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A Splendid Exchange
by William J. Bernstein • 2008
Commerce, not conquest, built the modern world: the history of trade from obsidian to oil.
4.16
3k+
A Splendid Exchange Summary
A Splendid Exchange 92%
Commerce, not conquest, built the modern world: the history of trade from obsidian to oil.
by William J. Bernstein 2008
4.16
3k+ ratings
Outside the Box
by Marc Levinson • 2020
Globalization moved goods and built China. The next phase trades ideas, and new winners emerge.
3.94
228
Outside the Box Summary
Outside the Box 92%
Globalization moved goods and built China. The next phase trades ideas, and new winners emerge.
by Marc Levinson 2020
3.94
228 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 92%
Why running a country like a business fails: the economic logic business leaders never learn.
by Paul Krugman 2009
3.98
244 ratings
101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy
by Michael Taillard • 2012
Make sense of the global economy: trade, currencies, and the forces that move your money.
3.82
39
101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy Summary
101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy 92%
Make sense of the global economy: trade, currencies, and the forces that move your money.
by Michael Taillard 2012
3.82
39 ratings
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy
by Pietra Rivoli • 2005
A T-shirt's journey exposes the global economy's real engine: politics, migration, and subsidies.
3.69
3k+
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy Summary
The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy 92%
A T-shirt's journey exposes the global economy's real engine: politics, migration, and subsidies.
by Pietra Rivoli 2005
3.69
3k+ ratings
Death by China
by Peter Navarro • 2011
America armed its biggest rival: every dollar spent at Walmart helped finance the Chinese military.
3.50
531
Death by China Summary
Death by China 92%
America armed its biggest rival: every dollar spent at Walmart helped finance the Chinese military.
by Peter Navarro 2011
3.50
531 ratings
Kicking Away the Ladder
by Ha-Joon Chang • 2002
Tariffs, subsidies, and industrial espionage built the West. Now it preaches free trade to the rest.
4.21
1k+
Kicking Away the Ladder Summary
Kicking Away the Ladder 92%
Tariffs, subsidies, and industrial espionage built the West. Now it preaches free trade to the rest.
by Ha-Joon Chang 2002
4.21
1k+ ratings
The Globalization Paradox
by Dani Rodrik • 2010
The case for why global markets must sometimes give way to the voting booth.
4.00
2k+
The Globalization Paradox Summary
The Globalization Paradox 91%
The case for why global markets must sometimes give way to the voting booth.
by Dani Rodrik 2010
4.00
2k+ ratings
The World for Sale
by Javier Blas • 2021
A few secretive companies move the world's oil, grain, and metals, thriving on sanctions and coups.
4.32
13k+
The World for Sale Summary
The World for Sale 91%
A few secretive companies move the world's oil, grain, and metals, thriving on sanctions and coups.
by Javier Blas 2021
4.32
13k+ ratings
Bad Samaritans
by Ha-Joon Chang • 2007
Rich nations preach free trade. Their own history is tariffs, state planning, and stolen patents.
4.20
6k+
Bad Samaritans Summary
Bad Samaritans 91%
Rich nations preach free trade. Their own history is tariffs, state planning, and stolen patents.
by Ha-Joon Chang 2007
4.20
6k+ ratings
Sold Out
by James Rickards • 2022
Supply chains rewarded efficiency over resilience for decades. The world is now running that bill.
3.50
316
Sold Out Summary
Sold Out 91%
Supply chains rewarded efficiency over resilience for decades. The world is now running that bill.
by James Rickards 2022
3.50
316 ratings
Edible Economics
by Ha-Joon Chang • 2022
Your dinner is a map of global economics: tariffs, subsidies, and the myths we still believe.
3.83
3k+
Edible Economics Summary
Edible Economics 91%
Your dinner is a map of global economics: tariffs, subsidies, and the myths we still believe.
by Ha-Joon Chang 2022
3.83
3k+ ratings
Trade Wars Are Class Wars
by Matthew C. Klein • 2020
The real trade war is between classes, not nations. Money flows, not goods, tell the story.
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2k+
Trade Wars Are Class Wars Summary
Trade Wars Are Class Wars 91%
The real trade war is between classes, not nations. Money flows, not goods, tell the story.
by Matthew C. Klein 2020
4.11
2k+ ratings
How Economics Explains the World
by Andrew Leigh • 2024
The entire human story, retold through scarcity, trade, and the accidents of birth.
3.91
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
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 91%
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
Making Globalization Work
by Joseph E. Stiglitz • 2006
Rich nations wrote global trade rules for themselves. A Nobel economist's plan to rewrite them.
3.85
2k+
Making Globalization Work Summary
Making Globalization Work 91%
Rich nations wrote global trade rules for themselves. A Nobel economist's plan to rewrite them.
by Joseph E. Stiglitz 2006
3.85
2k+ ratings
Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis
by Ashraf Laidi • 2008
You trade euros, but the signal lives in oil and yield curves.
3.86
79
Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis Summary
Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis 91%
You trade euros, but the signal lives in oil and yield curves.
by Ashraf Laidi 2008
3.86
79 ratings
A Three Dimensional Approach To Forex Trading
by Anna Coulling • 2013
The forex trader's missing piece: bonds, commodities, and central bank signals, read as one system.
4.14
139
A Three Dimensional Approach To Forex Trading Summary
A Three Dimensional Approach To Forex Trading 91%
The forex trader's missing piece: bonds, commodities, and central bank signals, read as one system.
by Anna Coulling 2013
4.14
139 ratings
Popular Economics
by John Tamny • 2015
LeBron James and the Rolling Stones reveal why most economic policy makes things worse.
3.64
300
Popular Economics Summary
Popular Economics 91%
LeBron James and the Rolling Stones reveal why most economic policy makes things worse.
by John Tamny 2015
3.64
300 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 91%
The BRICS boom is fading. Smart money is looking at nations the world has been ignoring.
by Ruchir Sharma 2012
4.04
3k+ ratings
The Little Book of Economics
by Greg Ip • 2010
What drives growth, jobs, and inflation, and why no boom lasts forever.
3.74
1k+
The Little Book of Economics Summary
The Little Book of Economics 91%
What drives growth, jobs, and inflation, and why no boom lasts forever.
by Greg Ip 2010
3.74
1k+ ratings
50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know
by Edmund Conway • 2009
The fifty economic concepts behind every price tag, policy fight, and market panic you encounter.
3.83
1k+
50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary
50 Economics Ideas You Really Need to Know 91%
The fifty economic concepts behind every price tag, policy fight, and market panic you encounter.
by Edmund Conway 2009
3.83
1k+ ratings
First Principles
by John Brian Taylor • 2012
America's prosperity was built on five economic principles. Then it abandoned every one of them.
3.67
105
First Principles Summary
First Principles 91%
America's prosperity was built on five economic principles. Then it abandoned every one of them.
by John Brian Taylor 2012
3.67
105 ratings
Good Economics for Hard Times
by Abhijit V. Banerjee • 2019
The data on immigration, trade, and inequality contradicts everything the policy fight assumes.
4.22
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Good Economics for Hard Times Summary
Good Economics for Hard Times 91%
The data on immigration, trade, and inequality contradicts everything the policy fight assumes.
by Abhijit V. Banerjee 2019
4.22
15k+ 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 91%
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
Can’t We Just Print More Money?
by The Bank of England • 2022
Why can't we just print more money? A central bank answers this, and nine other economic puzzles.
4.05
2k+
Can’t We Just Print More Money? Summary
Can’t We Just Print More Money? 91%
Why can't we just print more money? A central bank answers this, and nine other economic puzzles.
by The Bank of England 2022
4.05
2k+ ratings
Planet Money
by Alex Mayyasi • 2026
Your weekend, your rent, and your 401(k) are all governed by economic rules you never learned.
4.04
920
Planet Money Summary
Planet Money 91%
Your weekend, your rent, and your 401(k) are all governed by economic rules you never learned.
by Alex Mayyasi 2026
4.04
920 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 91%
Wealth is soil and sweat, not silver. New money favors whoever touches it first.
by Richard Cantillon 1755
4.10
128 ratings
Beat the Forex Dealer
by Agustin Silvani • 2008
Forex dealers hunt stops, shade prices, and front-run orders. A former insider's counter-playbook.
3.79
118
Beat the Forex Dealer Summary
Beat the Forex Dealer 91%
Forex dealers hunt stops, shade prices, and front-run orders. A former insider's counter-playbook.
by Agustin Silvani 2008
3.79
118 ratings
Knowledge and Power
by George Gilder • 2013
Demand-side economics misses the signal because real wealth comes from surprise.
3.94
428
Knowledge and Power Summary
Knowledge and Power 91%
Demand-side economics misses the signal because real wealth comes from surprise.
by George Gilder 2013
3.94
428 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 91%
How the country that made a third of the planet's goods stopped making almost everything.
by Vaclav Smil 2013
3.76
510 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.
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5k+
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 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.
4.14
3k+
The Rise and Fall of Nations Summary
The Rise and Fall of Nations 90%
Onion prices and billionaire lists reveal more about a country's future than any official forecast.
by Ruchir Sharma 2016
4.14
3k+ ratings
Naked Economics
by Charles Wheelan • 2002
Forget the jargon: economics is really about incentives, and they explain nearly everything.
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20k+
Naked Economics Summary
Naked Economics 90%
Forget the jargon: economics is really about incentives, and they explain nearly everything.
by Charles Wheelan 2002
4.03
20k+ ratings
New Ideas from Dead Economists
by Todd G. Buchholz • 1989
Dead economists still dictate your taxes, your job, and your trade policy. Here's what they argued.
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2k+
New Ideas from Dead Economists Summary
New Ideas from Dead Economists 90%
Dead economists still dictate your taxes, your job, and your trade policy. Here's what they argued.
by Todd G. Buchholz 1989
3.84
2k+ 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.
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478
The 10 Rules of Successful Nations Summary
The 10 Rules of Successful Nations 90%
The real reason booms end: ten quantifiable signals from fifty years of cross-country data.
by Ruchir Sharma 2020
4.01
478 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 90%
Five thousand years of contracts and compound interest built cities, empires, and global trade.
by William N. Goetzmann 2016
4.03
530 ratings
Guide to Economic Indicators
by The Economist • 1998
GDP, inflation, employment: what headline numbers hide and a field guide to reading them critically.
3.64
137
Guide to Economic Indicators Summary
Guide to Economic Indicators 90%
GDP, inflation, employment: what headline numbers hide and a field guide to reading them critically.
by The Economist 1998
3.64
137 ratings
Capitalism, Alone
by Branko Milanović • 2019
Capitalism has no rivals left, only two forms. Each carries a contradiction that could unravel it.
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1k+
Capitalism, Alone Summary
Capitalism, Alone 90%
Capitalism has no rivals left, only two forms. Each carries a contradiction that could unravel it.
by Branko Milanović 2019
4.11
1k+ ratings
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy
by Tim Harford • 2017
Fifty inventions, from barbed wire to infant formula, and the economic ripples nobody saw coming.
4.06
4k+
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy Summary
Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy 90%
Fifty inventions, from barbed wire to infant formula, and the economic ripples nobody saw coming.
by Tim Harford 2017
4.06
4k+ 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 90%
Free markets are a myth. A century of government building and bailing out the American economy.
by Chris Hughes 2025
3.78
178 ratings
The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators
by Richard Yamarone • 2004
Twelve indicators drive every market move. Here's how to read them before the headline hits.
3.81
37
The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators Summary
The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators 90%
Twelve indicators drive every market move. Here's how to read them before the headline hits.
by Richard Yamarone 2004
3.81
37 ratings
Economics
by Philip Coggan • 2025
A guide to the forces that set interest rates, open borders, and determine who gets hired.
3.84
37
Economics Summary
Economics 90%
A guide to the forces that set interest rates, open borders, and determine who gets hired.
by Philip Coggan 2025
3.84
37 ratings
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics
by David A. Moss • 2007
Macroeconomics essentials: output, money, trade, and the policy levers that shape prosperity.
4.04
1k+
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics Summary
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics 90%
Macroeconomics essentials: output, money, trade, and the policy levers that shape prosperity.
by David A. Moss 2007
4.04
1k+ ratings
Basic Economics
by Thomas Sowell • 2000
What no one teaches you about prices, profits, and the hidden sting of good intentions.
4.37
15k+
Basic Economics Summary
Basic Economics 90%
What no one teaches you about prices, profits, and the hidden sting of good intentions.
by Thomas Sowell 2000
4.37
15k+ ratings
The Real Price of Everything
by Michael Lewis • 2007
Six books from the 1700s laid the real laws of prosperity. Modern economics forgot them.
3.69
134
The Real Price of Everything Summary
The Real Price of Everything 90%
Six books from the 1700s laid the real laws of prosperity. Modern economics forgot them.
by Michael Lewis 2007
3.69
134 ratings
Think Like an Economist
by Anne Rooney • 2019
What economists know about scarcity, money, and crashes that the rest of us keep getting wrong.
3.85
39
Think Like an Economist Summary
Think Like an Economist 90%
What economists know about scarcity, money, and crashes that the rest of us keep getting wrong.
by Anne Rooney 2019
3.85
39 ratings
Economics in One Lesson
by Henry Hazlitt • 1946
Nearly every economic fallacy traces to one mistake: counting only the effects you can see.
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22k+
Economics in One Lesson Summary
Economics in One Lesson 90%
Nearly every economic fallacy traces to one mistake: counting only the effects you can see.
by Henry Hazlitt 1946
4.16
22k+ ratings
Economics Explained
by Robert L. Heilbroner • 1982
Capitalism is not human nature; it is a recent, revolutionary system with discoverable rules.
3.73
438
Economics Explained Summary
Economics Explained 90%
Capitalism is not human nature; it is a recent, revolutionary system with discoverable rules.
by Robert L. Heilbroner 1982
3.73
438 ratings
Undercover Economist
by Tim Harford • 2005
Prices tell the truth about power and scarcity, and a used car lot proves it.
3.81
30k+
Undercover Economist Summary
Undercover Economist 90%
Prices tell the truth about power and scarcity, and a used car lot proves it.
by Tim Harford 2005
3.81
30k+ ratings
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