The Wealth of Nations - Book 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Wealth of Nations - Book 1, credited to Adam Smith, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Wealth of Nations, Book 1 by Adam Smith. Read by Stephen Escalera. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist Adam Smith, published on March 9, 1776 during the Scottish Enlightenment. It is a clearly written account of political economy at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, and is widely considered to be the first modern work in the field of economics. (Summary from Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Wealth of Nations - Book 1
• Author credits: Adam Smith
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 25
• Listed recording duration: 9:17:25

Catalogue topics

• non-fiction
• economics

Opening tracks: first 24 of 25

1. 00 - Introduction and Plan of the Work, Book 1 — 6:46
2. 01 - Ch. 01 - The Division of Labour — 19:52
3. 02 - Ch. 02 - Of the Principle That Gives Occasion of Division of Labour — 9:00
4. 03 - Ch. 03, That The Division Of Labour Is Limited By The Extent Of The Market — 10:22
5. 04 - Ch 04 - Of the Origin and Use of Money — 14:54
6. 05 - Ch. 05 - Of the Real and Nominal Price of Commodities, or of Their Price in Labour, and Their Price in Money (part 1) — 19:07
7. 06 - Ch 05 - Of The Real And Nominal Price Of Commodities, Or Of Their Price In Labour, And Their Price In Money (part 2) — 18:52
8. 07 - Ch. 06 - Of The Component Part Of The Price Of Commodities — 15:26
9. 08 - Ch. 07 - Of The Natural And Market Price Of Commodities — 19:06
10. 09 - Ch. 08 - Of the Wages of Labour, part 1 — 28:09
11. 10 - Ch. 08 - Of the Wages of Labour, part 2 — 20:30
12. 11 - Ch. 09 - Of the Profits of Stock — 23:23
13. 12 - Ch 10 - Of Wages and Profit in the Different Employments of Labour and Stock, part 1 — 22:37
14. 13 - Ch 10 - Of Wages And Profit In The Different Employments Of Labour And Stock, part 2 — 21:58
15. 14 - Ch 10, Of Wages And Profit In The Different Employments Of Labour And Stock, part 3 — 17:00
16. 15 - Ch 10, Of Wages And Profit In The Different Employments Of Labour And Stock, part 4 — 20:09
17. 16 - Ch. 10 - Of Wages and Profit in the Different Employments of Labour and Stock, part 5 — 19:18
18. 17 - Ch. 11 - Of the Rent of Land, part 1 — 40:00
19. 18 - Ch. 11 - Of the Rent of Land, part 2 — 34:31
20. 19 - Ch. 11 - Of the Rent of Land, part 3 — 36:41
21. 20 - Ch. 11, Of the Rent of Land, part 4 — 41:36
22. 21 - Ch.11, Of the Rent of Land, part 05 — 14:01
23. 22 - Ch. 11, Of the Rent of Land, part 06 — 27:52
24. 23 - Ch. 11, Of the Rent of Land, part 7 — 22:41

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