3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
the best for beginners, 2006-06-19
Come on, forget about the so-called bible eco-textbook. This is definitely not an old-fashion bible but nowadays the most friendly economic textbook I've ever read! Explanation is basically step-by-step, examples are down to earth, graphs are definitely clear without redundancy (as many textbooks do!!!) I believe beginners without background on business or social science could totally understand what economics is about by this book. Strongly Recommend.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Love It !!!, 2004-03-20
I baught this book for my sister. She uses it in her business class. She loves it. The professor uses examples from the same book. She is very happy with it. Even though we baught it used, the condition of the book was well kept. And delivery was on time. We only waited one week. We definitely recommend this book.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
as for the content, 2002-12-03
well, i was a little surprised to see this book (as probably many others as well) being judged by the extent as to which it matches the lectures held by other professors.
i just stumbled across it today in my university's library. as i am studying in germany, i of course do not enjoy the teaching of either of the authors. but knowing that oftentimes american authors' explanations tend to suit my way of learning and - most importantly - understadning things better than those of german profs, i gave it and try and took a peek into it.
it was a pleasure to see how easy things became then. i have to admit that i already had some background on the subject from my lectures so far, but those were and are being held in a completetly different style. this book actually makes a really good read (it's fun!) and that is the best way to get a hold of things, ain't it?
i'd have to say that if one actually wants to learn something and not just read what his/her own professor talks about in class, this is an excellent (supplementary) reading.i admit, though, that the price is a downside of this otherwise very recommendable product.
4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Make sure your professor actually uses the book!!!, 2002-04-02
I feel I wasted my money really. My class never uses this book. The book merely is an exact copy, if not less material than what my professor teaches. I gave it 3 stars because frankly it is a good book. It can provide a lot of information. The one thing I saw that the book is definitely lacking is graphs. I am an extremely visual person, and without graphs, the information really doesn't click.
Just make sure your professor uses this book intesively before buying it, or else you will be wasting a lot of money, and if you are a starving college student, this book can easily be the same price as 8-10 large pizzas, thats a 8-10 weeks of eating...think about it.
3 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
not bad, 2000-08-31
THis book is pretty straightforward and helpful for my class but we didn't get to use it that much. It is worth having.