Will you recommend some good books for a person just starting to study economics?



Answer:
Freakonomics
Sex Drugs and Economics
The undercover Economist

They will help you see how economics can be applied and are quite interesting.
Here is a good list:

http://business.tepper.cmu.edu/default.a...

It's long, and covers many disparate areas of economics. Enjoy!
I have to agree with the guy above me Freakonomics! So interesting!

Also any book by Gary S. Becker is also an interesting twist on economics.
Principles of Economics
2nd Edition, Holt

Great book. Straight forward. Explains everything so well.
Get the spiral version it's like $30.
If you go here:

http://www.questia.com/library/economics...

you'll see a list of economics subject areas. When you click on one, you'll see a list of topics in that area. Select a topic, and you'll see a list of recommended books for that topic.
"Basic Economics", by Thomas Sowell. No tables, charts, or math. Simple economic principles explained well.
Whatever happened to penny candy

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