Paul Krugman's Book Recommendations

"Epecially useful now, when conventional economic measures are having a hard time dealing with crazy times."

"The Beige Book — economics by talking to people — is one of the Fed's more interesting institutions. It seems especially useful now, when conventional economic measures are having a hard time dealing with crazy times 1/"

"Tells us that billionaires are, in general, very conservative and mostly back right-wing politicians and causes."

"Meanwhile, I've been reading a really interesting new political science book, which tells us that billionaires are, in general, very conservative and mostly back right-wing politicians and causes 3/"

"About orcs."

"The gift that keeps on giving. Remember that there are two books that can greatly influence teenaged boys: Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is about a fantasy world whose unrealism can seriously warp your personality and outlook. The other is about orcs."

"As a teenager, I was a total Dune fanatic."

"As a teenager, I was a total Dune fanatic; my friends and I used to have mock knife fights where the killing blow had to be delivered slowly to get through the other guy's personal shield, which means a lot if you've read the book 2/"

"Illuminating book."

"O'Brien's illuminating book "How the war was won" has a great opening sentence: "There were no decisive battles in World War II." What he means is that given the huge war production of the combatants, even huge losses in individual battles could be replaced in a few weeks 3/"

"The gift that keeps on giving. Remember that there are two books that can greatly influence teenaged boys: Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is about a fantasy world whose unrealism can seriously warp your personality and outlook. The other is about orcs."

"Recalling a great book about the hopeless attempt to pacify Afghanistan — by Alexander the Great's Macedonians"

"About a fantasy world whose unrealism can seriously warp your personality and outlook."