50 Books like Everybody Loses

Sharper

by True Pokerjoe • 2016

The sportsbook as a market: your edge lies in price, discipline, and math, not lucky hunches.

3.89

128

🎲 Sports Betting 📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Quantitative Methods 🏦 Market Efficiency 💰 Bankroll Management

Sharper 94%

The sportsbook as a market: your edge lies in price, discipline, and math, not lucky hunches.

by True Pokerjoe 2016

3.89

128 ratings

🎲 Sports Betting 📊 Sports Analytics 📈 Quantitative Methods 🏦 Market Efficiency 💰 Bankroll Management

Sharp Sports Betting

by Stanford Wong • 2001

The break-even line isn't fifty percent; it's 52.4. A quantitative playbook for clearing it.

3.67

174

🎲 Advantage Gambling 📈 Market Efficiency 📐 Kelly Criterion 💰 Bankroll Management 📊 Statistical Modeling

Sharp Sports Betting 93%

The break-even line isn't fifty percent; it's 52.4. A quantitative playbook for clearing it.

by Stanford Wong 2001

3.67

174 ratings

🎲 Advantage Gambling 📈 Market Efficiency 📐 Kelly Criterion 💰 Bankroll Management 📊 Statistical Modeling

Billion-Dollar Ball

by Gilbert M. Gaul • 2015

College football is a multi-billion dollar industry. The IRS calls it a charity.

3.88

654

🏈 College Football 💰 Sports Business 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📋 College Sports Reform 🏛️ Nonprofit Accountability

Billion-Dollar Ball 93%

College football is a multi-billion dollar industry. The IRS calls it a charity.

by Gilbert M. Gaul 2015

3.88

654 ratings

🏈 College Football 💰 Sports Business 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📋 College Sports Reform 🏛️ Nonprofit Accountability

Whale Hunt in the Desert

by Deke Castleman • 2004

Steve Cyr, the Vegas host who hooks whales with comps and psychology until they crash.

3.77

401

🔍 Exposé 🎰 Casino Industry 🃏 High-Stakes Gambling 🎲 Gambling Addiction 📖 Gambling Memoir

Whale Hunt in the Desert 93%

Steve Cyr, the Vegas host who hooks whales with comps and psychology until they crash.

by Deke Castleman 2004

3.77

401 ratings

🔍 Exposé 🎰 Casino Industry 🃏 High-Stakes Gambling 🎲 Gambling Addiction 📖 Gambling Memoir

Weighing the Odds in Sports Betting

by King Yao • 2007

Most sports bets lose money by design. Here is how to find the ones that don't.

3.65

🏟️ Sports Betting 📈 Sports Analytics 🧮 Expected Value 🏦 Market Efficiency 💰 Bankroll Management

Weighing the Odds in Sports Betting Summary

Weighing the Odds in Sports Betting 93%

Most sports bets lose money by design. Here is how to find the ones that don't.

by King Yao 2007

3.65

80 ratings

🏟️ Sports Betting 📈 Sports Analytics 🧮 Expected Value 🏦 Market Efficiency 💰 Bankroll Management

Sports Betting to Win

by Steve Ward • 2011

Ten principles that turn sports betting from a hobby into a hedge fund: process over picks.

4.16

🔮 Sports Betting 📊 Trading Psychology 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🛡️ Risk Management 📋 Emotional Discipline

Sports Betting to Win 93%

Ten principles that turn sports betting from a hobby into a hedge fund: process over picks.

by Steve Ward 2011

4.16

32 ratings

🔮 Sports Betting 📊 Trading Psychology 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🛡️ Risk Management 📋 Emotional Discipline

Scorecasting

by Tobias J. Moskowitz • 2011

Why home teams really win, why momentum is a mirage, and the economics that explains sports.

3.82

6k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics ⚾ Sports Analytics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 💰 Incentive Structures 🎲 Randomness And Luck

Scorecasting 93%

Why home teams really win, why momentum is a mirage, and the economics that explains sports.

by Tobias J. Moskowitz 2011

3.82

6k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics ⚾ Sports Analytics 🤔 Cognitive Biases 💰 Incentive Structures 🎲 Randomness And Luck

Death of a Racehorse

by Katie Bo Lillis • 2025

When 42 horses died at one track in six months, the FBI was already listening.

4.09

186

🏇 Horse Racing 💉 Doping In Sports 🐴 Animal Welfare 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Regulatory Failure

Death of a Racehorse 93%

When 42 horses died at one track in six months, the FBI was already listening.

by Katie Bo Lillis 2025

4.09

186 ratings

🏇 Horse Racing 💉 Doping In Sports 🐴 Animal Welfare 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Regulatory Failure

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

Trading Bases

by Joe Peta • 2013

A Wall Street quant's baseball model found the betting market lagging reality, just like stocks.

4.03

1k+

⚾ Baseball Analytics 🎲 Sports Betting 📈 Quantitative Finance 🏦 Wall Street Memoir 🔮 Predictive Modeling

Trading Bases 92%

A Wall Street quant's baseball model found the betting market lagging reality, just like stocks.

by Joe Peta 2013

4.03

1k+ ratings

⚾ Baseball Analytics 🎲 Sports Betting 📈 Quantitative Finance 🏦 Wall Street Memoir 🔮 Predictive Modeling

Pound Foolish

by Helaine Olen • 2012

The personal finance industry wants you anxious, not wealthy. Your worry is their business model.

3.67

2k+

🦈 Predatory Finance 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💥 Anti-Self-Help 🏦 Retirement Crisis 🛡️ Consumer Advocacy

Pound Foolish 92%

The personal finance industry wants you anxious, not wealthy. Your worry is their business model.

by Helaine Olen 2012

3.67

2k+ ratings

🦈 Predatory Finance 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💥 Anti-Self-Help 🏦 Retirement Crisis 🛡️ Consumer Advocacy

Expected Goals

by Rory Smith • 2022

Football said it couldn't be measured. Gambling syndicates and xG proved otherwise.

3.83

1k+

🧮 Football Analytics 🎲 Sports Betting ⚾ Moneyball 📰 Data Journalism 🔄 Organizational Change

Expected Goals 92%

Football said it couldn't be measured. Gambling syndicates and xG proved otherwise.

by Rory Smith 2022

3.83

1k+ ratings

🧮 Football Analytics 🎲 Sports Betting ⚾ Moneyball 📰 Data Journalism 🔄 Organizational Change

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 92%

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

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

On the Edge

by Nate Silver • 2024

One tribe calculates risk; one avoids it. This divide now shapes American life more than politics.

3.66

6k+

🎲 Risk Cultures 📊 Quantitative Thinking 🎮 Game Theory 🧠 Behavioral Economics ⚔️ Culture Wars

On the Edge 92%

One tribe calculates risk; one avoids it. This divide now shapes American life more than politics.

by Nate Silver 2024

3.66

6k+ ratings

🎲 Risk Cultures 📊 Quantitative Thinking 🎮 Game Theory 🧠 Behavioral Economics ⚔️ Culture Wars

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Two Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong

by Rodney D. Fort • 2013

Player salaries don't raise ticket prices, and baseball isn't fading. Two myths the data reverses.

🏟️ Sports Economics 💼 Sports Business 🔍 Economic Myths 🧪 Empirical Economics 👷 Labor Economics

Two Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong Summary

Two Sports Myths and Why They're Wrong 92%

Player salaries don't raise ticket prices, and baseball isn't fading. Two myths the data reverses.

by Rodney D. Fort 2013

🏟️ Sports Economics 💼 Sports Business 🔍 Economic Myths 🧪 Empirical Economics 👷 Labor Economics

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 92%

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

Soccernomics

by Simon Kuper • 2009

Soccer is an economic puzzle: why clubs outlast businesses and hosting buys happiness, not wealth.

3.95

20k+

🏟️ Sports Economics 📊 Soccer Analytics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💡 Freakonomics 🏴 National Identity

Soccernomics 92%

Soccer is an economic puzzle: why clubs outlast businesses and hosting buys happiness, not wealth.

by Simon Kuper 2009

3.95

20k+ ratings

🏟️ Sports Economics 📊 Soccer Analytics 🧠 Behavioral Economics 💡 Freakonomics 🏴 National Identity

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 92%

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

Griftopia

by Matt Taibbi • 2010

From the ballot box to the commodities pit, one unified hustle is picking every American pocket.

4.16

10k+

📰 Financial Journalism 🫧 Bubble Economics 🏛️ Systemic Corruption 🎛️ Regulatory Capture 💸 Predatory Finance

Griftopia 92%

From the ballot box to the commodities pit, one unified hustle is picking every American pocket.

by Matt Taibbi 2010

4.16

10k+ ratings

📰 Financial Journalism 🫧 Bubble Economics 🏛️ Systemic Corruption 🎛️ Regulatory Capture 💸 Predatory Finance

Kleptopia

by Tom Burgis • 2020

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

3.80

4k+

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🏝️ Offshore Finance 🪆 Post-Soviet Oligarchs 💎 Resource Curse 🎭 Disinformation

Kleptopia 92%

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

by Tom Burgis 2020

3.80

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🏝️ Offshore Finance 🪆 Post-Soviet Oligarchs 💎 Resource Curse 🎭 Disinformation

The Age of Addiction

by David T. Courtwright • 2019

Your bad habits are not personal failures. They are a business model, centuries in the making.

3.64

456

🧠 Attention Economy 🍔 Food Engineering 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 🏥 Public Health History ❤️‍🩹 Harm Reduction

The Age of Addiction 92%

Your bad habits are not personal failures. They are a business model, centuries in the making.

by David T. Courtwright 2019

3.64

456 ratings

🧠 Attention Economy 🍔 Food Engineering 🔄 Behavioral Addiction 🏥 Public Health History ❤️‍🩹 Harm Reduction

Broke, USA

by Gary Rivlin • 2010

How pawnshops and payday lenders turned the working poor into a multi-billion dollar market.

3.71

1k+

🦈 Predatory Lending 🏚️ Poverty Economics 🚪 Financial Exclusion 🏠 Subprime Crisis 🔄 Debt Cycles

Broke, USA 91%

How pawnshops and payday lenders turned the working poor into a multi-billion dollar market.

by Gary Rivlin 2010

3.71

1k+ ratings

🦈 Predatory Lending 🏚️ Poverty Economics 🚪 Financial Exclusion 🏠 Subprime Crisis 🔄 Debt Cycles

Molly's Game

by Molly Bloom • 2014

Tobey Maguire won millions at her table. Leonardo DiCaprio was a regular. The FBI seized everything.

3.84

25k+

🎰 High-Stakes Gambling 👩‍💼 Female Entrepreneurship 🕶️ Underground Economies 🌟 Celebrity Culture ⚡ Power Dynamics

Molly's Game 91%

Tobey Maguire won millions at her table. Leonardo DiCaprio was a regular. The FBI seized everything.

by Molly Bloom 2014

3.84

25k+ ratings

🎰 High-Stakes Gambling 👩‍💼 Female Entrepreneurship 🕶️ Underground Economies 🌟 Celebrity Culture ⚡ Power Dynamics

Delay, Deny, Defend

by Jay M. Feinman • 2010

McKinsey taught insurers to see claims not as promises to keep but as costs to cut.

4.03

805

🛡️ Insurance Industry 📢 Consumer Advocacy ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 💔 Institutional Betrayal

Delay, Deny, Defend 91%

McKinsey taught insurers to see claims not as promises to keep but as costs to cut.

by Jay M. Feinman 2010

4.03

805 ratings

🛡️ Insurance Industry 📢 Consumer Advocacy ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 💔 Institutional Betrayal

Predator Nation

by Charles Ferguson • 2012

The 2008 crash was no accident; it was a crime, and the perpetrators run the country.

4.11

491

🏦 Financial Crises 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📉 Income Inequality 🗳️ Political Corruption 📜 Deregulation

Predator Nation 91%

The 2008 crash was no accident; it was a crime, and the perpetrators run the country.

by Charles Ferguson 2012

4.11

491 ratings

🏦 Financial Crises 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📉 Income Inequality 🗳️ Political Corruption 📜 Deregulation

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 91%

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

Plunder

by Brendan Ballou • 2023

Private equity owns your landlord, nursing home, and ER. Its model demands they get worse.

4.09

2k+

🏦 Private Equity 🦈 Corporate Raiders 🏭 Predatory Capitalism 🏠 Housing Inequality 🏥 Healthcare Economics

Plunder 91%

Private equity owns your landlord, nursing home, and ER. Its model demands they get worse.

by Brendan Ballou 2023

4.09

2k+ ratings

🏦 Private Equity 🦈 Corporate Raiders 🏭 Predatory Capitalism 🏠 Housing Inequality 🏥 Healthcare Economics

Opus

by Gareth Gore • 2024

Shell companies and coerced women built an empire. The blueprint belonged to a Catholic order.

4.17

2k+

🏛️ Catholic Power Structures 🕵️ Secret Societies 📰 Investigative Journalism 🧠 Psychological Control 👁️ Cult Dynamics

Opus 91%

Shell companies and coerced women built an empire. The blueprint belonged to a Catholic order.

by Gareth Gore 2024

4.17

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Catholic Power Structures 🕵️ Secret Societies 📰 Investigative Journalism 🧠 Psychological Control 👁️ Cult Dynamics

Treasure Islands

by Nicholas Shaxson • 2011

For every dollar in foreign aid, ten flee into tax havens. London's hidden City runs the system.

4.18

2k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance ⚖️ Global Inequality 🏢 Corporate Crime 🏦 Financial Regulation 📜 Economic History

Treasure Islands 91%

For every dollar in foreign aid, ten flee into tax havens. London's hidden City runs the system.

by Nicholas Shaxson 2011

4.18

2k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance ⚖️ Global Inequality 🏢 Corporate Crime 🏦 Financial Regulation 📜 Economic History

Butler to the World

by Oliver Bullough • 2022

How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.

3.98

3k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💰 Financial Crime

Butler to the World 91%

How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.

by Oliver Bullough 2022

3.98

3k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💰 Financial Crime

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

🏦 Investment Banking 💰 Government Bailouts 🏢 Too Big To Fail 🚪 Revolving Door 📊 Financial Derivatives

It Takes a Pillage 91%

Bankers designed the crisis. Government paid the tab. The $13 trillion bill landed on your desk.

by Nomi Prins 2009

3.96

195 ratings

🏦 Investment Banking 💰 Government Bailouts 🏢 Too Big To Fail 🚪 Revolving Door 📊 Financial Derivatives

The Billionaire Raj

by James Crabtree • 2018

Two decades. Two billionaires became 100. The hidden cost of India's economic miracle.

3.84

2k+

🇮🇳 Indian Economy 💰 Crony Capitalism ⚖️ Economic Inequality 🗳️ Political Corruption 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Billionaire Raj 91%

Two decades. Two billionaires became 100. The hidden cost of India's economic miracle.

by James Crabtree 2018

3.84

2k+ ratings

🇮🇳 Indian Economy 💰 Crony Capitalism ⚖️ Economic Inequality 🗳️ Political Corruption 🔍 Investigative Journalism

These Are the Plunderers

by Gretchen Morgenson • 2023

They buy companies, load them with debt, cut costs, and cash out. The wreckage is your problem.

3.70

963

💼 Private Equity 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Economic Inequality 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🏥 Healthcare Privatization

These Are the Plunderers 91%

They buy companies, load them with debt, cut costs, and cash out. The wreckage is your problem.

by Gretchen Morgenson 2023

3.70

963 ratings

💼 Private Equity 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Economic Inequality 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🏥 Healthcare Privatization

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+

🏦 Investment Banking 💥 Financial Crisis ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🎯 Perverse Incentives 🔍 Workplace Ethnography

Swimming With Sharks 91%

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

🏦 Investment Banking 💥 Financial Crisis ⚠️ Systemic Risk 🎯 Perverse Incentives 🔍 Workplace Ethnography

The Secret Footballer's Guide to the Modern Game

by Anonymous • 2014

Why the best defenders avoid tackling and other secrets from an anonymous pro.

3.57

623

🕵️ Football Insider 🔄 Tactical Fluidity 📊 Sports Analytics 💰 Commercialization Of Sport 🧠 Sports Psychology

The Secret Footballer's Guide to the Modern Game Summary

The Secret Footballer's Guide to the Modern Game 91%

Why the best defenders avoid tackling and other secrets from an anonymous pro.

by Anonymous 2014

3.57

623 ratings

🕵️ Football Insider 🔄 Tactical Fluidity 📊 Sports Analytics 💰 Commercialization Of Sport 🧠 Sports Psychology

Bad City

by Paul Pringle • 2022

The dean smoked meth. The doctor assaulted hundreds. The newspaper tried to bury both stories.

4.21

4k+

🏛️ University Scandals 🕵️ Institutional Coverup ⚠️ Campus Sexual Abuse 🎓 College Admissions Fraud 📰 Newsroom Politics

Bad City 91%

The dean smoked meth. The doctor assaulted hundreds. The newspaper tried to bury both stories.

by Paul Pringle 2022

4.21

4k+ ratings

🏛️ University Scandals 🕵️ Institutional Coverup ⚠️ Campus Sexual Abuse 🎓 College Admissions Fraud 📰 Newsroom Politics

Knowing the Score

by David Papineau • 2017

The deepest truths about mind, ethics, and human potential are worked out on the pitch.

3.29

150

🎓 Philosophy Of Sport ⚖️ Sport Ethics 🧠 Sports Psychology 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🎯 Skill Acquisition

Knowing the Score 91%

The deepest truths about mind, ethics, and human potential are worked out on the pitch.

by David Papineau 2017

3.29

150 ratings

🎓 Philosophy Of Sport ⚖️ Sport Ethics 🧠 Sports Psychology 🧘 Mind-Body Connection 🎯 Skill Acquisition

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 91%

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 MVP Machine

by Ben Lindbergh • 2019

Moneyball found hidden talent. This revolution builds it, betting no ceiling is real.

4.26

3k+

🧮 Sports Analytics ⚾ Sabermetrics 🌱 Talent Development 🎯 Performance Optimization 🔬 Biomechanics

The MVP Machine 91%

Moneyball found hidden talent. This revolution builds it, betting no ceiling is real.

by Ben Lindbergh 2019

4.26

3k+ ratings

🧮 Sports Analytics ⚾ Sabermetrics 🌱 Talent Development 🎯 Performance Optimization 🔬 Biomechanics

A Hacker's Mind

by Bruce Schneier • 2023

Every system has loopholes. The powerful find them first, from tax codes to your attention.

3.68

1k+

🔒 Security Mindset 💰 Financial Loopholes 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📱 Attention Economy

A Hacker's Mind 91%

Every system has loopholes. The powerful find them first, from tax codes to your attention.

by Bruce Schneier 2023

3.68

1k+ ratings

🔒 Security Mindset 💰 Financial Loopholes 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📱 Attention Economy

The Hot Hand

by Ben Cohen • 2020

Stephen Curry didn't just get hot. He changed what science believes about streaks.

3.74

1k+

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🏀 Sports Analytics 🎲 Randomness And Probability 🎯 Luck Versus Skill

The Hot Hand 91%

Stephen Curry didn't just get hot. He changed what science believes about streaks.

by Ben Cohen 2020

3.74

1k+ ratings

🧠 Behavioral Economics 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🏀 Sports Analytics 🎲 Randomness And Probability 🎯 Luck Versus Skill

This is esports (and How to Spell it) – LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020

by Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner • 2020

Esports started in 1980, runs on modder-built games, and won't push pros out at 25.

4.10

158

🎮 Esports Industry 🕹️ Gaming Culture 🔧 Modding Communities 👩 Women In Gaming 📺 Sports Media

This is esports (and How to Spell it) – LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020 Summary

This is esports (and How to Spell it) – LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK AWARD 2020 91%

Esports started in 1980, runs on modder-built games, and won't push pros out at 25.

by Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner 2020

4.10

158 ratings

🎮 Esports Industry 🕹️ Gaming Culture 🔧 Modding Communities 👩 Women In Gaming 📺 Sports Media

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 91%

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

Chasing Perfection

by Andy Glockner • 2016

Six cameras, 25 times a second: the hidden data engine that builds NBA champions.

3.51

260

📊 Sports Analytics 🏀 Basketball Strategy 💼 Business Of Sports 🏋️ Player Development 🏢 Sports Management

Chasing Perfection 91%

Six cameras, 25 times a second: the hidden data engine that builds NBA champions.

by Andy Glockner 2016

3.51

260 ratings

📊 Sports Analytics 🏀 Basketball Strategy 💼 Business Of Sports 🏋️ Player Development 🏢 Sports Management

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 91%

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

Subprime Attention Crisis

by Tim Hwang • 2020

The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.

3.61

1k+

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Subprime Attention Crisis 91%

The internet's ad economy is a bubble of fake clicks, hidden fees, and bad incentives.

by Tim Hwang 2020

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No One Man Should Have All That Power

by Amos Barshad • 2019

Behind every pop star, president, and cartel boss, a hidden schemer pulls the strings.

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🕵️ Hidden Manipulators 🧠 Manipulation Psychology 🎩 Political Fixers 🎤 Pop Culture Power ⛪ Cult Leaders

No One Man Should Have All That Power Summary

No One Man Should Have All That Power 91%

Behind every pop star, president, and cartel boss, a hidden schemer pulls the strings.

by Amos Barshad 2019

3.65

185 ratings

🕵️ Hidden Manipulators 🧠 Manipulation Psychology 🎩 Political Fixers 🎤 Pop Culture Power ⛪ Cult Leaders

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