Getting a grip on economics
linhir: Greg Mankiw wrote years ago on his blog a good list of introductory high level econ books:A student emails me asking for a summer reading list. Here are ten very different books I like that are fun enough that you would not be embarrassed (well, not too embarrassed) reading them at the beach:Milton Friedman, Capitalism and FreedomRobert Heilbroner, The Worldly PhilosophersPaul Krugman, Peddling ProsperitySteven Landsburg, The Armchair EconomistP.J. O'Rourke, Eat the RichBurton Malkiel, A Random Walk Down Wall StreetAvinash Dixit and Barry Nalebuff, Thinking StrategicallySteven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, FreakonomicsJohn McMillan, Reinventing the BazaarWilliam Breit and Barry T. Hirsch, Lives of the LaureatesI'd also recommend a good textbook, if you're a little more serious.