About the Book: This book argues that understanding economics is essential to solving humanity’s greatest challenges, from pandemic response to climate change. Tracing economic thought from Aristotle’s ideas on restraint through Adam Smith, Marx, Keynes, and Hayek, it shows how economic thinking has shaped how we see the world long before formal economics existed-and highlights women’s often-overlooked contributions to the field despite systemic exclusion. Both entertaining and educational, it reframes economics as a lens for understanding and improving nearly every aspect of modern life.