Why isn't all economics this clearly written? I actually understood all of it, and was genuinely interested. I'm not sure that I'd call it "comprehensive", as the blurb states - it's more an overview, and the 260 odd pages of large type doesn't go into much fine detail but it does give a wide-view context of how economics was perceived and performed over the better part of the twentieth century, including the impact that the two world wars had on subsequent development. Extremely well-written, and absolutely accessible to laypeople.