--- product_id: 4622757 title: "The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance" price: "8596 som" currency: KGS in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.kg/products/4622757-the-invisible-heart-an-economic-romance store_origin: KG region: Kyrgyzstan --- # The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance **Price:** 8596 som **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance - **How much does it cost?** 8596 som with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kg](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/4622757-the-invisible-heart-an-economic-romance) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description A lively, unorthodox look at economics, business, and public policy told in the form of a novel. A love story that embraces the business and economic issues of the day? The Invisible Heart takes a provocative look at business, economics, and regulation through the eyes of Sam Gordon and Laura Silver, teachers at the exclusive Edwards School in Washington, D.C. Sam lives and breathes capitalism. He thinks that most government regulation is unnecessary or even harmful. He believes that success in business is a virtue. He believes that our humanity flourishes under economic freedom. Laura prefers Wordsworth to the Wall Street Journal. Where Sam sees victors, she sees victims. She wants the government to protect consumers and workers from the excesses of Sam's beloved marketplace. While Sam and Laura argue about how to make the world a better place, a parallel story unfolds across town. Erica Baldwin, the crusading head of a government watchdog agency, tries to bring Charles Krauss, a ruthless CEO, to justice. How are these two dramas connected? Why is Sam under threat of dismissal? Will Erica Baldwin find the evidence she needs? Can Laura love a man with an Adam Smith poster on his wall? The answers in The Invisible Heart give the reader a richer appreciation for how business and the marketplace transform our lives. Review: GREAT GREAT book - The following is an excerpt from "The Pentimento" (Volume V Issue 2 - a quarterly arts newsletter published by Gordon Galleries, LLC): The way this book came to my attention is almost as interesting as the book itself. My stepdaughter and I love to hang out at the gorgeous pool at Hill Country Harbor at Possum Kingdom Lake (Texas) as often as we get the chance. I've even painted it (you can see "Nocturne at Hill Country Harbor" on my website, [...]. If you've ever been there, you know why: it's simply one of the most pleasant places left on earth. Cerulean water, plashing waterfalls, sun, great landscaping and a disappearing horizon. Oh, and fire pits. You get the idea. So last Saturday, we were pulling up a lounge chair poolside, and there on the concrete was this book. Someone had left it there just for me! The subtitle, "An economic romance" naturally intrigued me. Turns out it is a page-turner; a delightful romance and a very sound apologetic for clear economic thinking. I couldn't put it down. Okay, so I did put it down eventually, because it didn't belong to me, and now I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of the copy I bought for myself from desertcart.com. I haven't run across a book so thoughtful and inventive (and entertaining) in a long, long time. Maybe ever. So what has all that got to do with art? I'll quote good old Robert Henri once again, "Art tends towards balance, order, judgment of relative values, the laws of growth, the economy of living -- very good things for anyone to be interested in." Hats off, Russell Roberts! Please keep writing! Review: Should be required reading for anyone who votes or reads newspapers. - As a believer in the massive power of the free market to do good things in our world, it's very hard to explain to non-believers that you aren't a heartless jerk. Russ Roberts does exactly that in this very readable account of a fictional high school Economics teacher making that very case to a fictional English teacher that he is starting to like. The story provides the framework for a very solid explanation of free-market economics and how it really does do more good for a larger number of people than any other system if we are willing to let it. What is often seen as uncaring or unfeeling to an outsider is often just the opposite while the actions of the "caring" often have the opposite impact of what they intended. This book should be required reading for Americans. It shows the system that brought America to greatness in all of its glory and it shows it to be the greatest tool in the world for helping the unfortunate. At a time when we seem set on the idea of abandoning the free-market principles that have brought us so far so fast, this book is more important than ever. That and you get a cool plot twist thrown into the mix as a bonus. Give this one a try. Very highly recommended. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #340,141 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #185 in Economic Policy #198 in International Economics (Books) #225 in Economic Policy & Development (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 181 Reviews | ## Images ![The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71lfsdp5WTL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ GREAT GREAT book *by K***N on April 6, 2011* The following is an excerpt from "The Pentimento" (Volume V Issue 2 - a quarterly arts newsletter published by Gordon Galleries, LLC): The way this book came to my attention is almost as interesting as the book itself. My stepdaughter and I love to hang out at the gorgeous pool at Hill Country Harbor at Possum Kingdom Lake (Texas) as often as we get the chance. I've even painted it (you can see "Nocturne at Hill Country Harbor" on my website, [...]. If you've ever been there, you know why: it's simply one of the most pleasant places left on earth. Cerulean water, plashing waterfalls, sun, great landscaping and a disappearing horizon. Oh, and fire pits. You get the idea. So last Saturday, we were pulling up a lounge chair poolside, and there on the concrete was this book. Someone had left it there just for me! The subtitle, "An economic romance" naturally intrigued me. Turns out it is a page-turner; a delightful romance and a very sound apologetic for clear economic thinking. I couldn't put it down. Okay, so I did put it down eventually, because it didn't belong to me, and now I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of the copy I bought for myself from Amazon.com. I haven't run across a book so thoughtful and inventive (and entertaining) in a long, long time. Maybe ever. So what has all that got to do with art? I'll quote good old Robert Henri once again, "Art tends towards balance, order, judgment of relative values, the laws of growth, the economy of living -- very good things for anyone to be interested in." Hats off, Russell Roberts! Please keep writing! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Should be required reading for anyone who votes or reads newspapers. *by M***G on November 27, 2006* As a believer in the massive power of the free market to do good things in our world, it's very hard to explain to non-believers that you aren't a heartless jerk. Russ Roberts does exactly that in this very readable account of a fictional high school Economics teacher making that very case to a fictional English teacher that he is starting to like. The story provides the framework for a very solid explanation of free-market economics and how it really does do more good for a larger number of people than any other system if we are willing to let it. What is often seen as uncaring or unfeeling to an outsider is often just the opposite while the actions of the "caring" often have the opposite impact of what they intended. This book should be required reading for Americans. It shows the system that brought America to greatness in all of its glory and it shows it to be the greatest tool in the world for helping the unfortunate. At a time when we seem set on the idea of abandoning the free-market principles that have brought us so far so fast, this book is more important than ever. That and you get a cool plot twist thrown into the mix as a bonus. Give this one a try. Very highly recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ wonderful vehicle to keep budding economist interested *by I***H on August 17, 2001* A romance novel whose protagonist is a full-blooded libertarian? Or a thinly veiled vehicle to have libertarian views get 5 times the page space as the interventionist views they are easily shooting down? Either way, a fun, page-turning read. Now, for the book's content: Libertarian, libertarian, libertarian. Most of the book says: Great things happen when there are unregulated markets allowing people who want to buy and make and sell things get together. And if you try to mess with the system, all kinds of strange things happen, and important opportunities are foreclosed. Active policy often has visible results (saving a factory town from international competition) but the invisible results are the more important ( a general overall improvement to the nation from having cheaper imports). That's why politicians, and the populace, like policies: they can say they're doing something good (even if it's not). Generally, so far so good. I agree. Overall. But the book takes is too too far. Roberts thinks there should not be antidiscrimination laws. Roberts thinks there should not be consumer protection laws. He thinks everything should be private property-based. Why is it that all rich countries have chosen to provide the elderly with Social Security and medical care? To provide public education? Is this pure folly? Roberts and similar libertarians like to point out the collapse of the USSR: "Central planning doesn't work." Of course not. But the next step they make is dangerous and illogical: "We should dismantle the government." Roberts also need only look around him to see the pervasiveness of government in everyday life. Schools, parks, roads, public transportation--does he want to privatize these, too? Why has none of the rich countries done this? The pure libertarian also gets to avoid the sticky issues of fairness in taxation and spending, since there is none. But once you admit that we need government (for protection of contract and property, at the least), then raising revenue for the related government functions becomes an issue. Nowhere does the book mention any of this. Still, the book is a wonderful shift from your ordinarily dull economic treatises on supply and demand. Roberts is right on target that new ways of communicating economic principles are needed. Students are unlikely to forget what they learn from this book; this cannot be said for most 1000-page introductory tomes. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.kg/products/4622757-the-invisible-heart-an-economic-romance](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/4622757-the-invisible-heart-an-economic-romance) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kyrgyzstan* *Store origin: KG* *Last updated: 2026-06-07*