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A lively, unorthodox look at economics, business, and public policy told in the form of a novel.

A love story that embraces the business and economic issues of the day?

The Invisible Heart takes a provocative look at business, economics, and regulation through the eyes of Sam Gordon and Laura Silver, teachers at the exclusive Edwards School in Washington, D.C. Sam lives and breathes capitalism. He thinks that most government regulation is unnecessary or even harmful. He believes that success in business is a virtue. He believes that our humanity flourishes under economic freedom. Laura prefers Wordsworth to the Wall Street Journal. Where Sam sees victors, she sees victims. She wants the government to protect consumers and workers from the excesses of Sam's beloved marketplace.

While Sam and Laura argue about how to make the world a better place, a parallel story unfolds across town. Erica Baldwin, the crusading head of a government watchdog agency, tries to bring Charles Krauss, a ruthless CEO, to justice. How are these two dramas connected? Why is Sam under threat of dismissal? Will Erica Baldwin find the evidence she needs? Can Laura love a man with an Adam Smith poster on his wall? The answers in The Invisible Heart give the reader a richer appreciation for how business and the marketplace transform our lives.

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  • Title The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance
  • Author Russ Roberts
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 282
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher MIT Press, Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2002-03
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9780262681353 / 0262681358
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.04 x 5.43 x 0.74 in (20.42 x 13.79 x 1.88 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Category Business / Economics / Finance
  • Library of Congress subjects Didactic fiction, Economics
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00055402
  • Dewey Decimal Code 813.6

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  • Books & Culture, 01/01/2005, Page 27

About the author

Russell Roberts is Professor of Economics and the J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith Distinguished Scholar at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He is the author of The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protectionism and is a frequent commentator on National Public Radio.

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