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Comment author: roland 13 July 2015 05:45:40PM 7 points [-]

Good books on economics, investing?

Are there equivalent books to "Probability theory, the logic of science" and/or "The Feynman lectures on Physics" in economics or investing?

Who are the great authors of these fields?

Comment author: [deleted] 13 July 2015 11:01:30PM 8 points [-]

I haven't read Feyman's lectures on physics, but if it's "someone really good at this explains how he thinks in an intuitive way", then Warren Buffet's letters to shareholders are an equivalent in investing.

Comment author: zedzed 13 July 2015 08:44:08PM 4 points [-]

Obligatory link to The Best Textbook on Every Subject.

I'm told that Mas-Colell's book is the classic on microeconomics (provided you have the mathematical prerequisites), although this recommendation is second-hand since it's still on my to-read list.

Comment author: [deleted] 14 July 2015 12:49:52PM *  2 points [-]

Not necessarily the best, but a good one and immediately accessible: http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Price_Theory/PThy_ToC.html