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Adam Smith: An Enlightened Life

Daryl Paranada Dec 15, 2010

Title: Adam Smith: An Enlightened Life

Author: Nicholas Phillipson

Publisher: Yale University Press

Type: Non Fiction

Released: October 5, 2010

Length: 368 pages

Adam Smith, author of “The Wealth of Nations,” is celebrated as the founder of modern economics. This biography traces the life of the Scottish academic and philosopher.

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