I thought many of you would be interested in this interview on NPR of
Nicholas Phillipson, who has written a bio of Smith

http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2011/02/01/133409874/the-tuesday-podcast-adam-smith-mamas-boy

The transcript is pending, but you can listen to the podcast and add
to the list of comments. :-)

If you are pressed for time, the interview actually starts about 4
minutes after the podcast begins.

Humberto Barreto
www.depauw.edu/learn/microexcel