From: M
Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2019 2:27 PM
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Subject: hi

Hi Dr. Block,

Huge fan. Can you recommend maybe the best 10 books to recommend to someone to begin an understanding of Austrian economics?

Thanks for all you do.

M

Dear M:

Here are some excellent ones:

Callahan, 2004; Gordon, 2000; Hazlitt, 1946; Murphy, 2007, 2010; Rothbard, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1985, 1990; Taylor, 2011

Callahan, Gene. 2004. Economics for Real People: An Introduction to the Austrian School, Auburn: AL, Ludwig von Mises Institute; http://mises.org/books/econforrealpeople.pdf

Gordon, David. 2000. Introduction to Economic Reasoning. Auburn: AL, Ludwig von Mises Institute; http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Economic-Reasoning-David-Gordon/dp/0945466285/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374198019&sr=1-1&keywords=Gordon+David+economics

Murphy, Robert P. 2007. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism. Regnery

Murphy, Robert P. 2010. Lessons for the Young Economist. Auburn: AL, Ludwig von Mises Institute

Rothbard, Murray N. 1962. “The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar,” In Search of a Monetary Constitution, Leland B. Yeager, ed., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 94-136, and Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute. See also “The Logic of Action One” pp. 364-384; http://mises.org/story/1829; http://mises.org/rothbard/100percent.pdf

Rothbard, Murray N.  1963. America’s Great Depression (Sheed and Ward, Kansas City).

Rothbard, Murray N. 1969. Economic Depressions: Their Cause and Cure, Lansing, Michigan: Constitutional Alliance; http://mises.org/tradcycl/econdepr.asp; http://mises.org/daily/3127/Economic-Depressions-Their-Cause-and-Cure

Rothbard, Murray N. 1985. “The Case for a Genuine Gold Dollar.”  L. H. Rockwell, The Gold Standard: An Austrian Perspective.  Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath, pp. 1-17.  Reprinted in The Logic of Action One: Method, Money, and the Austrian School.  Glos, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 1997, pp. 364-383.

Rothbard, Murray N. 1990. What Has Government Done to Our Money?, Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute; http://www.mises.org/rothbard/rothmoney.pdf

Taylor, Thomas C. 2011. An Introduction to Austrian Economics. Auburn: AL, Ludwig von Mises Institute; http://mises.org/books/introtoaustrian.pdf

Best regards,

Walter

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