Economix Economix

Economix

How Our Economy Works (and Doesn't Work), in Words and Pictures

    • 4.3 • 34 Ratings
    • $11.99
    • $11.99

Publisher Description

Economix is an essential and accessible guide to understanding the economy and economic practices. This New York Times bestseller is a must-read for every citizen and every voter.

With clear, witty writing and quirky, accessible art, this important and timely graphic novel transforms “the dismal science” of economics into a fun, fact-filled story about human nature and our attempts to make the most of what we’ve got . . . and sometimes what our neighbors have.

Economix explains it all, from the beginning of Western economic thought; to markets free and otherwise; to economic failures, successes, limitations, and future possibilities. 
 
Everybody’s talking about the economy, but how can we, the people, make sense of what Wall Street or Washington say they know? Read the New York Times bestselling Economix, from author Michael Goodwin and illustrator Dan E. Burr.
 
“Goodwin brilliantly contextualizes economic theories with historical narrative, while Burr’s simple but elegant illustration employs classical techniques like caricaturing politicians and symbolizing big businesses (as a gleeful factory) to help the reader visualize difficult concepts.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
 
This witty and elegant volume takes on a number of complex issues—in this case, economics, history and finance—and makes them comprehensible for mere mortals.” —Miami Herald
 
“Michael Goodwin hasn’t just written a great graphic novel—he’s written one that should be required for every school, newsroom, and library in the United States.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune

  • GENRE
    Comics & Graphic Novels
    RELEASED
    2012
    September 1
    LANGUAGE
    EN
    English
    LENGTH
    304
    Pages
    PUBLISHER
    Abrams ComicArts
    SELLER
    Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
    SIZE
    143.7
    MB

    Customer Reviews

    Ricey920 ,

    A Must Read for Everyone

    I don't review anything but after reading this book I just had to!
    Mr Goodwin broke economics down to a form where a 10 year old could understand. This book is needed in the school system and may lead in the efforts in changing our way of thinking about life and the economy. Keep up the great work in help to inform.

    saifrc ,

    Impossible to put down!

    You will not want to put this book down! I considered myself fairly knowledgeable about history and economics separately, but this book did so much to connect the two, in an entertaining and informative way, that I wanted to read it through in one sitting!

    I've long felt that the comic book/graphic novel style is the best way to tell stories about history. From Larry Gonick's "A Cartoon History of the Universe" to the comic version of the 9/11 Commission Report, the comic format seems to do wonders to help audiences see the connections between different parts of history with one another, and with the present. But Goodwin and Barr add economics -- a truly "dismal" science -- to the mix, and make it not just interesting, but totally engaging.

    This book should be required reading in middle school or high school. It's easily better than either the history or the economics education that most of our nation's students are getting, and fun reading to boot. Even those whose personal biases are challenged in this book will both learn things they may not have known, and reconsider their simplistic dogmas. This book presents, in black-and-white images, a topic that is never black-and-white!

    Coppertop100 ,

    Really Excellent

    Everyone should read this book. Entertaining yet thoughtful, I laughed out loud in spots and ended up feeling hopeful. Loved the entire experience.

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