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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? 89%
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
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 89%
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 89%
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
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 89%
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
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 88%
The financial industry profits from your stress. An exit strategy built on momentum, not math.
by George Kamel 2024
4.24
4k+ 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
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 88%
Debt crises are predictable. They follow a template, and the policy playbook is four moves.
by Ray Dalio 2018
4.35
3k+ 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 88%
American booms and busts trace to borrowed optimism meeting foreign distrust.
by Scott Reynolds Nelson 2012
3.69
136 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 88%
The 1980s turned America's prosperity into a mortgage, with the next generation as collateral.
by Benjamin M. Friedman 1989
3.38
13 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 88%
The pattern that broke Rome, imperial China, and the Dutch empire is now visible in Washington.
by Ray Dalio 2025
4.03
2k+ 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? 88%
Stability plants the seeds of crisis: why capitalism's calmest moments are its most dangerous.
by Hyman P. Minsky 1982
4.31
52 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 88%
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
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 88%
Financial crises are not rare. They are predictable, systemic, and already brewing again.
by Nouriel Roubini 2010
3.84
3k+ ratings
Financial First Aid
by Alyssa Davies • 2022
Money crisis? Stabilize first: negotiate every bill, build a real safety net, then look ahead.
3.94
227
Financial First Aid Summary
Financial First Aid 88%
Money crisis? Stabilize first: negotiate every bill, build a real safety net, then look ahead.
by Alyssa Davies 2022
3.94
227 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 88%
Good intentions met Wall Street greed and captured regulators. The crisis was built to order.
by Gretchen Morgenson 2011
3.96
2k+ ratings
Pound Foolish
by Helaine Olen • 2012
The personal finance industry wants you anxious, not wealthy. Your worry is their business model.
3.67
2k+
Pound Foolish Summary
Pound Foolish 88%
The personal finance industry wants you anxious, not wealthy. Your worry is their business model.
by Helaine Olen 2012
3.67
2k+ 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 88%
Personal finance from someone who blew her money during manic episodes and learned why.
by Gaby Dunn 2019
3.50
2k+ 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 88%
Wall Street keeps the upside. Taxpayers eat the losses. How America rewrote the rules of capitalism.
by Barry Ritholtz 2009
3.87
572 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 88%
Banks get public support but exclude the poor. The public option that restores the social contract.
by Mehrsa Baradaran 2015
4.09
626 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 88%
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
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 87%
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
Easy Money
by Vivek Kaul • 2015
A Ponzi scheme built on bad loans and fake ratings: how the 2008 crash really happened.
4.40
107
Easy Money Summary
Easy Money 87%
A Ponzi scheme built on bad loans and fake ratings: how the 2008 crash really happened.
by Vivek Kaul 2015
4.40
107 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
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
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 87%
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
The Great Taking
by David Rogers Webb • 2023
Your stocks aren't yours. They're collateral for a derivatives bet you never made.
4.13
157
The Great Taking Summary
The Great Taking 87%
Your stocks aren't yours. They're collateral for a derivatives bet you never made.
by David Rogers Webb 2023
4.13
157 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 87%
Barter never happened. Credit predates coinage, and debt is how violence became morality.
by David Graeber 2011
4.21
27k+ ratings
The Volatility Machine
by Michael Pettis • 2001
A country's debt is a machine that turns small external shocks into full-blown financial collapses.
4.51
143
The Volatility Machine Summary
The Volatility Machine 87%
A country's debt is a machine that turns small external shocks into full-blown financial collapses.
by Michael Pettis 2001
4.51
143 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
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 87%
Two outsiders invented a bond that made Wall Street billions, then destroyed the entire system.
by Charles Gasparino 2009
3.92
302 ratings
The Total Money Makeover
by Dave Ramsey • 1994
Why your smallest debt comes first: the step-by-step plan that puts behavior ahead of math.
4.22
98k+
The Total Money Makeover Summary
The Total Money Makeover 87%
Why your smallest debt comes first: the step-by-step plan that puts behavior ahead of math.
by Dave Ramsey 1994
4.22
98k+ ratings
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 87%
From temple tokens to God: how money sanctified greed and outlawed debt relief.
by Paul Vigna 2025
3.79
89 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
Start Over, Finish Rich
by David Bach • 2009
Find your hidden spending, crush your debt, and automate your financial life: ten steps.
3.65
361
Start Over, Finish Rich Summary
Start Over, Finish Rich 87%
Find your hidden spending, crush your debt, and automate your financial life: ten steps.
by David Bach 2009
3.65
361 ratings
Get Good with Money
by Tiffany Aliche • 2021
A ten-step system that links every money move, because fixing just your budget never sticks.
4.35
4k+
Get Good with Money Summary
Get Good with Money 87%
A ten-step system that links every money move, because fixing just your budget never sticks.
by Tiffany Aliche 2021
4.35
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
The Total Money Makeover Workbook
by Dave Ramsey • 2003
Smallest debt first, then the next. Interest rates do not matter. Momentum does.
4.28
4k+
The Total Money Makeover Workbook Summary
The Total Money Makeover Workbook 87%
Smallest debt first, then the next. Interest rates do not matter. Momentum does.
by Dave Ramsey 2003
4.28
4k+ ratings
The Minimalist Budget
by Aaron Kiely • 2018
A budget built on wanting less: track dollars, cut what doesn't matter, let the gap compound.
3.07
15
The Minimalist Budget Summary
The Minimalist Budget 87%
A budget built on wanting less: track dollars, cut what doesn't matter, let the gap compound.
by Aaron Kiely 2018
3.07
15 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 87%
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
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 87%
Personal finance for the system we actually live in, not the one your parents had.
by Ashley Feinstein Gerstley 2022
4.16
205 ratings
My Money My Way
by Kumiko Love • 2022
Your budget fails because money is emotional. A values-first system for real financial control.
4.17
3k+
My Money My Way Summary
My Money My Way 87%
Your budget fails because money is emotional. A values-first system for real financial control.
by Kumiko Love 2022
4.17
3k+ 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 87%
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 87%
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 Breaking Point
by James Dale Davidson • 2016
Energy built the modern economy. The surplus is going away. The debt cannot survive it.
3.57
42
The Breaking Point Summary
The Breaking Point 87%
Energy built the modern economy. The surplus is going away. The debt cannot survive it.
by James Dale Davidson 2016
3.57
42 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 87%
A virus didn't cause this depression. The lockdown did, and a recovery isn't coming.
by James Rickards 2021
3.52
1k+ ratings
Boomerang
by Michael Lewis • 2011
A country-by-country tour of the financial crisis, where the deepest debts were cultural.
3.90
48k+
Boomerang Summary
Boomerang 87%
A country-by-country tour of the financial crisis, where the deepest debts were cultural.
by Michael Lewis 2011
3.90
48k+ 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 87%
Financial advisors sell confusion. The rules you actually need fit on an index card.
by Helaine Olen 2016
3.90
4k+ ratings
The 10 Commandments of Money
by Liz Pulliam Weston • 2010
The spending formula that works, the debt to kill first, and the insurance you don't need.
3.71
203
The 10 Commandments of Money Summary
The 10 Commandments of Money 87%
The spending formula that works, the debt to kill first, and the insurance you don't need.
by Liz Pulliam Weston 2010
3.71
203 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
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 87%
Empires die on schedule: debt, division, rival. The sequence is repeating now.
by Ray Dalio 2021
4.27
18k+ ratings
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