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Day of Reckoning
by Benjamin M. Friedman • 1989
The 1980s turned America's prosperity into a mortgage, with the next generation as collateral.
3.38
13
Day of Reckoning Summary
Day of Reckoning 93%
The 1980s turned America's prosperity into a mortgage, with the next generation as collateral.
by Benjamin M. Friedman 1989
3.38
13 ratings
Broke
by Glenn Beck • 2010
America's real debt tops $64 trillion. Rome and Spain collapsed the same way.
4.01
2k+
Broke Summary
Broke 92%
America's real debt tops $64 trillion. Rome and Spain collapsed the same way.
by Glenn Beck 2010
4.01
2k+ 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 91%
The gold standard died in 1914. The debt-fueled system that replaced it is dying now.
by Philip Coggan 2011
3.94
552 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
Default
by Gregory Makoff • 2024
A century-old contract clause, a hedge fund, and a judge who nearly broke sovereign debt forever.
4.32
287
Default Summary
Default 91%
A century-old contract clause, a hedge fund, and a judge who nearly broke sovereign debt forever.
by Gregory Makoff 2024
4.32
287 ratings
The 7 Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy
by Warren Mosler • 2010
Why taxes don't fund spending, national debt is your savings, and trade deficits are a gift.
3.86
232
The 7 Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy Summary
The 7 Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy 91%
Why taxes don't fund spending, national debt is your savings, and trade deficits are a gift.
by Warren Mosler 2010
3.86
232 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 90%
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
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 90%
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 Deficit Myth
by Stephanie Kelton • 2020
A currency issuer never runs out of money. The real spending limit is inflation, not debt.
4.02
10k+
The Deficit Myth Summary
The Deficit Myth 90%
A currency issuer never runs out of money. The real spending limit is inflation, not debt.
by Stephanie Kelton 2020
4.02
10k+ ratings
Empire of Debt
by William Bonner • 2005
Empires take tribute from subjects. America borrows from them instead, and the bill is due.
3.90
332
Empire of Debt Summary
Empire of Debt 90%
Empires take tribute from subjects. America borrows from them instead, and the bill is due.
by William Bonner 2005
3.90
332 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 90%
Debt crises are predictable. They follow a template, and the policy playbook is four moves.
by Ray Dalio 2018
4.35
3k+ ratings
Boomerang
by Michael Lewis • 2011
A country-by-country tour of the financial crisis, where the deepest debts were cultural.
3.90
48k+
Boomerang Summary
Boomerang 90%
A country-by-country tour of the financial crisis, where the deepest debts were cultural.
by Michael Lewis 2011
3.90
48k+ 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 90%
American booms and busts trace to borrowed optimism meeting foreign distrust.
by Scott Reynolds Nelson 2012
3.69
136 ratings
How Countries Go Broke
by Ray Dalio • 2025
The pattern that broke Rome, imperial China, and the Dutch empire is now visible in Washington.
4.03
2k+
How Countries Go Broke Summary
How Countries Go Broke 90%
The pattern that broke Rome, imperial China, and the Dutch empire is now visible in Washington.
by Ray Dalio 2025
4.03
2k+ 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 90%
America's recovery is a debt-fueled illusion. The 2008 crash was merely the preview.
by Peter D. Schiff 2012
3.88
1k+ ratings
A Country Is Not a Company
by Paul Krugman • 2009
Why running a country like a business fails: the economic logic business leaders never learn.
3.98
244
A Country Is Not a Company Summary
A Country Is Not a Company 90%
Why running a country like a business fails: the economic logic business leaders never learn.
by Paul Krugman 2009
3.98
244 ratings
Breaking Free From Broke
by George Kamel • 2024
The financial industry profits from your stress. An exit strategy built on momentum, not math.
4.24
4k+
Breaking Free From Broke Summary
Breaking Free From Broke 90%
The financial industry profits from your stress. An exit strategy built on momentum, not math.
by George Kamel 2024
4.24
4k+ ratings
Adults in the Room
by Yanis Varoufakis • 2017
Europe's unelected chiefs demanded Greece ignore its voters. One minister refused and kept a record.
4.31
5k+
Adults in the Room Summary
Adults in the Room 90%
Europe's unelected chiefs demanded Greece ignore its voters. One minister refused and kept a record.
by Yanis Varoufakis 2017
4.31
5k+ ratings
The Volatility Machine
by Michael Pettis • 2001
A country's debt is a machine that turns small external shocks into full-blown financial collapses.
4.51
143
The Volatility Machine Summary
The Volatility Machine 90%
A country's debt is a machine that turns small external shocks into full-blown financial collapses.
by Michael Pettis 2001
4.51
143 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 89%
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
by Nouriel Roubini 2010
3.84
3k+ 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
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 89%
How pawnshops and payday lenders turned the working poor into a multi-billion dollar market.
by Gary Rivlin 2010
3.71
1k+ ratings
When the Money Runs Out
by Stephen D. King • 2013
Western prosperity was a loan, not a promise. The stagnation now is structural, not a phase.
3.63
206
When the Money Runs Out Summary
When the Money Runs Out 89%
Western prosperity was a loan, not a promise. The stagnation now is structural, not a phase.
by Stephen D. King 2013
3.63
206 ratings
Cashkurs
by Dirk Müller • 2011
A former trader on the system's built-in traps, and exactly how to step around them.
3.58
283
Cashkurs Summary
Cashkurs 89%
A former trader on the system's built-in traps, and exactly how to step around them.
by Dirk Müller 2011
3.58
283 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 89%
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
The Price Of Money
by Rob Dix • 2022
A 50-year-old system of money creation has quietly wiped out your savings. The exit plan.
4.45
775
The Price Of Money Summary
The Price Of Money 89%
A 50-year-old system of money creation has quietly wiped out your savings. The exit plan.
by Rob Dix 2022
4.45
775 ratings
Debt
by David Graeber • 2011
Barter never happened. Credit predates coinage, and debt is how violence became morality.
4.21
27k+
Debt Summary
Debt 89%
Barter never happened. Credit predates coinage, and debt is how violence became morality.
by David Graeber 2011
4.21
27k+ 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
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
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 89%
Five thousand years of contracts and compound interest built cities, empires, and global trade.
by William N. Goetzmann 2016
4.03
530 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 89%
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 89%
A virus didn't cause this depression. The lockdown did, and a recovery isn't coming.
by James Rickards 2021
3.52
1k+ 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
Tower of Basel
by Adam LeBor • 2013
The untouchable bank that laundered Nazi gold, escaped its execution, and then designed the Euro.
3.83
697
Tower of Basel Summary
Tower of Basel 89%
The untouchable bank that laundered Nazi gold, escaped its execution, and then designed the Euro.
by Adam LeBor 2013
3.83
697 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 89%
Economic anger has two sources: grievances elites ignore, and tribal rage politicians exploit.
by Eric Lonergan 2020
3.90
842 ratings
Financial First Aid
by Alyssa Davies • 2022
Money crisis? Stabilize first: negotiate every bill, build a real safety net, then look ahead.
3.94
227
Financial First Aid Summary
Financial First Aid 89%
Money crisis? Stabilize first: negotiate every bill, build a real safety net, then look ahead.
by Alyssa Davies 2022
3.94
227 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 89%
Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.
by Gretchen Morgenson 2011
3.96
2k+ 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 89%
A Ponzi scheme built on bad loans and fake ratings: how the 2008 crash really happened.
by Vivek Kaul 2015
4.40
107 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 89%
A cartoon island parable about why stimulus and easy credit always end in a crash.
by Peter D. Schiff 2010
4.15
5k+ ratings
Financial Adulting
by Ashley Feinstein Gerstley • 2022
Personal finance for the system we actually live in, not the one your parents had.
4.16
205
Financial Adulting Summary
Financial Adulting 89%
Personal finance for the system we actually live in, not the one your parents had.
by Ashley Feinstein Gerstley 2022
4.16
205 ratings
The Total Money Makeover
by Dave Ramsey • 1994
Why your smallest debt comes first: the step-by-step plan that puts behavior ahead of math.
4.22
98k+
The Total Money Makeover Summary
The Total Money Makeover 89%
Why your smallest debt comes first: the step-by-step plan that puts behavior ahead of math.
by Dave Ramsey 1994
4.22
98k+ 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 89%
The economy follows the rules of quantum physics, not clockwork, and that changes everything.
by David Orrell 2018
3.38
136 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
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 89%
Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.
by Rickards James 2019
4.09
676 ratings
Debunking Economics
by Steve Keen • 2001
A handful of logical mistakes in economic theory made the Great Recession invisible to the experts.
4.04
820
Debunking Economics Summary
Debunking Economics 89%
A handful of logical mistakes in economic theory made the Great Recession invisible to the experts.
by Steve Keen 2001
4.04
820 ratings
The Price of Tomorrow
by Jeff Booth • 2020
Technology drives costs down, but the economy requires inflation. One of them must break.
4.08
4k+
The Price of Tomorrow Summary
The Price of Tomorrow 89%
Technology drives costs down, but the economy requires inflation. One of them must break.
by Jeff Booth 2020
4.08
4k+ ratings
Why Save the Bankers?
by Thomas Piketty • 2016
The bailouts rescued banks, not citizens. An economist's plan to put democracy back in charge.
3.61
1k+
Why Save the Bankers? Summary
Why Save the Bankers? 89%
The bailouts rescued banks, not citizens. An economist's plan to put democracy back in charge.
by Thomas Piketty 2016
3.61
1k+ ratings
How the Other Half Banks
by Mehrsa Baradaran • 2015
Banks get public support but exclude the poor. The public option that restores the social contract.
4.09
626
How the Other Half Banks Summary
How the Other Half Banks 89%
Banks get public support but exclude the poor. The public option that restores the social contract.
by Mehrsa Baradaran 2015
4.09
626 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 89%
2008 was not new. It was Japan's lost decade and Asia's meltdown, repeated.
by Paul Krugman 2008
3.83
9k+ ratings
A Generation of Sociopaths
by Bruce Cannon Gibney • 2017
A generation raised with no limits grew up, seized power, and wrote its appetite into law.
3.55
3k+
A Generation of Sociopaths Summary
A Generation of Sociopaths 89%
A generation raised with no limits grew up, seized power, and wrote its appetite into law.
by Bruce Cannon Gibney 2017
3.55
3k+ ratings
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