- Published: 17 September 2019
- ISBN: 9780141987118
- Imprint: Penguin Press
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 416
- RRP: $28.00
Adam Smith
What He Thought, And Why It Matters
- Published: 17 September 2019
- ISBN: 9780141987118
- Imprint: Penguin Press
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 416
- RRP: $28.00
Superb ... Norman succeeds in demonstrating the coherence and subtlety of Adam Smith's thought
Martin Wolf, Financial Times (Books of the Year)
This book is well-written, well-argued and intensely thought-provoking, and it will rightly raise Smith's posthumous reputation
Simon Heffer, Spectator
A remarkable and intensely readable book ... a rejoinder to those who fear that the intellectual has disappeared from politics
John Kay, Financial Times
An important work of revisionist biography with a direct and important impact on the intellectual underpinnings of liberal free-market thought
Oliver Letwin, Telegraph
Masterly ... amid the superficiality and hysterics of modern British politics, an admirably thoughtful brain is lurking
Edward Lucas, The Times
This splendid book not only presents an excellent introduction to the life and ideas of Adam Smith, but also explains why - and how - Smith's insights can help us solve some of the most difficult social and economic problems of the contemporary world. Smith loved lucidity and relevance, and I think he would have been very happy with Norman's book.
Amartya Sen