Table of Contents

1. Newark, New Jersey: 1932-1937, 2. Newark, 1937-1941: Old Enough for School, 3. The Family I Come From, 4. Millbum I: Until High School, 1941-1945, 5. Millbum II: Until High School, 1941-1945, 6. High School Years in Millbum, 7. My Mind as a Young Person, 8. On the Job as a Kid, 9. College, 10. College Summers and Midshipman Cruises, 11. In the Fleet, 12. Troopin’ and Stompin’ with the Girenes, 13. Working in the Advertising Business,14. Chicago and the University of Chicago: I , 15. The University of Chicago: II, 16. In and Out of the Mail-Order Business, 17. Urbana and the University of Illinois I: Starting 1963, 18. Teaching at the University, 19. Research 1963-1967: Advertising Economics, Research Methods, and Other Topics, 20. Research on Population Economics, 21. Reaching the Public with Facts about Population and Resources 22. Philosophical Analyses of Basic Conceptual Issues: Causality, 23. The Joy of Studying Immigration, 24. The Airline Oversales Auction System, 25. My Depression and the Theory of Negative Self- Comparisons: The Story, 26. Why do so Few Nonreligious (and Religious) People Enjoy a Sabbath? 27. How did My Economics Get to be What It Is?, 28. This I Believe: Values and Attitudes.

About the Author

Julian L. Simon

Reviews

-Julian Simon left an indelible imprint on the making of economic policy in America...In his autobiography, Simon describes the trials he faced in gaining wide currency for ideas that were once considered heresy.- --Jim Heins, University of Illinois -This autobiography seeks not only to recount a life story--through childhood, college, the Navy, the advertising business, graduate school, the mail-order business, and an academic career as a 'freelance prospector' in numerous fields--but to provide insights into Simon's 'quirky' personality and way of thinking...Recommended for public and academic library collections, lower-division undergradute through professional.- --Choice -...these pages succeed in capturing and presenting the essence of the man: The persona that shines through in them is unmistakably Simon's own en-gaging, thoughtful, often light-hearted, always unflinchingly honest self.- --Nicholas Eberstadt, Washington Times

"Julian Simon left an indelible imprint on the making of economic policy in America...In his autobiography, Simon describes the trials he faced in gaining wide currency for ideas that were once considered heresy." --Jim Heins, University of Illinois "This autobiography seeks not only to recount a life story--through childhood, college, the Navy, the advertising business, graduate school, the mail-order business, and an academic career as a 'freelance prospector' in numerous fields--but to provide insights into Simon's 'quirky' personality and way of thinking...Recommended for public and academic library collections, lower-division undergradute through professional." --Choice ..".these pages succeed in capturing and presenting the essence of the man: The persona that shines through in them is unmistakably Simon's own en-gaging, thoughtful, often light-hearted, always unflinchingly honest self." --Nicholas Eberstadt, Washington Times

"Julian Simon left an indelible imprint on the making of economic policy in America...In his autobiography, Simon describes the trials he faced in gaining wide currency for ideas that were once considered heresy." "--"Jim Heins," University of Illinois" "This autobiography seeks not only to recount a life story--through childhood, college, the Navy, the advertising business, graduate school, the mail-order business, and an academic career as a 'freelance prospector' in numerous fields--but to provide insights into Simon's 'quirky' personality and way of thinking...Recommended for public and academic library collections, lower-division undergradute through professional." "--Choice" ..".these pages succeed in capturing and presenting the essence of the man: The persona that shines through in them is unmistakably Simon's own en-gaging, thoughtful, often light-hearted, always unflinchingly honest self." "--"Nicholas Eberstadt, "Washington Times"

"Julian Simon left an indelible imprint on the making of economic policy in America...In his autobiography, Simon describes the trials he faced in gaining wide currency for ideas that were once considered heresy.""--Jim Heins, University of Illinois""This autobiography seeks not only to recount a life story--through childhood, college, the Navy, the advertising business, graduate school, the mail-order business, and an academic career as a 'freelance prospector' in numerous fields--but to provide insights into Simon's 'quirky' personality and way of thinking...Recommended for public and academic library collections, lower-division undergradute through professional."--"Choice""these pages succeed in capturing and presenting the essence of the man: The persona that shines through in them is unmistakably Simon's own en-gaging, thoughtful, often light-hearted, always unflinchingly honest self." "--Nicholas Eberstadt, Washington Times"