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Uncle
Eric Books
Business Books for Kids
by Richard J. Maybury
Richard Maybury believes that the best way to learn is to use models to make
sense of information.
“Models are how we think, they are how we understand how the world works. As we
go through life we build these very complex pictures in our minds of how the
world works, and we're constantly referring back to them — matching
incoming data against our models. That's how we make sense of things.
“One of the most important uses for models is in sorting incoming information to
decide if it's important or not.”
Most schools do not use models. Instead, children are inundated with facts they
have to memorize. “Without good models, children have no way to know which facts
are important and which are not. Students leave school thinking history is a
senseless waste of time. Then, deprived of the real lessons of history, the
student is vulnerable.”
Mr. Maybury believes that the two most important models for everyone to learn
are economics and law. The following books support both. He also unabashedly
admits to being biased in favor of free markets and liberty and calls his
viewpoint “Juris Naturalism,” meaning that the belief in natural law is higher
than any government's law.
For younger learners, parents can read the books, discuss their content, then
introduce and apply the model to a child's daily life experiences.
The books can be read in any order and can stand alone. To get the most out of
each one, however, Mr Maybury suggests they be read in the following order:
 “Uncle
Eric” Talks About Personal, Career & Financial Security, 2nd
edition (Book 1, Uncle Eric series)
by Richard Maybury. This first volume in the Uncle Eric series has been
extensively revised and expanded. It introduces readers to Maybury's “Uncle
Eric” models, especially those which he finds most useful (Economics and Higher
Law models). His models are further explained in the three books:
Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?,
Whatever Happened to Justice? and The Clipper Ship
Strategy. Models (paradigms) are the way people think and how we understand
our world.While this book is designed to stand alone, it provides a
foundation for the rest of the books in the Uncle Eric series. It can be used
for studying Economics, Business, Finance, Law, Civics and Government.
Paper,
192 pages. Ages 14-Adult.
#738X $14.95 $13.99
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Bluestocking Guide: Building a Personal
Model for Success by Jane A Williams (Uncle
Eric series)
Study guide for Uncle Eric
Talks About Personal, Career, and Financial Security.
Paper, 48 pages. 8-1/2" x 11".
#7398 $10.95
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 Whatever
Happened to Penny Candy? (Book 2, Uncle Eric
series) by Richard Maybury. I cracked open this book with a bit of
trepidation. Throughout my 16 years of schooling, I got excellent grades, except
in my college economics class. I had a wonderful teacher, but the subject matter
did not hold my interest.
Not only is the Penny Candy book easy to understand, I actually enjoyed it! It
explains our economic model, which is based on free-market Austrian economics,
and has lots of interesting facts about money. Learn why certain coins have
ridges, the origin of the word "dollar," as well as what causes inflation. The
book is written as a series of letters from "Uncle Eric" to his 9th grade
nephew.
“Maybury challenges the reader to explore the inextricable connections
between law and economics, and between economic and political liberty. I can
think of no more important subject, and I highly recommend this lucid and
thoughtful volume.” —William E. Simon, former U.S. Treasury Secretary
This is the new, 6th edition. Paper, 192 pages. Ages 10-adult. See
Economics: A Free Market Reader for further related reading.
#7627 $14.95 $13.99
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Bluestocking Guide: Economics, 2nd
edition by Jane
Williams. (Uncle Eric series). Study guide
for Whatever Happened to Penny Candy. Includes chapter-by-chapter comprehensive questions/answers for Penny
Candy, suggested activities, articles that expand on concepts presented in Penny
Candy, resources, a final exam, and an economic timetable.
This study
guide is designed for multi-age level use for ages 10 through 18.
Paper, 127
pages. 8-1/2" x 11".
#7634 $16.95
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 Whatever
Happened to Justice?, revised edition (Book 3,
Uncle Eric series) by Richard Maybury. Uncle
Eric discusses elementary legal principles with his nephew and introduces the
Two Laws: 1. Do all you have agreed to do, and 2. Do not encroach on other
persons or their property.This is an excellent book that I often refer to
when talking with others about justice/ethics. It can be used for studying Law,
Economics, Business, Finance, Government and History.
"There is a naked clarity to Maybury's thought that washes over the reader
like cleansing rain. His examination of the dynamics of common law is brilliant.
As a teacher for all ages, Mr. Maybury is a virtuoso. Bravo!" - John Taylor
Gatto."
Paper, 254 pages. Ages 14- Adult.
#7460 $17.95 $16.99
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