Book Recommendation: The Real Price of Everything
The Real Price of Everything, by Michael Lewis:
For all of you heathens out there (see also: people who are not anarcho-capitalists and/or libertarians), this textbook is a must at a very low price of $29.99 at your local bookstore, or $23.48 on Amazon.com. The book includes the following excellent texts on economics:
1776: The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
1798: An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Malthus
1817: Principles of Political Economy and Taxation by David Ricardo
1899: The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions by Thorstein Veblen
1936: The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money by John Maynard Keynes
Okay, so The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money is not exactly a favorite of mine, but it is an important textbook as it relates to American economic history. At the very least, it will help the layperson understand why the New Deal was such a ridiculous idea and why many economists think that FDR was the worst thing to happen to the United States in the 20th century (Keynes is a close second).
So, I say to you all, go buy this and read all the texts contained within.
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