Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science
 an exciting and mostly objective introduction to economics: First of all this is an exciting book. Yes exciting. Naked Economics presents some of the key aspects of economics by using real world situations which are frequently presented in the form of [... more]
$25.95
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The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for ...
Entertaining but of questionable value (history/econ teacher's review): I have read "Freakonomics" and "Naked Economics" in the past 6 months and thoroughly enjoyed them. I was hoping to get more of the same with this book. It caught [... more]
$26.00
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From Here to Economy: A Shortcut to Economic Literacy
occasionally accurate, always slanted: This book is an apology to the voters for Bush I's economic policies, including supply-side economics. It says something that not a single well-known economist wrote a blurb for this book's cover. After all, when [... more]
$17.00
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Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life
Amazon.com Review: To David Friedman (son of Milton Friedman), economics explains everything. In a way, that's an odd thing for him to say: Friedman Jr. has never taken an economics course in his life (by training he's a physicist). Yet he defines [... more]
$15.95
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Choice, The: A Fable of Free Trade and Protectionism
Simple, Elegant and Wrong: Roberts' little fable pits a wholly benign free-trade against absolute protectionism and guess which one looks better. Based on the theories of David Ricardo, the fable assumes that every worker in the world is always treated [... more]
$11.95
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The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for ...
Entertaining but of questionable value (history/econ teacher's review): I have read "Freakonomics" and "Naked Economics" in the past 6 months and thoroughly enjoyed them. I was hoping to get more of the same with this book. It caught [... more]
$15.95
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The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protectionism ...
Simple, Elegant and Wrong: Roberts' little fable pits a wholly benign free-trade against absolute protectionism and guess which one looks better. Based on the theories of David Ricardo, the fable assumes that every worker in the world is always treated [... more]
$30.00
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The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for ...
Entertaining but of questionable value (history/econ teacher's review): I have read "Freakonomics" and "Naked Economics" in the past 6 months and thoroughly enjoyed them. I was hoping to get more of the same with this book. It caught [... more]
$26.00
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Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life
Amazon.com Review: To David Friedman (son of Milton Friedman), economics explains everything. In a way, that's an odd thing for him to say: Friedman Jr. has never taken an economics course in his life (by training he's a physicist). Yet he defines [... more]
$25.00
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The Power of Economic Thinking
A great book!: I really enjoyed "The Power of Economic Thinking." I don't normally go for economics books, although I love to read on a wide variety of topics. This book really opened my eyes to the dramatic impact economic theory and beliefs [... more]
$19.95
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Revealing Chicago: An Aerial Portrait
Great photo book: These are beautiful and interesting pictures of Chicago and the surrounding suburbs. A great book for those that love the city. disappointing: Not nearly enough photos of the Loop or so many of Chicago's architectural highlights. Way [... more]
$40.00
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Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science
Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science: My 20 year old nephew, a junior college student not known for his scholarly pursuits, took this book before I had a chance to read it. He found it so fascinating that he began taking it with him into the [... more]
$15.95
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