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Farewell to Alms
I'd like to soon start the MR BookForum on Greg Clark's A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World. I hear you're all getting your copies now. Ideally I'd put up the first post within 5-10 days, noting that the first session will be setting and overview. You won't need to have started the book by then. Are you in fact all getting your copies from Amazon or elsewhere?
Here is David Warsh attacking the book. Don't discuss book content in the comments (save that for the BookForum), just let me know if the copies are coming through...
Posted by Tyler Cowen on August 14, 2007 at 01:15 PM in Books | Permalink
Comments
I've got mine. Have you decided on a reading pace?
Posted by: eriks at Aug 14, 2007 1:22:45 PM
I received my copy last Friday, and that was with Free Shipping. Ready to go!
Posted by: Rich at Aug 14, 2007 1:30:02 PM
Mine came, with the book cover on up-side down. UPS also had trouble with delivery. I find if you tell Customer Service, "this is almost as bad as what you guys did with Harry Potter," that you get problems resolved very quickly.
Posted by: Jason at Aug 14, 2007 1:33:29 PM
Mine shipped on the 7th. It should be here soon, assuming it cleared customs.
Posted by: Robert S. Porter at Aug 14, 2007 1:44:42 PM
I was originally quoted a mid-October arrival date by amazon, yet it arrived over a week ago.
Posted by: PM at Aug 14, 2007 1:50:38 PM
Ordered it from Sweden (no preorder). Picked it up today.
Posted by: Erik at Aug 14, 2007 2:00:40 PM
Received mine last Friday.
Posted by: Rue Des Quatre Vents at Aug 14, 2007 2:10:52 PM
Picking mine up in-store. Supposed to arrive in 4-5 days.
Posted by: MattXIV at Aug 14, 2007 2:25:34 PM
mine came last fri or sat (US, free shipping, from Amazon)
Posted by: bjartur at Aug 14, 2007 2:50:35 PM
Criticising or attacking the book. I read the comments as criticsing.
Posted by: Sonia at Aug 14, 2007 4:01:37 PM
I've got mine.
Posted by: Don at Aug 14, 2007 4:03:35 PM
Just checked on Amazon. Their estimated delivery dates are a bit broad--August 15 to October 17. However, it appears to have shipped and is currently in Salina Kansas. Unless the book is traveling in covered wagon to Denver, I assume it will be here before October.
Posted by: javier at Aug 14, 2007 4:53:19 PM
I've got mine. I had actually forgotten why I had ordered it and have been reading it for most of the afternoon, trying to remember why I got it!
Posted by: Luke G. at Aug 14, 2007 6:50:38 PM
Yes, I have it.
Posted by: Daniel Lam at Aug 14, 2007 7:46:38 PM
I have mine but I have to finish Harry Potter first. :)
Posted by: Alex Tabarrok at Aug 14, 2007 7:55:41 PM
Got it, although Amazon said it could be shipped Oct. 4-6.
Posted by: Bill Stepp at Aug 14, 2007 8:23:42 PM
Got mine.
Posted by: Marc at Aug 14, 2007 8:30:35 PM
Got mine
Posted by: Andrew at Aug 14, 2007 10:19:19 PM
I've already read it.
Posted by: Dennis Mangan at Aug 15, 2007 12:32:39 AM
I got mine. Ordered from The Netherlands.
Posted by: Julian Garcia at Aug 15, 2007 5:19:22 AM
I ordered mine on Saturday. It should be in my mailbox next week.
Posted by: Mitie at Aug 15, 2007 9:35:55 AM
Mine arrived, a couple of days ahead of Discover Your Inner Economist. Will have to decide which to read first.
Posted by: Eric at Aug 15, 2007 10:36:42 AM
Got mine, and almost finished already.
Posted by: Todd Fletcher at Aug 15, 2007 1:50:12 PM
got it. Amazon has been getting them out quickly.
Posted by: bh at Aug 15, 2007 2:45:51 PM
Haven't got mine. But it's my fault for not pre-ordering.
Posted by: improbable at Aug 15, 2007 4:05:17 PM
