Appreciating the Works of Thomas Sowell
Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell, by Jason L. Riley, Basic Books: New York, 2021, 304 pages, hardcover.
In this account of the works of renowned conservative economist Thomas Sowell, author Jason Riley undertakes a monumental task. This volume is, as Riley notes, “primarily an intellectual biography,” and not an analysis of Sowell’s life. While not ignoring the target’s personal history, the emphasis is on the scholar’s extensive oeuvre. And the written output of Sowell, now age 92, has been diverse and protracted — including 36 books (not counting 10 bound collections of his writings and updated editions of his books). The 36th, published when Sowell was 90, was his fifth since the economist turned 80.
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