<p>I won't waste too much time giving you the details of my situation, but I, for a number of reasons, have felt a desire to become acquainted w/ the basics of business, economics, and finance. In college, I am a Classics major doing the pre-med reqs as well. Given that, I haven't really taken any econ or business classes. I know things like "read the WSJ" or "read the Economist". What I'm really looking for are recs for books that would offer a from-scratch, ground-up approach to the very basics of these fields. I'm open to any and all suggestions. They can be textbooks or otherwise. I just want to get acquainted with the terminology and whatnot involved, because I am largely clueless at this point. Any help you could give would be great. Thanks.</p>
<p>On option would be to start with stock market. Go to investopedia.com - it has great basic tutorials about investing and gives a good overview of the market and the terminology that is commonly used.</p>