Human Action

Rating:
Summary: Good, if dry intro to economics, poorly read
Review: The book's contents are spectacular, if you have the patience to grab a dictionary on occasion. The narrator's phrasing and accent tends to get in the way for those not fond of "Upstairs, Downstairs" or similar British things. Nonetheless, this was finally economics that was logical, made sense, and allowed me to understand what was going on, and I recommend it to those who want to do so.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Audio Book Version of a Great Work
Review: This is the audio version of Mises's magnum opus, Human Action. Blackstone Audio Books (formerly called "Classics on Tape")uses Shakespearean actors in Ashland Oregon to read great books out loud. Bernard Mayes reads this one, and he's perfect for it. As a matter of fact, he reads Mises better than Mises does (I've heard them both).

NOTE! You'll notice there are two of this item for sale. Why? Because one is the first half of the book and the other is the second half! Each half is 16 cassettes. If you call Blackstone, they can help you figure out which is which, 1-800-SAY-BOOK.

The second half is the better----in fact, I recommend skipping the first fifth of the book altogether. Indeed, the closer you get to the end, the better it gets. Feel free to browse it, jump around. You'll soon want to read the whole thing.

But if you just start at the beginning, you may not be able to appreciate the power of this brilliant, passionate and compelling jeremiad against the totalitarian political philosophy which ruled history's bloodiest century.

Tragically neglected when it was published, Human Action is finally finding its rightful place at the heart of the Western canon, as well as fast becoming the Bible of a new political movement.