What assigned and alternate literature goes with Exploring Economics?

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


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