Economics Explained - Touchstone Author:Robert L Heilbroner, Lester C. Thurow Written for a layperson about the field of economics, the thinking of economists, and what is going on in some of the major current economic debates. There is no math, and the few graphs are of the basic supply and demand curves which are simple to understand at this level, and which you can't really pass up when learning economics. — He... more »ilbroner and Thurow discuss the major economic concepts like GNP, inflation, the role of government, monopolies, etc.« less