It is more beautiful than we ever expected. The picture doesn’t do it justice:
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Finally, Man Economy and State is here
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Yeeeeeeeesssssss!
I bought the previous version. This is a very, very good book. I read the whole thing just amazed at the logical consistency of Rothbard’s writing.
Why the new version?
The old version is very good too. Give me a reason why I should buy the new version?
We just ran out of the old and decided to upgrade. If you are happy with the old, don’t buy the new.
Just ordered my copy along with the study guide and I’m ready to dive in….
Thanks for the reply. This is such an important book, I almost feel like buying multiple copies to have in case the police or whatever come looking for those who have copies. Call me paranoid, but this book is a kind of intellectual fire that cannot be put out by anything.
Jeffrey,
How does the new edition coincide with Murphy’s study guide? I seem to recall there being some changes to later chapters that may affect how the new edition and the study guide mesh. Should we worry?
Jeffrey:
Ditto to Econ Guy’s concern. I own a copy of the previous version of Murphy’s Study Guide (red cover). Does that previous edition of the Study Guide still sync up with this new edition of MES/P&M?
Yes, it is the same. No difference. The cover is changed to match the new cover, that’s all.
How improved is the binding on this one? The binding on the previous edition was a consummate disaster. It fell apart on me the first day I got it! If this new edition has a vastly superior binding, I might just have to get myself one in the near future.
Hardback? If that is true, write me and we’ll send you the new one for free.
I have the previous edition, too; I can’t see anything wrong with the binding. The pages are very thin and the stitches are too close together, which may make it prone to tearing, but mine’s stood up OK.
I guess I just got a bad one then. No biggie. I don’t think it warrants a replacement. I plan on wearing out eventually anyway
Man, Economy, and State rocks. It is definitely in the top five most important books I’ve ever read. My top five (in no order):
1. Man, Economy, and State
2. The Ethics of Liberty
3. Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles
4. A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism
5. The Mystery of Banking (Rothbard’s most underrated book)
Honorable mention: Time and Money, An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, and The Failure of the New Economics (I despise Keynes).
What’s your top 5?
Now, if only we can get Mr. Jeff Riggenbach to record it for our listening pleasure…
Cheers,
Alex Peak
I co-sign Alex Peak’s comment. A downloadable audiobook version would be much appreciated — by me, at least.
Another vote for the audiobook, pretty please
I also vote for audiobook…
If I read my version aloud and upload it on the internet… you guys don’t sue, right? I mean.. you guys are copy-leftists..
I’d like to contribute..
Audio book big time. Can’t read on my spare time. I’m a lawyer and I’m reading all week at work. I’d love to have this, but the text would just sit on my shelves.
to econ guy:
to your list, i’d add hulsmann’s “the ethics of money production”
http://mises.org/books/moneyproduction.pdf
Just another vote for an audio version of the book
Audiobook would be ideal in this modern age, considering austrians see change as relient on long term battles of ideas, its suprising to me that the key writings aren’t more available in optimally accessible forms. In a busy world a lot of people can’t hope to read a “2nd book in economics treatise” that is anything more than a bare overview at best but if a writing is meaningful enough, i find my friends can spare 500 minutes to listen to a really meaningful ebook. The accessibility is a huge hurdle that is not itself neccessary. We should by now, especially given what we support more than learned his lesson. Especially when it comes to a younger generation of constant entertainment i’m keen on exposing people to ideas when they are somewhat young for them to have their full effect.
Another vote for an audio version of Man, Economy, and State. I got my start with the audio version of Economics in One Lesson, and I’m currently listening to Human Action. I recently ordered the hardback MES, and I’ve finished a 3rd of it (I love it – everyone needs to read this book). Even still, it’s easier for me to listen while I drive etc, and I would definitely appreciate it.
Another vote for the audiobook. Jeff Riggenbach, please!
Call me crazy, but I think it would go viral.
I’d love to see an audiobook, but Man, Economy, and State is somewhat chart-heavy compared to other Austrian texts. Mises was heavy on epistemology, method, etc., which makes for good listening on the go, but Rothbard’s textbook is literally a textbook. Not sure it would have the same cachet as an audiobook, but why not? The people demand…..
BTW…this is a beautiful edition of the book. LVMI puts out fantastic hardcover volumes at great prices. This one is definately a life-changer.
I have recorded a number of audiobooks of, mostly, good libertarian texts – many of them online here at the Mises Institute, such as Murphy’s Chaos Theory, Kinsella’s Against Intellectual Property, Nock’s Our Enomy the State and one or two other bits and pieces.
I’m hopefully just about to sign up for Bob’s course on Man, Economy and State which starts tonight (on pay day so worried about payment coming through in time) and would likely be happy to do an audio version of Man Economy and State *as we go through it* on the course (i.e. I can’t promise to devote the time to do a full version all at once, but if chapter by chapter is good enough for people, one a week, I would be happy to do that).
I’d probably refer listeners to the page number to look at charts etc, unless they can be easily described verbally.
Jock
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