Economics for the layperson

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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.
1
The Road to Serfdom
by F. A. Hayek
3,102 members
38 reviews
4.2
5 Members
timspalding, lawecon, nathanm, LisaMaria_C, raperper
2
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
by Adam Smith
7,230 members
55 reviews
3.9
3 Members
timspalding, lawecon, LisaMaria_C
3
Economics in One Lesson
by Henry Hazlitt
3,019 members
41 reviews
4.1
3 Members
nathanm, LisaMaria_C, raperper
4
Free to Choose: A Personal Statement
by Milton Friedman
2,150 members
20 reviews
4.1
3 Members
timspalding, lawecon, LisaMaria_C,raperper
5
Human Action: A Treatise on Economics
by Ludwig Von Mises
1,126 members
11 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
raperper
6
The Economic Way of Thinking
by Paul Heyne
172 members
1 review
4.2
Member
lawecon
7
The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protection
by Russell D. Roberts
185 members
3 reviews
3.8
Member
nathanm
8
Economics for Real People: An Introduction to the Austrian School
by Gene Callahan
179 members
1 review
½ 4.3
Member
nathanm
9
Principles of economics
by F. W. Taussig
21 members
Member
eromsted
10
Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity
by James D. Gwartney
290 members
6 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
nathanm
11
An Introduction to Economic Reasoning
by David Gordon
47 members
½ 4.3
Member
raperper
12
Eat the Rich
by P. J. O'Rourke
1,195 members
16 reviews
3.8
Member
nathanm
13
Economic Sophisms
by Claude Frédéric Bastiat
166 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
120 members
4.2
Member
lawecon
16
Los errores de la vieja economía
by JUAN RAMÓN RALLO
6 members
4
Member
raperper
17
The Law
by Frédéric Bastiat
2,142 members
32 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
raperper
18
Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles
by Jesús Huerta de Soto
103 members
½ 4.7
Member
raperper
19
Principles of Economics
by Carl Menger
225 members
3 reviews
½ 4.6
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
1,051 members
25 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
lorax, aulsmith,nathanm ,LisaMaria_C ,raperper
22
Debunking Economics - Revised and Expanded Edition: The Naked Emperor Dethroned?
by Steve Keen
391 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
61 members
1 review
3.9
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
659 members
5 reviews
3.8
Member
timspalding,raperper
27
Competitive Advantage of Nations
by Michael E. Porter
414 members
1 review
3.9
28
A Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of '08 and the Descent into Depression
by Richard A. Posner
186 members
2 reviews
3.9
29
Economics After the Crisis: Objectives and Means
by Adair Turner
34 members
4
30
The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some are So Rich and Some So Poor
by David S. Landes
1,879 members
20 reviews
3.8
31
Cities and the Wealth of Nations: Principles of Economic Life
by Jane Jacobs
579 members
5 reviews
4.1
32
How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities
by John Cassidy
453 members
8 reviews
4
33
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
by Steven D. Levitt
27,194 members
476 reviews
3.8
Member
LisaMaria_C,lorax ,aulsmith ,raperper