Re: book recommendations

On 6 Apr 2007 15:50:55 -0700, patrickmontreal@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

I'm new to the study of economics... i was hoping you posters could
toss a book recommendation or 2 my way. there are just too many
options out there... thanks.

What aspects of economics do you want to learn about, and why? Is
this for professional and career advancement, to become a more
informed voter, or, as Joan Robinson so aptly observed, "to learn how
to avoid being deceived by economists"?

-- Roy L
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