The great achievement of Sowell's book is its simplicity. His writing is easy and lucid, an admirable trait considering the topic at hand. . .    His target audience is the average citizen who has little or no economics background, but would like the tools to think critically about economic issues.
                                                         Publishers Weekly

Every library covering economics or public administration will require a copy.
                                                         Library Journal

In Applied Economics, the companion volume to his earlier work, Basic Economics, Thomas Sowell uses rudimentary economic theory to unmask the cant that surrounds too many policy debates. 
                                                         Professor Richard Epstein
                                                         University of Chicago Law School