Ask HN: What are the must-read books about economics/finance?

Read Fooled by Randomness to get more alternative thinking on decision making and how finance and economics works in the real world

Nassim Taleb - Black Swan

"The Intelligent Investor" by Benjamin Graham

I'd highly recommend The Intelligent Investor.

Benjamin Graham - The Intelligent Investor

I also came to recommend this: it's possibly the most interesting book I've ever read.

Economics in one lesson by Henry Hazlitt changed my life. If you want to read one book only, read this one.

it's much like recommending a book that includes the Aristotelian and Galilean theories of gravity: yes, it's useful to know, but only in an historical context.

"Economics in one lesson" is a classic worth reading and thinking about.

Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations - He and Locke are the two main guys to read for a solid start on Classical Liberalism

Adam Smith, "The Wealth of Nations"

Wealth of Nations

I think it is an excellent book on historical economics.

read Thomas Piketty, "Capital for 21st Century".

Yes, read Capitalism and Freedom.

Milton Friedman - Capitalism and Freedom

'Why Nations Fail' by Acemoglu

Also, "Security Analysis" [0] is the "only" book you'll ever need

FA Hayek, "The Road to Serfdom"

reading the road to serfdom is a great way to really think about unintended consequences

I really enjoyed Naked Economics by Charles Wheelan