I asked, "What’s the BEST economics book you’ve read?"

I received 250+ responses.

Here are 20 books that will help you better understand how the economy works:
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Basic Economics

by Thomas Sowell https://amzn.to/35Q2UmR 
Basic Economics

Basic Economics

https://amzn.to/35Q2UmR
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Freakonomics

by @StevenDLevitt & @Freakonomics https://amzn.to/3MEIiPb 
Freakonomics Revised and Expanded Edition

Freakonomics Revised and Expanded Edition

https://amzn.to/3MEIiPb
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Economics in One Lesson

by Henry Hazlitt https://amzn.to/368jldX 
Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics

Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics

https://amzn.to/368jldX
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Poor Economics

by Esther Duflo & Abhijit Banerjee https://amzn.to/34utl0K 
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

https://amzn.to/34utl0K
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The Wealth of Nations

by Adam Smith https://amzn.to/3IddGB3 
The Wealth of Nations (Bantam Classics)

The Wealth of Nations (Bantam Classics)

https://amzn.to/3IddGB3
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The Bitcoin Standard

by @saifedean https://amzn.to/3Kxabqr 
The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking

The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking

https://amzn.to/3Kxabqr
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Economix

by Michael Goodwin https://amzn.to/3pVSQj0 
Economix: How and Why Our Economy Works (and Doesn't Work), in Words and Pictures: How and Why Our...

Economix: How and Why Our Economy Works (and Doesn't Work), in Words and Pictures: How and Why Our Economy Works (and Doesn't Work) in Words and Pictures

https://amzn.to/3pVSQj0
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order

by @RayDalio https://amzn.to/3J2yMmM 
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail

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

https://amzn.to/3J2yMmM
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Naked Economics

by @CharlesWheelan https://amzn.to/3IZYqs5 
Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (Fully Revised and Updated)

Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science (Fully Revised and Updated)

https://amzn.to/3IZYqs5
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The Deficit Myth

by @StephanieKelton https://amzn.to/3pQ5iAU 
The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy

The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People's Economy

https://amzn.to/3pQ5iAU
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Why Nations Fail

by @DrDaronAcemoglu & @WhyNationsFail https://amzn.to/3IZWkbV 
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

https://amzn.to/3IZWkbV
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Misbehaving

by @R_Thaler https://amzn.to/3I004J8 
Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics

Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics

https://amzn.to/3I004J8
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The Psychology of Money

by @morganhousel https://amzn.to/3sXksq6 
The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness

The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness

https://amzn.to/3sXksq6
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Talking To My Daughter About The Economy

by @yanisvaroufakis https://amzn.to/3sXkiPw 
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: or, How Capitalism Works--and How It Fails

Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: or, How Capitalism Works--and How It Fails

https://amzn.to/3sXkiPw
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Good Economics for Hard Times

by Abhijit V. Banerjee & Esther Duflo https://amzn.to/3vWnjBA 
Good Economics for Hard Times

Good Economics for Hard Times

https://amzn.to/3vWnjBA
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Doughnut Economics

by @KateRaworth https://amzn.to/3tKNN6m 
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist

Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist

https://amzn.to/3tKNN6m
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The Origin of Financial Crises

by George Cooper https://amzn.to/34uU6SL 
The Origin of Financial Crises

The Origin of Financial Crises

https://amzn.to/34uU6SL
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The Mystery of Capital

by Hernando De Soto https://amzn.to/35Nkp7t 
The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else

The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else

https://amzn.to/35Nkp7t
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The Economists' Hour

by @BCAppelbaum https://amzn.to/35NknMT 
The Economists' Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society

The Economists' Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society

https://amzn.to/35NknMT
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The Great Depression

by Benjamin Roth https://amzn.to/3MEbG82 
The Great Depression: A Diary

The Great Depression: A Diary

https://amzn.to/3MEbG82
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