Dear David,
  Robert Skidelsky's biography of Keynes is an exciting book to read,
and I love it, but his level of erudition is a challenge for my
students. 
  A colleague of mine, Dr. Pickbourn, uses a book by John Cassidy, How
Markets Fail, which has a lot of economic thought in its approach to the
current crisis.  I see students reading it in the hall.  
  There is also Nancy Folbre's book, Greed, Lust and Gender: A History
of Economic Ideas, which I have been thinking of using, but haven't yet.

   

Marie Christine Duggan
Assoc. Prof. of Economics
Keene State College
Keene, NH 03435-3400
(603)358-2628
http://sites.keene.edu/marieduggan/

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Subject: [SHOE] Query on popular HET books

Dear all,

A friend of mine, an economist, has been asking for highly readable
books on the history of economic thought and I've failed time and again
with my suggestions. He's not looking into any particular topic, but
appreciates mostly the quality and interest of the narrative. If you
want to help me with any suggestions, reply off-list, please.

Thanks in advance
David