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# Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: A Brief History of Capitalism

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Yanis Varoufakis uses personal stories and myths to make complex economics accessible, revealing its power to shape our world in this insightful bestseller.

Review: Excellent read!! - Excellent read - the author is extremely knowledgeable and able to convey global and geopolitical matters into everyday meaningful events. Highly recommended - I did, to my daughter.
Review: Eye opening and thought provoking. - My eldest son (a 30 year old chartered engineer), discovered this book and read it because he wanted to have an understanding of economics. This prompted me to read it, although I did study economics at school sometime last century! This book is an engrossing read, opening my eyes as to why particular economic norms have come about and the far reaching effect they have on life. The author doesn’t shy away from saying it how he sees it, rather than pandering to saying what is perhaps expected of an economist. The book is written in a clear, engaging, conversational style, but never condescendingly so. There are many historical references that illustrate points being made and so makes for an interesting read. Ideas and arguments are carefully set out so that the reader understands what is being said and is left to pause and reflect, before making up his or her mind on the point in hand. It is an eye opening and thought provoking book - recommended.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 153,982 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 53 in Business & Economic History 2,847 in Society, Politics & Philosophy |
| Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (3,516) |
| Dimensions  | 14.4 x 2.5 x 22.2 cm |
| Edition  | 1st |
| ISBN-10  | 1847924441 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1847924445 |
| Item weight  | 335 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 224 pages |
| Publication date  | 19 Oct. 2017 |
| Publisher  | The Bodley Head Ltd |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent read!!
*by V***M on 6 December 2025*

Excellent read - the author is extremely knowledgeable and able to convey global and geopolitical matters into everyday meaningful events. Highly recommended - I did, to my daughter.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Eye opening and thought provoking.
*by M***. on 23 July 2020*

My eldest son (a 30 year old chartered engineer), discovered this book and read it because he wanted to have an understanding of economics. This prompted me to read it, although I did study economics at school sometime last century! This book is an engrossing read, opening my eyes as to why particular economic norms have come about and the far reaching effect they have on life. The author doesn’t shy away from saying it how he sees it, rather than pandering to saying what is perhaps expected of an economist. The book is written in a clear, engaging, conversational style, but never condescendingly so. There are many historical references that illustrate points being made and so makes for an interesting read. Ideas and arguments are carefully set out so that the reader understands what is being said and is left to pause and reflect, before making up his or her mind on the point in hand. It is an eye opening and thought provoking book - recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Meditation on Civilization, the Economy and the Current State of Affairs
*by J***R on 2 December 2017*

I have Yanis Varoufakis’ new book, Talking to My Daughter About the Economy, to thank for keeping me up all night reading page and page, to the early hours of the morning, unable to put this book down. Yanis Varoufakis is that rarest of writers who can make the subject of economics interesting. To say this book is a page-turner is an understatement, not because it is a thrilling read with action, but because it is just a beautifully written piece of literature. It is a contemplative work. In this book he attempts to answer the question, “How did we get into this mess?” In answering his question he is thinking through the answer on paper and the result is this book. His tone is pensive, his voice is muted, and his ideas are presented carefully and methodically. That question has been asked before, so his subtitle is “A Brief History of Capitalism,” which is functionally the same. He could have simply answered his question with, “The System,” but that would have been too easy and not enough. So what Varoufakis does is choose significant events in human development, compare those events with responses from other societies, all of which lead to the present economic system. He knows the answer to his question in advance of course — he is after all a leading economic theoretician — so he uses a literary device of answering that question in the first person to his fourteen-year old daughter. Brilliant! His real daughter may not be the intended audience of Varoufakis’ book and may or may not be genuinely interested in Varoufakis’ explanation of how we got here, but we are, because we are Varoufakis’ fourteen-year old daughter. I like to think of this book as “Marx Light” or “Marx 101.” The fact that the cover of this book is in a bright red cover is a tip-off right there. Not that there is anything disparaging about this remark. Better than any other economist, before or since, Marx understood the strengths and weaknesses of Capitalism and his works are read by the movers and shakers in Wall Street (along with Milton Friedman). Varoufakis wisely avoids names and labels in this work. The result is a thorough work which one would be hard-pressed to argue. You could still disagree with his methods or conclusions, but Varoufakis is a good writer and you will still be amazed at literary quality of this work.

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