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The Almightier
by Paul Vigna • 2025
From temple tokens to God: how money sanctified greed and outlawed debt relief.
3.79
89
The Almightier Summary
The Almightier 90%
From temple tokens to God: how money sanctified greed and outlawed debt relief.
by Paul Vigna 2025
3.79
89 ratings
Default
by Gregory Makoff • 2024
A century-old contract clause, a hedge fund, and a judge who nearly broke sovereign debt forever.
4.32
287
Default Summary
Default 88%
A century-old contract clause, a hedge fund, and a judge who nearly broke sovereign debt forever.
by Gregory Makoff 2024
4.32
287 ratings
Debt
by David Graeber • 2011
Barter never happened. Credit predates coinage, and debt is how violence became morality.
4.21
27k+
Debt Summary
Debt 88%
Barter never happened. Credit predates coinage, and debt is how violence became morality.
by David Graeber 2011
4.21
27k+ 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? 88%
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
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 88%
The gold standard died in 1914. The debt-fueled system that replaced it is dying now.
by Philip Coggan 2011
3.94
552 ratings
Broke, USA
by Gary Rivlin • 2010
How pawnshops and payday lenders turned the working poor into a multi-billion dollar market.
3.71
1k+
Broke, USA Summary
Broke, USA 87%
How pawnshops and payday lenders turned the working poor into a multi-billion dollar market.
by Gary Rivlin 2010
3.71
1k+ ratings
Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere
by Jason Kelly • 2010
Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.
3.50
134
Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere Summary
Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere 87%
Credit cards, car loans, and mortgages are not tools. They are the traps that keep Americans broke.
by Jason Kelly 2010
3.50
134 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 87%
American booms and busts trace to borrowed optimism meeting foreign distrust.
by Scott Reynolds Nelson 2012
3.69
136 ratings
Breaking Free From Broke
by George Kamel • 2024
The financial industry profits from your stress. An exit strategy built on momentum, not math.
4.24
4k+
Breaking Free From Broke Summary
Breaking Free From Broke 87%
The financial industry profits from your stress. An exit strategy built on momentum, not math.
by George Kamel 2024
4.24
4k+ ratings
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
by John Perkins • 2016
Empire runs on rigged loans and broken countries. One of its architects tells all.
3.93
8k+
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Summary
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man 87%
Empire runs on rigged loans and broken countries. One of its architects tells all.
by John Perkins 2016
3.93
8k+ ratings
Day of Reckoning
by Benjamin M. Friedman • 1989
The 1980s turned America's prosperity into a mortgage, with the next generation as collateral.
3.38
13
Day of Reckoning Summary
Day of Reckoning 87%
The 1980s turned America's prosperity into a mortgage, with the next generation as collateral.
by Benjamin M. Friedman 1989
3.38
13 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.
4.35
3k+
A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises Summary
A Template for Understanding Big Debt Crises 87%
Debt crises are predictable. They follow a template, and the policy playbook is four moves.
by Ray Dalio 2018
4.35
3k+ 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 87%
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
How Countries Go Broke
by Ray Dalio • 2025
The pattern that broke Rome, imperial China, and the Dutch empire is now visible in Washington.
4.03
2k+
How Countries Go Broke Summary
How Countries Go Broke 87%
The pattern that broke Rome, imperial China, and the Dutch empire is now visible in Washington.
by Ray Dalio 2025
4.03
2k+ ratings
The Financial Peace Planner
by Dave Ramsey • 1992
Forget interest rates. The fastest way out of debt starts with your smallest balance.
4.27
17k+
The Financial Peace Planner Summary
The Financial Peace Planner 87%
Forget interest rates. The fastest way out of debt starts with your smallest balance.
by Dave Ramsey 1992
4.27
17k+ ratings
Money
by David McWilliams • 2024
Before coins, trust was scarce. How money became the scaffolding of civilization.
4.17
3k+
Money Summary
Money 87%
Before coins, trust was scarce. How money became the scaffolding of civilization.
by David McWilliams 2024
4.17
3k+ ratings
How the Other Half Banks
by Mehrsa Baradaran • 2015
Banks get public support but exclude the poor. The public option that restores the social contract.
4.09
626
How the Other Half Banks Summary
How the Other Half Banks 87%
Banks get public support but exclude the poor. The public option that restores the social contract.
by Mehrsa Baradaran 2015
4.09
626 ratings
Killing the Host
by Michael Hudson • 2013
Debt inflates wealth, then crushes the real economy; the 2008 bailouts saved the wrong patient.
4.34
387
Killing the Host Summary
Killing the Host 87%
Debt inflates wealth, then crushes the real economy; the 2008 bailouts saved the wrong patient.
by Michael Hudson 2013
4.34
387 ratings
Can "It" Happen Again?
by Hyman P. Minsky • 1982
Stability plants the seeds of crisis: why capitalism's calmest moments are its most dangerous.
4.31
52
Can "It" Happen Again? Summary
Can "It" Happen Again? 87%
Stability plants the seeds of crisis: why capitalism's calmest moments are its most dangerous.
by Hyman P. Minsky 1982
4.31
52 ratings
Simple Money, Rich Life
by Bob Lotich • 2022
A biblical money plan that makes giving and enjoying as essential as saving.
4.57
747
Simple Money, Rich Life Summary
Simple Money, Rich Life 87%
A biblical money plan that makes giving and enjoying as essential as saving.
by Bob Lotich 2022
4.57
747 ratings
The Theft of a Decade
by Joseph C. Sternberg • 2019
The economy isn't broken for Millennials. It's working exactly as Boomer policy designed it to.
3.42
221
The Theft of a Decade Summary
The Theft of a Decade 87%
The economy isn't broken for Millennials. It's working exactly as Boomer policy designed it to.
by Joseph C. Sternberg 2019
3.42
221 ratings
Giving Is the Good Life
by Randy Alcorn • 2019
More money won't make you whole. Giving it away will. The Bible's most surprising promise.
4.04
225
Giving Is the Good Life Summary
Giving Is the Good Life 87%
More money won't make you whole. Giving it away will. The Bible's most surprising promise.
by Randy Alcorn 2019
4.04
225 ratings
I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt
by Madeline Pendleton • 2024
The financial rules that work when you are broke look nothing like the ones in the bestsellers.
4.52
4k+
I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt Summary
I Survived Capitalism and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt 87%
The financial rules that work when you are broke look nothing like the ones in the bestsellers.
by Madeline Pendleton 2024
4.52
4k+ ratings
Smart Money Smart Kids
by Dave Ramsey • 2014
From three jars to a debt-free degree: the chore-and-save plan for raising financially capable kids.
4.26
7k+
Smart Money Smart Kids Summary
Smart Money Smart Kids 87%
From three jars to a debt-free degree: the chore-and-save plan for raising financially capable kids.
by Dave Ramsey 2014
4.26
7k+ 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 87%
Empires take tribute from subjects. America borrows from them instead, and the bill is due.
by William Bonner 2005
3.90
332 ratings
The Price of Tomorrow
by Jeff Booth • 2020
Technology drives costs down, but the economy requires inflation. One of them must break.
4.08
4k+
The Price of Tomorrow Summary
The Price of Tomorrow 87%
Technology drives costs down, but the economy requires inflation. One of them must break.
by Jeff Booth 2020
4.08
4k+ ratings
Broke
by Glenn Beck • 2010
America's real debt tops $64 trillion. Rome and Spain collapsed the same way.
4.01
2k+
Broke Summary
Broke 87%
America's real debt tops $64 trillion. Rome and Spain collapsed the same way.
by Glenn Beck 2010
4.01
2k+ ratings
Toxic Charity
by Robert D. Lupton • 2011
How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.
3.94
5k+
Toxic Charity Summary
Toxic Charity 86%
How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.
by Robert D. Lupton 2011
3.94
5k+ ratings
Angrynomics
by Eric Lonergan • 2020
Economic anger has two sources: grievances elites ignore, and tribal rage politicians exploit.
3.90
842
Angrynomics Summary
Angrynomics 86%
Economic anger has two sources: grievances elites ignore, and tribal rage politicians exploit.
by Eric Lonergan 2020
3.90
842 ratings
Adults in the Room
by Yanis Varoufakis • 2017
Europe's unelected chiefs demanded Greece ignore its voters. One minister refused and kept a record.
4.31
5k+
Adults in the Room Summary
Adults in the Room 86%
Europe's unelected chiefs demanded Greece ignore its voters. One minister refused and kept a record.
by Yanis Varoufakis 2017
4.31
5k+ 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 86%
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
Uncommon Wealth
by Kojo Koram • 2022
Offshore finance and debt traps: empire's playbook, tested abroad, now returned to reshape Britain.
4.29
508
Uncommon Wealth Summary
Uncommon Wealth 86%
Offshore finance and debt traps: empire's playbook, tested abroad, now returned to reshape Britain.
by Kojo Koram 2022
4.29
508 ratings
The Index Card
by Helaine Olen • 2016
Financial advisors sell confusion. The rules you actually need fit on an index card.
3.90
4k+
The Index Card Summary
The Index Card 86%
Financial advisors sell confusion. The rules you actually need fit on an index card.
by Helaine Olen 2016
3.90
4k+ ratings
Financial Adulting
by Ashley Feinstein Gerstley • 2022
Personal finance for the system we actually live in, not the one your parents had.
4.16
205
Financial Adulting Summary
Financial Adulting 86%
Personal finance for the system we actually live in, not the one your parents had.
by Ashley Feinstein Gerstley 2022
4.16
205 ratings
Why We Can't Afford the Rich
by Andrew Sayer • 2014
Rent, interest, and capital gains: the unearned incomes that build fortunes and wreck the planet.
4.02
149
Why We Can't Afford the Rich Summary
Why We Can't Afford the Rich 86%
Rent, interest, and capital gains: the unearned incomes that build fortunes and wreck the planet.
by Andrew Sayer 2014
4.02
149 ratings
The Kabbalah of Money
by Nilton Bonder • 1996
Money measures trust, not just value. A rabbi on the ethics your wallet demands.
4.17
107
The Kabbalah of Money Summary
The Kabbalah of Money 86%
Money measures trust, not just value. A rabbi on the ethics your wallet demands.
by Nilton Bonder 1996
4.17
107 ratings
Love Your Life, Not Theirs
by Rachel Cruze • 2016
Comparison costs you money. Seven habits that trade envy for contentment and debt for freedom.
3.97
8k+
Love Your Life, Not Theirs Summary
Love Your Life, Not Theirs 86%
Comparison costs you money. Seven habits that trade envy for contentment and debt for freedom.
by Rachel Cruze 2016
3.97
8k+ ratings
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes
by Peter D. Schiff • 2010
An island fable that explains why spending stimulus and printing money always end in collapse.
4.15
5k+
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes Summary
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes 86%
An island fable that explains why spending stimulus and printing money always end in collapse.
by Peter D. Schiff 2010
4.15
5k+ ratings
The Capital Order
by Clara E. Mattei • 2022
Austerity was invented to protect capitalism from democracy. Its first triumph: Italian fascism.
4.33
506
The Capital Order Summary
The Capital Order 86%
Austerity was invented to protect capitalism from democracy. Its first triumph: Italian fascism.
by Clara E. Mattei 2022
4.33
506 ratings
Modernising Money
by Andrew Jackson • 2012
Banks create 97% of all money through lending. That hidden power drives every crash.
4.34
53
Modernising Money Summary
Modernising Money 86%
Banks create 97% of all money through lending. That hidden power drives every crash.
by Andrew Jackson 2012
4.34
53 ratings
Business Secrets from the Bible
by Daniel Lapin • 2014
Ancient Hebrew wisdom for building wealth: serve strangers, give money away, and refuse to retire.
4.34
804
Business Secrets from the Bible Summary
Business Secrets from the Bible 86%
Ancient Hebrew wisdom for building wealth: serve strangers, give money away, and refuse to retire.
by Daniel Lapin 2014
4.34
804 ratings
Kids These Days
by Malcolm Harris • 2017
Childhood became a competition for human capital. Millennials are what that competition produces.
3.77
2k+
Kids These Days Summary
Kids These Days 86%
Childhood became a competition for human capital. Millennials are what that competition produces.
by Malcolm Harris 2017
3.77
2k+ ratings
Cashkurs
by Dirk Müller • 2011
A former trader on the system's built-in traps, and exactly how to step around them.
3.58
283
Cashkurs Summary
Cashkurs 86%
A former trader on the system's built-in traps, and exactly how to step around them.
by Dirk Müller 2011
3.58
283 ratings
When the Money Runs Out
by Stephen D. King • 2013
Western prosperity was a loan, not a promise. The stagnation now is structural, not a phase.
3.63
206
When the Money Runs Out Summary
When the Money Runs Out 86%
Western prosperity was a loan, not a promise. The stagnation now is structural, not a phase.
by Stephen D. King 2013
3.63
206 ratings
The Treasure Principle
by Randy Alcorn • 2001
God owns your money. You're just the manager. That shift turns giving into joy.
4.10
7k+
The Treasure Principle Summary
The Treasure Principle 86%
God owns your money. You're just the manager. That shift turns giving into joy.
by Randy Alcorn 2001
4.10
7k+ ratings
The Legacy Journey
by Dave Ramsey • 2013
How to build wealth without selling your soul: the biblical path from debt to radical generosity.
4.34
3k+
The Legacy Journey Summary
The Legacy Journey 86%
How to build wealth without selling your soul: the biblical path from debt to radical generosity.
by Dave Ramsey 2013
4.34
3k+ ratings
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
by Ray Dalio • 2021
Empires die on schedule: debt, division, rival. The sequence is repeating now.
4.27
18k+
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order Summary
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order 86%
Empires die on schedule: debt, division, rival. The sequence is repeating now.
by Ray Dalio 2021
4.27
18k+ ratings
Quantum Economics
by David Orrell • 2018
The economy follows the rules of quantum physics, not clockwork, and that changes everything.
3.38
136
Quantum Economics Summary
Quantum Economics 86%
The economy follows the rules of quantum physics, not clockwork, and that changes everything.
by David Orrell 2018
3.38
136 ratings
Bad with Money
by Gaby Dunn • 2019
Personal finance from someone who blew her money during manic episodes and learned why.
3.50
2k+
Bad with Money Summary
Bad with Money 86%
Personal finance from someone who blew her money during manic episodes and learned why.
by Gaby Dunn 2019
3.50
2k+ ratings
The Deficit Myth
by Stephanie Kelton • 2020
A currency issuer never runs out of money. The real spending limit is inflation, not debt.
4.02
10k+
The Deficit Myth Summary
The Deficit Myth 86%
A currency issuer never runs out of money. The real spending limit is inflation, not debt.
by Stephanie Kelton 2020
4.02
10k+ ratings
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