankenstein and The Matrix - he explains what the economy is and why it has the power to shape our lives.
Intimate yet universally accessible, Talking to My Daughter About the Economy introduces listeners to the most important drama of our times, helping to make sense of a troubling world while inspiring us to make it a better one.
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- Mr Curious
- 07-05-21
Articulate and thought provoking
Brilliantly narrated to reflect a brilliant and extremely intelligent author explaining aspects of economics in a far more understandable manner than traditional books on economics and finance.
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- Amir Anzur
- 31-05-20
Amazing book to give you the bigger picture
Great insights into how the economy works and it is really simplified. Highly recommended. Well written and easy to understand.
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- Neal
- 06-01-22
Required Reading
This informative and yet, entertaining book should be required reading for every child 12-120years old.
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- George
- 07-06-21
Brilliant stuff!
So interesting. So insightful. So brilliantly explained. I want to read more of his books!
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- jonb@armslength.co.uk
- 29-03-18
Excellent
A perfect pithy, entertaining overview of economics in the modern world, and why you shouldn't fall for the weasel words of the high priests of economic theory. Accessible to everyone. Compulsory listening.
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- Ms T. Evans
- 27-08-20
Incisive, engaging and informative
What an amazing book. Really beautifully written in an easy narrative, mind opening and totally relevant. The dialogue with his daughter tackles all those issues why so many people not just youth think neither economics nor the destruction of their own environment is their problem. Masterful. Should be put in the reading list of every school.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-02-21
so easy
loved the narrator, the simplicity and the message it conveys. Highly recommended to enable lifting the veil on our 'economy'.
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- SAB
- 08-10-21
hooked from the start
this book was very good at explaining economic concepts while transporting you through time and space to understand the evolution of these theories. highly insightful and a great listen for all. we should no lo get be idle and start here.
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- Mr. D.
- 08-08-22
Clear & engaging
A concise but engaging and accessible introduction to complex economic concepts. Varoufakis does a good job of making seemingly dry & impenetrable subject matter explicable to the lay person.
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- Alex
- 30-11-17
Unexpectedly excellent
This book was completely different to what I expected when I bought it. It paints the picture of the economy in an exceptionally simple yet thorough way. The method of writing as if to a child is very well executed and works wonderfully.
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