Although many people don't take them seriously, I have a particular fascination for books that combine pictures and words. A collection of readable single page essays on topics in economics, The Ultimate Field Guide is illustrated with appropriate charts and graphs as well as cartoons by Tom Tomorrow, Matt Wuerker, Nicole Hollander and others -- entirely unlike the trite infographic style of US Today.
Unlike your average undergraduate economics text book, The Ultimate Field Guide takes a working-class perspective on the distribution of wealth, the status of women and people of color, the role of the government in the economy, health care, the environment and the global economy. Full of specific facts and figures, it's a fun book that almost anyone can enjoy and learn from.
Title: The Ultimate Field Guide to the U.S. Economy: A Compact an Irreverent Guide to Economic Life in America.
Authors: James Heintz and Nancy Folbre
Publisher: The New Press, New York
Year: 2000
Libraries: TCPL
