Human Action: A Treatise on Economics

Nice book. happy to have it.

A word of criticism about the AUDIO version specifically: there are no timestamps or chapter markers, and in such a huge book you want to be able to jump around, revisit certain parts, maybe switch to the text version for some parts and then come back. All of this is practically impossible owing to this deficiency.None of this can make the book anything less than 5 stars though. It's a masterpiece and I wish I had read it earlier in life.

This book is likely the best thing I’ve ever invested in. Mises is a ferocious thinker - he wastes few words in this tome of a book and he dispels myth after myth. While few people will likely have the patience to read from front to back, this book builds inexorably upon itself to give the reader powerful insights into human action, economics, and the siren call of government intervention.Can not recommend this more highly. If I could recommend people read one book in their lifetime, it is this.

Wordy.

Probably the most well-deserved 5 stars I've ever given. Where do I even begin. This book is LONG. Well worth it if you are passionate about the subject material. Whether you agree or disagree with the fundamental ideas of austrian economics, Mises makes you think and seek counterpoints to his arguments. If you are a staunch interventionist, this book will make you sympathize with laissez faire ideals. If you are already a sympathizer, this book will likely capture you. This is a truly comprehensive analysis of free market fundamentals and errors of interventionism. Mises touches on many of the same points that he talked about in the Theory of Money and Credit, but this is only a small portion of the book. Suffice it to say if you are willing to endure an undertaking as large as this book, you will surely be rewarded with a deeper understanding in catallactics, praxeology, and the "myths" of interventionism and socialism.

Potentially the best book written. This is a primary source for logic in markets (or a lack thereof)

The vocabulary in the superfluous and supererogatory. The author profligately searched through his thesaurus for the most altitudinous words he could find.It is also way too long to get the point across.TL;DR you need a PhD in vocabulary to comprehend it.

Serious reading for someone who really wants to understand the fundamentals of economic theory. An inexpensive reprint of the first edition of a classic, I was surprised at the quality paper, readable type and durable spine.

This is one of those rare volumes that changes readers lives. It introduces a systematic method of analysis in sociology which proves that capitalism is humanism applied in practice. It also provides the most devastating destruction of socialistic ideas and clearly presents tragic consequences of applying them in society. Whether national or international, application of socialism always leads to the same outcome: liquidation of human beings. This book will show you that "novel" ideas one is hearing from enlightened politicians (universal basic income, microcredits, local sustainability, wage equalisation, third way, capitalistic production under government regulation, free college, minimum wage, rent limit, social justice) are nothing new and cannot bring anything good. Every one of those has been proposed in some form before and has been systematically and convincingly shown to have cataclysmic economic consequences which negatively impacts every member of society.There is a reason why this volume is not taught in schools: once a thinking person is exposed to Mises seminal writing, there is no going back. If answers absolutely every question you might have had related to political and economic cooperation. Ever wandered why some nations are poor and some are rich ? Want to know why it is normal and expected for the 1% to hold 99% of the resources, and why this is in your personal best interest? Do you want to know why socialism cannot function even if it was run by angels ? Wandered which system of cooperation is best for huimans as they are (humanistic system of cooperation) ? Mises will answer those questions and more in a way that will change the way you are looking at the world.A word of caution: Mises writes consequential sentences. This means that entire volumes can be written to expand on the consequences of some of his sentences. This book is not for the uninitiated, but it is well worth a read.

Worth a reading, and worth learning. I am a slow reader and autistic. But otherwise. As much as this cover economics it also covers some philosophical things as well as, human condition elements as well. As said, I'm a slow reader and making my way through it. But TIK recommending this book, and after listening to Starship Troopers audiobook. Yeah. Worth reading, and worth learning.

Like all economics books written so long ago, this proved to be low going. However, with the debasement of currencies by multiple central banks and their QE programmes and other debasement strategies, what is more important these days than the sound money promoted by the Austrian School?

Ludwig Von Mises' Human Action is an absolutely fantastic experience to read. The book is as much about economics as philosophy, life itself and the society in general.The version by Kessinger Legacy Reprints is free of markings. There are in general approximately half of the pages where the text is slightly off-focus, but as the topic is so intense and lively, the small setback of the print will not make you unhappy about the book.There are newere versions of this book, but to my knowledge this original first edition is the one which the Mises Institute published in 1998 as the "Scholars edition". Perhaps the other version will have better printing, but there is certainly a sense of historical belonging when reading this book using the original print from 1949.The paper quality is very good, the book is quite thick for its shy of 900 pages. This book has the same physical width as the monumental "Man, Economy and State with Power and Market" by Murray Rothbard which is 1300+ pages long.I would seriously recommend purchasing it, if you have any interest at all in understanding liberty, economic freedom and prosperity.

Bought as a present