<p>For Brooke & ridethecliche: Regardless of what textbook you are using for economics, I would highly recommend you supplement with Thomas Sowell’s Basic Economics. It also wouldn’t hurt to read the latest edition of Free to Choose, which Friedman wrote when I was an undergrad Ec major “many many moons ago.” Both are written for the general public and will add depth to the topics discussed in your text, while stimulating your thinking. :)</p>