Andrew's Best Economic Book Picks
"Don't overstate your likely achievements; when in doubt, understate them." --Alan S. Blinder, After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead
My entire life I have had a love for economics and finance. I read extensively on the subject. Listed below are several books I highly recommend.
Risk, Choice, and Uncertainty: Three Centuries of Economic Decision-Making by George G. Szpiro: A fairly advanced book on how concepts like supply/demand curves and equilibrium came to be developed and how people make economic decisions.
The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers (Revised) by Robert L. Heilbroner: A beginner’s guide to key economists and the history of the subject. Very readable and fun!
Great Economic Thinkers: An Introduction-From Adam Smith to Amartya Sen by Jonathan Conlin: A more advanced treatment of the history of economic thinkers. Deals with more contemporary economists than the previous book.
Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street (Anniversary) by Michael Lewis: Reads like a thriller! Tells the story of the go-go 80s debt markets led by Salomon Brothers.
Nudge: The Final Edition (Revised) by Cass R. Sunstein and Richard H. Thaler: One of the best books of behavioral economics and the importance of framing decisions.
After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead by Alan S. Blinder: The quintessential book on the 2008-09 financial crisis.
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein: A history of the financialization of markets. Discusses the development of things like derivatives and mutual funds.
Capitalism, Alone: The Future of the System That Rules the World by Branko Milanovic: Many would concede that capitalism has won as the only way to organize an economy. This book discusses America and China take different approaches to it.
ABOUT THE BOOKSELLER
Andrew is mostly a life-long resident of the DMV, having moved to Virginia when he was seven. He got his start in bookselling later in life, joining the ranks of booksellers in his mid-40s.