Book List for AP Microeconomics

Choose one for free reading

(Used the 2nd nine weeks)

New Ideas from Dead Economists- Todd G. Buchholz

Murder at the Margin- Marshall Jevons

The Armchair Economist: Economics and Everyday Life- Steven Lansburg

The Invisible Heart- Russell Roberts

From Here to Economy- Todd G. Buchholz

Naked Economics: Undressing the Dismal Science- Charles Wheelan

Fair Play- Steven Landsbury

Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life- David Freidman

The Economics of Life- Gary Becker

Why Aren't Economists As Important as Garbage Men- David Colander

Getting it Right- Robert Barro

Nothing is Sacred: Economic Ideas for the New Millennium- Robert Barro

Hard Heads, Soft Hearts: Tough Minded Economics for a Just Society- Alan Blinder

The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers- Robert L. Heilbroner

The Instant Economist- John Charles Pool and Ross LaRoc

Book Project

Task: Read the book that you choose from the book list. You made do any of the following assignments:

1. Create a story where the writer of the book meets another figure (historical or otherwise) that holds the opposite views.

2. Create a dust book cover (with pictures and color) with a synopsis of the book on the inside flaps. On the back include "quotes from experts" stating why this book is appropriate for economic students.

3. Create a monument/structure that represents your book. Write a 1-2 page explanation of why your creation represents the book.

4. Create a monologue representing your author. You are visiting the class to tell us why we (as AP Microeconomic students) should read your book. Dress and act appropriately!

5. Create a collage (poster size) that represents your book. Write a 1-2 page explanation of your collage and how it relates to your book.

6. Write a poem about your book. This should be somewhat lengthy (no haikus)

7. Write a song about your book. This will be performed for the class. Include verses and a chorus.