Man vs. Markets: Economics Explained (Plain and Simple)
Paddy Hirsch
(Author)
Description
Man Vs. Markets by Paddy Hirsch of NPR's "Marketplace" is economics explained, pure and simple, for the layperson who wouldn't know a "bond" from an "option," and who believes that a "future" is when we'll all have flying cars. Here is an illuminating, insightful, and wonderfully witty journey of discovery through the often confusing financial markets, offering clear, relatable explanations and definitions of the system's various instruments, yet less simplistically than the popular ...for Dummies series. Man Vs. Markets is a must-read handbook for everyday investors, serious students of finance and economics, and everyone who wants to understand what they're reading when they open their newspapers to the business section.Product Details
Price
$17.99
$16.73
Publisher
Harper Business
Publish Date
August 28, 2012
Pages
224
Dimensions
7.05 X 0.62 X 8.96 inches | 0.66 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780062196651
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About the Author
Paddy Hirsch has worked in public radio at NPR and Marketplace for ten years. He came to journalism after serving for eight years as an officer in the British Royal Marines, and lives in Los Angeles. While The Devil's Half Mile is his fiction debut, Hirsh has also written Man vs. Markets, a nonfiction book explaining economics.
Reviews
"A straightforward, accessible, and often hilarious overview of our financial and economic systems, products, and concepts....[T]his helpful, amusing, and engaging beginner's guide to our financial system is sure to delight and inform readers of all ages who want to understand and navigate the markets."--Publishers Weekly
"This book is a must-read for the financially under-educated....This inviting text provides a good springboard for investigating more of the frightening world of finance."--800CEORead
"Why can't more financial books be this fun to read? Man vs. Markets deconstructs economic theory in a way that makes learning more fun than you ever expected."--Better Investing
"This accessible, often entertaining book will serve a valuable purpose."--Kirkus Reviews
"This book is a must-read for the financially under-educated....This inviting text provides a good springboard for investigating more of the frightening world of finance."--800CEORead
"Why can't more financial books be this fun to read? Man vs. Markets deconstructs economic theory in a way that makes learning more fun than you ever expected."--Better Investing
"This accessible, often entertaining book will serve a valuable purpose."--Kirkus Reviews
