In Freakonomics, authors Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner unpack how people respond to incentives by investigating seemingly non-economic subjects like how parents pick names for their children and even how the legalization of abortion could be responsible for a drop in crime. read more
Podcasts are a great way to gain entrance into economics. For example, you could listen to NPR's Planet Money. Economic books that are written for the masses and are easier to understand include Freakonomics, The Naked Economist, and The Armchair Economist. read more