Text Books in Economics, Business & Statistics
Below are various text books in economics, business and statistics that I have found useful:
Mankiw is one of the best principles of Macroeconomics book. It has a good degree of analytical rigor. The writing style is reader-friendly by simply stating economics term and providing valid example. For those starting out as practitioners of economists, this is an ideal introduction since Mankiw is average difficulty level. So it is great for new economics students who know little concepts about economics. The book presents an introduction of macroeconomics theory and policy. Chapters cover the financial system, production and growth, international trade, and short-run and long-run economics analysis.
Colander's book is one of the outstanding mainstream economic books. Rather than state mainstream theories in the conservative way, Colander well put it into the way that could encourage thinking. The writing style is student-friendly with good examples. While the book does contain a few errors, they are minor in comparison to the superior on clearly stating on economics theory and providing the useful theory prove.
This is the great up to date introduction book for Mathematical Finance. Chapters cover pricing theory, risk theory, and some intuitions behind derivatives pricing. Mark Joshi wrote this book with the great balance between technical stuff and mathematical sophistication. With a certain minimum level of mathematical background, this book can broaden your idea on how markets, banks and other corporations operate in practice.