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New Ideas from Dead Economists: An Introduction to Modern Economic Thought
Todd G. Buchholz
Plume, 2007
I Can spot a great BOok when i read oNe
+ Much humor from a "dismal scientist"
+ A pretty good introduction to economic theory
Economics is a very interesting subject. For many it is very confusing. Economics itself is confusing because its not very concrete. Its hard to predict things in real life using economics because there are MANNYYY variables in real life that cannot all be taken into account by specialists, so i ...
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Against Leviathan: Government Power and a Free Society
Robert Higgs
Independent Institute, 2005
A wonderful book, a great education!
+ Reality Check for Statists
+ Higgs Nails our Government for the sham it really is
+ Toward Freedom
+ succinct, informative, readable, humorous
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Armchair Economist: Economics & Everyday Life
Steven E. Landsburg
Free Press, 1995
Great Read!
+ The Economic Mindset
+ A brilliant book to explain those things that you never thought about
This is an accessable, fun read. I also read Fair Play and More Sex is Safe Sex by Landsburg. He is the best author in this area.
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Basic Economics 3rd Ed: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy
Thomas Sowell
Basic Books, 2007
Should Be Mandatory
+ Thorough, informative, educational, engaging. Great book.
+ Should be required reading
+ Basic Economics
+ Basic Economics
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Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your ...
Tyler Cowen
Dutton Adult, 2007
Great Book!
+ Extremely understandable, easy to read
+ Inner Econimist thoughts
It's a fast and easy read! The info is definitely worth the cost of time and money in other words: high ROI!
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More Sex Is Safer Sex: The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics
Steven E. Landsburg
Free Press, 2007
To the Easily Offended
+ Interesting and Entertaining but A Little Too Clever
What an incredible, thought provoking book! There's a common complaint in to reviews that it's not like Freakonomics. Can I just say, Fantastic! The funniest thing about reviews suggesting that this book is trying to "Cash-in on Freakonomics" is the fact that Landsburg published The Armchair ...
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Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science
Charles Wheelan
W. W. Norton & Company, 2003
Well Worth Reading - Maybe Twice!
+ More liberals should read it.
+ Good overview of Economics
+ Well written and a must have
+ A simple non-mathematical intro to econ
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The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics
Michael Shermer
Times Books, 2007
Why Evolution Is Sound Economics
+ Good food for thought, but much to digest...
+ Monkey See, Human Do?
+ Ecce Homo (Economicus)
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Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
Henry Hazlitt
Three Rivers Press, 1988
A Must Read for New Economists and Non Economists
+ If you read only one economics book, read this
+ An extraordinary book
Economics in One Lesson was written by a journalist, not an economist. That said, it offers clarity that many economists can't. But don't be fooled, Hazltt was one of the few journalists who could understand economics.
The book is designed to give you a basic understanding of economic thinking ...
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The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
William Easterly
Penguin Press HC, The, 2006
How Global Aid became a Cash Laden Cow instead of a Thoroughbred Racehorse (or Bureaucracies eat oats too, don't they?)
+ Want to understand the World?
+ Despite the title, a little to PC to be effective
+ Good...a little too far to the right for me, though
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Against Leviathan: Government Power and a Free Society
Robert Higgs
Independent Institute, 2005
A wonderful book, a great education!
+ Reality Check for Statists
+ Higgs Nails our Government for the sham it really is
+ Toward Freedom
+ succinct, informative, readable, humorous
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More Sex Is Safer Sex: The Unconventional Wisdom of Economics
Steven E. Landsburg
Free Press, 2007
To the Easily Offended
+ Interesting and Entertaining but A Little Too Clever
What an incredible, thought provoking book! There's a common complaint in to reviews that it's not like Freakonomics. Can I just say, Fantastic! The funniest thing about reviews suggesting that this book is trying to "Cash-in on Freakonomics" is the fact that Landsburg published The Armchair ...
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The Mind of the Market: Compassionate Apes, Competitive Humans, and Other Tales from Evolutionary Economics
Michael Shermer
Times Books, 2007
Why Evolution Is Sound Economics
+ Good food for thought, but much to digest...
+ Monkey See, Human Do?
+ Ecce Homo (Economicus)
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Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your ...
Tyler Cowen
Dutton Adult, 2007
Great Book!
+ Extremely understandable, easy to read
+ Inner Econimist thoughts
It's a fast and easy read! The info is definitely worth the cost of time and money in other words: high ROI!
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Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
Henry Hazlitt
Three Rivers Press, 1988
A Must Read for New Economists and Non Economists
+ If you read only one economics book, read this
+ An extraordinary book
Economics in One Lesson was written by a journalist, not an economist. That said, it offers clarity that many economists can't. But don't be fooled, Hazltt was one of the few journalists who could understand economics.
The book is designed to give you a basic understanding of economic thinking ...
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