I recently finished read Frederic Bastiat - The Law, a ~50 page book written by an economist in the mid-1800s in France. Basically, talking about how the government should only have a role in enforcing the law and contracts, and not infringe on personal liberties. Kind of weird how the problems in 1850s France ring true to America today.

I am currently reading a ~1400 page tome of economics, Murray Rothbard's Man, Economy and State, which is written well enough that an intro student can pick it up and roll with it, but get in depth enough to require several readings to truly master. You can get it legit free from mises.org, but I got a print version from them because, fuck reading 1400 pages on my computer screen.