The work of Ludwig von Mises exercised enormous influence upon the thought of libertarians, classical liberals, anticommunists, and even traditionalist conservatives during the postwar years. But, as Israel Kirzner shows in the second installment in our Library of Modern Thinkers series, Mises dedication was always first and foremost to discovering truthsand destroying falsehoodswithin the science of economics. In this thorough yet concise introduction to Mises life, economics, and influence, Kirzner (a former student of Mises and an influential free-market economist himself) traces the key elements of Mises life, explains his core contributions to economic theory, and assesses his impact on twentieth-century economics and political thought.