Book Review:50 Economics Classics: The Greatest Books Distilled

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50 Economics Classics: The Greatest Books Distilled Author: Tom Butler-Bowdon Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2017 Paperback, 357 pages: ISBN 978-1-857-88673-3 As a matter of fact, Economics shapes our lives and drives the modern world, but most of us lack knowledge of the key ideas, thinkers, and writing in the discipline. Reading a huge number of economic books to understand the key ideas of economic thinkers is not an easy task. It takes time to read them all. If you are looking for a shortcut to complete such a difficult undertaking, Tom Butler-Bowdon’s “50 Economics Classics: The Greatest Books Distilled” is the right choice for you. Butler-Bowdon, as the notable author of the 50 Classics Series, is a graduate of the London School of Economics and the University of Sydney. He left his job as a political advisor to write the bestselling 50 Self-Help Classics (2003) - a guide to personal development literature, and then followed that with 50 Success Classics (2004), 50 Spiritual Classics (2005), 50 Psychology Classics (2007), 50 Prosperity Classics (2008), 50 Philosophy Classics (2013), and 50 Politics Classics (2016). In 2017, Butler- Bowdon authored this compelling book of 50 Economics Classics as the best option as a shortcut to the most important ideas on capitalism, finance, and the global economy. Importantly, 50 Economics Classics was awarded a silver medal in the 2018 Axiom Business Book Awards, in the Business Reference category.