Economics for the layperson

Description
Just read The Myth of the Rational Market and would like some other books that explain how economists think in fairly simple terms. List what you've read or thumb what you like and don't like.
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The Road to Serfdom
by F. A. Hayek
2,800 members
35 reviews
4.2
5 Members
timspalding, lawecon, nathanm, LisaMaria_C, raperper
2
The Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith
6,128 members
45 reviews
3.9
3 Members
timspalding, lawecon, LisaMaria_C
3
Economics in One Lesson
by Henry Hazlitt
2,608 members
39 reviews
4.2
3 Members
nathanm, LisaMaria_C, raperper
4
Free to Choose: A Personal Statement
by Milton Friedman
1,913 members
18 reviews
4.1
3 Members
timspalding, lawecon, LisaMaria_C,raperper
5
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
by Ludwig Von Mises
1,016 members
9 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
raperper
6
The Economic Way of Thinking
by Paul Heyne
165 members
1 review
½ 4.4
Member
lawecon
7
The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protection
by Russell D. Roberts
169 members
2 reviews
3.8
Member
nathanm
8
Economics for Real People
by Gene Callahan
167 members
1 review
4.2
Member
nathanm
9
Principles of economics
by F. W. Taussig
16 members
Member
eromsted
10
Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity
by James D. Gwartney
255 members
6 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
nathanm
11
An Introduction to Economic Reasoning
by David Gordon
44 members
½ 4.3
Member
raperper
12
Eat the Rich
by P. J. O'Rourke
1,131 members
16 reviews
3.8
Member
nathanm
13
Economic Sophisms
by Claude Frédéric Bastiat
149 members
1 review
4
Member
lawecon
14
Economía
by Jordi Franch Parella
1 member
1 review
4
Member
raperper
15
Selected Essays on Political Economy
by Claude Frédéric Bastiat
114 members
4.2
Member
lawecon
16
Los errores de la vieja economía
by JUAN RAMÓN RALLO
1 member
4
Member
raperper
17
The Law
by Frédéric Bastiat
1,816 members
30 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
raperper
18
Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles
by Jesús Huerta de Soto
100 members
½ 4.7
Member
raperper
19
Principles of Economics
by Carl Menger
191 members
3 reviews
½ 4.5
Member
raperper
20
Socialismo, Calculo Economico y Funcion Empresarial
by Jesús Huerta de Soto
22 members
4.8
Member
raperper
21
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
by Paul Krugman
951 members
23 reviews
3.8
2 Members
lorax, aulsmith,nathanm ,LisaMaria_C ,raperper
22
Debunking Economics - Revised and Expanded Edition: The Naked Emperor Dethroned?
by Steve Keen
355 members
7 reviews
4.1
Member
eromsted,raperper
24
What's the Economy For, Anyway?: Why It's Time to Stop Chasing Growth and Start Pursuing Happiness
by David K. Batker
55 members
2 reviews
4
Member
aulsmith,raperper
Explanations
aulsmith: This is the first book I read that explains the obvious: our economic system is just a social agreement. We can change our ideas about what we want and do something different.
25
New Ideas from Dead Economists: An Introduction to Modern Economic Thought
by Todd G. Buchholz
603 members
5 reviews
3.8
Member
timspalding,raperper
27
Competitive Advantage of Nations
by Michael E. Porter
389 members
1 review
3.9
30
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some are So Rich and Some So Poor
by David S. Landes
1,701 members
19 reviews
3.8
31
Cities and the Wealth of Nations: Principles of Economic Life
by Jane Jacobs
520 members
5 reviews
4.1
32
How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities
by John Cassidy
386 members
8 reviews
4.1
33
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt
25,492 members
457 reviews
3.8
Member
LisaMaria_C,lorax ,aulsmith ,raperper