# Recommend economics books for me

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**Created:** [August 26, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-economics-books-for-me/197796 "2003-08-26T18:08:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-economics-books-for-me/197796/1 "2003-08-26T18:08:47Z")

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I’ve decided that I need to learn something about economics. The business section of the paper could be written in Swahili for all it makes sense to me. I took econ in high school, but I was a. disinterested and b. my teacher was a complete loon. I came away with only the vaguest idea of how the stock market works, let alone any other aspect of economics. Anyway, I’m really interested in global politics and I try to follow the debate on globalization, but knowing as little about economics as I do, half the stuff goes over my head.

So please, if you know of any good books that describe how economics work, please help me out.

Grazie.

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-economics-books-for-me/197796/2 "2003-08-26T22:10:29Z")

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i bought personal finance for dummies. it gives a nice basic overview of economics, the stock market, and the mysteries of mutual funds. i would start with the dummies book and move up from there.