Book Report #1

You will read a book related to economics, and provide a 400-600 word critical book review. This book review should include at least four paragraphs: a summary of the book, an evaluation of the books strengths, an evaluation of the books weaknesses, and a conclusion that says who the book would be recommended for (if anyone!). In addition, you will write one paragraph that reflects on what you learned from doing the book review.

To be judged satisfactory, (1) The title and author must be listed in the first paragraph, AND (2) The review must be 400-600 words long, AND (3) The review must have at least five paragraphs, AND (4) Each paragraph must contain at least 5 sentences, AND (5) At least one paragraph must be devoted to a summary of the book, AND (6) At least one paragraph must be devoted to evaluating the books strengths, AND (7) At least one paragraph must be devoted to evaluating the books weaknesses, AND (8) At least one paragraph must be devoted to making and defending the recommendation, AND (9) At least one paragraph must be devoted to describing what you learned from doing the book review.

Book recommendations:
Economics in One Lesson, by Henry Hazlitt

Interventionism: An Economic Analysis, by Ludwig von Mises

Choice: Cooperation, Enterprise, and Human Action by Robert Murphy

Economics for Real People by Gene Callahan

Freakonomics (or Superfreakonomics) by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner

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