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Marketcrafters
by Chris Hughes • 2025
Free markets are a myth. A century of government building and bailing out the American economy.
3.78
178
Marketcrafters Summary
Marketcrafters 91%
Free markets are a myth. A century of government building and bailing out the American economy.
by Chris Hughes 2025
3.78
178 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 91%
The 1980s turned America's prosperity into a mortgage, with the next generation as collateral.
by Benjamin M. Friedman 1989
3.38
13 ratings
First Principles
by John Brian Taylor • 2012
America's prosperity was built on five economic principles. Then it abandoned every one of them.
3.67
105
First Principles Summary
First Principles 91%
America's prosperity was built on five economic principles. Then it abandoned every one of them.
by John Brian Taylor 2012
3.67
105 ratings
Common Sense
by Joel Greenblatt • 2020
The same incentive logic that picks stocks can fix schools, wages, and banks.
3.65
276
Common Sense Summary
Common Sense 91%
The same incentive logic that picks stocks can fix schools, wages, and banks.
by Joel Greenblatt 2020
3.65
276 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 91%
A former Fed chair on how panics, not plans, built the central bank's arsenal.
by Ben S. Bernanke 2022
4.21
1k+ ratings
Concrete Economics
by Stephen S. Cohen • 2015
Free markets didn't build American prosperity. Government did, repeatedly, then we forgot.
3.87
283
Concrete Economics Summary
Concrete Economics 90%
Free markets didn't build American prosperity. Government did, repeatedly, then we forgot.
by Stephen S. Cohen 2015
3.87
283 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 90%
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
Capitalizing on Crisis
by Greta R. Krippner • 2011
Financialization was no blueprint. It was the state’s accidental escape from a crisis of legitimacy.
4.35
181
Capitalizing on Crisis Summary
Capitalizing on Crisis 90%
Financialization was no blueprint. It was the state’s accidental escape from a crisis of legitimacy.
by Greta R. Krippner 2011
4.35
181 ratings
The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve
by Peter Conti-Brown • 2016
The Fed wasn't born independent: three political remakings built it, each driven by personality.
4.21
137
The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve Summary
The Power and Independence of the Federal Reserve 90%
The Fed wasn't born independent: three political remakings built it, each driven by personality.
by Peter Conti-Brown 2016
4.21
137 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 90%
Central banks print trillions from nothing to prop up the rich, with no way to stop.
by Nomi Prins 2018
3.69
334 ratings
The 7 Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy
by Warren Mosler • 2010
Why taxes don't fund spending, national debt is your savings, and trade deficits are a gift.
3.86
232
The 7 Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy Summary
The 7 Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy 90%
Why taxes don't fund spending, national debt is your savings, and trade deficits are a gift.
by Warren Mosler 2010
3.86
232 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 90%
America's recovery is a debt-fueled illusion. The 2008 crash was merely the preview.
by Peter D. Schiff 2012
3.88
1k+ ratings
Entrepreneurial Nation
by Ro Khanna • 2012
Six times more productive: America's factory floor still beats China's, but policy hasn't caught up.
3.73
30
Entrepreneurial Nation Summary
Entrepreneurial Nation 90%
Six times more productive: America's factory floor still beats China's, but policy hasn't caught up.
by Ro Khanna 2012
3.73
30 ratings
The Lords of Easy Money
by Christopher Leonard • 2022
The Fed printed trillions and gave them to Wall Street first, calling the inequality an accident.
4.32
3k+
The Lords of Easy Money Summary
The Lords of Easy Money 90%
The Fed printed trillions and gave them to Wall Street first, calling the inequality an accident.
by Christopher Leonard 2022
4.32
3k+ 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 90%
A cartoon island parable about why stimulus and easy credit always end in a crash.
by Peter D. Schiff 2010
4.15
5k+ ratings
The Little Book of Economics
by Greg Ip • 2010
The economy explained: from the 1-to-3-percent inflation rule to why every boom eventually dies.
3.74
1k+
The Little Book of Economics Summary
The Little Book of Economics 90%
The economy explained: from the 1-to-3-percent inflation rule to why every boom eventually dies.
by Greg Ip 2010
3.74
1k+ ratings
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back
by Tim Harford • 2013
Recessions come in two kinds. The fix that cures one will destroy the other.
3.92
3k+
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back Summary
The Undercover Economist Strikes Back 90%
Recessions come in two kinds. The fix that cures one will destroy the other.
by Tim Harford 2013
3.92
3k+ ratings
Thinking like an Economist
by Elizabeth Popp Berman • 2022
How efficiency-driven economics took over US policy, even from liberals, and what it left behind.
3.93
213
Thinking like an Economist Summary
Thinking like an Economist 90%
How efficiency-driven economics took over US policy, even from liberals, and what it left behind.
by Elizabeth Popp Berman 2022
3.93
213 ratings
Paper Soldiers
by Saleha Mohsin • 2024
Treasury secretaries turned the dollar into a weapon. Now the world is engineering its replacement.
3.68
256
Paper Soldiers Summary
Paper Soldiers 90%
Treasury secretaries turned the dollar into a weapon. Now the world is engineering its replacement.
by Saleha Mohsin 2024
3.68
256 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 90%
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
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 90%
A currency issuer never runs out of money. The real spending limit is inflation, not debt.
by Stephanie Kelton 2020
4.02
10k+ ratings
Keeping the Republic
by Mitch Daniels • 2011
A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.
4.02
252
Keeping the Republic Summary
Keeping the Republic 90%
A governor's playbook for cutting debt and restoring self-reliance, minus the Washington fantasies.
by Mitch Daniels 2011
4.02
252 ratings
Macroeconomics
by N. Gregory Mankiw • 2013
From GDP measurement to growth theory: the core models that explain how national economies behave.
3.99
1k+
Macroeconomics Summary
Macroeconomics 90%
From GDP measurement to growth theory: the core models that explain how national economies behave.
by N. Gregory Mankiw 2013
3.99
1k+ 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 90%
America's real debt tops $64 trillion. Rome and Spain collapsed the same way.
by Glenn Beck 2010
4.01
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 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
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics
by David A. Moss • 2007
Macroeconomics essentials: output, money, trade, and the policy levers that shape prosperity.
4.04
1k+
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics Summary
A Concise Guide to Macroeconomics 90%
Macroeconomics essentials: output, money, trade, and the policy levers that shape prosperity.
by David A. Moss 2007
4.04
1k+ 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 90%
Empires take tribute from subjects. America borrows from them instead, and the bill is due.
by William Bonner 2005
3.90
332 ratings
A Country Is Not a Company
by Paul Krugman • 2009
Why running a country like a business fails: the economic logic business leaders never learn.
3.98
244
A Country Is Not a Company Summary
A Country Is Not a Company 90%
Why running a country like a business fails: the economic logic business leaders never learn.
by Paul Krugman 2009
3.98
244 ratings
Arguing with Zombies
by Paul Krugman • 2020
Dead economic ideas still shape policy. A Nobel laureate on why they survive and what they cost.
3.86
3k+
Arguing with Zombies Summary
Arguing with Zombies 90%
Dead economic ideas still shape policy. A Nobel laureate on why they survive and what they cost.
by Paul Krugman 2020
3.86
3k+ ratings
GDP
by Diane Coyle • 2014
GDP was built for counting tanks and factories, not software, services, or a livable planet.
3.65
816
GDP Summary
GDP 90%
GDP was built for counting tanks and factories, not software, services, or a livable planet.
by Diane Coyle 2014
3.65
816 ratings
Chokepoints
by Edward Fishman • 2025
America now wages economic war through dollar clearing and chip supply, not troops.
4.35
3k+
Chokepoints Summary
Chokepoints 90%
America now wages economic war through dollar clearing and chip supply, not troops.
by Edward Fishman 2025
4.35
3k+ ratings
The Only Game in Town
by Mohamed El-Erian • 2016
Central banks saved the economy, then overreached. The road ahead now forks toward opposing futures.
3.56
1k+
The Only Game in Town Summary
The Only Game in Town 90%
Central banks saved the economy, then overreached. The road ahead now forks toward opposing futures.
by Mohamed El-Erian 2016
3.56
1k+ ratings
Guide to Economic Indicators
by The Economist • 1998
GDP, inflation, employment: what headline numbers hide and a field guide to reading them critically.
3.64
137
Guide to Economic Indicators Summary
Guide to Economic Indicators 90%
GDP, inflation, employment: what headline numbers hide and a field guide to reading them critically.
by The Economist 1998
3.64
137 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 89%
The Federal Reserve's founding doctrines caused the Great Depression and the 1937 recession.
by Allan H. Meltzer 2003
4.04
53 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 89%
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
Death by China
by Peter Navarro • 2011
America armed its biggest rival: every dollar spent at Walmart helped finance the Chinese military.
3.50
531
Death by China Summary
Death by China 89%
America armed its biggest rival: every dollar spent at Walmart helped finance the Chinese military.
by Peter Navarro 2011
3.50
531 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 89%
2008 was not new. It was Japan's lost decade and Asia's meltdown, repeated.
by Paul Krugman 2008
3.83
9k+ ratings
The Man Who Knew
by Sebastian Mallaby • 2016
The jazz musician who ran the American economy, and the libertarian faith that almost broke it.
4.32
1k+
The Man Who Knew Summary
The Man Who Knew 89%
The jazz musician who ran the American economy, and the libertarian faith that almost broke it.
by Sebastian Mallaby 2016
4.32
1k+ ratings
The Map and the Territory
by Alan Greenspan • 2013
The former Fed chair reveals what models missed: fear and euphoria follow measurable scripts.
3.26
475
The Map and the Territory Summary
The Map and the Territory 89%
The former Fed chair reveals what models missed: fear and euphoria follow measurable scripts.
by Alan Greenspan 2013
3.26
475 ratings
Jump-Starting America
by Jonathan Gruber • 2019
Public science built the middle class. We cut R&D by two-thirds. China noticed.
4.07
334
Jump-Starting America Summary
Jump-Starting America 89%
Public science built the middle class. We cut R&D by two-thirds. China noticed.
by Jonathan Gruber 2019
4.07
334 ratings
In an Uncertain World
by Robert E. Rubin • 2003
Markets and governments run on uncertain bets. A Treasury Secretary's method for weighing them.
3.70
663
In an Uncertain World Summary
In an Uncertain World 89%
Markets and governments run on uncertain bets. A Treasury Secretary's method for weighing them.
by Robert E. Rubin 2003
3.70
663 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 89%
Banks get public support but exclude the poor. The public option that restores the social contract.
by Mehrsa Baradaran 2015
4.09
626 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 89%
American booms and busts trace to borrowed optimism meeting foreign distrust.
by Scott Reynolds Nelson 2012
3.69
136 ratings
Sold Out
by James Rickards • 2022
Supply chains rewarded efficiency over resilience for decades. The world is now running that bill.
3.50
316
Sold Out Summary
Sold Out 89%
Supply chains rewarded efficiency over resilience for decades. The world is now running that bill.
by James Rickards 2022
3.50
316 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 89%
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 Cost-Benefit Revolution
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2018
Government rules used to be about politics. Then Reagan made them about arithmetic.
3.62
116
The Cost-Benefit Revolution Summary
The Cost-Benefit Revolution 89%
Government rules used to be about politics. Then Reagan made them about arithmetic.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2018
3.62
116 ratings
The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter
by Simon Constable • 2011
Which economic reports actually move markets, and how to read them before the crowd.
3.91
278
The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter Summary
The WSJ Guide to the 50 Economic Indicators That Really Matter 89%
Which economic reports actually move markets, and how to read them before the crowd.
by Simon Constable 2011
3.91
278 ratings
The Rise and Fall of Nations
by Ruchir Sharma • 2016
Onion prices and billionaire lists reveal more about a country's future than any official forecast.
4.14
3k+
The Rise and Fall of Nations Summary
The Rise and Fall of Nations 89%
Onion prices and billionaire lists reveal more about a country's future than any official forecast.
by Ruchir Sharma 2016
4.14
3k+ ratings
Capitalism and Freedom
by Milton Friedman • 1962
Why political freedom requires competitive capitalism, and what that means for government's role.
3.90
15k+
Capitalism and Freedom Summary
Capitalism and Freedom 89%
Why political freedom requires competitive capitalism, and what that means for government's role.
by Milton Friedman 1962
3.90
15k+ ratings
The Rise and Fall of American Growth
by Robert J. Gordon • 2016
Indoor plumbing, electricity, and the car transformed daily life in ways the internet never will.
4.18
2k+
The Rise and Fall of American Growth Summary
The Rise and Fall of American Growth 89%
Indoor plumbing, electricity, and the car transformed daily life in ways the internet never will.
by Robert J. Gordon 2016
4.18
2k+ ratings
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