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Old 01-19-2006, 08:39 PM
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Default Please recommend a book/s that are generally accepted as 'good'

economics, financial history, gilded age, banking, politics

Emphasis on economics

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Freakonomics?
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Cheez Whiz. No. Freakonomics is a bathroom book. It's an amusing read, but you're not going to learn much about economics by it.

I think there's one out now called The Undercover Economist, which is a little more obviously about economics.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/019...books&v=glance

Similar is an older book by Landsburg called The Armchair Economist.

All of these books are light reading. What exactly are you looking for?
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Sameulson is the classic on all things economics.
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