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Economics Book Summaries

Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations
by Karen McCreadie • 2009
The 1776 recipe for national wealth: self-interest, specialization, and government that stays out.
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Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations Summary
Adam Smith's The Wealth of Nations
The 1776 recipe for national wealth: self-interest, specialization, and government that stays out.
by Karen McCreadie 2009 126 pages
3.36
138 ratings
When the Clock Broke
by John Ganz • 2024
David Duke, Ross Perot, and the early 1990s road from the Cold War to Trump.
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4k+
When the Clock Broke Summary
When the Clock Broke
David Duke, Ross Perot, and the early 1990s road from the Cold War to Trump.
by John Ganz 2024 420 pages
4.07
4k+ ratings
Occupy
by Noam Chomsky • 2012
Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.
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Occupy Summary
Occupy
Occupy's tents came down. The national argument it started about concentrated wealth never stopped.
by Noam Chomsky 2012 128 pages
3.59
2k+ ratings
The Age of the Strongman
by Gideon Rachman • 2022
From Putin to Trump, Modi to Bolsonaro: how one authoritarian style took over global politics.
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1k+
The Age of the Strongman Summary
The Age of the Strongman
From Putin to Trump, Modi to Bolsonaro: how one authoritarian style took over global politics.
by Gideon Rachman 2022 309 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Your Strategy Needs a Strategy
by Martin Reeves • 2015
Five environments call for five different strategies. How to diagnose yours and pick the right play.
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Your Strategy Needs a Strategy Summary
Your Strategy Needs a Strategy
Five environments call for five different strategies. How to diagnose yours and pick the right play.
by Martin Reeves 2015 288 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
The Warren Buffett Way Workbook
by Robert G. Hagstrom • 2013
How to value a business, ignore the market's mood, and build a compounding portfolio.
4.31
418
The Warren Buffett Way Workbook Summary
The Warren Buffett Way Workbook
How to value a business, ignore the market's mood, and build a compounding portfolio.
by Robert G. Hagstrom 2013 226 pages
4.31
418 ratings
American Made
by Farah Stockman • 2021
Three factory workers lost their jobs to Mexico. What they lost next surprised everyone but them.
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American Made Summary
American Made
Three factory workers lost their jobs to Mexico. What they lost next surprised everyone but them.
by Farah Stockman 2021 432 pages
4.31
1k+ ratings
The Health Gap
by Michael G. Marmot • 2015
Life expectancy varies by 28 years within one city. The culprit is social hierarchy, not healthcare.
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The Health Gap Summary
The Health Gap
Life expectancy varies by 28 years within one city. The culprit is social hierarchy, not healthcare.
by Michael G. Marmot 2015 400 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Liberalism
by Ludwig von Mises • 1927
Peace is not natural: it must be built on property rights, free trade, and limited government.
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Liberalism Summary
Liberalism
Peace is not natural: it must be built on property rights, free trade, and limited government.
by Ludwig von Mises 1927 203 pages
4.17
2k+ ratings
Identity
by Francis Fukuyama • 2018
Economics doesn't explain our political chaos. A deeper human need, the demand for dignity, does.
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6k+
Identity Summary
Identity
Economics doesn't explain our political chaos. A deeper human need, the demand for dignity, does.
by Francis Fukuyama 2018 240 pages
3.84
6k+ ratings
Ask For It
by Linda Babcock • 2008
Why women leave thousands unasked, and the negotiation playbook that closes the gap.
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Ask For It Summary
Ask For It
Why women leave thousands unasked, and the negotiation playbook that closes the gap.
by Linda Babcock 2008 324 pages
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1k+ ratings
Intermarket Analysis
by John J. Murphy • 2004
Bonds call the turns stocks miss. Commodities set the rate path. These linkages are tradeable.
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160
Intermarket Analysis Summary
Intermarket Analysis
Bonds call the turns stocks miss. Commodities set the rate path. These linkages are tradeable.
by John J. Murphy 2004 288 pages
4.20
160 ratings
Suicide of a Superpower
by Patrick J. Buchanan • 2011
America didn't fall; it jumped. The ideas shredding it are its own choices, not enemy blows.
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Suicide of a Superpower Summary
Suicide of a Superpower
America didn't fall; it jumped. The ideas shredding it are its own choices, not enemy blows.
by Patrick J. Buchanan 2011 496 pages
4.05
500+ ratings
Triumph of the City
by Edward L. Glaeser • 2011
Poverty flocks to cities because cities are the escape route. The economic case for density.
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Triumph of the City Summary
Triumph of the City
Poverty flocks to cities because cities are the escape route. The economic case for density.
by Edward L. Glaeser 2011 352 pages
3.91
6k+ 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.
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The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Summary
The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
Empire runs on rigged loans and broken countries. One of its architects tells all.
by John Perkins 2016 385 pages
3.93
8k+ ratings
The Next Millionaire Next Door
by Thomas J. Stanley • 2018
Why the rich don't look rich: updated evidence that frugality and discipline out-earn any salary.
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2k+
The Next Millionaire Next Door Summary
The Next Millionaire Next Door
Why the rich don't look rich: updated evidence that frugality and discipline out-earn any salary.
by Thomas J. Stanley 2018 272 pages
3.63
2k+ ratings
Divided
by Tim Marshall • 2018
We were promised a borderless world. There are more walls now than during the Cold War.
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6k+
Divided Summary
Divided
We were promised a borderless world. There are more walls now than during the Cold War.
by Tim Marshall 2018 316 pages
4.01
6k+ ratings
Finnish Lessons
by Pasi Sahlberg • 2011
No standardized tests, no private schools, no tracking: how Finland built the world's best schools.
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Finnish Lessons Summary
Finnish Lessons
No standardized tests, no private schools, no tracking: how Finland built the world's best schools.
by Pasi Sahlberg 2011 192 pages
3.90
500+ ratings
Utopia for Realists
by Rutger Bregman • 2014
Three policies sound absurd: free money, open borders, a fifteen-hour week. The evidence disagrees.
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Utopia for Realists Summary
Utopia for Realists
Three policies sound absurd: free money, open borders, a fifteen-hour week. The evidence disagrees.
by Rutger Bregman 2014 252 pages
4.21
43k+ ratings
The Money Trap
by Alok Sama • 2024
He brokered SoftBank's biggest bets. Then he realized the money was never the point.
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1k+
The Money Trap Summary
The Money Trap
He brokered SoftBank's biggest bets. Then he realized the money was never the point.
by Alok Sama 2024 304 pages
4.09
1k+ ratings
Kleptopia
by Tom Burgis • 2020
Soviet collapse privatized a theft machine stretching from Kazakh mines to the White House.
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Kleptopia Summary
Kleptopia
Soviet collapse privatized a theft machine stretching from Kazakh mines to the White House.
by Tom Burgis 2020 464 pages
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4k+ ratings
The Robber Barons
by Matthew Josephson • 1934
A handful of men seized America's railroads, oil, and steel; government helped them do it.
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429
The Robber Barons Summary
The Robber Barons
A handful of men seized America's railroads, oil, and steel; government helped them do it.
by Matthew Josephson 1934 496 pages
3.73
429 ratings
The Privileged Poor
by Anthony Abraham Jack • 2019
Admitting poor students was step one. Elite colleges forgot there was a step two.
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The Privileged Poor Summary
The Privileged Poor
Admitting poor students was step one. Elite colleges forgot there was a step two.
by Anthony Abraham Jack 2019 288 pages
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2k+ ratings
The China Model
by Daniel A. Bell • 2015
Voters are ignorant, money corrupts, and the future gets no vote. China's alternative explained.
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290
The China Model Summary
The China Model
Voters are ignorant, money corrupts, and the future gets no vote. China's alternative explained.
by Daniel A. Bell 2015 336 pages
3.60
290 ratings
A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market
by John Allen Paulos • 2003
The market's worst crashes aren't anomalies: they're built into the math most investors ignore.
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A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market Summary
A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market
The market's worst crashes aren't anomalies: they're built into the math most investors ignore.
by John Allen Paulos 2003 224 pages
3.46
500+ ratings
Digital Gold
by Nathaniel Popper • 2015
A $460 million hack, a dark-web drug bazaar, and the outsiders who refused to let digital money die.
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Digital Gold Summary
Digital Gold
A $460 million hack, a dark-web drug bazaar, and the outsiders who refused to let digital money die.
by Nathaniel Popper 2015 432 pages
4.14
6k+ ratings
Critical Chain
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt • 1997
A professor and a tech team unlearn everything about project safety to finally finish on time.
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Critical Chain Summary
Critical Chain
A professor and a tech team unlearn everything about project safety to finally finish on time.
by Eliyahu M. Goldratt 1997 246 pages
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4k+ ratings
Rich Dad Poor Dad, Cash Flow Quadrant, Guide to Investing-3 Book Set
by Robert T. Kiyosaki • 2005
Escape the paycheck loop: make money work for you, one asset at a time.
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120
Rich Dad Poor Dad, Cash Flow Quadrant, Guide to Investing-3 Book Set Summary
Rich Dad Poor Dad, Cash Flow Quadrant, Guide to Investing-3 Book Set
Escape the paycheck loop: make money work for you, one asset at a time.
by Robert T. Kiyosaki 2005 206 pages
4.12
120 ratings
The Art of Life
by Zygmunt Bauman • 2008
Getting richer made us shoppers, not happier, and forced endless self-reinvention without ethics.
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The Art of Life Summary
The Art of Life
Getting richer made us shoppers, not happier, and forced endless self-reinvention without ethics.
by Zygmunt Bauman 2008 208 pages
3.76
500+ ratings
Chaos Kings
by Scott Patterson • 2023
They lose money every day on purpose, because one market crash will repay everything.
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1k+
Chaos Kings Summary
Chaos Kings
They lose money every day on purpose, because one market crash will repay everything.
by Scott Patterson 2023 335 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
The Big Three in Economics
by Mark Skousen • 2007
Smith, Marx, and Keynes built three rival blueprints for capitalism. The argument never ended.
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The Big Three in Economics Summary
The Big Three in Economics
Smith, Marx, and Keynes built three rival blueprints for capitalism. The argument never ended.
by Mark Skousen 2007 264 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
The Eye of the Master
by Matteo Pasquinelli • 2023
AI was never about thinking machines. It was built to measure, rank, and control workers.
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292
The Eye of the Master Summary
The Eye of the Master
AI was never about thinking machines. It was built to measure, rank, and control workers.
by Matteo Pasquinelli 2023 272 pages
4.06
292 ratings
Capitalism without Capital
by Jonathan Haskel • 2017
Investment shifted from machines to ideas, and ideas refuse to follow the old economic rules.
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Capitalism without Capital Summary
Capitalism without Capital
Investment shifted from machines to ideas, and ideas refuse to follow the old economic rules.
by Jonathan Haskel 2017 288 pages
3.78
2k+ ratings
The Fifth Risk
by Michael Lewis • 2018
Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.
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The Fifth Risk Summary
The Fifth Risk
Why a $40,000 health clinic in rural America reveals a government most Americans never see.
by Michael Lewis 2018 255 pages
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48k+ ratings
The Revolution Betrayed
by Leon Trotsky • 1937
Not socialism, not capitalism. Trotsky charts the third system the Russian Revolution produced.
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The Revolution Betrayed Summary
The Revolution Betrayed
Not socialism, not capitalism. Trotsky charts the third system the Russian Revolution produced.
by Leon Trotsky 1937 240 pages
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2k+ ratings
Small is Beautiful
by Ernst F. Schumacher • 1973
The case for an economics small enough to fit people, their work, and a finite planet.
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Small is Beautiful Summary
Small is Beautiful
The case for an economics small enough to fit people, their work, and a finite planet.
by Ernst F. Schumacher 1973 305 pages
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7k+ ratings
The Populist Delusion
by Neema Parvini • 2020
Organization inevitably creates oligarchy. Every union, party, and revolution proves it.
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The Populist Delusion Summary
The Populist Delusion
Organization inevitably creates oligarchy. Every union, party, and revolution proves it.
by Neema Parvini 2020 174 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
The Essential Drucker
by Peter F. Drucker • 2000
Management converts expertise into organizational results. The essential principles, in one volume.
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The Essential Drucker Summary
The Essential Drucker
Management converts expertise into organizational results. The essential principles, in one volume.
by Peter F. Drucker 2000
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10k+ ratings
Robot-Proof
by Joseph E. Aoun • 2017
AI does knowledge work. A degree that survives teaches creativity cultural agility and reinvention.
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Robot-Proof Summary
Robot-Proof
AI does knowledge work. A degree that survives teaches creativity cultural agility and reinvention.
by Joseph E. Aoun 2017 216 pages
3.62
500+ ratings
Banker to the Poor
by Muhammad Yunus • 1991
The poor aren't creditworthy, banks said. A $27 loan to basket weavers changed everything.
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Banker to the Poor Summary
Banker to the Poor
The poor aren't creditworthy, banks said. A $27 loan to basket weavers changed everything.
by Muhammad Yunus 1991 452 pages
4.12
10k+ ratings
Forex For Ambitious Beginners
by Jelle Peters • 2012
Currency trading dwarfs all markets. The beginner's map for navigating it without getting wiped out.
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85
Forex For Ambitious Beginners Summary
Forex For Ambitious Beginners
Currency trading dwarfs all markets. The beginner's map for navigating it without getting wiped out.
by Jelle Peters 2012 218 pages
3.94
85 ratings
Thinking Strategically
by Avinash K. Dixit • 1991
How to think two moves ahead, stay unpredictable on purpose, and make your threats stick.
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Thinking Strategically Summary
Thinking Strategically
How to think two moves ahead, stay unpredictable on purpose, and make your threats stick.
by Avinash K. Dixit 1991 416 pages
3.86
3k+ ratings
India Positive
by Chetan Bhagat • 2019
Why India's voters reward bold intentions over results, and how that keeps the country stuck.
3.60
254
India Positive Summary
India Positive
Why India's voters reward bold intentions over results, and how that keeps the country stuck.
by Chetan Bhagat 2019 224 pages
3.60
254 ratings
Winning on Purpose
by Fred Reichheld • 2021
Why customer devotion beats quarterly earnings, tracked with one number even Wall Street respects.
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428
Winning on Purpose Summary
Winning on Purpose
Why customer devotion beats quarterly earnings, tracked with one number even Wall Street respects.
by Fred Reichheld 2021 256 pages
3.97
428 ratings
Average Is Over
by Tyler Cowen • 2013
The labor market is now a chess match: winning means teaming up with the machine.
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2k+
Average Is Over Summary
Average Is Over
The labor market is now a chess match: winning means teaming up with the machine.
by Tyler Cowen 2013 304 pages
3.64
2k+ ratings
The Circular Economy Handbook
by Peter Lacy • 2019
We design products to become waste. A playbook for turning that waste into $4.5 trillion.
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49
The Circular Economy Handbook Summary
The Circular Economy Handbook
We design products to become waste. A playbook for turning that waste into $4.5 trillion.
by Peter Lacy 2019 504 pages
3.55
49 ratings
Power Play
by Tim Higgins • 2021
A $35,000 electric car drew 400,000 pre-orders. The factory to build it became a nightmare.
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1k+
Power Play Summary
Power Play
A $35,000 electric car drew 400,000 pre-orders. The factory to build it became a nightmare.
by Tim Higgins 2021 400 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
by Alex Epstein • 2014
Climate deaths fell 98% this century. Fossil fuels caused that, and their moral defense is overdue.
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The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels Summary
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels
Climate deaths fell 98% this century. Fossil fuels caused that, and their moral defense is overdue.
by Alex Epstein 2014 257 pages
4.07
2k+ ratings
The Only Cryptocurrency Investing Book You'll Ever Need
by Freeman Publications • 2022
Crypto for absolute beginners: what to buy, what to skip, and how to survive the 80% crashes.
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192
The Only Cryptocurrency Investing Book You'll Ever Need Summary
The Only Cryptocurrency Investing Book You'll Ever Need
Crypto for absolute beginners: what to buy, what to skip, and how to survive the 80% crashes.
by Freeman Publications 2022 142 pages
4.02
192 ratings
Human + Machine
by Paul R. Daugherty • 2018
AI won't replace workers. The real value is in the space where humans and machines collaborate.
3.62
500+
Human + Machine Summary
Human + Machine
AI won't replace workers. The real value is in the space where humans and machines collaborate.
by Paul R. Daugherty 2018 246 pages
3.62
500+ ratings
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