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Anyone know any good economics books?

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  1. Wooz.PG Wooz.PG is offline

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    Feb 9th, 2012 (2/9/2012 5:47pm)

    Sorry, I can't imagine a worse thread but I'm looking to do a bit of self-teaching and need a/some good economics book/s for beginners. My photobucket kept crashing aswell so no rewarding ass pictures. Have an 'IOU ass n titties' instead.
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    Feb 9th, 2012 (2/9/2012 5:49pm) in reply to Wooz.PG

    Micro or Macro?
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    Feb 9th, 2012 (2/9/2012 5:51pm) in reply to sinatra22

    in before Dyz
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    Feb 9th, 2012 (2/9/2012 5:53pm) in reply to DBo Fo Sho

    Macro generally!!

    Dyz is welcome aslong as in starting some arguments he also brings me some book ideas.
    Edited By: Wooz.PG Feb 9th, 2012 at 05:53 PM
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    Feb 9th, 2012 (2/9/2012 5:54pm) in reply to Wooz.PG

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    Feb 9th, 2012 (2/9/2012 5:57pm) in reply to Bigk975j

    The Paul Samuelson textbooks are good but they are textbooks so they cost a bloody Fortune.
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    Feb 9th, 2012 (2/9/2012 6:10pm) in reply to sinatra22

    Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics. They are fun and easy reads and a great place to start. imo
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    Feb 9th, 2012 (2/9/2012 6:11pm) in reply to Bigk975j

     
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    Feb 9th, 2012 (2/9/2012 6:15pm) in reply to BillMueller

    Steven Landsburg is the nuts. His micro textbook is one of the best textbooks I've ever used, and I assume the macro is pretty excellent as well based on a large number of lunches and meetings. He also writes econ books for the public, and was freakanomics before freakanomics basically. The Armchair Economist is a great read, as is More Sex is Safer Sex.
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    Feb 9th, 2012 (2/9/2012 6:15pm) in reply to zander

    Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt is a good start. The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money by John Mayard Keynes. The Law by Bastiat. The Road to Serfdom by Hayek. Capitalism and Freedom by Milton Friedman. Human Action by Mises.
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    Feb 9th, 2012 (2/9/2012 6:17pm) in reply to Dyzalot

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    Feb 9th, 2012 (2/9/2012 6:18pm) in reply to zeppelinzoso16

    Actually reading Marx isn't a bad idea either.
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    Feb 9th, 2012 (2/9/2012 6:20pm) in reply to Dyzalot

    Really isn't. I've never read Das Kapital but Communist Manifesto is a great read.

    Edit: Easy read too
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    Feb 9th, 2012 (2/9/2012 6:57pm) in reply to zeppelinzoso16

    you can find a lot of interesting reading on line - blogs, PDF essays, etc.

    Paul Krugman, Ezra Klein, Brad Delong have plenty to follow on line blogs, essays, twitter. You can get a list of their books if you google their names.

    Lots of reading material from the Online Library of Liberty for a completely different perspective. Dyzalot and Willywoo may be able to get you a frequent shoppers discount there.
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    Feb 9th, 2012 (2/9/2012 7:03pm) in reply to saxman

     
    Originally Posted by saxman View Post

    you can find a lot of interesting reading on line - blogs, PDF essays, etc.

    Paul Krugman, Ezra Klein, Brad Delong have plenty to follow on line blogs, essays, twitter. You can get a list of their books if you google their names.

    Lots of reading material from the Online Library of Liberty for a completely different perspective. Dyzalot and Willywoo may be able to get you a frequent shoppers discount there.

    I agree with this. The only thing I would suggest is that you read a basic macro-economics book to learn basic principles like supply & demand and comparitive advantage. Otherwise reading the blogs is sort of like a freshman in college jumping into a graduate level lecture without having the basics down first.
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    Feb 9th, 2012 (2/9/2012 7:24pm) in reply to Dyzalot

    Sweet TY all - including the Platt points. I've developed a real hunger for learning all things money over the last few months - starting with taking a self taught accounting course. Im heading to town tomorrow to gather a couple of these titles.

    I think its coz im sick of listening to the news every night talk about world economics....Greece, the Eurozone, IMF, bailouts, banks, quantitative easing, budget deficit etc. without feeling a solid grasp of any of whats being said, or being able to link it to other concepts in my head.
    Edited By: Wooz.PG Feb 9th, 2012 at 07:27 PM
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