So I have my 18th birthday coming up and I’m thinking of getting more books. I own and have read Economics in One Lesson and An Introduction to Economic Reasoning. I’m about to start working my way through For a New Liberty. I’m really looking for some more basic-to-intermediate economic reading. I had a conversation with a friend not too long ago and it got me thinking about reading some stuff on banking.
Note: I own The Creature from Jekyll Island (just so no one suggests it).
Man, Economy, and State
I second MES.
The Bastiat Collection
Really, MES? I figured I’d get around to that after I had read a few more books.
Do you two suggest getting the study guide as well?
MES is actually written so that no prerequisite in former economic study is required. Study guide? You might as well just because it’s like $5 if you by the book.
just read MES, it really is not that hard
The Ethics of Liberty by Rothbard is fantastic. I downloaded it for free on iTunes and had Jeff Riggenbach read it to me through my headphones!
My 21st is coming up and at the top of my wishlist are:
The Politics of Obedience by Etienne de la Boetie
Wall Street, Banks, and American Foreign Policy by Rothbard
lmao.. I love how this comment makes it seem like its a pamphlet you just whisk through.
Denationalization of Money - best book ever written about money
Have you read “Economics for Real People” by Gene Callahan?
MES
I haven’t. I’ve seen it suggested to others on numerous occasions, though.
I recommend it, then. Reading it would be a good precedent to reading “Man, Economy, and State”.
So I think I have a bare-bones list that I’ll consider:
Economics for Real People by Callahan
Man, Economy, and State (w/ Power and Market…and maybe the study guide?) by Rothbard
Socialism by Mises (I’ve had this on my mind for like a year now)
Ethics of Liberty by Rothbard
Meltdown by Woods (also had this on my mind – just as a quick read)
More suggestions would be appreciated!
The Intellectuals: A Controversial Portrait by George de Huszar
MES, although you could go my way and do HA before and use MES afterwards as a study guide.