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Basic Economics, Fifth Edition

A Common Sense Guide to the Economy

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Basic Economics, Fifth Edition

By: Thomas Sowell
Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
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In this fifth edition of Basic Economics, Thomas Sowell revises and updates his popular book on commonsense economics, bringing the world into clearer focus through a basic understanding of the fundamental economic principles and how they explain our lives. Drawing on lively examples from around the world and from centuries of history, Sowell explains basic economic principles for the general public in plain English.

Basic Economics, which has now been translated into six languages and has additional material online, remains true to its core principle: that the fundamental facts and principles of economics do not require jargon, graphs, or equations and can be learned in a relaxed and even enjoyable way.

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I had a little bit of a hard time listening to this at first. Once I got used to the voice of the reader it was fine. This book is easy to understand

Great book

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Even though economics is a very dry subject to me, I kept listening to this because of what I was learning. I enjoyed this book even if it was a marathon; seemed like it was never going to end.

Very thorough

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Thomas Sowell gives a clear explanation of every facet of economics and helps the listener to see how they are all tied together. This book should be the textbook of choice for both high school economics and college economics.
The narrator has an unusually deep voice which I found irritating at first. But I got used to it after a chapter or so into the book.

Best book on economics I've ever read

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Sowell's insights are always engaging, fascinating and we'll worth the listen. I'll always recommend Sowell to anyone, student or otherwise, looking for answers to why things are the way they are economically and beyond. This book is more dry than some of his other more conversational books, as it's meant to be more of a textbook, but it is entirely understandable and enjoyable for anyone at any level of knowledge.

Always Stunning from Sowell

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This book is one of my all time favorite books. I literally listened to it 4 or 5 times. I just listened to it over and over in my car for a few week's. It easily explains how and why things happen in economies large and small. Great book, highly recommended!!

Wow! Economics like you never knew....

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Everyone should read this book since it provides a great Common Sense understanding of Economics. Thomas Sowell presents difficult concepts in a very understandable manner.

Great common sense of economic principles.

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wow this should be mandatory reading for everyone. it lays out the foundation of how our economy works. this is the kind of information that can make your world a better place

Thomas Sowell basic economics

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Understandable economics that we can all digest! This book will give you the tools to look at the world in a more realistic way. Keep in mind society falls apart without a solid economy.

God bless Thomas Sowell!

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This book gives a no nonsense and simply understood education in economics spoken in plain English. Every student in school and every politician should be required to read this book. If everyone had a basic understanding of economics our society would be much better off than it is now.

Should be required reading in all k-12 schools.

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Clarifies tons of basic economic principles and assumptions you may or may not have taken for granted, and supports them with easy to understand examples, not data and graphs.

Enlightening

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