Listmania!
Economic Enlightenment
By an Amazon.com customer
Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry in the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth... The RemedyProgress and Poverty: An Inquiry in the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want with Increase of Wealth... The Remedy by Henry George
Buy new: $25.00 / Used from: $8.78
A sadly overlooked classic in a which a great political economist details how a radical (yet simple) shift in tax policy can bolster general prosperity and keep government off our backs!
Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic EconomicsEconomics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics by Henry Hazlitt
Buy new: $9.86 / Used from: $6.12
The natural laws of economics and the virtues of free enterprise brilliantly explained in an easy-to-understand manner.
The Road to Serfdom: Fiftieth Anniversary EditionThe Road to Serfdom: Fiftieth Anniversary Edition by F. A. Hayek
Buy used from: $11.40
Reveals how the erosion of individual liberty nearly always begins with infringements on economic freedom.
Wealth of Nations (Great Minds Series)Wealth of Nations (Great Minds Series) by Adam Smith
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $2.74
A timeless and seminal examination of free market principles.
Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (Great Minds)Principles of Political Economy and Taxation (Great Minds) by David Ricardo
Buy new: $8.67 / Used from: $3.31
A time-tested and brilliant detailing of the the underlying principles of a market economy.
Armchair Economist: Economics & Everyday LifeArmchair Economist: Economics & Everyday Life by Steven E. Landsburg
Buy new: $9.80 / Used from: $2.01
An enlightening look at how basic economic principles affect our everyday lives (in more ways than we could have ever imagined!)
Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary EditionCapitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition by Milton Friedman
Buy new: $10.32 / Used from: $8.49
The virtues of a free marketplace explained by a master economist.
Free to Choose: A Personal StatementFree to Choose: A Personal Statement by Milton Friedman
Buy new: $9.75 / Used from: $4.13
Practial applications, as well as clear explainations of, free market principles.
The Joy of Freedom: An Economist's OdysseyThe Joy of Freedom: An Economist's Odyssey by David R. Henderson
Buy new: $17.82 / Used from: $5.55
"Joy", indeed. An enthusiastic look at the vast benefits and practical advantages free markets are capable of bringing to all.
Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial RevolutionNatural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution by Paul Hawken
Buy new: $12.91 / Used from: $5.25
Can a market-based economy co-exist with a safe and sustainable environment? You betcha! Three enterprising thinkers offer a fascinating and innovative blueprint for making it a reality.
The Other Path: The Economic Answer to TerrorismThe Other Path: The Economic Answer to Terrorism by Hernando De Soto
Buy new: $11.52 / Used from: $5.54
Eye-opening and timely revelations about how economic policies can actually be a magnet for terrorism, but how they can be a deterrent as well. De Soto backs his arguments with factual data.
Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics (O'Rourke, P. J.)Eat the Rich: A Treatise on Economics (O'Rourke, P. J.) by P. J. O'Rourke
Buy new: $9.89 / Used from: $0.01
Who says economics can't be funny? O'Rourke effectively lays out the virtues of free market economics while having you rolling on the floor with laughter.
Tax Shift: How to Help the Economy, Improve the Environment, and Get the Tax Man Off Our Backs (New Report, No. 7)Tax Shift: How to Help the Economy, Improve the Environment, and Get the Tax Man Off Our Backs (New Report, No. 7) by Alan Thein Durning
Buy new: $12.50 / Used from: $0.01
How shifting taxation away from income and productivity and onto uses of land and natural resources can give the economy a quantum boost and effectively protect the environment.
The Limits of Liberty: Between Anarchy and LeviathanThe Limits of Liberty: Between Anarchy and Leviathan by James M. Buchanan
Buy new: $24.00 / Used from: $5.48
Compelling insights into the inseperable bond between political economy and individual rights.
The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere ElseThe Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else by Hernando De Soto
Buy new: $12.20 / Used from: $4.90
Reveals the missing ingredient needed for market economies to succeed in non-Western nations.
The Ultimate Resource 2The Ultimate Resource 2 by Julian Lincoln Simon
Buy new: $43.06 / Used from: $27.00
Makes the case that economic freedom is essential if the "ultimate resource" - human imagination coupled with the human spirit- is to flourish.
The Economics of Life: From Baseball to Affirmative Action to Immigration, How Real-World Issues Affect Our Everyday LifeThe Economics of Life: From Baseball to Affirmative Action to Immigration, How Real-World Issues Affect Our Everyday Life by Gary Becker
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $2.12
Economic principles affect our daily lives far more than we ever imagine.
Liberalism: In the Classical TraditionLiberalism: In the Classical Tradition by Ludwig Von Mises
Buy used from: $9.22
A excellent general introduction to the concepts and merits of economic freedom.
Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday LifeHidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life by David D. Friedman
Buy new: $12.47 / Used from: $3.78
Yet another examination of the many "hidden" ways economic concepts influences our day to day behavior.
The Creature from Jekyll Island : A Second Look at the Federal ReserveThe Creature from Jekyll Island : A Second Look at the Federal Reserve by G. Edward Griffin
Buy used from: $19.50
A real eye-opener! Reveals how the Federal Reserve controls the money supply, as well as the interest rates, and has de facto rulership of the U.S. (and international) political and banking systems.
Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the CountrySecrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country by William Greider
Buy new: $15.12 / Used from: $2.95
Another in-depth revelation of how the Fed came into power and, unbeknownst to the American populace, continues to manipulate the nation's ecomony.