Start with high-confidence economic theory books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money
John Maynard Keynes
Recursive Macroeconomic Theory, Fourth Edition
Lars Ljungqvist, Thomas J. Sargent
The Alchemy of Finance
George Soros, Paul A. Volcker
Game Theory
Morton D. Davis
The Anthropology of Economy
Stephen Gudeman
Assumptions Economists Make
Jonathan Schlefer, Schlefer
The Worldly Philosophers
Robert L. Heilbroner
Rethinking Economics
J. Christopher Proctor, Liliann Fischer
The Origin of Wealth
Eric D. Beinhocker
The Armchair Economist
Steven E. Landsburg
Ricardo’s Dream
Nat Dyer
Choice
Robert P. Murphy, Donald J. Boudreaux
The Theory of Money and Credit
Ludwig von Mises
A People's Guide to Capitalism
Hadas Thier
No Bosses
Michael Albert
