Good book for economics Recommendations from 35 sampled comments out of 35 eligible comments. This page covers the sample, rather than the entire HN thread.
pchivers · May 4, 2008 The book that got me started was Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt ludwikg · May 4, 2008 I would start with this one noelchurchill · May 4, 2008 This is an excellent book covering the efficiency of markets. freikwcs · May 4, 2008 Basic Economics by Sowell is a great place to start. elidourado · May 4, 2008 Sowell is great. There's a 3rd edition out now. dangrover · May 4, 2008 I second this recommendation. jackdied · May 4, 2008 +1 for "Basic Economics" by Sowell dfens · May 4, 2008 I highly recommend Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell. mooders · May 4, 2008 "Undercover Economist and http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logic-Life-Uncovering-Economics-Ever... Logic of Life are both excellent at drawing out serious economic principles from everyday experiences. rms · May 4, 2008 Accept no substitutes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Das_Kapital jackdied · May 4, 2008 and "Free to Choose" by Milton Friedman mathoda · May 4, 2008 the best selling book is currently Mankiw's Principle of Economics ideas101 · May 4, 2008 I strongly recommend:
The Dollar Crisis: Causes, Consequences, Cures
By Richard Duncan mstoehr · May 4, 2008 These two are my favorite danohuiginn · May 4, 2008 Mankiw, Samuelson/Nordhaus and Baumol/Blinder all seemed OK to me michael_dorfman · May 4, 2008 I can't think of a better textbook than Samuelson. mstoehr · May 4, 2008 So, I recommend a pedagogical text that uses the likelihood approach.