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1	Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything more books like this by Steven Levitt, Stephen J Dubner add to wishlist Economist Steven Levitt is a popularizer in the best sense of that term, and his reality-based view of economics encompasses both how it touches our daily lives (though we may not always see it) and how it can help bring clarity to that messy world we live in. In FREAKONOMICS, written with journalist Stephen J. Dubner, Levitt casts his ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.74! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The 48 laws of power more books like this by Robert Greene add to wishlist Inspired by Machiavelli's instructional book for young princes, this modern guide for business and everyday life tells how to gain, keep, and distribute power. see all copies from £6.07! new only from £7.04! \| first editions
3	The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable more books like this by Nassim N Taleb add to wishlist Taleb delivers a groundbreaking look at the role played by the unexpected in life and history, and a fascinating examination of why we know less than we think we do--and what to do about it. see all copies from £6.26! new only from £6.26! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution more books like this by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, L Hunter Lovins add to wishlist This challenging analysis examines the environmental and cultural costs of industrialization and forecasts a transition to a new economy that succeeds by working with natural resources, instead of depleting them. see all copies from £6.48! new only from £10.62! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Thinking Strategically more books like this by Avinash K Dixit, Barry Nalebuff add to wishlist The international bestseller-don't compete without it! see all copies from £8.29! new only from £9.25! \| first editions
6	General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money more books like this by John Maynard Keynes add to wishlist In 1936, Keynes published the most provocative book written by any economist of his generation. Arguments about the book continued until his death in 1946, and still continue today. This new edition, published 70 years after the original, features a new introduction by Paul Krugman, which discusses the significance and continued relevance of The ... see all copies from £6.23! new only from £6.93! \| first editions
7	Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds more books like this by Charles MacKay add to wishlist 'Every age has its peculiar folly; some scheme, project, or fantasy into which it plunges, spurred on by the love of gain, the necessity of excitement, or the mere force of imitation,' said author Charles Mackay in 1841. It was true then, and it is certainly true now. This intelligent, humorous collection of popular delusions, from money mania to ... see all copies from £2.89! new only from £2.89! \| first editions
8	Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One more books like this by Thomas Sowell add to wishlist Now revised and updated - this is the acclaimed companion volume to the hugely successful "Basic Economics", by one of America's most revered economists. The application of economics to major contemporary real world problems - housing, medical care, discrimination, the economic development of nations - is the theme of this important book which ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
9	Globalization and Its Discontents more books like this by Joseph E Stiglitz add to wishlist Joseph Stiglitz served as chairman of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers for seven years, and he was also chief economist at the World Bank. In this book, Stiglitz recounts his experiences in such places as Ethiopia, Thailand and Russia. He finds repeatedly that the International Monetary Fund puts the interests of its "largest ... see all copies from £1.79! new only from £6.24! \| first editions
10	The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor more books like this by David S Landes add to wishlist An economic historian examines reasons for the economic success of some nations over others. While acknowledging the role of geography, he falls on the side of culture as a determining factor. Landes focuses on the Industrial Revolution and the primacy of the West in this study. see all copies from £7.24! new only from £9.59! \| first editions
11 view cover	New ideas from dead economists : an introduction to modern economic thought. more books like this by Todd G. Buchholz add to wishlist 'Outstanding ...Fun to read' - "Wall Street Journal". Would Karl Marx have to revise his theories since the collapse of the Soviet Union? What would Adam Smith make of the Japanese economic miracle turning into an economic morass? The great economists of the past 200 years may no longer be with us, but their ideas are very much alive - and they ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £8.07! \| first editions
12 view cover	Small is Beautiful: Economics as If People Mattered more books like this by E F Schumacher add to wishlist As relevant as when it was first published, Small Is Beautiful is an eloquent exploration of economic programs that take the average person into consideration. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £9.97! \| first editions
13 view cover	Macroeconomics more books like this by N Gregory Mankiw add to wishlist Mankiw's text covers the field of macroeconomics accessibly and concisely, emphasising the relevance of both its classical roots and its practice at the beginning of the 21st century. It is updated to deal with the economic slowdown of 2001, due to the end of the stock market boom and the events of September 11, which has again put business cycle ... see all copies from £6.13! new only from £31.75! \| first editions
14 view cover	Wealth of Nations more books like this by Adam Smith add to wishlist Political economy had been studied long before Adam Smith. But "Wealth of Nations" (1776) established it for the first time as a separate science. Smith based his arguments on vast historical knowledge, and developed his principles with remarkable clarity. What set this work apart was its statement of the doctrine of natural liberty. Smith ... see all copies from £3.42! new only from £4.39! \| first editions
15 view cover	The worldly philosophers; the lives, times, and ideas of the great economic thinkers more books like this by Robert L. Heilbroner add to wishlist The final revision of this classic bestseller, the 7th edition defines the common thread linking the world's greatest economic thinkers and explores the philosophies that motivate them. Hailed by Galbraith as a "brilliant achievement", "The Worldly Philosophers" with over 2 million copies sold worldwide, not only enables us to see more deeply into ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £7.02! \| first editions
16 view cover	Management Challenges for the 21st Century more books like this by Peter F Drucker (Introduction by) add to wishlist Aiming to define ways of delivering success, this text takes a look at the future of management thinking and practice. It argues that the biggest challenge is knowledge-worker productivity and explores what it is and how it can work. see all copies from £4.04! new only from £6.20! \| first editions
17 view cover	The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else more books like this by Hernando de Soto, Hernando de Soto add to wishlist The world-famous Peruvian economist examines why some countries succeed at capitalism while others fail. As evidenced in the development of the West, economic success, he argues, is less determined by cultural differences than by the legal structure of property and property rights. 25 charts & tables. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?: A Fast, Clear, and Fun Explanation of the Economics You Need for Success in Your Career, Business, and Investments more books like this by Rick Maybury add to wishlist Presents an explanation of economics especially as it pertains to money, inflation, recession, and wage and price controls. see all copies from £10.35! new only from £12.05!
19 view cover	The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas more books like this by Robert H Frank add to wishlist Why do the keypads on drive-up cash machines have Braille dots? Why are round-trip fares from Orlando to Kansas City higher than those from Kansas City to Orlando? For decades, Robert Frank has been asking his economics students to pose and answer questions like these as a way of learning how economic principles operate in the real world--which ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
20 view cover	Competitive Advantage of Nations more books like this by Michael E Porter add to wishlist 'Professor Michael Porter [is] one of the world's most influential authorities on corporate strategy...[the book] stands to become a standard text for the analysis of relative national economic performance.' - Independent on Sunday 'Michael Porter builds up an all-embracing view of economic change that amounts in the end to a powerful analytical ... see all copies from £2.66! new only from £7.72! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Principles of Microeconomics more books like this by Karl E Case add to wishlist Written by an award-winning educator and a highly respected macroeconomist, this best-selling introduction to economics succeeds in getting students to think like economists. All points of theory are presented through "stories, graphs, and equations," a pedagogical tool that accommodates the students' varied styles of learning. Known and respected ... see all copies from £4.98! new only from £6.20! \| first editions
22 view cover	The Road to Serfdom more books like this by F. A. Hayek add to wishlist The Road to Serfdom remains one of the all-time classics of twentieth-century intellectual thought. For over half a century, it has inspired politicians and thinkers around the world, and has had a crucial impact on our political and cultural history. With trademark brilliance, Hayek argues convincingly that, while socialist ideals may be ... see all copies from £3.96! new only from £10.78! \| first editions
23 view cover	Principles of Political Economy and Taxation more books like this by David Ricardo add to wishlist Written in 1817, this famous treatise lays the groundwork for the principles of the market economy. It established the guiding ideas behind the economic concepts of diminishing returns and economic rent. As a leading master of economic principles of his time, Ricardo developed the theories now identified as distribution theory and international ... see all copies from £1.42! new only from £1.42!
24 view cover	Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World more books like this by Margaret J Wheatley add to wishlist "Leadership and the New Science" is the bestselling, most acclaimed, and most influential guide to applying the new science (the recent discoveries in science that change our understanding of how the world works) to organisations, and our lives. As a new edition to this classic text, Wheatley shows how examples of non-linear networks and ... see all copies from £10.67! new only from £10.67!
25 view cover	Free to Choose: A Personal Statement more books like this by Milton Friedman, Rose D Friedman add to wishlist Milton Friedman, author of "Capitalism and Freedom", here examines the relationship between economics and freedom, aiming to make a case for the free market. Friedman concludes that interventionist governments have almost invariably done more harm than good. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £9.04! \| signed copies \| first editions

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