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A broad list of seminal economic texts that are suitable for most anyone with interest in the field.
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Basic Economics: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy
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4.37 avg rating — 14,107 ratings
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Free to Choose: A Personal Statement
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An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
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3.89 avg rating — 34,734 ratings
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General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money
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3.85 avg rating — 5,730 ratings
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Freefall: America, Free Markets, and the Sinking of the World Economy
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3.88 avg rating — 4,053 ratings
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Economics in One Lesson
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4.17 avg rating — 21,372 ratings
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Das Kapital/Das kommunistische Manifest
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The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
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Paul Krugman (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 8,876 ratings
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The Economics Anti-Textbook: A Critical Thinker's Guide to Microeconomics
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4.09 avg rating — 176 ratings
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Principles of Economics
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4.30 avg rating — 706 ratings
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
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Rule of Money: A Solution to the Global Debt Crisis
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Rand McGreal (Goodreads Author)
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Principles of Macroeconomics
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No One Can Escape the 4 Laws: Negotiate or Die
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Eloy Rodrigo Colombo (Goodreads Author)
3.88 avg rating — 17 ratings
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Principles of Economics
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Principles of Microeconomics
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3.84 avg rating — 1,183 ratings
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Essentials of Economics: A Brief Survey of Principles and Policies
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4.06 avg rating — 137 ratings
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Capitalism and Freedom
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3.90 avg rating — 15,015 ratings
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An Introduction to Economic Reasoning
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Economics for Real People: An Introduction to the Austrian School
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4.17 avg rating — 584 ratings
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