Basic Economics 3rd Ed: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy47 reviews Thomas Sowell Basic Books, 2007 difficult, yet worthwhile read + The book everyone should read + Required Reading for Inquiring Americans + Timely and in Great Condition             Free to Choose: A Personal Statement78 reviews Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman Harvest Books, 1990 The principles of economic freedom are found in this book. A must read! + Number 1 book on basic economics + A Life Changing Experience + Essential             The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It43 reviews Paul Collier Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 Development economics that we can all understand + Thought Provoking + Excellent Book Should Be Read By Everyone Concerned with Poverty + Will stimulate your thinking             Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything1576 reviews Stephen J. Dubner William Morrow, 2006 Quick, Interesting Read -- more like Sociology than Economics + Very interesting, but also very biased + One Amazing Book + Surprisingly Enjoyable. Unless You're an Econ Nerd.             The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century1162 reviews Thomas L. Friedman Picador, 2007 The world is flat 3.0 + It's too true the world is flat. + Your Guide to Capitalism in the 21st Century + Not the easiest read, but an eye-opener             The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time116 reviews Jeffrey Sachs Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Insightful and inspiring perspective on one of the great opportunities of our generation + Optimism on Development and Effective Aid for Impoverished Countries Jeffrey Sachs uses his broad knowledge to frame the context of a call for action to end extreme poverty in our generation. He demonstrates through detailed statistical comparisons the evolution of the widening gap of economic opportunity between the world's regions, and provides interesting ...             Globalization and Its Discontents109 reviews Joseph E. Stiglitz W. W. Norton & Company, 2003 must read! + an important mainstream critique Joseph Stiglitz thoroughly disects the brain dead institution called the IMF. Read this book and you will clearly see why African countries and other 3rd world countries are as poor as they are. it's not simply because of corruption and mismangement by their government as we all tend to believe. ...             Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart71 reviews Ian Ayres Bantam, 2007 The End of Intuition The author explains that he originally intended to title the book, "The End of Intuition". I think that would have been the better title. Interestingly, the name change resulted in a clever use of Google's adwords. The problem with the title Super Crunchers is that it makes the impression that the ...             Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition124 reviews Milton Friedman University Of Chicago Press, 2002 Great book, life changing reading! + Read it twice + Friedman is best on Economics this is a must read Reading this book gave me a whole new perspective about life, economics and individual responsibility. It's a must for everyone, even if you are not a student of economics.             The Lexus and the Olive Tree [Revised Edition]: Understanding Globalization403 reviews Thomas L. Friedman Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000 The Lexus and the Olive Tree This book provides a very good understanding of globilisation by integrating various issues and concepts with critical, illustrative and at times poignant examples. This helps appreciate what globilisation means currently and the historical summary helps explain how we got to where we are today. ...             Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition124 reviews Milton Friedman University Of Chicago Press, 2002 Great book, life changing reading! + Read it twice + Friedman is best on Economics this is a must read Reading this book gave me a whole new perspective about life, economics and individual responsibility. It's a must for everyone, even if you are not a student of economics.             The Lexus and the Olive Tree [Revised Edition]: Understanding Globalization403 reviews Thomas L. Friedman Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000 The Lexus and the Olive Tree This book provides a very good understanding of globilisation by integrating various issues and concepts with critical, illustrative and at times poignant examples. This helps appreciate what globilisation means currently and the historical summary helps explain how we got to where we are today. ...             Globalization and Its Discontents109 reviews Joseph E. Stiglitz W. W. Norton & Company, 2003 must read! + an important mainstream critique Joseph Stiglitz thoroughly disects the brain dead institution called the IMF. Read this book and you will clearly see why African countries and other 3rd world countries are as poor as they are. it's not simply because of corruption and mismangement by their government as we all tend to believe. ...             The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time116 reviews Jeffrey Sachs Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Insightful and inspiring perspective on one of the great opportunities of our generation + Optimism on Development and Effective Aid for Impoverished Countries Jeffrey Sachs uses his broad knowledge to frame the context of a call for action to end extreme poverty in our generation. He demonstrates through detailed statistical comparisons the evolution of the widening gap of economic opportunity between the world's regions, and provides interesting ...             Free to Choose: A Personal Statement78 reviews Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman Harvest Books, 1990 The principles of economic freedom are found in this book. A must read! + Number 1 book on basic economics + A Life Changing Experience + Essential             Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything1576 reviews Stephen J. Dubner William Morrow, 2006 Quick, Interesting Read -- more like Sociology than Economics + Very interesting, but also very biased + One Amazing Book + Surprisingly Enjoyable. Unless You're an Econ Nerd.             The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century1162 reviews Thomas L. Friedman Picador, 2007 The world is flat 3.0 + It's too true the world is flat. + Your Guide to Capitalism in the 21st Century + Not the easiest read, but an eye-opener             Super Crunchers: Why Thinking-by-Numbers Is the New Way to Be Smart71 reviews Ian Ayres Bantam, 2007 The End of Intuition The author explains that he originally intended to title the book, "The End of Intuition". I think that would have been the better title. Interestingly, the name change resulted in a clever use of Google's adwords. The problem with the title Super Crunchers is that it makes the impression that the ...             The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It43 reviews Paul Collier Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 Development economics that we can all understand + Thought Provoking + Excellent Book Should Be Read By Everyone Concerned with Poverty + Will stimulate your thinking             Basic Economics 3rd Ed: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy47 reviews Thomas Sowell Basic Books, 2007 difficult, yet worthwhile read + The book everyone should read + Required Reading for Inquiring Americans + Timely and in Great Condition