Dismal times and dismal economies call for a fresh and engaging introduction to the Dismal Science (aka, economics). What can economics tells us about our financial and investment futures? BIG Picture Economics is a read that will allow anyone to become an economist for the past, present, and future.  Economist  Joel Naroff takes readers through a crash course in economics - Dismal Science 101 - a homeschool course for those who want to not only understand the global economy, but also interpret what it might do to their financial lives and financial futures.