Economics for Citizens
Here are excellent books to help non-specialists understand economics, as every good citizen should.
Basic Economics 3rd Ed: A Common Sense Guide to the EconomyCommon Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and ProsperityApplied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One
Basic Economics 3rd Ed: A Common Sense Guid...
by Thomas Sowell
$26.37
Very readable, common sense explanations, not requiring a lot of math.
Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Shoul...
by James Gwartney
$13.57
The authors write, "Our democracy puts voters in charge ov choosing our policy makers, so the consequences of economic illiter...
Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One
by Thomas Sowell

The sequel to Sowell's important introduction to economics. Here he applies basic economics to real-world issues.
Free to Choose: A Personal StatementEconomic Facts and Fallacies
Free to Choose: A Personal Statement
by Milton Friedman
$9.75
This very readable classic is a staple is aimed at, and excellent for, intelligent readers with no academic background in econ...
Economic Facts and Fallacies
by Thomas Sowell
$17.16