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adaM sMIth
1723 – 1790, scottish
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Introduction by Amartya Sen
Edited with Notes by Ryan Patrick Hanley
Best known for his revolutionary freemarket
economics treatise The Wealth
of Nations, Adam Smith was first and
foremost a moral philosopher. His first
book, The Theory of Moral Sentiments,
investigates the flip side of economic selfinterest:
the interest of the greater good.
544 pp. 978-0-14-310592-3 $17.00
“One of the truly outstanding books in the
intellectual history of the world . . . a global
manifesto of profound significance to the
interdependent world in which we live. it
is indeed a book of amazing reach and
contemporary relevance.” —amartya sen,
f r o m the i n t r o d u c t i o n
The Wealth of Nations
Books I–III
Edited with an Introduction by
Andrew Skinner
In this work, which laid the foundations
of economic theory in general and of
“classical” economics in particular, Smith
pinpointed the division of labor as a major
explanation of economic growth.
544 pp. 978-0-14-043208-4 $14.00
The Wealth of Nations
Books IV–V
Edited with an Introduction and
Notes by Andrew Skinner
In these final two books of his landmark
treatise, Smith offers his considered
response to the French Physiocrats and
famously predicted that America “will be
one of the foremost nations of the world.”
672 pp. 978-0-14-043615-0 $15.00
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Joseph sMIth
1805 – 1844, american
The Book of Mormon
Translated by Joseph Smith, Jr.
Introduction by Laurie Maffly-Kipp
The Book of Mormon is one of the most
influential religious documents in
American history, and is regarded as
sacred scripture by followers around the
world, including members of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
According to Mormon belief, the text
was inscribed on golden plates by ancient
prophets. This edition reprints the rare
1840 text—the last one edited by Joseph
Smith, Jr., himself.
576 pp. 978-0-14-310553-4 $15.00
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