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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+
Lights Out Summary
Lights Out 92%
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
How The Mighty Fall
by Jim Collins • 2009
Success plants the seeds of collapse: five stages from arrogance to bankruptcy.
3.99
10k+
How The Mighty Fall Summary
How The Mighty Fall 91%
Success plants the seeds of collapse: five stages from arrogance to bankruptcy.
by Jim Collins 2009
3.99
10k+ ratings
Power Failure
by William D. Cohan • 2022
The celebrated CEO playbook that made GE an icon also programmed its collapse.
4.28
2k+
Power Failure Summary
Power Failure 91%
The celebrated CEO playbook that made GE an icon also programmed its collapse.
by William D. Cohan 2022
4.28
2k+ ratings
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+
The Smartest Guys in the Room Summary
The Smartest Guys in the Room 91%
Enron: $70 billion in value, zero in real earnings. The people paid to notice looked away.
by Bethany McLean 2003
4.22
28k+ ratings
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+
Rogue Trader Summary
Rogue Trader 91%
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
The Caesars Palace Coup
by Max Frumes • 2021
One casino, $24 billion in debt, and the holdout creditors who forced Apollo to pay.
4.05
4k+
The Caesars Palace Coup Summary
The Caesars Palace Coup 91%
One casino, $24 billion in debt, and the holdout creditors who forced Apollo to pay.
by Max Frumes 2021
4.05
4k+ ratings
The Unaccountability Machine
by Dan Davies • 2024
Why nobody is responsible: the machinery that absorbs blame and starves institutions of feedback.
3.74
1k+
The Unaccountability Machine Summary
The Unaccountability Machine 90%
Why nobody is responsible: the machinery that absorbs blame and starves institutions of feedback.
by Dan Davies 2024
3.74
1k+ ratings
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+
Losing the Signal Summary
Losing the Signal 90%
BlackBerry owned the smartphone. Then two CEOs, a buggy Storm, and the iPhone took everything.
by Jacquie McNish 2015
3.98
5k+ ratings
Crash Course
by Paul Ingrassia • 2009
Mass production built Detroit. It also built the complacency that undid it, fifty years later.
3.91
686
Crash Course Summary
Crash Course 90%
Mass production built Detroit. It also built the complacency that undid it, fifty years later.
by Paul Ingrassia 2009
3.91
686 ratings
House of Cards
by William D. Cohan • 2009
A Wall Street titan on Wednesday, a two-dollar stock on Sunday: the unraveling of Bear Stearns.
3.94
7k+
House of Cards Summary
House of Cards 90%
A Wall Street titan on Wednesday, a two-dollar stock on Sunday: the unraveling of Bear Stearns.
by William D. Cohan 2009
3.94
7k+ 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 90%
Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.
by Gretchen Morgenson 2011
3.96
2k+ ratings
Money Men
by Dan McCrum • 2022
When a reporter questioned Wirecard's Asian billions, the company hired spies to destroy him.
4.03
3k+
Money Men Summary
Money Men 90%
When a reporter questioned Wirecard's Asian billions, the company hired spies to destroy him.
by Dan McCrum 2022
4.03
3k+ ratings
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense
by Lawrence G. McDonald • 2009
Lehman borrowed forty to one, bet on housing, and fired everyone who saw the crash coming.
3.91
3k+
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense Summary
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense 90%
Lehman borrowed forty to one, bet on housing, and fired everyone who saw the crash coming.
by Lawrence G. McDonald 2009
3.91
3k+ ratings
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+
The Cult of We Summary
The Cult of We 90%
An office landlord convinced Wall Street he was worth $47 billion. Then the IPO filing landed.
by Eliot Brown 2021
4.26
7k+ 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 90%
The simple fix for the next financial crisis: make banks use 20% equity, not 2%.
by Anat Admati 2013
3.83
776 ratings
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
The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One Summary
The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One 90%
Bank CEOs were the biggest bank robbers, using deregulation to loot their own institutions.
by William K. Black 1995
4.06
185 ratings
Too Big to Fail
by Andrew Ross Sorkin • 2009
The weekend Lehman fell: frantic phone calls, shattered egos, and a global economy on the brink.
4.16
44k+
Too Big to Fail Summary
Too Big to Fail 90%
The weekend Lehman fell: frantic phone calls, shattered egos, and a global economy on the brink.
by Andrew Ross Sorkin 2009
4.16
44k+ ratings
Swimming With Sharks
by Joris Luyendijk • 2015
Inside London's financial tribe: how it nearly collapsed the world economy, and why it still could.
3.84
7k+
Swimming With Sharks Summary
Swimming With Sharks 90%
Inside London's financial tribe: how it nearly collapsed the world economy, and why it still could.
by Joris Luyendijk 2015
3.84
7k+ ratings
Exile on Wall Street
by Mike Mayo • 2011
Wall Street learned nothing from 2008. One analyst who saw it coming explains why.
3.69
260
Exile on Wall Street Summary
Exile on Wall Street 90%
Wall Street learned nothing from 2008. One analyst who saw it coming explains why.
by Mike Mayo 2011
3.69
260 ratings
The Man Who Broke Capitalism
by David Gelles • 2022
Jack Welch's doctrine still rules the corner office, and it is slowly gutting the middle class.
4.03
3k+
The Man Who Broke Capitalism Summary
The Man Who Broke Capitalism 90%
Jack Welch's doctrine still rules the corner office, and it is slowly gutting the middle class.
by David Gelles 2022
4.03
3k+ ratings
The Lost Bank
by Kirsten Grind • 2012
A $1.88 billion fire sale and a silent bank run: inside the collapse of Washington Mutual.
4.12
1k+
The Lost Bank Summary
The Lost Bank 90%
A $1.88 billion fire sale and a silent bank run: inside the collapse of Washington Mutual.
by Kirsten Grind 2012
4.12
1k+ ratings
It Takes a Pillage
by Nomi Prins • 2009
Bankers designed the crisis. Government paid the tab. The $13 trillion bill landed on your desk.
3.96
195
It Takes a Pillage Summary
It Takes a Pillage 90%
Bankers designed the crisis. Government paid the tab. The $13 trillion bill landed on your desk.
by Nomi Prins 2009
3.96
195 ratings
A Demon of Our Own Design
by Richard Bookstaber • 2007
Why safer economies create more volatile markets: a hidden design flaw that turns progress to peril.
3.92
1k+
A Demon of Our Own Design Summary
A Demon of Our Own Design 90%
Why safer economies create more volatile markets: a hidden design flaw that turns progress to peril.
by Richard Bookstaber 2007
3.92
1k+ ratings
Transaction Man
by Nicholas Lemann • 2019
America traded institutions for deals, then deals for networks. Each era left more people behind.
3.71
318
Transaction Man Summary
Transaction Man 90%
America traded institutions for deals, then deals for networks. Each era left more people behind.
by Nicholas Lemann 2019
3.71
318 ratings
The Fund
by Rob Copeland • 2023
Ray Dalio sold a philosophy of truth. The billion-dollar reality was a surveillance machine.
3.97
7k+
The Fund Summary
The Fund 90%
Ray Dalio sold a philosophy of truth. The billion-dollar reality was a surveillance machine.
by Rob Copeland 2023
3.97
7k+ ratings
The People's Business
by Lee Drutman • 2004
Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.
4.33
12
The People's Business Summary
The People's Business 90%
Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.
by Lee Drutman 2004
4.33
12 ratings
Lying for Money
by Dan Davies • 2018
Fraud is the price of trust: a predictable equilibrium with its own rules, not a system glitch.
3.99
1k+
Lying for Money Summary
Lying for Money 90%
Fraud is the price of trust: a predictable equilibrium with its own rules, not a system glitch.
by Dan Davies 2018
3.99
1k+ 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 90%
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 Golden Passport
by Duff McDonald • 2017
The MBA credential that built corporate America also hollowed it out.
3.41
346
The Golden Passport Summary
The Golden Passport 90%
The MBA credential that built corporate America also hollowed it out.
by Duff McDonald 2017
3.41
346 ratings
What Happened to Goldman Sachs
by Steven G. Mandis • 2013
Goldman's handshake culture eroded when it went public, scaled, and let legalism replace ethics.
3.60
208
What Happened to Goldman Sachs Summary
What Happened to Goldman Sachs 90%
Goldman's handshake culture eroded when it went public, scaled, and let legalism replace ethics.
by Steven G. Mandis 2013
3.60
208 ratings
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+
Going Infinite Summary
Going Infinite 90%
He saw people as math problems, built a $40 billion crypto empire, then watched it dissolve.
by Michael Lewis 2023
3.83
36k+ ratings
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+
Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst Summary
Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst 90%
His rival was the king of telecom analysts. WorldCom was his kingdom. Then the fraud unraveled.
by Daniel Reingold 2006
3.88
1k+ ratings
What It Takes
by Stephen A. Schwarzman • 2019
The Blackstone playbook: think bigger, hire sharper, lose less, and treat every failure as tuition.
4.14
9k+
What It Takes Summary
What It Takes 90%
The Blackstone playbook: think bigger, hire sharper, lose less, and treat every failure as tuition.
by Stephen A. Schwarzman 2019
4.14
9k+ ratings
Business Adventures
by John Brooks • 1969
A $350 million flop, a market panic, and ten other disasters Wall Street keeps repeating.
3.81
25k+
Business Adventures Summary
Business Adventures 90%
A $350 million flop, a market panic, and ten other disasters Wall Street keeps repeating.
by John Brooks 1969
3.81
25k+ ratings
Barbarians to Bureaucrats
by Lawrence M. Miller • 1989
Seven leadership personalities drive every company from vision to decay. The pattern can be broken.
4.22
204
Barbarians to Bureaucrats Summary
Barbarians to Bureaucrats 89%
Seven leadership personalities drive every company from vision to decay. The pattern can be broken.
by Lawrence M. Miller 1989
4.22
204 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 89%
Two outsiders invented a bond that made Wall Street billions, then destroyed the entire system.
by Charles Gasparino 2009
3.92
302 ratings
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+
Fooling some of the People all of the time Summary
Fooling some of the People all of the time 89%
He exposed their accounting fraud and shorted the stock. So they stole his phone records.
by David Einhorn 2007
4.01
4k+ ratings
Extraordinary Circumstances
by Cynthia Cooper • 2007
From internal auditor to whistleblower: her hunt for the fraud inside a $38 billion company.
4.00
538
Extraordinary Circumstances Summary
Extraordinary Circumstances 89%
From internal auditor to whistleblower: her hunt for the fraud inside a $38 billion company.
by Cynthia Cooper 2007
4.00
538 ratings
The House of Dimon
by Patricia Crisafulli • 2009
How JPMorgan survived the crash while rivals died: the Jamie Dimon rulebook.
3.70
152
The House of Dimon Summary
The House of Dimon 89%
How JPMorgan survived the crash while rivals died: the Jamie Dimon rulebook.
by Patricia Crisafulli 2009
3.70
152 ratings
A Failure of Capitalism
by Richard A. Posner • 2009
The 2008 crash wasn't a panic; it was a depression built by rational bankers and blind regulators.
3.71
352
A Failure of Capitalism Summary
A Failure of Capitalism 89%
The 2008 crash wasn't a panic; it was a depression built by rational bankers and blind regulators.
by Richard A. Posner 2009
3.71
352 ratings
American Turnaround
by Edward E. Whitacre • 2013
Bankrupt GM returned to profit in months. The same risk-taking that landed AT&T the iPhone.
3.86
234
American Turnaround Summary
American Turnaround 89%
Bankrupt GM returned to profit in months. The same risk-taking that landed AT&T the iPhone.
by Edward E. Whitacre 2013
3.86
234 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 89%
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
The Innovator's Dilemma
by Clayton M. Christensen • 1997
The practices that make a company excellent are the same ones that make it obsolete.
4.04
61k+
The Innovator's Dilemma Summary
The Innovator's Dilemma 89%
The practices that make a company excellent are the same ones that make it obsolete.
by Clayton M. Christensen 1997
4.04
61k+ ratings
Confidence Game
by Christine S. Richard • 2010
Bill Ackman bet the biggest bond insurer was a fraud. The market laughed; then the system collapsed.
4.14
927
Confidence Game Summary
Confidence Game 89%
Bill Ackman bet the biggest bond insurer was a fraud. The market laughed; then the system collapsed.
by Christine S. Richard 2010
4.14
927 ratings
Why Startups Fail
by Tom Eisenmann • 2021
Why two-thirds of startups fail: six failure patterns and the early warnings every founder misses.
4.13
497
Why Startups Fail Summary
Why Startups Fail 89%
Why two-thirds of startups fail: six failure patterns and the early warnings every founder misses.
by Tom Eisenmann 2021
4.13
497 ratings
The Challenger Launch Decision
by Diane Vaughan • 1997
The chain of small failures that precedes every disaster, and where to break it.
4.08
459
The Challenger Launch Decision Summary
The Challenger Launch Decision 89%
The chain of small failures that precedes every disaster, and where to break it.
by Diane Vaughan 1997
4.08
459 ratings
Incorruptible
by Eric Ries • 2026
A gravitational force pulls good companies into corruption, and standard governance cannot stop it.
4.51
141
Incorruptible Summary
Incorruptible 89%
A gravitational force pulls good companies into corruption, and standard governance cannot stop it.
by Eric Ries 2026
4.51
141 ratings
The Strategy Paradox
by Michael E. Raynor • 2007
The strategies that win big also lose big. The escape: a portfolio of options.
3.89
300
The Strategy Paradox Summary
The Strategy Paradox 89%
The strategies that win big also lose big. The escape: a portfolio of options.
by Michael E. Raynor 2007
3.89
300 ratings
Brand Failures
by Matt Haig • 2003
From Harley perfume to breakfast cola: 100 brand disasters, same few mistakes.
3.58
595
Brand Failures Summary
Brand Failures 89%
From Harley perfume to breakfast cola: 100 brand disasters, same few mistakes.
by Matt Haig 2003
3.58
595 ratings
Giants of Enterprise
by Richard S. Tedlow • 2001
Seven titans built American business. The power they won then turned on them.
4.25
2k+
Giants of Enterprise Summary
Giants of Enterprise 89%
Seven titans built American business. The power they won then turned on them.
by Richard S. Tedlow 2001
4.25
2k+ ratings
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