/lit/ - Literature

a good econ textbook > any esoteric non-fiction marketed to the masses

pic related

read the first chapter which is a short overview of topics as well as a brief history of economic thought

then from table of contents you can find topics that sound interesting and peruse at your leisure

don't listen to the commies shilling marx philosophy to you

posted this in the textbook thread. Really good reference textbook. It's pretty new so it covers virtually every topic from micro/macro to econometrics to game theory to even the new stuff like behavioral econ and MMT.

principles of econ by mankiw is the gold standard for introductory econ classes and the first book I had to buy as an undergrad. That's also a decent start but IMO much inferior to pic related.

haven't seen a single good recommendation in this thread otherwise including the charts posted which have been shit. Listen to the other anons who said pick up a textbook first and grasp the basics

stumbled upon these gems at the research library one summer

the most complete text I have ever read (complete as in covering virtually every topic, depth may or may not be lacking; I am not going to sit here and pretend I have read the entire thing cover to cover)

I recommend it every chance I get to anyone who asks me about books on econ but I always have to do it jokingly/with a caveat or else I look like an autist