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The Prologue: The Oldest Question
A woman with a sign, the oldest instinct we have about wealth, and the question the book puts to you before it answers it.

Learn the Book: a quiz
Match the book’s quotations to the people who said them, and test yourself on its ideas: the Invisible Hand, property, prices, tariffs, wealth taxes, and more.

Figures and Chapter Art
All 11 charts from the book with their captions and sources, and the art that opens each chapter.

The Visuals (PDF)
The same charts and chapter art in one file, to download or print. The companion to the audiobook.

The Chronology
The ideas that ended mass poverty, in order, with the words of the people who were there (79 entries).

The Bibliography
The 178 books, articles, and papers behind the argument.