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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 97%
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 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 97%
America's recovery is a debt-fueled illusion. The 2008 crash was merely the preview.
by Peter D. Schiff 2012
3.88
1k+ 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 97%
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
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 97%
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 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 97%
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 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 97%
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
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 96%
History saved us from the Great Depression but steered us straight into the Great Recession.
by Barry Eichengreen 2014
4.01
296 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 96%
All England's credit rests on one institution. When it wobbles, the money market panics.
by Walter Bagehot 1873
3.89
435 ratings
The New Lombard Street
by Perry G. Mehrling • 2010
The Fed's 1873 playbook broke in 2008. The new role: dealer of last resort.
4.26
274
The New Lombard Street Summary
The New Lombard Street 96%
The Fed's 1873 playbook broke in 2008. The new role: dealer of last resort.
by Perry G. Mehrling 2010
4.26
274 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 96%
Central banks buried 2008 in printed money. The real crash comes when the printing stops.
by Rickards James 2019
4.09
676 ratings
Currency Wars
by James Rickards • 2011
Currency wars follow a cycle: distress, devaluation, collapse. The third has begun.
3.96
5k+
Currency Wars Summary
Currency Wars 96%
Currency wars follow a cycle: distress, devaluation, collapse. The third has begun.
by James Rickards 2011
3.96
5k+ 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 96%
Central banks warp markets. The indirect strategy that profits when the distortions break.
by Mark Spitznagel 2013
3.87
1k+ 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 96%
A cartoon island parable about why stimulus and easy credit always end in a crash.
by Peter D. Schiff 2010
4.15
5k+ 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 96%
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
by Nouriel Roubini 2010
3.84
3k+ 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 96%
Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.
by George Soros 2008
3.42
2k+ 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 96%
A virus didn't cause this depression. The lockdown did, and a recovery isn't coming.
by James Rickards 2021
3.52
1k+ ratings
The End of Alchemy
by Mervyn A. King • 2016
Your bank lends your deposit out for decades. You can demand it back this afternoon.
4.07
2k+
The End of Alchemy Summary
The End of Alchemy 96%
Your bank lends your deposit out for decades. You can demand it back this afternoon.
by Mervyn A. King 2016
4.07
2k+ ratings
The Alchemists
by Neil Irwin • 2013
They create money from nothing. Three centuries of alchemy, culminating in the crash of 2008.
4.05
1k+
The Alchemists Summary
The Alchemists 96%
They create money from nothing. Three centuries of alchemy, culminating in the crash of 2008.
by Neil Irwin 2013
4.05
1k+ 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 96%
Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.
by Gretchen Morgenson 2011
3.96
2k+ ratings
What Has Government Done to Our Money?
by Murray N. Rothbard • 2018
Why gold became money, how governments broke it, and the tax nobody sees coming.
4.31
955
What Has Government Done to Our Money? Summary
What Has Government Done to Our Money? 96%
Why gold became money, how governments broke it, and the tax nobody sees coming.
by Murray N. Rothbard 2018
4.31
955 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 96%
Wall Street bet housing never falls. A few misfits read the fine print and won billions.
by Michael Lewis 2010
4.30
172k+ ratings
Firefighting
by Ben S. Bernanke • 2019
Bernanke's 2008 account: the system nearly collapsed, and the tools that stopped it no longer exist.
3.83
978
Firefighting Summary
Firefighting 96%
Bernanke's 2008 account: the system nearly collapsed, and the tools that stopped it no longer exist.
by Ben S. Bernanke 2019
3.83
978 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 95%
Empires take tribute from subjects. America borrows from them instead, and the bill is due.
by William Bonner 2005
3.90
332 ratings
Choice
by Robert P. Murphy • 2015
Socialism cannot do arithmetic. Without market prices, no planner can know what anything is worth.
4.60
259
Choice Summary
Choice 95%
Socialism cannot do arithmetic. Without market prices, no planner can know what anything is worth.
by Robert P. Murphy 2015
4.60
259 ratings
Other People's Money
by John Kay • 2015
Daily currency trading exceeds global trade a hundredfold. The rest is finance feeding on finance.
3.92
1k+
Other People's Money Summary
Other People's Money 95%
Daily currency trading exceeds global trade a hundredfold. The rest is finance feeding on finance.
by John Kay 2015
3.92
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 95%
Money is a stack of promises. Bitcoin offers a new bottom layer no government can touch.
by Nik Bhatia 2021
4.29
1k+ 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 95%
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 Theory of Money and Credit
by Ludwig von Mises • 1912
Money is a market creation. Paper money enables a hidden tax only a gold anchor can stop.
4.20
1k+
The Theory of Money and Credit Summary
The Theory of Money and Credit 95%
Money is a market creation. Paper money enables a hidden tax only a gold anchor can stop.
by Ludwig von Mises 1912
4.20
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 95%
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 95%
Policymakers always blink when big banks teeter. The fix borrows from how Volcker broke inflation.
by Gary H. Stern 2004
3.60
25 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 95%
2008 was not new. It was Japan's lost decade and Asia's meltdown, repeated.
by Paul Krugman 2008
3.83
9k+ ratings
What Went Wrong with Capitalism
by Ruchir Sharma • 2024
Too much government, not too little, broke capitalism: bailouts, zombies, stalled growth.
3.84
733
What Went Wrong with Capitalism Summary
What Went Wrong with Capitalism 95%
Too much government, not too little, broke capitalism: bailouts, zombies, stalled growth.
by Ruchir Sharma 2024
3.84
733 ratings
Bull by the Horns
by Sheila Bair • 2012
She buried the banks Washington wanted saved. The FDIC chair's account of the 2008 bailout wars.
3.91
494
Bull by the Horns Summary
Bull by the Horns 95%
She buried the banks Washington wanted saved. The FDIC chair's account of the 2008 bailout wars.
by Sheila Bair 2012
3.91
494 ratings
21st Century Monetary Policy
by Ben S. Bernanke • 2022
A former Fed chair on how panics, not plans, built the central bank's arsenal.
4.21
1k+
21st Century Monetary Policy Summary
21st Century Monetary Policy 95%
A former Fed chair on how panics, not plans, built the central bank's arsenal.
by Ben S. Bernanke 2022
4.21
1k+ 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 95%
Authorities knew a crash was coming; five structural flaws ensured it became the Great Depression.
by John Kenneth Galbraith 1955
3.92
6k+ 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 95%
LeBron James and the Rolling Stones reveal why most economic policy makes things worse.
by John Tamny 2015
3.64
300 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 95%
Central banks print trillions from nothing to prop up the rich, with no way to stop.
by Nomi Prins 2018
3.69
334 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 95%
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
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? 95%
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
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 95%
The 1982-2000 boom was a psychological epidemic, not a market miracle. Every institution caught it.
by Maggie Mahar 2003
4.06
788 ratings
Economic Policy
by Ludwig von Mises • 1979
Why price controls always cause queues, and why printing money is a policy, not an accident.
4.34
2k+
Economic Policy Summary
Economic Policy 95%
Why price controls always cause queues, and why printing money is a policy, not an accident.
by Ludwig von Mises 1979
4.34
2k+ 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 95%
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
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 95%
The gold standard died in 1914. The debt-fueled system that replaced it is dying now.
by Philip Coggan 2011
3.94
552 ratings
The Bankers' New Clothes
by Anat Admati • 2013
The simple fix for the next financial crisis: make banks use 20% equity, not 2%.
3.83
776
The Bankers' New Clothes Summary
The Bankers' New Clothes 95%
The simple fix for the next financial crisis: make banks use 20% equity, not 2%.
by Anat Admati 2013
3.83
776 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 95%
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
A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1
by Allan H. Meltzer • 2003
The Federal Reserve's founding doctrines caused the Great Depression and the 1937 recession.
4.04
53
A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1 Summary
A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1 95%
The Federal Reserve's founding doctrines caused the Great Depression and the 1937 recession.
by Allan H. Meltzer 2003
4.04
53 ratings
The New Case for Gold
by James Rickards • 2016
Digital assets can be erased overnight. The coming monetary collapse demands physical gold.
3.98
1k+
The New Case for Gold Summary
The New Case for Gold 95%
Digital assets can be erased overnight. The coming monetary collapse demands physical gold.
by James Rickards 2016
3.98
1k+ 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 95%
Two outsiders invented a bond that made Wall Street billions, then destroyed the entire system.
by Charles Gasparino 2009
3.92
302 ratings
Maestro
by Bob Woodward • 2000
A 22.6% crash. A new Fed chair. One sentence to calm the world, and the quiet method behind it all.
3.42
876
Maestro Summary
Maestro 95%
A 22.6% crash. A new Fed chair. One sentence to calm the world, and the quiet method behind it all.
by Bob Woodward 2000
3.42
876 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 95%
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
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