50 Books like Stamped

Money Men

by Dan McCrum • 2022

When a reporter questioned Wirecard's Asian billions, the company hired spies to destroy him.

4.03

3k+

🏦 Corporate Fraud 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowers ⚖️ Regulatory Failure 📉 Short Sellers

Money Men 96%

When a reporter questioned Wirecard's Asian billions, the company hired spies to destroy him.

by Dan McCrum 2022

4.03

3k+ ratings

🏦 Corporate Fraud 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowers ⚖️ Regulatory Failure 📉 Short Sellers

The Cult of We

by Eliot Brown • 2021

An office landlord convinced Wall Street he was worth $47 billion. Then the IPO filing landed.

4.26

7k+

💼 Startup Culture 📊 Corporate Governance 💰 Venture Capital 🫠 Founder Hubris 🔥 Unicorn Flameouts

The Cult of We 95%

An office landlord convinced Wall Street he was worth $47 billion. Then the IPO filing landed.

by Eliot Brown 2021

4.26

7k+ ratings

💼 Startup Culture 📊 Corporate Governance 💰 Venture Capital 🫠 Founder Hubris 🔥 Unicorn Flameouts

The Smartest Guys in the Room

by Bethany McLean • 2003

Enron: $70 billion in value, zero in real earnings. The people paid to notice looked away.

4.22

28k+

🏢 Corporate Fraud 📊 Accounting Manipulation 🏛️ Corporate Governance 💼 Corporate Hubris 🏦 Wall Street Culture

The Smartest Guys in the Room 94%

Enron: $70 billion in value, zero in real earnings. The people paid to notice looked away.

by Bethany McLean 2003

4.22

28k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Fraud 📊 Accounting Manipulation 🏛️ Corporate Governance 💼 Corporate Hubris 🏦 Wall Street Culture

Bottle of Lies

by Katherine Eban • 2019

Your generic pills might be fake. A whistleblower inside the world's largest drug factory proved it.

4.41

8k+

💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 💰 Corporate Fraud 📣 Whistleblowers 🔎 Investigative Journalism 🌐 Global Health

Bottle of Lies 94%

Your generic pills might be fake. A whistleblower inside the world's largest drug factory proved it.

by Katherine Eban 2019

4.41

8k+ ratings

💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 💰 Corporate Fraud 📣 Whistleblowers 🔎 Investigative Journalism 🌐 Global Health

Extraordinary Circumstances

by Cynthia Cooper • 2007

From internal auditor to whistleblower: her hunt for the fraud inside a $38 billion company.

4.00

538

🏦 Corporate Fraud 📣 Whistleblowing 🏢 Corporate Culture ⚖️ Ethical Decision Making 🔍 Fraud Detection

Extraordinary Circumstances 94%

From internal auditor to whistleblower: her hunt for the fraud inside a $38 billion company.

by Cynthia Cooper 2007

4.00

538 ratings

🏦 Corporate Fraud 📣 Whistleblowing 🏢 Corporate Culture ⚖️ Ethical Decision Making 🔍 Fraud Detection

Three Cups of Deceit

by Jon Krakauer • 2011

The humanitarian's origin story was fiction, and his charity paid for chartered jets, not schools.

3.72

12k+

🔍 Investigative Journalism 🦸 Manufactured Heroism 📺 Media Manipulation 📝 Fabricated Memoirs 📊 Nonprofit Accountability

Three Cups of Deceit 94%

The humanitarian's origin story was fiction, and his charity paid for chartered jets, not schools.

by Jon Krakauer 2011

3.72

12k+ ratings

🔍 Investigative Journalism 🦸 Manufactured Heroism 📺 Media Manipulation 📝 Fabricated Memoirs 📊 Nonprofit Accountability

The Key Man

by Simon Clark • 2021

Davos loved him. Bill Gates trusted him. He promised profit from poverty, then stole a billion.

4.18

3k+

🏢 Private Equity 🌍 Emerging Markets 💸 Financial Fraud 🌱 Impact Investing 🤝 Elite Networks

The Key Man 94%

Davos loved him. Bill Gates trusted him. He promised profit from poverty, then stole a billion.

by Simon Clark 2021

4.18

3k+ ratings

🏢 Private Equity 🌍 Emerging Markets 💸 Financial Fraud 🌱 Impact Investing 🤝 Elite Networks

Number Go Up

by Zeke Faux • 2023

A journalist chases crypto's billions from a billionaire's penthouse to a Cambodian scam compound.

4.24

9k+

🕵️ Crypto ExposéS 💸 Financial Bubbles 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🕴️ Unregulated Finance 👔 White Collar Crime

Number Go Up 94%

A journalist chases crypto's billions from a billionaire's penthouse to a Cambodian scam compound.

by Zeke Faux 2023

4.24

9k+ ratings

🕵️ Crypto ExposéS 💸 Financial Bubbles 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🕴️ Unregulated Finance 👔 White Collar Crime

The Devil's Playbook

by Lauren Etter • 2021

How a Silicon Valley startup copied Big Tobacco's strategies, hooking a generation on nicotine.

4.14

546

🏢 Corporate Malfeasance 🚑 Public Health Crises 🚬 Tobacco Industry 💥 Disruption Gone Wrong 🧠 Addiction Science

The Devil's Playbook 94%

How a Silicon Valley startup copied Big Tobacco's strategies, hooking a generation on nicotine.

by Lauren Etter 2021

4.14

546 ratings

🏢 Corporate Malfeasance 🚑 Public Health Crises 🚬 Tobacco Industry 💥 Disruption Gone Wrong 🧠 Addiction Science

Hype

by Gabrielle Bluestone • 2021

Fyre was not a glitch: the internet is built to reward hype and punish skepticism.

3.32

1k+

🎣 Internet Scams 📱 Influencer Culture 🚀 Startup Hype 🧠 Psychology Of Scams 🤳 Social Media Manipulation

Hype 94%

Fyre was not a glitch: the internet is built to reward hype and punish skepticism.

by Gabrielle Bluestone 2021

3.32

1k+ ratings

🎣 Internet Scams 📱 Influencer Culture 🚀 Startup Hype 🧠 Psychology Of Scams 🤳 Social Media Manipulation

Going Infinite

by Michael Lewis • 2023

He saw people as math problems, built a $40 billion crypto empire, then watched it dissolve.

3.83

36k+

🪙 Crypto Collapse 💸 Financial Scandal 🌍 Effective Altruism 🧮 Bayesian Reasoning 👤 Character Study

Going Infinite 93%

He saw people as math problems, built a $40 billion crypto empire, then watched it dissolve.

by Michael Lewis 2023

3.83

36k+ ratings

🪙 Crypto Collapse 💸 Financial Scandal 🌍 Effective Altruism 🧮 Bayesian Reasoning 👤 Character Study

When McKinsey Comes to Town

by Walt Bogdanich • 2022

McKinsey is the hidden force behind the opioid crisis, the 2008 crash, and authoritarian regimes.

3.80

12k+

🏢 Consulting Industry 🏛️ Corporate Power 🔍 Investigative Journalism 👔 White Collar Crime 🚪 Regulatory Capture

When McKinsey Comes to Town 93%

McKinsey is the hidden force behind the opioid crisis, the 2008 crash, and authoritarian regimes.

by Walt Bogdanich 2022

3.80

12k+ ratings

🏢 Consulting Industry 🏛️ Corporate Power 🔍 Investigative Journalism 👔 White Collar Crime 🚪 Regulatory Capture

Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst

by Daniel Reingold • 2006

His rival was the king of telecom analysts. WorldCom was his kingdom. Then the fraud unraveled.

3.88

1k+

🏢 Wall Street Insiders ⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest 🔍 Insider Information 📡 Tech Bubbles 🕵️ Corporate Fraud

Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst Summary

Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst 93%

His rival was the king of telecom analysts. WorldCom was his kingdom. Then the fraud unraveled.

by Daniel Reingold 2006

3.88

1k+ ratings

🏢 Wall Street Insiders ⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest 🔍 Insider Information 📡 Tech Bubbles 🕵️ Corporate Fraud

Flying Blind

by Peter Robison • 2021

Boeing swapped safety for stock price, and two crashes later, 346 were dead.

4.17

4k+

🏛️ Corporate Accountability 💥 Aviation Disasters ⚖️ Regulatory Capture ⚙️ Engineering Culture 💰 Shareholder Primacy

Flying Blind 93%

Boeing swapped safety for stock price, and two crashes later, 346 were dead.

by Peter Robison 2021

4.17

4k+ ratings

🏛️ Corporate Accountability 💥 Aviation Disasters ⚖️ Regulatory Capture ⚙️ Engineering Culture 💰 Shareholder Primacy

Forbidden Knowledge

by Terence H. Young • 2023

What your pharmacist doesn't tell you, and why the safest drugs are the least promoted.

💊 Big Pharma 🛡️ Regulatory Capture ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🔒 Information Control 📢 Whistleblowing

Forbidden Knowledge 93%

What your pharmacist doesn't tell you, and why the safest drugs are the least promoted.

by Terence H. Young 2023

💊 Big Pharma 🛡️ Regulatory Capture ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🔒 Information Control 📢 Whistleblowing

Fooling some of the People all of the time

by David Einhorn • 2007

He exposed their accounting fraud and shorted the stock. So they stole his phone records.

4.01

4k+

🔍 Corporate Fraud 📉 Short Selling ⚡ Activist Investing 📢 Whistleblowing 🏛️ Regulatory Failure

Fooling some of the People all of the time Summary

Fooling some of the People all of the time 93%

He exposed their accounting fraud and shorted the stock. So they stole his phone records.

by David Einhorn 2007

4.01

4k+ ratings

🔍 Corporate Fraud 📉 Short Selling ⚡ Activist Investing 📢 Whistleblowing 🏛️ Regulatory Failure

The Missing Cryptoqueen

by Jamie Bartlett • 2022

A fake cryptocurrency, a hidden Bitcoin fortune, and the woman who vanished onto the Mediterranean.

4.20

2k+

🪙 Cryptocurrency Scams 💸 Financial Fraud 🔺 Multi-Level Marketing 🃏 Ponzi Schemes 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Missing Cryptoqueen 93%

A fake cryptocurrency, a hidden Bitcoin fortune, and the woman who vanished onto the Mediterranean.

by Jamie Bartlett 2022

4.20

2k+ ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency Scams 💸 Financial Fraud 🔺 Multi-Level Marketing 🃏 Ponzi Schemes 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Extremely Hardcore

by Zoë Schiffer • 2024

A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.

3.97

1k+

🏢 Corporate Takeovers 📱 Social Media Platforms 📰 Tech Journalism ⚖️ Platform Governance 🗣️ Free Speech Debates

Extremely Hardcore 93%

A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.

by Zoë Schiffer 2024

3.97

1k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Takeovers 📱 Social Media Platforms 📰 Tech Journalism ⚖️ Platform Governance 🗣️ Free Speech Debates

Black Edge

by Sheelah Kolhatkar • 2017

When the FBI wiretapped a hedge fund, they found traders swapping illegal secrets for millions.

4.20

17k+

💰 Hedge Funds 🕵️ Insider Trading 👔 White Collar Crime 🏦 Wall Street Culture 📰 Investigative Journalism

Black Edge 93%

When the FBI wiretapped a hedge fund, they found traders swapping illegal secrets for millions.

by Sheelah Kolhatkar 2017

4.20

17k+ ratings

💰 Hedge Funds 🕵️ Insider Trading 👔 White Collar Crime 🏦 Wall Street Culture 📰 Investigative Journalism

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One

by William K. Black • 1995

Bank CEOs were the biggest bank robbers, using deregulation to loot their own institutions.

4.06

185

🏦 Financial Fraud 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Accounting Fraud ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🎲 Moral Hazard

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One Summary

The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One 93%

Bank CEOs were the biggest bank robbers, using deregulation to loot their own institutions.

by William K. Black 1995

4.06

185 ratings

🏦 Financial Fraud 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Accounting Fraud ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🎲 Moral Hazard

Hatching Twitter

by Nick Bilton • 2013

Four friends created Twitter. Then they systematically destroyed each other.

4.04

19k+

🚀 Tech Startups 🌉 Silicon Valley 📱 Social Media ⚔️ Founder Feuds 🕵️ Corporate Intrigue

Hatching Twitter 93%

Four friends created Twitter. Then they systematically destroyed each other.

by Nick Bilton 2013

4.04

19k+ ratings

🚀 Tech Startups 🌉 Silicon Valley 📱 Social Media ⚔️ Founder Feuds 🕵️ Corporate Intrigue

Lights Out

by Thomas Gryta • 2020

GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.

3.92

5k+

⚖️ Corporate Governance 🏢 Organizational Culture 📉 Corporate Decline 🧮 Earnings Manipulation 💰 Financial Engineering

Lights Out 93%

GE spent decades building the world's most admired numbers. The company behind them was a mirage.

by Thomas Gryta 2020

3.92

5k+ ratings

⚖️ Corporate Governance 🏢 Organizational Culture 📉 Corporate Decline 🧮 Earnings Manipulation 💰 Financial Engineering

The Accidental Billionaires

by Ben Mezrich • 2009

The $1,000 server payment and a 65/30 split that turned old friends into courtroom enemies.

3.59

17k+

🏢 Startup Founding 💻 Tech Startups 🌉 Silicon Valley 🤝 Founder Dynamics 💔 Betrayal Narratives

The Accidental Billionaires 93%

The $1,000 server payment and a 65/30 split that turned old friends into courtroom enemies.

by Ben Mezrich 2009

3.59

17k+ ratings

🏢 Startup Founding 💻 Tech Startups 🌉 Silicon Valley 🤝 Founder Dynamics 💔 Betrayal Narratives

The Spider Network

by David Enrich • 2017

A math savant rigged Libor. His bank confessed; he alone went to prison.

4.07

7k+

🏦 Banking Scandals 👔 White Collar Crime 📉 Market Manipulation ⚠️ Regulatory Failure 🎯 Scapegoating

The Spider Network 93%

A math savant rigged Libor. His bank confessed; he alone went to prison.

by David Enrich 2017

4.07

7k+ ratings

🏦 Banking Scandals 👔 White Collar Crime 📉 Market Manipulation ⚠️ Regulatory Failure 🎯 Scapegoating

The Triumph of Doubt

by David Michaels • 2020

Tobacco wrote the manual for burying inconvenient science. Every other industry now uses it.

4.08

222

🏭 Corporate Malfeasance 🩺 Public Health Policy 🤥 Science Denialism 📢 Disinformation Campaigns 🏛️ Regulatory Capture

The Triumph of Doubt 93%

Tobacco wrote the manual for burying inconvenient science. Every other industry now uses it.

by David Michaels 2020

4.08

222 ratings

🏭 Corporate Malfeasance 🩺 Public Health Policy 🤥 Science Denialism 📢 Disinformation Campaigns 🏛️ Regulatory Capture

California Burning

by Katherine Blunt • 2022

The California utility that chose shareholder returns over safety, and the fires that followed.

4.26

2k+

🏢 Corporate Malfeasance ⚡ Energy Policy 🔌 Utility Regulation 🔥 Wildfire Crisis 🛠️ Aging Infrastructure

California Burning 93%

The California utility that chose shareholder returns over safety, and the fires that followed.

by Katherine Blunt 2022

4.26

2k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Malfeasance ⚡ Energy Policy 🔌 Utility Regulation 🔥 Wildfire Crisis 🛠️ Aging Infrastructure

Follow the Science

by Sharyl Attkisson • 2024

The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.

4.25

569

💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🩻 Medical Corruption 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Research Misconduct 💉 Vaccine Policy

Follow the Science 93%

The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.

by Sharyl Attkisson 2024

4.25

569 ratings

💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🩻 Medical Corruption 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Research Misconduct 💉 Vaccine Policy

No More Tears

by Gardiner Harris • 2025

Cancer in the baby powder. Addiction from the pills. Both trace back to the same trusted brand.

4.17

22k+

🏢 Corporate Crime 💊 Big Pharma 🏛️ Regulatory Capture ⚖️ Corporate Impunity 💉 Opioid Epidemic

No More Tears 92%

Cancer in the baby powder. Addiction from the pills. Both trace back to the same trusted brand.

by Gardiner Harris 2025

4.17

22k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate Crime 💊 Big Pharma 🏛️ Regulatory Capture ⚖️ Corporate Impunity 💉 Opioid Epidemic

Champagne Football

by Mark Tighe • 2020

He ran Ireland's football body like a personal bank, and the game nearly collapsed.

4.37

2k+

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🏛️ Governance Failure 💰 Corporate Corruption ⚽ Sports Administration 💸 Financial Scandal

Champagne Football 92%

He ran Ireland's football body like a personal bank, and the game nearly collapsed.

by Mark Tighe 2020

4.37

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🏛️ Governance Failure 💰 Corporate Corruption ⚽ Sports Administration 💸 Financial Scandal

Chaos Monkeys

by Antonio García Martínez • 2016

He built Facebook's ad machine and walked away with the ugly truth about startup success.

3.71

14k+

🏙️ Silicon Valley 🚀 Startup Culture 🕵️ Insider Accounts ⚖️ Ethical Compromises 📊 Data Economy

Chaos Monkeys 92%

He built Facebook's ad machine and walked away with the ugly truth about startup success.

by Antonio García Martínez 2016

3.71

14k+ ratings

🏙️ Silicon Valley 🚀 Startup Culture 🕵️ Insider Accounts ⚖️ Ethical Compromises 📊 Data Economy

People vs. Donald Trump

by Mark Pomerantz • 2023

Why a veteran prosecutor quit after building the fraud case against Trump: the inside story.

4.06

753

🕵️ White-Collar Crime ⚖️ Prosecutorial Ethics 📜 Legal Memoir 💸 Financial Fraud 🏛️ Prosecutorial Discretion

People vs. Donald Trump 92%

Why a veteran prosecutor quit after building the fraud case against Trump: the inside story.

by Mark Pomerantz 2023

4.06

753 ratings

🕵️ White-Collar Crime ⚖️ Prosecutorial Ethics 📜 Legal Memoir 💸 Financial Fraud 🏛️ Prosecutorial Discretion

The Occasional Human Sacrifice

by Carl Elliott • 2024

They expose deadly medical experiments and lose everything. Why they can't stay silent.

3.86

512

🏥 Medical Ethics 📢 Whistleblowing 🏛️ Institutional Betrayal 🔬 Research Ethics 🤫 Organizational Silence

The Occasional Human Sacrifice 92%

They expose deadly medical experiments and lose everything. Why they can't stay silent.

by Carl Elliott 2024

3.86

512 ratings

🏥 Medical Ethics 📢 Whistleblowing 🏛️ Institutional Betrayal 🔬 Research Ethics 🤫 Organizational Silence

The Fund

by Rob Copeland • 2023

Ray Dalio sold a philosophy of truth. The billion-dollar reality was a surveillance machine.

3.97

7k+

🏦 Hedge Funds 🏢 Corporate Culture 🔍 Investigative Journalism ☣️ Toxic Leadership 🎭 Cult Of Personality

The Fund 92%

Ray Dalio sold a philosophy of truth. The billion-dollar reality was a surveillance machine.

by Rob Copeland 2023

3.97

7k+ ratings

🏦 Hedge Funds 🏢 Corporate Culture 🔍 Investigative Journalism ☣️ Toxic Leadership 🎭 Cult Of Personality

The Devil at His Elbow

by Valerie Bauerlein • 2024

Three generations of prosecutors. Two bodies at the kennels. A video that ended a century of rule.

4.46

14k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 👑 Family Dynasties 🏛️ Small Town Corruption ⚖️ Abuse Of Power 💊 Opioid Crisis

The Devil at His Elbow 92%

Three generations of prosecutors. Two bodies at the kennels. A video that ended a century of rule.

by Valerie Bauerlein 2024

4.46

14k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 👑 Family Dynasties 🏛️ Small Town Corruption ⚖️ Abuse Of Power 💊 Opioid Crisis

American Kingpin

by Nick Bilton • 2017

One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.

4.41

55k+

💻 Dark Web Marketplaces 🕵️ Internet Crime 🏢 Criminal Startups 🔍 Digital Forensics 🧠 Founder Psychology

American Kingpin 92%

One man, one laptop, a billion in drugs. The manhunt that started with an envelope.

by Nick Bilton 2017

4.41

55k+ ratings

💻 Dark Web Marketplaces 🕵️ Internet Crime 🏢 Criminal Startups 🔍 Digital Forensics 🧠 Founder Psychology

Conspiracy

by Ryan Holiday • 2018

How a billionaire secretly plotted for ten years to kill a media company, and won.

3.96

7k+

🎙️ Media Power ⚖️ Legal Warfare 📰 Media Ethics 🕵️ Secret Operations 🔒 Privacy Rights

Conspiracy 92%

How a billionaire secretly plotted for ten years to kill a media company, and won.

by Ryan Holiday 2018

3.96

7k+ ratings

🎙️ Media Power ⚖️ Legal Warfare 📰 Media Ethics 🕵️ Secret Operations 🔒 Privacy Rights

The Google Story

by David A. Vise • 2005

How two Stanford dropouts, one algorithm, and an ethical pledge built a $100 billion empire.

3.88

16k+

🚀 Silicon Valley Startups 💰 Digital Advertising ⚖️ Corporate Ethics 🏢 Tech Company Histories ⚔️ Tech Rivalries

The Google Story 92%

How two Stanford dropouts, one algorithm, and an ethical pledge built a $100 billion empire.

by David A. Vise 2005

3.88

16k+ ratings

🚀 Silicon Valley Startups 💰 Digital Advertising ⚖️ Corporate Ethics 🏢 Tech Company Histories ⚔️ Tech Rivalries

The Great Indian Fraud

by Smarak Swain • 2020

Financial innovation outruns regulation by years. In that gap, India's biggest frauds are built.

4.21

🕵️ Financial Fraud 🏢 Corporate Crime 💰 Money Laundering 📈 Securities Fraud 🇮🇳 Indian Economy

The Great Indian Fraud 92%

Financial innovation outruns regulation by years. In that gap, India's biggest frauds are built.

by Smarak Swain 2020

4.21

77 ratings

🕵️ Financial Fraud 🏢 Corporate Crime 💰 Money Laundering 📈 Securities Fraud 🇮🇳 Indian Economy

Losing the Signal

by Jacquie McNish • 2015

BlackBerry owned the smartphone. Then two CEOs, a buggy Storm, and the iPhone took everything.

3.98

5k+

🏭 Tech Industry 📖 Company Sagas ⚠️ Innovator's Dilemma 💥 Leadership Failures 📉 Corporate Decline

Losing the Signal 92%

BlackBerry owned the smartphone. Then two CEOs, a buggy Storm, and the iPhone took everything.

by Jacquie McNish 2015

3.98

5k+ ratings

🏭 Tech Industry 📖 Company Sagas ⚠️ Innovator's Dilemma 💥 Leadership Failures 📉 Corporate Decline

The Billionaire's Apprentice

by Anita Raghavan • 2013

A Goldman board member called a billionaire hedge fund manager. The FBI was listening.

4.17

2k+

📉 Insider Trading 🏛️ Wall Street Crime ⚖️ White-Collar Prosecution 🌏 South Asian Diaspora 🏢 Corporate Governance

The Billionaire's Apprentice 92%

A Goldman board member called a billionaire hedge fund manager. The FBI was listening.

by Anita Raghavan 2013

4.17

2k+ ratings

📉 Insider Trading 🏛️ Wall Street Crime ⚖️ White-Collar Prosecution 🌏 South Asian Diaspora 🏢 Corporate Governance

Kushner, Inc.

by Vicky Ward • 2019

A $1.8 billion building, a marriage of dynasties, and the White House roles that followed.

3.53

2k+

🏰 Family Dynasties 💸 Financial Scandals ⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest 👨‍👦 Nepotism 🕵️ White Collar Crime

Kushner, Inc. 92%

A $1.8 billion building, a marriage of dynasties, and the White House roles that followed.

by Vicky Ward 2019

3.53

2k+ ratings

🏰 Family Dynasties 💸 Financial Scandals ⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest 👨‍👦 Nepotism 🕵️ White Collar Crime

Power Failure

by William D. Cohan • 2022

The celebrated CEO playbook that made GE an icon also programmed its collapse.

4.28

2k+

🏢 Corporate History 💰 Financial Engineering 📖 Business Biography 📊 Earnings Management 📉 Organizational Decline

Power Failure 92%

The celebrated CEO playbook that made GE an icon also programmed its collapse.

by William D. Cohan 2022

4.28

2k+ ratings

🏢 Corporate History 💰 Financial Engineering 📖 Business Biography 📊 Earnings Management 📉 Organizational Decline

The Scam

by Debashis Basu • 1993

A billion-dollar heist, complicit banks, and a central bank that chose not to see.

3.96

752

🕵️ Financial Scandals 🇮🇳 Indian Economy 📈 Market Manipulation 🏛️ Regulatory Failure 📰 Investigative Journalism

The Scam 92%

A billion-dollar heist, complicit banks, and a central bank that chose not to see.

by Debashis Basu 1993

3.96

752 ratings

🕵️ Financial Scandals 🇮🇳 Indian Economy 📈 Market Manipulation 🏛️ Regulatory Failure 📰 Investigative Journalism

Samsung Rising

by Geoffrey Cain • 2020

A family grocer built a tech empire on military discipline. Then the phones caught fire.

3.64

2k+

🏭 Tech Industry History 🏢 Corporate Culture 🇰🇷 South Korean Economy 👑 Leadership Dynasties 💥 Product Failure

Samsung Rising 92%

A family grocer built a tech empire on military discipline. Then the phones caught fire.

by Geoffrey Cain 2020

3.64

2k+ ratings

🏭 Tech Industry History 🏢 Corporate Culture 🇰🇷 South Korean Economy 👑 Leadership Dynasties 💥 Product Failure

Easy Money

by Ben McKenzie • 2023

The crypto boom was a Ponzi scheme with celebrity marketing, and the bill has arrived.

3.95

4k+

🪙 Cryptocurrency 🔺 Ponzi Schemes 🫧 Speculative Bubbles 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 👔 White Collar Crime

Easy Money 92%

The crypto boom was a Ponzi scheme with celebrity marketing, and the bill has arrived.

by Ben McKenzie 2023

3.95

4k+ ratings

🪙 Cryptocurrency 🔺 Ponzi Schemes 🫧 Speculative Bubbles 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 👔 White Collar Crime

Hard Drive

by James Wallace • 1992

The $50,000 operating system Gates bought and resold to IBM: the deal that built Microsoft.

4.12

2k+

🖥️ Pc Revolution 📋 Corporate Biography 🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship ⚔️ Business Rivalries 💾 Software Industry

Hard Drive 92%

The $50,000 operating system Gates bought and resold to IBM: the deal that built Microsoft.

by James Wallace 1992

4.12

2k+ ratings

🖥️ Pc Revolution 📋 Corporate Biography 🚀 Tech Entrepreneurship ⚔️ Business Rivalries 💾 Software Industry

Know My Name

by Chanel Miller • 2019

A dentist touched her jaw and it broke. The paint that made her glow was radioactive.

4.68

263k+

🛠️ Labor History ☢️ Radiation Exposure ⚕️ Occupational Health 🕵️ Corporate Coverups ⚖️ Legal Battles

Know My Name 92%

A dentist touched her jaw and it broke. The paint that made her glow was radioactive.

by Chanel Miller 2019

4.68

263k+ ratings

🛠️ Labor History ☢️ Radiation Exposure ⚕️ Occupational Health 🕵️ Corporate Coverups ⚖️ Legal Battles

Rogue Trader

by Nick Leeson • 1996

A 233-year-old bank collapsed because one young trader was allowed to hide his own losses.

3.93

1k+

🔍 Financial Fraud 🏦 Banking Failures 📊 Derivatives Trading ⚠️ Risk Management 📝 Confession Memoirs

Rogue Trader 92%

A 233-year-old bank collapsed because one young trader was allowed to hide his own losses.

by Nick Leeson 1996

3.93

1k+ ratings

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by Eric M. Jackson 2004

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1k+ ratings

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Soviet collapse privatized a theft machine stretching from Kazakh mines to the White House.

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Kleptopia 92%

Soviet collapse privatized a theft machine stretching from Kazakh mines to the White House.

by Tom Burgis 2020

3.80

4k+ ratings

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