9 must-read economics books like The Essential James Buchanan (Essential Scholars) by Donald J. Boudreaux

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The Essential James Buchanan (Essential Scholars)

By: Donald J. Boudreaux

4.44

Format: 132 pages, Kindle Edition

James (“Jim”) McGill Buchanan (1919-2013), surely seemed an unlikely prospect for winning a Nobel P…

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1. The Outer Limits of Reason: What Science, Mathematics, and Logic Cannot Tell Us

By: Noson S. Yanofsky

4.19

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

Many books explain what is known about the universe. This book investigates what cannot be known. R… read more

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2. Chaos Theory: Two Essays on Market Anarchy

By: Robert P. Murphy

3.87

Format: 515 pages, Trade Paperback

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3. The Road to Serfdom

By: Friedrich A. Hayek

3.67

Format: None pages, Paperback

A classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, The Road … read more

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4. The Poverty of Historicism

By: None

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

On its publication in 1957, The Poverty of Historicismwas hailed by Arthur Koestler as 'probably th… read more

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5. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

4.40

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable… read more

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6. "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

By: Richard P. Feynman

4.27

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A New York Times bestseller—the outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific mi… read more

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"I learned from her that every woman is worried about her looks, no matter how beautiful she is."

-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

"I couldn't claim that I was smarter than sixty-five other guys--but the average of sixty-five other guys, certainly!"

-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

"All the time you're saying to yourself, 'I could do that, but I won't,' — which is just another way of saying that you can't."

-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

"You see, I get so much fun out of thinking that I don’t want to destroy this pleasant machine that makes life such a big kick."

-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character

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7. The Essential Natural Law (Essential Scholars)

By: Samuel Gregg

4.13

Format: 106 pages, Kindle Edition

Few ideas have been as influential in the development of moral, political, legal, and economic thou… read more

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8. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED SOE and Italy 1943-1945 (David Stafford World War II History)

By: David Stafford

3.83

Format: 516 pages, Kindle Edition

THE FIRST COMPLETE AND AUTHORITATIVE ACCOUNT OF BRITAIN’S SECRET WAR IN ITALY IN WW2.‘A gripping ac… read more

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9. The Essential John Locke (Essential Scholars)

By: Eric Mack

4.16

Format: 61 pages, Kindle Edition

No single individual is ever the sole founder of any major stance in political philosophy. Neverthe… read more

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10. The Essential Robert Nozick (Essential Scholars)

By: Aeon J. Skoble

3.89

Format: 42 pages, Kindle Edition

Robert Nozick was a professor of philosophy at Harvard University who is most famous for his contri… read more

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11. The Essential James Buchanan (Essential Scholars)

By: Donald J. Boudreaux

4.44

Format: 132 pages, Kindle Edition

James (“Jim”) McGill Buchanan (1919-2013), surely seemed an unlikely prospect for winning a Nobel P… read more

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12. The Essential Joseph Schumpeter (Essential Scholars)

By: Russell S. Sobel

4.11

Format: 47 pages, Kindle Edition

Joseph Schumpeter is one of the most accomplished economists of the twentieth century. Included amo… read more

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13. The Essential Austrian Economics

By: Christopher J. Coyne

4.11

Format: 68 pages, Kindle Edition

The origin of the Austrian School of economics is the publication of Carl Menger’s Principles of Ec… read more

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14. The Essential Adam Smith (Essential Scholars)

By: James R. Otteson

4.36

Format: 69 pages, Kindle Edition

Adam Smith (1723–1790) is widely hailed as the founding father of the discipline now known as econo… read more

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15. The Essential Milton Friedman (Essential Scholars)

By: Steven E. Landsburg

4.36

Format: 84 pages, Kindle Edition

When economists are called “influential,” it usually means they’ve changed the way other economists… read more

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16. The Essential Ronald Coase (Essential Scholars)

By: Lynne Kiesling

4.17

Format: 75 pages, Kindle Edition

Ronald Coase (1910-2013) was one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. His influe… read more

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17. The Essential Enlightenment (Essential Scholars)

By: Douglas J. Den Uyl

4.18

Format: 92 pages, Kindle Edition

The political ideas that fully came together under the name “liberal” in the early nineteenth centu… read more

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18. The Essential UCLA School of Economics (Essential Scholars)

By: David R. Henderson

4.13

Format: 125 pages, Kindle Edition

The UCLA tradition carries on in the work of dozens of economists who earned their PhDs at UCLA dur… read more

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19. The Essential John Stuart Mill (Essential Scholars)

By: Sandra J. Peart

4.16

Format: 74 pages, Kindle Edition

The oldest of nine children, John Stuart Mill was born on May 20, 1806; he died in France, where he… read more

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20. The Essential David Hume (Essential Scholars)

By: James R. Otteson

4.35

Format: 109 pages, Kindle Edition

David Hume (1711–1776) is a towering and intriguing figure. He was the preeminent philosopher in wh… read more

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21. The Essential Women of Liberty (Essential Scholars)

By: Fraser Institute

4.26

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

The thinkers discussed in this volume are a remarkably diverse group. They were born in the eightee… read more

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11 Top economics books like The Essential Joseph Schumpeter (Essential Scholars) by Russell S. Sobel

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Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy

Joseph A. Schumpeter

4.39

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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail

Ray Dalio

4.28

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Samuel Gregg

4.13

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