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Can "It" Happen Again? Summary
Can "It" Happen Again?
Essays on Instability and Finance
by Hyman P. Minsky 1982 320 pages
4.31
52 ratings
Economics
Finance
Business
Future Babble Summary
Future Babble
Why Expert Predictions Fail - and Why We Believe Them Anyway
by Dan Gardner 2010 320 pages
3.79
500+ ratings
Psychology
Science
History
The Theory of Economic Development Summary
The Theory of Economic Development
by Joseph A. Schumpeter 1934 320 pages
4.14
241 ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
Hayek's Bastards Summary
Hayek's Bastards
Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right
by Quinn Slobodian 2025 272 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Politics
History
Economics
Escape from Capitalism Summary
Escape from Capitalism
An Intervention
by Clara E. Mattei 2026 224 pages
4.22
275 ratings
Economics
Politics
History
The Division of Labor in Society Summary
The Division of Labor in Society
by Émile Durkheim 1893 416 pages
3.84
2k+ ratings
Sociology
Philosophy
Economics
Rockonomics Summary
Rockonomics
A Backstage Tour of What the Music Industry Can Teach Us about Economics and Life
by Alan B. Krueger 2019 336 pages
3.91
500+ ratings
Music
Economics
Business
The Common Good Summary
The Common Good
by Robert B. Reich 2018 208 pages
4.11
2k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
The Price of Greatness Summary
The Price of Greatness
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and the Creation of American Oligarchy
by Jay Cost 2018 256 pages
3.71
245 ratings
History
Politics
American History
Day of Empire Summary
Day of Empire
How Hyperpowers Rise to Global Dominance—and Why They Fall
by Amy Chua 2007 432 pages
3.77
500+ ratings
History
Politics
Economics
Slow Burn Summary
Slow Burn
The Hidden Costs of a Warming World
by R. Jisung Park 2024 336 pages
3.71
68 ratings
Environment
Economics
Science
Why Did Europe Conquer the World? Summary
Why Did Europe Conquer the World?
by Philip T. Hoffman 2015 282 pages
3.42
257 ratings
History
Economics
European History
Giants Summary
Giants
The Global Power Elite
by Peter Phillips 2018 355 pages
3.79
257 ratings
Politics
Economics
History
The Half Has Never Been Told Summary
The Half Has Never Been Told
Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
by Edward E. Baptist 2013 498 pages
4.46
5k+ ratings
History
Race
Economics
The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and Other Essays Summary
The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle and Other Essays
by Richard M. Ebeling 1978 125 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
Economics
Philosophy
Politics
The Rise and Fall of American Growth Summary
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
The U.S. Standard of Living since the Civil War
by Robert J. Gordon 2016 784 pages
4.18
2k+ ratings
Economics
History
Business
Can I Retire? Summary
Can I Retire?
How Much Money You Need to Retire and How to Manage Your Retirement Savings, Explained in 100 Pages or Less
by Mike Piper 2010 84 pages
3.92
322 ratings
Finance
Personal Finance
Economics
Wars and Capital (Semiotext Summary
Wars and Capital (Semiotext
by Éric Alliez 2016 453 pages
3.93
29 ratings
Philosophy
War
Politics
The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism Summary
The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
by Gøsta Esping-Andersen 1989 245 pages
3.93
352 ratings
Economics
Politics
Sociology
Intellectual Property Summary
Intellectual Property
A Very Short Introduction
by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2017 144 pages
3.92
181 ratings
Law
Economics
Politics
Trading Summary
Trading
Technical Analysis Masterclass: Master the financial markets
by Rolf Schlotmann 2019 183 pages
4.19
1k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
Hidden Hand Summary
Hidden Hand
Exposing How the Chinese Communist Party is Reshaping the World
by Clive Hamilton 2020 320 pages
3.85
500+ ratings
China
Politics
History
Quality Productivity and Competitive Position Summary
Quality Productivity and Competitive Position
by W. Edwards Deming 1982 373 pages
4.50
34 ratings
Business
Economics
Management
The Black Book of Communism Summary
The Black Book of Communism
Crimes, Terror, Repression
by Stéphane Courtois 1997 858 pages
4.01
1k+ ratings
History
Politics
Economics
Games People Play Summary
Games People Play
Game Theory in Life, Business, and Beyond
by Scott P. Stevens 2008 68 pages
3.99
180 ratings
Economics
Science
Business
The Case Against Socialism Summary
The Case Against Socialism
by Rand Paul 2019 373 pages
4.18
1k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
The New Economics Summary
The New Economics
A Manifesto
by Steve Keen 2022 210 pages
4.00
232 ratings
Economics
Finance
Politics
Winner-Take-All Politics Summary
Winner-Take-All Politics
How Washington Made the Rich Richer and Turned Its Back on the Middle Class
by Jacob S. Hacker 2010 368 pages
4.04
2k+ ratings
Politics
Economics
History
Slouching Towards Utopia Summary
Slouching Towards Utopia
An Economic History of the Twentieth Century
by J. Bradford DeLong 2022 624 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
Economics
History
Politics
How To Think About AI Summary
How To Think About AI
A Guide For The Perplexed
by Richard Susskind 2025 224 pages
3.85
434 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
Science
Technology
The Capital Order Summary
The Capital Order
How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism
by Clara E. Mattei 2022 480 pages
4.33
500+ ratings
Economics
Politics
History
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty Summary
Exit, Voice, and Loyalty
Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States
by Albert O. Hirschman 1970 176 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Business
All You Can Eat Summary
All You Can Eat
How Hungry is America?
by Joel Berg 2008 352 pages
3.88
137 ratings
Food
Politics
Poverty
A Brief History of Equality Summary
A Brief History of Equality
by Thomas Piketty 2021 288 pages
3.97
3k+ ratings
Economics
History
Politics
Dark Pools Summary
Dark Pools
The Rise of the Machine Traders and the Rigging of the U.S. Stock Market
by Scott Patterson 2012 368 pages
4.08
4k+ ratings
Finance
Business
Economics
The Divided Welfare State Summary
The Divided Welfare State
The Battle over Public and Private Social Benefits in the United States
by Jacob S. Hacker 2002 447 pages
3.70
60 ratings
Politics
Health Care
Government
Democracy in Chains Summary
Democracy in Chains
The Deep History of the Radical Right's Stealth Plan for America
by Nancy MacLean 2017 334 pages
4.29
5k+ ratings
Politics
History
Economics
Colonialism Summary
Colonialism
A Moral Reckoning
by Nigel Biggar 2023 480 pages
3.97
500+ ratings
History
Politics
Economics
The Logic of Collective Action Summary
The Logic of Collective Action
Public Goods and the Theory of Groups
by Mancur Olson 1965 186 pages
3.98
1k+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Political Science
Debunking Economics Summary
Debunking Economics
The Naked Emperor Dethroned?
by Steve Keen 2001 554 pages
4.04
500+ ratings
Economics
Politics
Finance
Getting a Job Summary
Getting a Job
A Study of Contacts and Careers
by Mark Granovetter 1995 259 pages
3.64
50 ratings
Sociology
Economics
Zconomy Summary
Zconomy
How Gen Z Will Change the Future of Business—and What to Do About It – The Definitive Guide to Adapting Strategies for Employees and Customers
by Jason Dorsey 2020 281 pages
3.55
332 ratings
Business
Economics
Green to Gold Summary
Green to Gold
How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage
by Daniel C. Esty 2006 366 pages
3.84
1k+ ratings
Business
Sustainability
Environment
Shadow Network Summary
Shadow Network
Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right
by Anne Nelson 2019 431 pages
4.27
500+ ratings
Politics
History
American History
Nemesis Summary
Nemesis
The Last Days of the American Republic
by Chalmers Johnson 2007 354 pages
4.07
500+ ratings
Politics
History
War
American Oligarchs Summary
American Oligarchs
The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power
by Andrea Bernstein 2020 496 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Politics
History
Biography
Let Them Eat Tweets Summary
Let Them Eat Tweets
How the Right Rules in an Age of Extreme Inequality
by Jacob S. Hacker 2020 288 pages
4.09
500+ ratings
Politics
History
Economics
Against the World Summary
Against the World
Anti-Globalism and Mass Politics Between the World Wars
by Tara Zahra 2023 384 pages
3.96
254 ratings
History
Politics
World History
How to Change the World Summary
How to Change the World
Tales of Marx and Marxism
by Eric J. Hobsbawm 2011 470 pages
3.88
500+ ratings
History
Politics
Philosophy
Durable Inequality Summary
Durable Inequality
by Charles Tilly 1998 312 pages
4.03
114 ratings
Sociology
Politics
Economics
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