Books › Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? › Books like it
If you loved
Books like Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?
A friendly uncle sits you down to explain how the world's money actually works, stripping away the jargon to reveal the simple truths underneath. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?.
- curious
- clarifying
- nostalgic
- pragmatic
- 01
Basic economics
Thomas Sowell · 2000
A masterclass in stripping away political rhetoric to reveal the hidden, often counterintuitive gears that drive human societies.
- 02
How an economy grows and why it crashes
Peter D. Schiff
A witty, take-no-prisoners allegory that transforms dense macroeconomic theory into an accessible, eye-opening narrative.
- 03
The Undercover Economist
Tim Harford
A conversational, eye-opening tour through the hidden gears of daily life that makes you feel like the smartest person in the coffee shop.
- 04
Free to choose
Milton Friedman · 1980
A passionate, accessible defense of free markets that feels like a fireside chat with a very persuasive economics professor.
- 05
Why the Rich Are Getting Richer
Robert T. Kiyosaki
A provocative, contrarian wake-up call that challenges everything you were taught about money, debt, and the traditional path to success.
- 06
How to be rich
J. Paul Getty · 1965
A surprisingly philosophical masterclass on money, stripping away the flash of billionaire life to reveal the grounded principles of true wealth.
- 07
Money mischief
Milton Friedman · 1992
A lucid, historical journey through the illusions and realities of money that will forever change how you view the dollar in your pocket.
- 08
Currency wars
James Rickards
An urgent, high-stakes exploration of the hidden financial battles threatening the stability of the global economy.
- 09
The money bazaar
Andrew J. Krieger
An eye-opening plunge into the volatile, unregulated, and high-speed world of global currency trading.
- 10
Economics in One Lesson
Henry Hazlitt
A brisk, no-nonsense intellectual clearing of the brush that makes the complex machinery of society suddenly look simple.
- 11
Money
Jacob Goldstein (Cohost of Planet Money podcast)
A witty, globe-trotting tour through the collective hallucination that makes the modern world go round.
- 12
The Economics of Money, Banking, and Financial Markets
Frederic S. Mishkin
A rigorous, illuminating deep-dive into the invisible gears that keep the global economy turning—and what happens when they jam.
