The Wealth of Nations

Why it’s on the list: Adam Smith’s classic, used as the running example of a general-reader book whose forest-not-trees big points reward inspectional reading

Where I saw it: Cited in How To Read a Book, Reinventing Knowledge — From Alexandria To The Internet — surfaced during the 2026-06-19 connection sweep.

Connections

• How To Read a Book — where this book is cited.
• Reinventing Knowledge — From Alexandria To The Internet — where this book is cited.