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The Physics of Wall Street
by James Owen Weatherall • 2013
Wall Street filled its ranks with physicists. They changed everything but the next crash.
3.85
2k+
The Physics of Wall Street Summary
The Physics of Wall Street 97%
Wall Street filled its ranks with physicists. They changed everything but the next crash.
by James Owen Weatherall 2013
3.85
2k+ ratings
A Demon of Our Own Design
by Richard Bookstaber • 2007
Why safer economies create more volatile markets: a hidden design flaw that turns progress to peril.
3.92
1k+
A Demon of Our Own Design Summary
A Demon of Our Own Design 96%
Why safer economies create more volatile markets: a hidden design flaw that turns progress to peril.
by Richard Bookstaber 2007
3.92
1k+ ratings
Butterfly Economics
by Paul Ormerod • 1998
Crash without a shock: how firms and crowds generate boom, bust, and everything in between.
3.69
223
Butterfly Economics Summary
Butterfly Economics 96%
Crash without a shock: how firms and crowds generate boom, bust, and everything in between.
by Paul Ormerod 1998
3.69
223 ratings
The (Mis) Behavior of Markets
by Benoît B. Mandelbrot • 1997
Ten trading days can hold half a market's losses, and the standard models never see them coming.
4.09
6k+
The (Mis) Behavior of Markets Summary
The (Mis) Behavior of Markets 96%
Ten trading days can hold half a market's losses, and the standard models never see them coming.
by Benoît B. Mandelbrot 1997
4.09
6k+ ratings
Currency Wars
by James Rickards • 2011
Currency wars follow a cycle: distress, devaluation, collapse. The third has begun.
3.96
5k+
Currency Wars Summary
Currency Wars 95%
Currency wars follow a cycle: distress, devaluation, collapse. The third has begun.
by James Rickards 2011
3.96
5k+ ratings
This Time Is Different
by Carmen M. Reinhart • 2009
Believing your boom is different is the oldest financial mistake. Eight centuries of data prove it.
3.76
7k+
This Time Is Different Summary
This Time Is Different 95%
Believing your boom is different is the oldest financial mistake. Eight centuries of data prove it.
by Carmen M. Reinhart 2009
3.76
7k+ ratings
Aftermath
by Rickards James • 2019
Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.
4.09
676
Aftermath Summary
Aftermath 95%
Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.
by Rickards James 2019
4.09
676 ratings
The Map and the Territory
by Alan Greenspan • 2013
The former Fed chair reveals what models missed: fear and euphoria follow measurable scripts.
3.26
475
The Map and the Territory Summary
The Map and the Territory 95%
The former Fed chair reveals what models missed: fear and euphoria follow measurable scripts.
by Alan Greenspan 2013
3.26
475 ratings
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets
by George Soros • 2008
Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.
3.42
2k+
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets Summary
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets 95%
Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.
by George Soros 2008
3.42
2k+ ratings
The Origin of Wealth
by Eric D. Beinhocker • 2006
Traditional economics assumed equilibrium. Actually, economies evolve through trial and error.
4.27
2k+
The Origin of Wealth Summary
The Origin of Wealth 95%
Traditional economics assumed equilibrium. Actually, economies evolve through trial and error.
by Eric D. Beinhocker 2006
4.27
2k+ ratings
The Road to Ruin
by James Rickards • 2016
The next financial crisis is scripted: a global currency switch, and gold is the escape hatch.
4.05
1k+
The Road to Ruin Summary
The Road to Ruin 95%
The next financial crisis is scripted: a global currency switch, and gold is the escape hatch.
by James Rickards 2016
4.05
1k+ ratings
Other People's Money
by John Kay • 2015
Daily currency trading exceeds global trade a hundredfold. The rest is finance feeding on finance.
3.92
1k+
Other People's Money Summary
Other People's Money 95%
Daily currency trading exceeds global trade a hundredfold. The rest is finance feeding on finance.
by John Kay 2015
3.92
1k+ ratings
Crisis Economics
by Nouriel Roubini • 2010
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
3.84
3k+
Crisis Economics Summary
Crisis Economics 94%
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
by Nouriel Roubini 2010
3.84
3k+ ratings
Narrative Economics
by Robert J. Shiller • 2019
Economic panics don't start in spreadsheets. They start in stories, and they spread like epidemics.
3.62
3k+
Narrative Economics Summary
Narrative Economics 94%
Economic panics don't start in spreadsheets. They start in stories, and they spread like epidemics.
by Robert J. Shiller 2019
3.62
3k+ ratings
A Short History of Financial Euphoria
by John Kenneth Galbraith • 1990
The 20-year rule: financial genius is really amnesia, and the crash is never the last.
4.05
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A Short History of Financial Euphoria Summary
A Short History of Financial Euphoria 94%
The 20-year rule: financial genius is really amnesia, and the crash is never the last.
by John Kenneth Galbraith 1990
4.05
2k+ ratings
Quantum Economics
by David Orrell • 2018
The economy follows the rules of quantum physics, not clockwork, and that changes everything.
3.38
136
Quantum Economics Summary
Quantum Economics 94%
The economy follows the rules of quantum physics, not clockwork, and that changes everything.
by David Orrell 2018
3.38
136 ratings
When Genius Failed
by Roger Lowenstein • 2000
Two Nobel laureates and a trillion dollars in bets. Then a Russian default upended the models.
4.20
32k+
When Genius Failed Summary
When Genius Failed 94%
Two Nobel laureates and a trillion dollars in bets. Then a Russian default upended the models.
by Roger Lowenstein 2000
4.20
32k+ ratings
Animal Spirits
by George A. Akerlof • 2008
Economists assume you're rational. You're not. Five psychological forces actually run the economy.
3.77
5k+
Animal Spirits Summary
Animal Spirits 94%
Economists assume you're rational. You're not. Five psychological forces actually run the economy.
by George A. Akerlof 2008
3.77
5k+ ratings
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008
by Paul Krugman • 2008
2008 was not new. It was Japan's lost decade and Asia's meltdown, repeated.
3.83
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The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 Summary
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 94%
2008 was not new. It was Japan's lost decade and Asia's meltdown, repeated.
by Paul Krugman 2008
3.83
9k+ ratings
The Only Game in Town
by Mohamed El-Erian • 2016
Central banks saved the economy, then overreached. The road ahead now forks toward opposing futures.
3.56
1k+
The Only Game in Town Summary
The Only Game in Town 94%
Central banks saved the economy, then overreached. The road ahead now forks toward opposing futures.
by Mohamed El-Erian 2016
3.56
1k+ ratings
Capital Wars
by Michael J. Howell • 2020
Interest rates are a sideshow. A $130 trillion pool of global capital actually drives the economy.
4.22
102
Capital Wars Summary
Capital Wars 94%
Interest rates are a sideshow. A $130 trillion pool of global capital actually drives the economy.
by Michael J. Howell 2020
4.22
102 ratings
Devil Take the Hindmost
by Edward Chancellor • 1996
From tulips to dot-coms, the same psychology drives markets to mania and collapse.
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3k+
Devil Take the Hindmost Summary
Devil Take the Hindmost 94%
From tulips to dot-coms, the same psychology drives markets to mania and collapse.
by Edward Chancellor 1996
3.99
3k+ ratings
Bull
by Maggie Mahar • 2003
The 1982-2000 boom was a psychological epidemic, not a market miracle. Every institution caught it.
4.06
788
Bull Summary
Bull 94%
The 1982-2000 boom was a psychological epidemic, not a market miracle. Every institution caught it.
by Maggie Mahar 2003
4.06
788 ratings
Mastering The Market Cycle
by Howard Marks • 2018
Market cycles are driven by emotion, not economics. Learn to read them before the crowd does.
4.04
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Mastering The Market Cycle Summary
Mastering The Market Cycle 94%
Market cycles are driven by emotion, not economics. Learn to read them before the crowd does.
by Howard Marks 2018
4.04
6k+ ratings
Why Most Things Fail
by Paul Ormerod • 2005
Business and biology share one extinction curve. Smarter planning barely bends it.
3.48
391
Why Most Things Fail Summary
Why Most Things Fail 94%
Business and biology share one extinction curve. Smarter planning barely bends it.
by Paul Ormerod 2005
3.48
391 ratings
The Long Good Buy
by Peter C. Oppenheimer • 2020
Markets repeat the same four-phase cycle. Reading it right means buying when hope looks stupid.
4.05
176
The Long Good Buy Summary
The Long Good Buy 94%
Markets repeat the same four-phase cycle. Reading it right means buying when hope looks stupid.
by Peter C. Oppenheimer 2020
4.05
176 ratings
Why Minsky Matters
by L. Randall Wray • 2015
Crises brew inside calm markets: the economist who proved it and the policies his insight demands.
4.17
202
Why Minsky Matters Summary
Why Minsky Matters 94%
Crises brew inside calm markets: the economist who proved it and the policies his insight demands.
by L. Randall Wray 2015
4.17
202 ratings
Chaos Kings
by Scott Patterson • 2023
They lose money every day on purpose, because one market crash will repay everything.
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1k+
Chaos Kings Summary
Chaos Kings 94%
They lose money every day on purpose, because one market crash will repay everything.
by Scott Patterson 2023
3.75
1k+ ratings
Hall of Mirrors
by Barry Eichengreen • 2014
History saved us from the Great Depression but steered us straight into the Great Recession.
4.01
296
Hall of Mirrors Summary
Hall of Mirrors 94%
History saved us from the Great Depression but steered us straight into the Great Recession.
by Barry Eichengreen 2014
4.01
296 ratings
The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis
by Ben S. Bernanke • 2013
What the Fed chair learned from the Great Depression that saved the global economy in 2008.
4.16
451
The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis Summary
The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis 94%
What the Fed chair learned from the Great Depression that saved the global economy in 2008.
by Ben S. Bernanke 2013
4.16
451 ratings
Keynes
by Robert Skidelsky • 2009
The 2008 crash was an indictment of an economics that abandoned Keynes. Markets don't self-correct.
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1k+
Keynes Summary
Keynes 94%
The 2008 crash was an indictment of an economics that abandoned Keynes. Markets don't self-correct.
by Robert Skidelsky 2009
3.78
1k+ ratings
Why Information Grows
by César A. Hidalgo • 2015
Economies grow when knowledge solidifies into products. Information is physical, not abstract.
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2k+
Why Information Grows Summary
Why Information Grows 94%
Economies grow when knowledge solidifies into products. Information is physical, not abstract.
by César A. Hidalgo 2015
3.97
2k+ ratings
Freefall
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2010
The 2008 crash was a crisis of economic ideas, not just banks. The ideas are still orthodox.
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4k+
Freefall Summary
Freefall 93%
The 2008 crash was a crisis of economic ideas, not just banks. The ideas are still orthodox.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2010
3.88
4k+ ratings
Crashed
by Adam Tooze • 2018
The 2008 crash was a transatlantic bank run, and what it really broke was politics, not markets.
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4k+
Crashed Summary
Crashed 93%
The 2008 crash was a transatlantic bank run, and what it really broke was politics, not markets.
by Adam Tooze 2018
4.29
4k+ ratings
The Alchemists
by Neil Irwin • 2013
They create money from nothing. Three centuries of alchemy, culminating in the crash of 2008.
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1k+
The Alchemists Summary
The Alchemists 93%
They create money from nothing. Three centuries of alchemy, culminating in the crash of 2008.
by Neil Irwin 2013
4.05
1k+ ratings
Ubiquity
by Mark Buchanan • 2000
One grain of sand explains why markets crash, species vanish, and empires fall.
3.90
716
Ubiquity Summary
Ubiquity 93%
One grain of sand explains why markets crash, species vanish, and empires fall.
by Mark Buchanan 2000
3.90
716 ratings
Fortune's Formula
by William Poundstone • 2006
A single equation beat blackjack, conquered Wall Street, and nearly wrecked the global economy.
4.18
5k+
Fortune's Formula Summary
Fortune's Formula 93%
A single equation beat blackjack, conquered Wall Street, and nearly wrecked the global economy.
by William Poundstone 2006
4.18
5k+ ratings
Meltdown
by Thomas E. Woods Jr. • 2009
The 2008 crash was a government failure, not a market one, and the bailout guarantees another.
4.08
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Meltdown Summary
Meltdown 93%
The 2008 crash was a government failure, not a market one, and the bailout guarantees another.
by Thomas E. Woods Jr. 2009
4.08
2k+ ratings
The Invisible Hands
by Steven Drobny • 2010
Pensions and endowments manage trillions; 2008 exposed their model as an illusion.
3.88
399
The Invisible Hands Summary
The Invisible Hands 93%
Pensions and endowments manage trillions; 2008 exposed their model as an illusion.
by Steven Drobny 2010
3.88
399 ratings
Bailout Nation
by Barry Ritholtz • 2009
Wall Street keeps the upside. Taxpayers eat the losses. How America rewrote the rules of capitalism.
3.87
572
Bailout Nation Summary
Bailout Nation 93%
Wall Street keeps the upside. Taxpayers eat the losses. How America rewrote the rules of capitalism.
by Barry Ritholtz 2009
3.87
572 ratings
The New Great Depression
by James Rickards • 2021
A virus didn't cause this depression. The lockdown did, and a recovery isn't coming.
3.52
1k+
The New Great Depression Summary
The New Great Depression 93%
A virus didn't cause this depression. The lockdown did, and a recovery isn't coming.
by James Rickards 2021
3.52
1k+ ratings
Elliott Wave Principle
by A.J. Frost • 1978
Market patterns driven by crowd mood: a method for reading them and forecasting the next turn.
3.92
687
Elliott Wave Principle Summary
Elliott Wave Principle 93%
Market patterns driven by crowd mood: a method for reading them and forecasting the next turn.
by A.J. Frost 1978
3.92
687 ratings
The End of Alchemy
by Mervyn A. King • 2016
Your bank lends your deposit out for decades. You can demand it back this afternoon.
4.07
2k+
The End of Alchemy Summary
The End of Alchemy 93%
Your bank lends your deposit out for decades. You can demand it back this afternoon.
by Mervyn A. King 2016
4.07
2k+ ratings
In This Economy?
by Kyla Scanlon • 2024
Memes, moods, and manic panics: what really moves markets and your money.
3.84
2k+
In This Economy? Summary
In This Economy? 93%
Memes, moods, and manic panics: what really moves markets and your money.
by Kyla Scanlon 2024
3.84
2k+ ratings
After the Music Stopped
by Alan S. Blinder • 2013
Two bubbles, forty-to-one leverage, and a rescue that saved the system but lost the public.
4.12
2k+
After the Music Stopped Summary
After the Music Stopped 93%
Two bubbles, forty-to-one leverage, and a rescue that saved the system but lost the public.
by Alan S. Blinder 2013
4.12
2k+ ratings
Firefighting
by Ben S. Bernanke • 2019
Bernanke's 2008 account: the system nearly collapsed, and the tools that stopped it no longer exist.
3.83
978
Firefighting Summary
Firefighting 93%
Bernanke's 2008 account: the system nearly collapsed, and the tools that stopped it no longer exist.
by Ben S. Bernanke 2019
3.83
978 ratings
Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis?
by Steve Keen • 2017
When private debt passes 150% of GDP, a crisis is coming. Most economists won't see it.
4.22
281
Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? Summary
Can We Avoid Another Financial Crisis? 93%
When private debt passes 150% of GDP, a crisis is coming. Most economists won't see it.
by Steve Keen 2017
4.22
281 ratings
The Poker Face of Wall Street
by Aaron Brown • 2006
Finance is a poker game. The rules are probability, psychology, and the well-timed bluff.
3.54
208
The Poker Face of Wall Street Summary
The Poker Face of Wall Street 93%
Finance is a poker game. The rules are probability, psychology, and the well-timed bluff.
by Aaron Brown 2006
3.54
208 ratings
The Bankers' New Clothes
by Anat Admati • 2013
The simple fix for the next financial crisis: make banks use 20% equity, not 2%.
3.83
776
The Bankers' New Clothes Summary
The Bankers' New Clothes 93%
The simple fix for the next financial crisis: make banks use 20% equity, not 2%.
by Anat Admati 2013
3.83
776 ratings
Lombard Street
by Walter Bagehot • 1873
All England's credit rests on one institution. When it wobbles, the money market panics.
3.89
435
Lombard Street Summary
Lombard Street 93%
All England's credit rests on one institution. When it wobbles, the money market panics.
by Walter Bagehot 1873
3.89
435 ratings
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