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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
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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
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
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
by Robert J. Gordon • 2016
Indoor plumbing, electricity, and the car transformed daily life in ways the internet never will.
4.18
2k+
The Rise and Fall of American Growth Summary
The Rise and Fall of American Growth 91%
Indoor plumbing, electricity, and the car transformed daily life in ways the internet never will.
by Robert J. Gordon 2016
4.18
2k+ ratings
An Empire of Wealth
by John Steele Gordon • 2004
How a scrappy republic became the engine of global capitalism, from canals to microchips.
4.10
1k+
An Empire of Wealth Summary
An Empire of Wealth 91%
How a scrappy republic became the engine of global capitalism, from canals to microchips.
by John Steele Gordon 2004
4.10
1k+ ratings
The 10 Rules of Successful Nations
by Ruchir Sharma • 2020
The real reason booms end: ten quantifiable signals from fifty years of cross-country data.
4.01
478
The 10 Rules of Successful Nations Summary
The 10 Rules of Successful Nations 91%
The real reason booms end: ten quantifiable signals from fifty years of cross-country data.
by Ruchir Sharma 2020
4.01
478 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 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
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 91%
American booms and busts trace to borrowed optimism meeting foreign distrust.
by Scott Reynolds Nelson 2012
3.69
136 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 91%
History saved us from the Great Depression but steered us straight into the Great Recession.
by Barry Eichengreen 2014
4.01
296 ratings
Slouching Towards Utopia
by J. Bradford DeLong • 2022
The engine of mass prosperity was built after 1870. We never learned to steer it toward utopia.
3.92
2k+
Slouching Towards Utopia Summary
Slouching Towards Utopia 91%
The engine of mass prosperity was built after 1870. We never learned to steer it toward utopia.
by J. Bradford DeLong 2022
3.92
2k+ ratings
Capitalism in America
by Alan Greenspan • 2018
America's 400-year economic experiment: why each era's solution becomes the next era's problem.
4.06
2k+
Capitalism in America Summary
Capitalism in America 91%
America's 400-year economic experiment: why each era's solution becomes the next era's problem.
by Alan Greenspan 2018
4.06
2k+ ratings
Land of Promise
by Michael Lind • 2012
America's economic history is a tug-of-war between two founders: one who built, one who dismantled.
3.91
397
Land of Promise Summary
Land of Promise 91%
America's economic history is a tug-of-war between two founders: one who built, one who dismantled.
by Michael Lind 2012
3.91
397 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.
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3k+
The Rise and Fall of Nations Summary
The Rise and Fall of Nations 91%
Onion prices and billionaire lists reveal more about a country's future than any official forecast.
by Ruchir Sharma 2016
4.14
3k+ 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
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 91%
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 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
Eat People
by Andy Kessler • 2011
Find what gets cheaper every year, waste it prodigiously, and let the market eat the rest.
3.63
393
Eat People Summary
Eat People 91%
Find what gets cheaper every year, waste it prodigiously, and let the market eat the rest.
by Andy Kessler 2011
3.63
393 ratings
The Dao of Capital
by Mark Spitznagel • 2013
Central banks warp markets. The indirect strategy that profits when the distortions break.
3.87
1k+
The Dao of Capital Summary
The Dao of Capital 91%
Central banks warp markets. The indirect strategy that profits when the distortions break.
by Mark Spitznagel 2013
3.87
1k+ 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
Blood in the Streets
by James Dale Davidson • 1987
When empires decline, money dies. Where it goes, and the playbook for riding the wreckage.
3.86
37
Blood in the Streets Summary
Blood in the Streets 91%
When empires decline, money dies. Where it goes, and the playbook for riding the wreckage.
by James Dale Davidson 1987
3.86
37 ratings
Marketcrafters
by Chris Hughes • 2025
Free markets are a myth. A century of government building and bailing out the American economy.
3.78
178
Marketcrafters Summary
Marketcrafters 91%
Free markets are a myth. A century of government building and bailing out the American economy.
by Chris Hughes 2025
3.78
178 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 91%
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
How to Listen When Markets Speak
by Lawrence G. McDonald • 2024
The thirty-year deflation is dead. Inflation is back, and the old portfolio is lethal.
4.20
572
How to Listen When Markets Speak Summary
How to Listen When Markets Speak 91%
The thirty-year deflation is dead. Inflation is back, and the old portfolio is lethal.
by Lawrence G. McDonald 2024
4.20
572 ratings
How Economics Explains the World
by Andrew Leigh • 2024
The entire human story, retold through scarcity, trade, and the accidents of birth.
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3k+
How Economics Explains the World Summary
How Economics Explains the World 91%
The entire human story, retold through scarcity, trade, and the accidents of birth.
by Andrew Leigh 2024
3.91
3k+ ratings
Revolutionary Wealth
by Alvin Toffler • 2006
New wealth is not made of things but of ideas and invisible contributions the market ignores.
3.88
668
Revolutionary Wealth Summary
Revolutionary Wealth 91%
New wealth is not made of things but of ideas and invisible contributions the market ignores.
by Alvin Toffler 2006
3.88
668 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.
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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
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
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How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes Summary
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes 91%
A cartoon island parable about why stimulus and easy credit always end in a crash.
by Peter D. Schiff 2010
4.15
5k+ ratings
The Lever of Riches
by Joel Mokyr • 1990
Europe didn't out-invent Asia by chance. Culture, not geography, explains who industrializes first.
4.05
326
The Lever of Riches Summary
The Lever of Riches 91%
Europe didn't out-invent Asia by chance. Culture, not geography, explains who industrializes first.
by Joel Mokyr 1990
4.05
326 ratings
How Progress Ends
by Carl Benedikt Frey • 2025
Progress doesn't stall from a lack of ideas but from institutions that protect yesterday's winners.
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202
How Progress Ends Summary
How Progress Ends 91%
Progress doesn't stall from a lack of ideas but from institutions that protect yesterday's winners.
by Carl Benedikt Frey 2025
4.19
202 ratings
Reckless Endangerment
by Gretchen Morgenson • 2011
Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.
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2k+
Reckless Endangerment Summary
Reckless Endangerment 91%
Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.
by Gretchen Morgenson 2011
3.96
2k+ ratings
The Technology Trap
by Carl Benedikt Frey • 2019
The telescope helps you see. The power loom takes your job. Which one is AI?
4.10
657
The Technology Trap Summary
The Technology Trap 90%
The telescope helps you see. The power loom takes your job. Which one is AI?
by Carl Benedikt Frey 2019
4.10
657 ratings
Capitalism without Capital
by Jonathan Haskel • 2017
Investment shifted from machines to ideas, and ideas refuse to follow the old economic rules.
3.78
2k+
Capitalism without Capital Summary
Capitalism without Capital 90%
Investment shifted from machines to ideas, and ideas refuse to follow the old economic rules.
by Jonathan Haskel 2017
3.78
2k+ ratings
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back
by Tim Harford • 2013
Recessions come in two kinds. The fix that cures one will destroy the other.
3.92
3k+
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back Summary
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back 90%
Recessions come in two kinds. The fix that cures one will destroy the other.
by Tim Harford 2013
3.92
3k+ 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 90%
GDP was built for counting tanks and factories, not software, services, or a livable planet.
by Diane Coyle 2014
3.65
816 ratings
In This Economy?
by Kyla Scanlon • 2024
Memes, moods, and manic panics: what really moves markets and your money.
3.84
2k+
In This Economy? Summary
In This Economy? 90%
Memes, moods, and manic panics: what really moves markets and your money.
by Kyla Scanlon 2024
3.84
2k+ ratings
The Great Reset
by Richard Florida • 2010
Crashes rebuild how we live. Two gave us factories and suburbs. The third is remaking cities.
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656
The Great Reset Summary
The Great Reset 90%
Crashes rebuild how we live. Two gave us factories and suburbs. The third is remaking cities.
by Richard Florida 2010
3.59
656 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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The New Paradigm for Financial Markets Summary
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets 90%
Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.
by George Soros 2008
3.42
2k+ ratings
How the West Grew Rich
by Nathan Rosenberg • 1985
Fractured power, secure property, and corporate experiment built a prosperity no empire could match.
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131
How the West Grew Rich Summary
How the West Grew Rich 90%
Fractured power, secure property, and corporate experiment built a prosperity no empire could match.
by Nathan Rosenberg 1985
3.67
131 ratings
The Growth Map
by Jim O'Neill • 2011
Four giant economies already power a third of global growth, and the next wave is bigger.
3.59
288
The Growth Map Summary
The Growth Map 90%
Four giant economies already power a third of global growth, and the next wave is bigger.
by Jim O'Neill 2011
3.59
288 ratings
Lombard Street
by Walter Bagehot • 1873
All England's credit rests on one institution. When it wobbles, the money market panics.
3.89
435
Lombard Street Summary
Lombard Street 90%
All England's credit rests on one institution. When it wobbles, the money market panics.
by Walter Bagehot 1873
3.89
435 ratings
Made in the USA
by Vaclav Smil • 2013
How the country that made a third of the planet's goods stopped making almost everything.
3.76
510
Made in the USA Summary
Made in the USA 90%
How the country that made a third of the planet's goods stopped making almost everything.
by Vaclav Smil 2013
3.76
510 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 90%
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
The Price of Time
by Edward Chancellor • 2022
Interest kept low for too long doesn't stimulate: it creates bubbles, zombies, and oligarchs.
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3k+
The Price of Time Summary
The Price of Time 90%
Interest kept low for too long doesn't stimulate: it creates bubbles, zombies, and oligarchs.
by Edward Chancellor 2022
4.15
3k+ ratings
Breakout Nations
by Ruchir Sharma • 2012
The BRICS boom is fading. Smart money is looking at nations the world has been ignoring.
4.04
3k+
Breakout Nations Summary
Breakout Nations 90%
The BRICS boom is fading. Smart money is looking at nations the world has been ignoring.
by Ruchir Sharma 2012
4.04
3k+ ratings
Concrete Economics
by Stephen S. Cohen • 2015
Free markets didn't build American prosperity. Government did, repeatedly, then we forgot.
3.87
283
Concrete Economics Summary
Concrete Economics 90%
Free markets didn't build American prosperity. Government did, repeatedly, then we forgot.
by Stephen S. Cohen 2015
3.87
283 ratings
The Zero Marginal Cost Society
by Jeremy Rifkin • 2014
When everything costs nearly nothing to produce, what happens to an economy built on scarcity?
3.92
2k+
The Zero Marginal Cost Society Summary
The Zero Marginal Cost Society 90%
When everything costs nearly nothing to produce, what happens to an economy built on scarcity?
by Jeremy Rifkin 2014
3.92
2k+ 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 90%
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
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 90%
The Fed printed trillions and gave them to Wall Street first, calling the inequality an accident.
by Christopher Leonard 2022
4.32
3k+ ratings
Jump-Starting America
by Jonathan Gruber • 2019
Public science built the middle class. We cut R&D by two-thirds. China noticed.
4.07
334
Jump-Starting America Summary
Jump-Starting America 90%
Public science built the middle class. We cut R&D by two-thirds. China noticed.
by Jonathan Gruber 2019
4.07
334 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.
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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
Essays on the Great Depression
by Ben S. Bernanke • 2000
Monetary collapse caused the Depression, and only abandoning the gold standard brought recovery.
3.77
133
Essays on the Great Depression Summary
Essays on the Great Depression 90%
Monetary collapse caused the Depression, and only abandoning the gold standard brought recovery.
by Ben S. Bernanke 2000
3.77
133 ratings
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