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Buddhism
by Damien Keown • 1996
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
3.74
3k+
Buddhism Summary
Buddhism 96%
Buddhism has no god, no bible, no pope. What holds its many traditions together?
by Damien Keown 1996
3.74
3k+ 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
9k+
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 Summary
The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 96%
2008 was not new. It was Japan's lost decade and Asia's meltdown, repeated.
by Paul Krugman 2008
3.83
9k+ 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 96%
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
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 96%
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 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 96%
The former Fed chair reveals what models missed: fear and euphoria follow measurable scripts.
by Alan Greenspan 2013
3.26
475 ratings
General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money
by John Maynard Keynes • 1935
Mass unemployment can be a stable trap. Recovery requires investment, not wage cuts or patience.
3.85
6k+
General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money Summary
General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money 95%
Mass unemployment can be a stable trap. Recovery requires investment, not wage cuts or patience.
by John Maynard Keynes 1935
3.85
6k+ ratings
Economics Rules
by Dani Rodrik • 2015
Economics is a toolkit, not a doctrine. The skill is knowing which model the moment demands.
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1k+
Economics Rules Summary
Economics Rules 95%
Economics is a toolkit, not a doctrine. The skill is knowing which model the moment demands.
by Dani Rodrik 2015
3.94
1k+ ratings
What Would the Great Economists Do?
by Linda Yueh • 2018
Trade wars. Stagnant pay. Slowing growth. Twelve great economists diagnosed them all, decades ago.
3.66
1k+
What Would the Great Economists Do? Summary
What Would the Great Economists Do? 95%
Trade wars. Stagnant pay. Slowing growth. Twelve great economists diagnosed them all, decades ago.
by Linda Yueh 2018
3.66
1k+ ratings
The Rise and Fall of Nations
by Ruchir Sharma • 2016
Onion prices and billionaire lists reveal more about a country's future than any official forecast.
4.14
3k+
The Rise and Fall of Nations Summary
The Rise and Fall of Nations 95%
Onion prices and billionaire lists reveal more about a country's future than any official forecast.
by Ruchir Sharma 2016
4.14
3k+ 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 95%
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
Economics Explained
by Robert L. Heilbroner • 1982
Capitalism is not human nature; it is a recent, revolutionary system with discoverable rules.
3.73
438
Economics Explained Summary
Economics Explained 95%
Capitalism is not human nature; it is a recent, revolutionary system with discoverable rules.
by Robert L. Heilbroner 1982
3.73
438 ratings
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets
by George Soros • 2008
Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.
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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 Big Three in Economics
by Mark Skousen • 2007
Smith, Marx, and Keynes built three rival blueprints for capitalism. The argument never ended.
3.59
863
The Big Three in Economics Summary
The Big Three in Economics 95%
Smith, Marx, and Keynes built three rival blueprints for capitalism. The argument never ended.
by Mark Skousen 2007
3.59
863 ratings
Undercover Economist
by Tim Harford • 2005
Prices tell the truth about power and scarcity, and a used car lot proves it.
3.81
30k+
Undercover Economist Summary
Undercover Economist 95%
Prices tell the truth about power and scarcity, and a used car lot proves it.
by Tim Harford 2005
3.81
30k+ 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 95%
Your bank lends your deposit out for decades. You can demand it back this afternoon.
by Mervyn A. King 2016
4.07
2k+ ratings
Crashed
by Adam Tooze • 2018
The 2008 crash was a transatlantic bank run, and what it really broke was politics, not markets.
4.29
4k+
Crashed Summary
Crashed 95%
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
GDP
by Diane Coyle • 2014
GDP was built for counting tanks and factories, not software, services, or a livable planet.
3.65
816
GDP Summary
GDP 95%
GDP was built for counting tanks and factories, not software, services, or a livable planet.
by Diane Coyle 2014
3.65
816 ratings
23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism
by Ha-Joon Chang • 2010
Markets were never free, finance is too fast: 23 reversals that rewrite capitalism.
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23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism Summary
23 Things They Don't Tell You about Capitalism 95%
Markets were never free, finance is too fast: 23 reversals that rewrite capitalism.
by Ha-Joon Chang 2010
3.96
13k+ ratings
The Global Minotaur
by Yanis Varoufakis • 2011
Global prosperity ran on America's twin deficits from the 1970s until 2008. Then the engine died.
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2k+
The Global Minotaur Summary
The Global Minotaur 95%
Global prosperity ran on America's twin deficits from the 1970s until 2008. Then the engine died.
by Yanis Varoufakis 2011
4.17
2k+ ratings
50 Economics Classics
by Tom Butler-Bowdon • 2017
Fifty classics, one insight each: the ideas that built modern capitalism, and the euro's fatal flaw.
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569
50 Economics Classics Summary
50 Economics Classics 95%
Fifty classics, one insight each: the ideas that built modern capitalism, and the euro's fatal flaw.
by Tom Butler-Bowdon 2017
4.21
569 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
Paper Promises
by Philip Coggan • 2011
The gold standard died in 1914. The debt-fueled system that replaced it is dying now.
3.94
552
Paper Promises Summary
Paper Promises 95%
The gold standard died in 1914. The debt-fueled system that replaced it is dying now.
by Philip Coggan 2011
3.94
552 ratings
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy
by Yanis Varoufakis • 2013
Capitalism began when grain storage created money and debt. Its crisis is written into that origin.
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Talking to My Daughter About the Economy Summary
Talking to My Daughter About the Economy 95%
Capitalism began when grain storage created money and debt. Its crisis is written into that origin.
by Yanis Varoufakis 2013
4.13
21k+ 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 95%
They create money from nothing. Three centuries of alchemy, culminating in the crash of 2008.
by Neil Irwin 2013
4.05
1k+ 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? 95%
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
Currency Wars
by James Rickards • 2011
Currency wars follow a cycle: distress, devaluation, collapse. The third has begun.
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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
The Little Book of Economics
by Greg Ip • 2010
The economy explained: from the 1-to-3-percent inflation rule to why every boom eventually dies.
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1k+
The Little Book of Economics Summary
The Little Book of Economics 94%
The economy explained: from the 1-to-3-percent inflation rule to why every boom eventually dies.
by Greg Ip 2010
3.74
1k+ ratings
Maestro
by Bob Woodward • 2000
A 22.6% crash. A new Fed chair. One sentence to calm the world, and the quiet method behind it all.
3.42
876
Maestro Summary
Maestro 94%
A 22.6% crash. A new Fed chair. One sentence to calm the world, and the quiet method behind it all.
by Bob Woodward 2000
3.42
876 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.
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This Time Is Different Summary
This Time Is Different 94%
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
Hall of Mirrors
by Barry Eichengreen • 2014
History saved us from the Great Depression but steered us straight into the Great Recession.
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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 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
Angrynomics
by Eric Lonergan • 2020
Economic anger has two sources: grievances elites ignore, and tribal rage politicians exploit.
3.90
842
Angrynomics Summary
Angrynomics 94%
Economic anger has two sources: grievances elites ignore, and tribal rage politicians exploit.
by Eric Lonergan 2020
3.90
842 ratings
Think Like an Economist
by Anne Rooney • 2019
What economists know about scarcity, money, and crashes that the rest of us keep getting wrong.
3.85
39
Think Like an Economist Summary
Think Like an Economist 94%
What economists know about scarcity, money, and crashes that the rest of us keep getting wrong.
by Anne Rooney 2019
3.85
39 ratings
Radical Uncertainty
by Mervyn A. King • 2020
When the future is genuinely unknowable, stories guide us better than probability ever could.
3.86
1k+
Radical Uncertainty Summary
Radical Uncertainty 94%
When the future is genuinely unknowable, stories guide us better than probability ever could.
by Mervyn A. King 2020
3.86
1k+ ratings
Can’t We Just Print More Money?
by The Bank of England • 2022
Why can't we just print more money? A central bank answers this, and nine other economic puzzles.
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Can’t We Just Print More Money? Summary
Can’t We Just Print More Money? 94%
Why can't we just print more money? A central bank answers this, and nine other economic puzzles.
by The Bank of England 2022
4.05
2k+ ratings
The Truth About Markets
by John Kay • 2003
Institutions and history, not ideology, explain why some nations grow rich while most stay poor.
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362
The Truth About Markets Summary
The Truth About Markets 94%
Institutions and history, not ideology, explain why some nations grow rich while most stay poor.
by John Kay 2003
3.85
362 ratings
The Age of Turbulence
by Alan Greenspan • 2007
A Fed chair's map of the invisible machinery that makes economies prosper or stall.
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7k+
The Age of Turbulence Summary
The Age of Turbulence 94%
A Fed chair's map of the invisible machinery that makes economies prosper or stall.
by Alan Greenspan 2007
3.65
7k+ ratings
Modern Money Theory
by L. Randall Wray • 2012
Taxes don't pay for government. They make its currency desirable. The real rules start from there.
4.22
327
Modern Money Theory Summary
Modern Money Theory 94%
Taxes don't pay for government. They make its currency desirable. The real rules start from there.
by L. Randall Wray 2012
4.22
327 ratings
Killing the Host
by Michael Hudson • 2013
Debt inflates wealth, then crushes the real economy; the 2008 bailouts saved the wrong patient.
4.34
387
Killing the Host Summary
Killing the Host 94%
Debt inflates wealth, then crushes the real economy; the 2008 bailouts saved the wrong patient.
by Michael Hudson 2013
4.34
387 ratings
Other People's Money
by John Kay • 2015
Daily currency trading exceeds global trade a hundredfold. The rest is finance feeding on finance.
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1k+
Other People's Money Summary
Other People's Money 94%
Daily currency trading exceeds global trade a hundredfold. The rest is finance feeding on finance.
by John Kay 2015
3.92
1k+ ratings
The Value of Everything
by Mariana Mazzucato • 2018
Economics lost the line between earning and extracting. A 150-year mistake now shapes every sector.
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4k+
The Value of Everything Summary
The Value of Everything 94%
Economics lost the line between earning and extracting. A 150-year mistake now shapes every sector.
by Mariana Mazzucato 2018
4.07
4k+ 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 94%
A virus didn't cause this depression. The lockdown did, and a recovery isn't coming.
by James Rickards 2021
3.52
1k+ 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
In an Uncertain World
by Robert E. Rubin • 2003
Markets and governments run on uncertain bets. A Treasury Secretary's method for weighing them.
3.70
663
In an Uncertain World Summary
In an Uncertain World 94%
Markets and governments run on uncertain bets. A Treasury Secretary's method for weighing them.
by Robert E. Rubin 2003
3.70
663 ratings
Popular Economics
by John Tamny • 2015
LeBron James and the Rolling Stones reveal why most economic policy makes things worse.
3.64
300
Popular Economics Summary
Popular Economics 94%
LeBron James and the Rolling Stones reveal why most economic policy makes things worse.
by John Tamny 2015
3.64
300 ratings
Naked Economics
by Charles Wheelan • 2002
Markets are brilliant and broken. Incentives explain why. Economics without the equations.
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20k+
Naked Economics Summary
Naked Economics 94%
Markets are brilliant and broken. Incentives explain why. Economics without the equations.
by Charles Wheelan 2002
4.03
20k+ 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 94%
Crash without a shock: how firms and crowds generate boom, bust, and everything in between.
by Paul Ormerod 1998
3.69
223 ratings
The Worldly Philosophers
by Robert L. Heilbroner • 1953
Why capitalism's greatest thinkers were also its sharpest critics, from Smith to Schumpeter.
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9k+
The Worldly Philosophers Summary
The Worldly Philosophers 94%
Why capitalism's greatest thinkers were also its sharpest critics, from Smith to Schumpeter.
by Robert L. Heilbroner 1953
4.16
9k+ ratings
Soros on Soros
by George Soros • 1994
A billionaire trader's core idea: beliefs warp markets, and the pattern repeats until it breaks.
3.75
643
Soros on Soros Summary
Soros on Soros 94%
A billionaire trader's core idea: beliefs warp markets, and the pattern repeats until it breaks.
by George Soros 1994
3.75
643 ratings
First Principles
by John Brian Taylor • 2012
America's prosperity was built on five economic principles. Then it abandoned every one of them.
3.67
105
First Principles Summary
First Principles 94%
America's prosperity was built on five economic principles. Then it abandoned every one of them.
by John Brian Taylor 2012
3.67
105 ratings
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