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re: EBC Book #1 - Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt
Posted on 6/10/17 at 1:00 pm to RedStickBR
Posted on 6/10/17 at 1:00 pm to RedStickBR
I'm an economics virgin. I picked up this book last week after following the thread for a few days, and I have been extremely surprised by how easy it reads.
I have read the first 8 or 9 chapters, but I am going to start over on Monday. Not a lot has set in for me at this point - probably because the ideas are so new to me. I'm hooked though. Love that the primary purpose of the book is debunking economic fallacies. The examples he uses to reinforce his ideas are easy to picture in your head. It makes the book read like a collection of stories.
I have read the first 8 or 9 chapters, but I am going to start over on Monday. Not a lot has set in for me at this point - probably because the ideas are so new to me. I'm hooked though. Love that the primary purpose of the book is debunking economic fallacies. The examples he uses to reinforce his ideas are easy to picture in your head. It makes the book read like a collection of stories.
Posted on 6/10/17 at 1:08 pm to Spitting Venom
Glad you're enjoying it. You've reminded me of two more bits I want to point out. Here's the Mises Institute on how influential this book actually is:
And here's a paraphrase of Hazlitt's stated intention for writing the book:
quote:
This is the book to send to reporters, politicians, pastors, political activists, teachers, or anyone else who needs to know. It is probably the most important economics book ever written in the sense that it offers the greatest hope to educating everyone about the meaning of the science.
Many writers have attempted to beat this book as an introduction, but have never succeeded. Hazlitt's book remains the best. It's still the quickest way to learn how to think like an economist. And this is why it has been used in the best classrooms for more than sixty years.
And here's a paraphrase of Hazlitt's stated intention for writing the book:
quote:
His hope was to reduce the whole teaching of economics to a few principles and explain them in ways that people would never forget.
This post was edited on 6/10/17 at 1:10 pm
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