Basic Economics, Fifth Edition

A Common Sense Guide to the Economy

By: Thomas Sowell

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

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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©2015 Thomas Sowell (P)2024 Blackstone Publishing

Great book

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

Masterful

This book should be a must read for every senior in high school. Most adults need to read it as well.

Very thorough

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.

Best book on economics I've ever read

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.

Can’t believe how fascinating this book was.

I never imagined I would devour an economics book like I did this one. So interesting, I found myself excited to keep listening, and would often listen late into the night. Who else can say that about a textbook? 10/10 recommend.