Two Lucky People：Memoirs

ThisisanautobiographicalaccountofthelivesandinfluenceofeconomistMiltonFriedmanandhiswifeRose,whosoughttochangeintellectualopinionintheUSAbytheirbeliefinpersonalfreedom.Itcoverstheirinvolvementwithworldleadersandimportantpublicpolicyissues.Throughtheirbooksandtelevisionprogrammes,andMilton'scolumnsin"Newsweek",theFriedmans'viewshavebeeninfluential,widelydebatedandgraduallyaccepted.When"CapitalismandFreedom"waspublishedin1962,itwasignoredbythenationalmedia.Bycontrast,"FreetoChoose",publishedtheyearRonaldReaganwaselected,becameabestseller.TogethertheFriedmansexperiencedmanyofthemajoreventsthathaveshapedthehistoryofthemodernworld-fromtheGreatDepressiontothefalloftheBerlinWall.MiltonFriedmanservedasunofficialadvisertoPresidentialcandidateBarryGoldwaterandPresidentsNixonandReagan.Apartfromprovidinganaccountoftwoproductivecareers,thebookislacedwithentertainingdetailsoflifeontheacademicandideologicalhighwire.