Assigned Literature
The Exploring Economics curriculum assigns the following four books.
- Silas Marner by George Eliot (Units 1-3)
- The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells (Units 4-7)
- The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy by Pietra Rivoli (Units 8-11)
- Mover of Men and Mountains by R. G. LeTourneau (Units 12-15)
Alternate Literature
If you choose not to use one or more of the books that we suggest for this curriculum, here are some other titles for you to consider:
- Economics Through Everyday Life by Anthony Clark
- Hard Times by Charles Dickens
- Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt
- These books by Thomas Sowell:
Applied Economics: Thinking Beyond Stage One
Economic Facts and Fallacies
The Housing Boom and Bust
Wealth, Poverty and Politics: An International Perspective