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Manias, Panics, and Crashes
by Charles P. Kindleberger • 1978
Credit expands, speculation takes over, fraud blooms, then the crash. Four centuries, one pattern.
3.93
4k+
Manias, Panics, and Crashes Summary
Manias, Panics, and Crashes 93%
Credit expands, speculation takes over, fraud blooms, then the crash. Four centuries, one pattern.
by Charles P. Kindleberger 1978
3.93
4k+ 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 92%
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
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 92%
Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.
by George Soros 2008
3.42
2k+ 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 92%
Wall Street keeps the upside. Taxpayers eat the losses. How America rewrote the rules of capitalism.
by Barry Ritholtz 2009
3.87
572 ratings
A Failure of Capitalism
by Richard A. Posner • 2009
The 2008 crash wasn't a panic; it was a depression built by rational bankers and blind regulators.
3.71
352
A Failure of Capitalism Summary
A Failure of Capitalism 92%
The 2008 crash wasn't a panic; it was a depression built by rational bankers and blind regulators.
by Richard A. Posner 2009
3.71
352 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 92%
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
by Nouriel Roubini 2010
3.84
3k+ ratings
Reckless Endangerment
by Gretchen Morgenson • 2011
Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.
3.96
2k+
Reckless Endangerment Summary
Reckless Endangerment 92%
Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.
by Gretchen Morgenson 2011
3.96
2k+ 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
2k+
Meltdown Summary
Meltdown 92%
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
Irrational Exuberance
by Robert J. Shiller • 2000
Why markets boom and bust: the psychological feedback loop that makes bubbles predictable.
3.98
9k+
Irrational Exuberance Summary
Irrational Exuberance 92%
Why markets boom and bust: the psychological feedback loop that makes bubbles predictable.
by Robert J. Shiller 2000
3.98
9k+ 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 92%
History saved us from the Great Depression but steered us straight into the Great Recession.
by Barry Eichengreen 2014
4.01
296 ratings
Boom Bust
by Fred Harrison • 1999
Land speculation drives the 18-year boom-bust cycle. The next crash already builds.
3.95
38
Boom Bust Summary
Boom Bust 92%
Land speculation drives the 18-year boom-bust cycle. The next crash already builds.
by Fred Harrison 1999
3.95
38 ratings
A Nation of Deadbeats
by Scott Reynolds Nelson • 2012
American booms and busts trace to borrowed optimism meeting foreign distrust.
3.69
136
A Nation of Deadbeats Summary
A Nation of Deadbeats 92%
American booms and busts trace to borrowed optimism meeting foreign distrust.
by Scott Reynolds Nelson 2012
3.69
136 ratings
Boomerang
by Michael Lewis • 2011
A country-by-country tour of the financial crisis, where the deepest debts were cultural.
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Boomerang Summary
Boomerang 92%
A country-by-country tour of the financial crisis, where the deepest debts were cultural.
by Michael Lewis 2011
3.90
48k+ ratings
Devil Take the Hindmost
by Edward Chancellor • 1996
From tulips to dot-coms, the same psychology drives markets to mania and collapse.
3.99
3k+
Devil Take the Hindmost Summary
Devil Take the Hindmost 92%
From tulips to dot-coms, the same psychology drives markets to mania and collapse.
by Edward Chancellor 1996
3.99
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
2k+
A Short History of Financial Euphoria Summary
A Short History of Financial Euphoria 91%
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
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 91%
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
A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises
by Ray Dalio • 2018
Debt crises are predictable. They follow a template, and the policy playbook is four moves.
4.35
3k+
A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises Summary
A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises 91%
Debt crises are predictable. They follow a template, and the policy playbook is four moves.
by Ray Dalio 2018
4.35
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 91%
The 1982-2000 boom was a psychological epidemic, not a market miracle. Every institution caught it.
by Maggie Mahar 2003
4.06
788 ratings
The Big Short
by Michael Lewis • 2010
Wall Street bet housing never falls. A few misfits read the fine print and won billions.
4.30
172k+
The Big Short Summary
The Big Short 91%
Wall Street bet housing never falls. A few misfits read the fine print and won billions.
by Michael Lewis 2010
4.30
172k+ ratings
The End of Wall Street
by Roger Lowenstein • 2010
Wall Street's smartest minds bet the global economy on home loans that were designed to fail.
3.91
2k+
The End of Wall Street Summary
The End of Wall Street 91%
Wall Street's smartest minds bet the global economy on home loans that were designed to fail.
by Roger Lowenstein 2010
3.91
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 91%
Why safer economies create more volatile markets: a hidden design flaw that turns progress to peril.
by Richard Bookstaber 2007
3.92
1k+ ratings
Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst
by Daniel Reingold • 2006
Wall Street analysts weren't objective. They were dealmakers. One top-ranked insider tells all.
3.88
1k+
Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst Summary
Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst 91%
Wall Street analysts weren't objective. They were dealmakers. One top-ranked insider tells all.
by Daniel Reingold 2006
3.88
1k+ ratings
Money Changes Everything
by William N. Goetzmann • 2016
Five thousand years of contracts and compound interest built cities, empires, and global trade.
4.03
530
Money Changes Everything Summary
Money Changes Everything 91%
Five thousand years of contracts and compound interest built cities, empires, and global trade.
by William N. Goetzmann 2016
4.03
530 ratings
Easy Money
by Vivek Kaul • 2015
A Ponzi scheme built on bad loans and fake ratings: how the 2008 crash really happened.
4.40
107
Easy Money Summary
Easy Money 91%
A Ponzi scheme built on bad loans and fake ratings: how the 2008 crash really happened.
by Vivek Kaul 2015
4.40
107 ratings
The Ascent of Money
by Niall Ferguson • 2007
Wars are won on bond markets, not battlefields. A financial historian rewrites the story of power.
3.90
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The Ascent of Money Summary
The Ascent of Money 91%
Wars are won on bond markets, not battlefields. A financial historian rewrites the story of power.
by Niall Ferguson 2007
3.90
31k+ 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 91%
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
Can "It" Happen Again?
by Hyman P. Minsky • 1982
Stability plants the seeds of crisis: why capitalism's calmest moments are its most dangerous.
4.31
52
Can "It" Happen Again? Summary
Can "It" Happen Again? 91%
Stability plants the seeds of crisis: why capitalism's calmest moments are its most dangerous.
by Hyman P. Minsky 1982
4.31
52 ratings
Stress Test
by Timothy F. Geithner • 2014
An insider on why rescuing the economy costs the country politically, and why it's still necessary.
4.08
5k+
Stress Test Summary
Stress Test 91%
An insider on why rescuing the economy costs the country politically, and why it's still necessary.
by Timothy F. Geithner 2014
4.08
5k+ ratings
The Alchemy of Finance
by George Soros • 1987
Markets are never in equilibrium. Perception and reality interact, driving booms and busts.
3.75
5k+
The Alchemy of Finance Summary
The Alchemy of Finance 91%
Markets are never in equilibrium. Perception and reality interact, driving booms and busts.
by George Soros 1987
3.75
5k+ ratings
The Great Crash 1929
by John Kenneth Galbraith • 1955
Authorities knew a crash was coming; five structural flaws ensured it became the Great Depression.
3.92
6k+
The Great Crash 1929 Summary
The Great Crash 1929 91%
Authorities knew a crash was coming; five structural flaws ensured it became the Great Depression.
by John Kenneth Galbraith 1955
3.92
6k+ ratings
The Lords of Easy Money
by Christopher Leonard • 2022
The Fed printed trillions and gave them to Wall Street first, calling the inequality an accident.
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3k+
The Lords of Easy Money Summary
The Lords of Easy Money 91%
The Fed printed trillions and gave them to Wall Street first, calling the inequality an accident.
by Christopher Leonard 2022
4.32
3k+ 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 91%
Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.
by Rickards James 2019
4.09
676 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 91%
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 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 91%
Central banks saved the economy, then overreached. The road ahead now forks toward opposing futures.
by Mohamed El-Erian 2016
3.56
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? 91%
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
Easy Money
by Vivek Kaul • 2013
Money's 2,500-year history is a single story: governments debase, bubbles burst, and no one learns.
4.16
224
Easy Money Summary
Easy Money 91%
Money's 2,500-year history is a single story: governments debase, bubbles burst, and no one learns.
by Vivek Kaul 2013
4.16
224 ratings
The Sellout
by Charles Gasparino • 2009
Two outsiders invented a bond that made Wall Street billions, then destroyed the entire system.
3.92
302
The Sellout Summary
The Sellout 91%
Two outsiders invented a bond that made Wall Street billions, then destroyed the entire system.
by Charles Gasparino 2009
3.92
302 ratings
The Breaking Point
by James Dale Davidson • 2016
Energy built the modern economy. The surplus is going away. The debt cannot survive it.
3.57
42
The Breaking Point Summary
The Breaking Point 91%
Energy built the modern economy. The surplus is going away. The debt cannot survive it.
by James Dale Davidson 2016
3.57
42 ratings
The Greatest Trade Ever
by Gregory Zuckerman • 2009
Wall Street's most profitable trade was betting on its collapse. The man who saw it coming.
4.07
8k+
The Greatest Trade Ever Summary
The Greatest Trade Ever 91%
Wall Street's most profitable trade was betting on its collapse. The man who saw it coming.
by Gregory Zuckerman 2009
4.07
8k+ ratings
How Markets Fail
by John Cassidy • 2009
The 2008 crash was the logical endpoint of an ideology that insists markets self-correct.
4.06
3k+
How Markets Fail Summary
How Markets Fail 91%
The 2008 crash was the logical endpoint of an ideology that insists markets self-correct.
by John Cassidy 2009
4.06
3k+ ratings
Forecast
by Mark Buchanan • 2013
What if markets work more like weather than clocks? The physics toolkit economics ignored.
3.93
184
Forecast Summary
Forecast 91%
What if markets work more like weather than clocks? The physics toolkit economics ignored.
by Mark Buchanan 2013
3.93
184 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 91%
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
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 91%
2008 was not new. It was Japan's lost decade and Asia's meltdown, repeated.
by Paul Krugman 2008
3.83
9k+ ratings
The Price of Time
by Edward Chancellor • 2022
Interest kept low for too long doesn't stimulate: it creates bubbles, zombies, and oligarchs.
4.15
3k+
The Price of Time Summary
The Price of Time 91%
Interest kept low for too long doesn't stimulate: it creates bubbles, zombies, and oligarchs.
by Edward Chancellor 2022
4.15
3k+ ratings
The Real Crash
by Peter D. Schiff • 2012
America's recovery is a debt-fueled illusion. The 2008 crash was merely the preview.
3.88
1k+
The Real Crash Summary
The Real Crash 91%
America's recovery is a debt-fueled illusion. The 2008 crash was merely the preview.
by Peter D. Schiff 2012
3.88
1k+ ratings
Freefall
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2010
The 2008 crash was a crisis of economic ideas, not just banks. The ideas are still orthodox.
3.88
4k+
Freefall Summary
Freefall 90%
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
Too Big to Fail
by Gary H. Stern • 2004
Policymakers always blink when big banks teeter. The fix borrows from how Volcker broke inflation.
3.60
25
Too Big to Fail Summary
Too Big to Fail 90%
Policymakers always blink when big banks teeter. The fix borrows from how Volcker broke inflation.
by Gary H. Stern 2004
3.60
25 ratings
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes
by Peter D. Schiff • 2010
A cartoon island parable about why stimulus and easy credit always end in a crash.
4.15
5k+
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes Summary
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes 90%
A cartoon island parable about why stimulus and easy credit always end in a crash.
by Peter D. Schiff 2010
4.15
5k+ ratings
Subprime Attention Crisis
by Tim Hwang • 2020
The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.
3.61
1k+
Subprime Attention Crisis Summary
Subprime Attention Crisis 90%
The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.
by Tim Hwang 2020
3.61
1k+ 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 90%
A virus didn't cause this depression. The lockdown did, and a recovery isn't coming.
by James Rickards 2021
3.52
1k+ ratings
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