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Cloudmoney
by Brett Scott • 2022
Cash blocks total surveillance of your spending. Banks and tech firms are dismantling it together.
3.66
480
Cloudmoney Summary
Cloudmoney 91%
Cash blocks total surveillance of your spending. Banks and tech firms are dismantling it together.
by Brett Scott 2022
3.66
480 ratings
Money
by David McWilliams • 2024
Before coins, trust was scarce. How money became the scaffolding of civilization.
4.17
3k+
Money Summary
Money 90%
Before coins, trust was scarce. How money became the scaffolding of civilization.
by David McWilliams 2024
4.17
3k+ ratings
Money Changes Everything
by Jenny Offill • 2007
Twenty-two writers reveal what money did to their marriages, their morals, and their sense of self.
3.52
182
Money Changes Everything Summary
Money Changes Everything 90%
Twenty-two writers reveal what money did to their marriages, their morals, and their sense of self.
by Jenny Offill 2007
3.52
182 ratings
The Philosophy of Money
by Georg Simmel • 1900
Before coins, money was already an idea: that value is a relationship, not a substance.
4.04
426
The Philosophy of Money Summary
The Philosophy of Money 89%
Before coins, money was already an idea: that value is a relationship, not a substance.
by Georg Simmel 1900
4.04
426 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? 89%
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
Pound Foolish
by Helaine Olen • 2012
The personal finance industry wants you anxious, not wealthy. Your worry is their business model.
3.67
2k+
Pound Foolish Summary
Pound Foolish 89%
The personal finance industry wants you anxious, not wealthy. Your worry is their business model.
by Helaine Olen 2012
3.67
2k+ ratings
The Almightier
by Paul Vigna • 2025
From temple tokens to God: how money sanctified greed and outlawed debt relief.
3.79
89
The Almightier Summary
The Almightier 89%
From temple tokens to God: how money sanctified greed and outlawed debt relief.
by Paul Vigna 2025
3.79
89 ratings
The Givers
by David Callahan • 2017
When the richest Americans give, they also take: control over public life, without a vote.
3.73
485
The Givers Summary
The Givers 89%
When the richest Americans give, they also take: control over public life, without a vote.
by David Callahan 2017
3.73
485 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 89%
Energy built the modern economy. The surplus is going away. The debt cannot survive it.
by James Dale Davidson 2016
3.57
42 ratings
Why We Can't Afford the Rich
by Andrew Sayer • 2014
Rent, interest, and capital gains: the unearned incomes that build fortunes and wreck the planet.
4.02
149
Why We Can't Afford the Rich Summary
Why We Can't Afford the Rich 89%
Rent, interest, and capital gains: the unearned incomes that build fortunes and wreck the planet.
by Andrew Sayer 2014
4.02
149 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 89%
American booms and busts trace to borrowed optimism meeting foreign distrust.
by Scott Reynolds Nelson 2012
3.69
136 ratings
Money
by Yuval Noah Harari • 2018
Algorithms are building an economy where the human is the bottleneck, not the point.
3.90
3k+
Money Summary
Money 89%
Algorithms are building an economy where the human is the bottleneck, not the point.
by Yuval Noah Harari 2018
3.90
3k+ ratings
The Wisdom Of Finance
by Mihir Desai • 2017
Insurance, leverage, and bankruptcy are not about money. They are about love, failure, and rebirth.
4.01
2k+
The Wisdom Of Finance Summary
The Wisdom Of Finance 89%
Insurance, leverage, and bankruptcy are not about money. They are about love, failure, and rebirth.
by Mihir Desai 2017
4.01
2k+ ratings
Our Lives in Their Portfolios
by Brett Christophers • 2023
The invisible firms that bought your apartment, your toll road, and your power grid.
4.00
303
Our Lives in Their Portfolios Summary
Our Lives in Their Portfolios 89%
The invisible firms that bought your apartment, your toll road, and your power grid.
by Brett Christophers 2023
4.00
303 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 89%
The gold standard died in 1914. The debt-fueled system that replaced it is dying now.
by Philip Coggan 2011
3.94
552 ratings
What Money Can't Buy
by Michael J. Sandel • 2012
When everything is up for sale, the price isn't the only thing we lose.
3.93
14k+
What Money Can't Buy Summary
What Money Can't Buy 89%
When everything is up for sale, the price isn't the only thing we lose.
by Michael J. Sandel 2012
3.93
14k+ ratings
Affluence and Influence
by Martin Gilens • 2010
When the rich and the rest disagree, policy follows the rich. Forty years of data.
3.79
145
Affluence and Influence Summary
Affluence and Influence 89%
When the rich and the rest disagree, policy follows the rich. Forty years of data.
by Martin Gilens 2010
3.79
145 ratings
The Great Taking
by David Rogers Webb • 2023
Your stocks aren't yours. They're collateral for a derivatives bet you never made.
4.13
157
The Great Taking Summary
The Great Taking 89%
Your stocks aren't yours. They're collateral for a derivatives bet you never made.
by David Rogers Webb 2023
4.13
157 ratings
The Road to Freedom
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2024
Your freedom may be my shackles. A Nobel laureate redefines what economic freedom actually requires.
3.98
857
The Road to Freedom Summary
The Road to Freedom 89%
Your freedom may be my shackles. A Nobel laureate redefines what economic freedom actually requires.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2024
3.98
857 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.
4.17
2k+
The Global Minotaur Summary
The Global Minotaur 89%
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
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 89%
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
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? 89%
Stability plants the seeds of crisis: why capitalism's calmest moments are its most dangerous.
by Hyman P. Minsky 1982
4.31
52 ratings
Money
by Jacob Goldstein • 2020
Money is a story we agree to believe, and its history is stranger than textbooks admit.
4.19
7k+
Money Summary
Money 89%
Money is a story we agree to believe, and its history is stranger than textbooks admit.
by Jacob Goldstein 2020
4.19
7k+ 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
31k+
The Ascent of Money Summary
The Ascent of Money 89%
Wars are won on bond markets, not battlefields. A financial historian rewrites the story of power.
by Niall Ferguson 2007
3.90
31k+ ratings
Predator Nation
by Charles Ferguson • 2012
The 2008 crash was no accident; it was a crime, and the perpetrators run the country.
4.11
491
Predator Nation Summary
Predator Nation 89%
The 2008 crash was no accident; it was a crime, and the perpetrators run the country.
by Charles Ferguson 2012
4.11
491 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 89%
Debt inflates wealth, then crushes the real economy; the 2008 bailouts saved the wrong patient.
by Michael Hudson 2013
4.34
387 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 89%
The next financial crisis is scripted: a global currency switch, and gold is the escape hatch.
by James Rickards 2016
4.05
1k+ ratings
The Great Silver Bull
by Peter Krauth • 2022
Your cash is melting. Silver is heading for $300. Here's the exact allocation.
4.40
107
The Great Silver Bull Summary
The Great Silver Bull 89%
Your cash is melting. Silver is heading for $300. Here's the exact allocation.
by Peter Krauth 2022
4.40
107 ratings
How Global Currencies Work
by Barry Eichengreen • 2017
The dollar surpassed sterling in the 1920s, not the 1940s. One-currency dominance was always a myth.
3.60
89
How Global Currencies Work Summary
How Global Currencies Work 89%
The dollar surpassed sterling in the 1920s, not the 1940s. One-currency dominance was always a myth.
by Barry Eichengreen 2017
3.60
89 ratings
Nation on the Take
by Wendell Potter • 2016
Six billion dollars bought the 2012 election. This is what the donors got for their money.
3.97
126
Nation on the Take Summary
Nation on the Take 89%
Six billion dollars bought the 2012 election. This is what the donors got for their money.
by Wendell Potter 2016
3.97
126 ratings
Griftopia
by Matt Taibbi • 2010
From the ballot box to the commodities pit, one unified hustle is picking every American pocket.
4.16
10k+
Griftopia Summary
Griftopia 89%
From the ballot box to the commodities pit, one unified hustle is picking every American pocket.
by Matt Taibbi 2010
4.16
10k+ ratings
Makers and Takers
by Rana Foroohar • 2016
Finance has stopped serving business; it now feeds on it, extracting wealth, not creating it.
3.97
2k+
Makers and Takers Summary
Makers and Takers 89%
Finance has stopped serving business; it now feeds on it, extracting wealth, not creating it.
by Rana Foroohar 2016
3.97
2k+ ratings
Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere
by Jason Kelly • 2010
Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.
3.50
134
Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere Summary
Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere 89%
Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.
by Jason Kelly 2010
3.50
134 ratings
The Money Problem
by Morgan Ricks • 2016
Panics, not bubbles, destroy economies. And panics start wherever short-term debt acts like cash.
4.33
45
The Money Problem Summary
The Money Problem 89%
Panics, not bubbles, destroy economies. And panics start wherever short-term debt acts like cash.
by Morgan Ricks 2016
4.33
45 ratings
Butler to the World
by Oliver Bullough • 2022
How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.
3.98
3k+
Butler to the World Summary
Butler to the World 89%
How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.
by Oliver Bullough 2022
3.98
3k+ ratings
Modernising Money
by Andrew Jackson • 2012
Banks create 97% of all money through lending. That hidden power drives every crash.
4.34
53
Modernising Money Summary
Modernising Money 89%
Banks create 97% of all money through lending. That hidden power drives every crash.
by Andrew Jackson 2012
4.34
53 ratings
Hijacking Bitcoin
by Roger Ver • 2024
Bitcoin was hijacked. Not by governments or banks, but by a handful of its own developers.
4.21
306
Hijacking Bitcoin Summary
Hijacking Bitcoin 89%
Bitcoin was hijacked. Not by governments or banks, but by a handful of its own developers.
by Roger Ver 2024
4.21
306 ratings
The System
by Robert B. Reich • 2020
An oligarchy replaced American democracy. The forty-year playbook, and the path to taking it apart.
4.28
4k+
The System Summary
The System 89%
An oligarchy replaced American democracy. The forty-year playbook, and the path to taking it apart.
by Robert B. Reich 2020
4.28
4k+ ratings
Collusion
by Nomi Prins • 2018
Central banks print trillions from nothing to prop up the rich, with no way to stop.
3.69
334
Collusion Summary
Collusion 88%
Central banks print trillions from nothing to prop up the rich, with no way to stop.
by Nomi Prins 2018
3.69
334 ratings
Thank God for Bitcoin
by Bitcoin and Bible Group • 2020
Money is spiritual, fiat is theft, and Bitcoin is the biblical fix.
4.12
494
Thank God for Bitcoin Summary
Thank God for Bitcoin 88%
Money is spiritual, fiat is theft, and Bitcoin is the biblical fix.
by Bitcoin and Bible Group 2020
4.12
494 ratings
I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt
by Madeline Pendleton • 2024
The financial rules that work when you are broke look nothing like the ones in the bestsellers.
4.52
4k+
I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt Summary
I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt 88%
The financial rules that work when you are broke look nothing like the ones in the bestsellers.
by Madeline Pendleton 2024
4.52
4k+ ratings
All the Presidents' Bankers
by Nomi Prins • 2014
A century of backroom deals: how bankers, not presidents, drove America's rise to global power.
4.07
539
All the Presidents' Bankers Summary
All the Presidents' Bankers 88%
A century of backroom deals: how bankers, not presidents, drove America's rise to global power.
by Nomi Prins 2014
4.07
539 ratings
Broke, USA
by Gary Rivlin • 2010
How pawnshops and payday lenders turned the working poor into a multi-billion dollar market.
3.71
1k+
Broke, USA Summary
Broke, USA 88%
How pawnshops and payday lenders turned the working poor into a multi-billion dollar market.
by Gary Rivlin 2010
3.71
1k+ ratings
Layered Money
by Nik Bhatia • 2021
Money is a stack of promises. Bitcoin offers a new bottom layer no government can touch.
4.29
1k+
Layered Money Summary
Layered Money 88%
Money is a stack of promises. Bitcoin offers a new bottom layer no government can touch.
by Nik Bhatia 2021
4.29
1k+ ratings
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2015
A Nobel economist reveals which rules broke the American economy, and how to fix them.
3.98
291
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy Summary
Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy 88%
A Nobel economist reveals which rules broke the American economy, and how to fix them.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2015
3.98
291 ratings
Treasure Islands
by Nicholas Shaxson • 2011
For every dollar in foreign aid, ten flee into tax havens. London's hidden City runs the system.
4.18
2k+
Treasure Islands Summary
Treasure Islands 88%
For every dollar in foreign aid, ten flee into tax havens. London's hidden City runs the system.
by Nicholas Shaxson 2011
4.18
2k+ ratings
Broke Millennial Talks Money
by Erin Lowry • 2020
Money talks do not have to be fights: what to say about salaries, splitting bills, and saying no.
3.85
415
Broke Millennial Talks Money Summary
Broke Millennial Talks Money 88%
Money talks do not have to be fights: what to say about salaries, splitting bills, and saying no.
by Erin Lowry 2020
3.85
415 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 88%
Wall Street keeps the upside. Taxpayers eat the losses. How America rewrote the rules of capitalism.
by Barry Ritholtz 2009
3.87
572 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 88%
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
An Essay on Economic Theory
by Richard Cantillon • 1755
Wealth is soil and sweat, not silver. New money favors whoever touches it first.
4.10
128
An Essay on Economic Theory Summary
An Essay on Economic Theory 88%
Wealth is soil and sweat, not silver. New money favors whoever touches it first.
by Richard Cantillon 1755
4.10
128 ratings
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