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Economics Book Summaries

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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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 Rise of the Creative Class
by Richard Florida • 2004
Jobs once followed factories. Now a class of creatives clusters in the most tolerant cities.
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The Rise of the Creative Class Summary
The Rise of the Creative Class
Jobs once followed factories. Now a class of creatives clusters in the most tolerant cities.
by Richard Florida 2004 434 pages
3.68
3k+ 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
Empire of Normality
by Robert Chapman • 2023
The line between healthy and broken minds was drawn by factory logic and market demands.
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Empire of Normality Summary
Empire of Normality
The line between healthy and broken minds was drawn by factory logic and market demands.
by Robert Chapman 2023 204 pages
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1k+ ratings
What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know about Cash Flow... And 36 Other Key Financial Measures
by Frank Gallinelli • 2003
The financial calculations that show whether a property will profit, before you write the check.
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What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know about Cash Flow... And 36 Other Key Financial Measures Summary
What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know about Cash Flow... And 36 Other Key Financial Measures
The financial calculations that show whether a property will profit, before you write the check.
by Frank Gallinelli 2003 261 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Lean Six Sigma
by Michael L. George • 2002
Speed and quality are not a trade-off. Bring them together and lead times drop 80%.
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232
Lean Six Sigma Summary
Lean Six Sigma
Speed and quality are not a trade-off. Bring them together and lead times drop 80%.
by Michael L. George 2002 300 pages
3.7
232 ratings
Beat the Bank
by Larry Bates • 2018
Double your retirement returns by changing where, not what, you invest. The Canadian blueprint.
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Beat the Bank Summary
Beat the Bank
Double your retirement returns by changing where, not what, you invest. The Canadian blueprint.
by Larry Bates 2018 208 pages
4.44
1k+ ratings
The Bogleheads' Guide to Retirement Planning
by Taylor Larimore • 2009
Boring index funds, tiny fees, forty years of patience: the math of a retirement that lasts.
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The Bogleheads' Guide to Retirement Planning Summary
The Bogleheads' Guide to Retirement Planning
Boring index funds, tiny fees, forty years of patience: the math of a retirement that lasts.
by Taylor Larimore 2009 400 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
The Behavioral Investor
by Doctor Daniel Crosby • 2018
Markets run on psychology, not math. Your ancient brain needs systems, not instinct, to invest.
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The Behavioral Investor Summary
The Behavioral Investor
Markets run on psychology, not math. Your ancient brain needs systems, not instinct, to invest.
by Doctor Daniel Crosby 2018 280 pages
4.03
500+ ratings
Mission Economy
by Mariana Mazzucato • 2020
State-led missions built the internet and GPS; now turn that force on climate and inequality.
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Mission Economy Summary
Mission Economy
State-led missions built the internet and GPS; now turn that force on climate and inequality.
by Mariana Mazzucato 2020 272 pages
3.85
2k+ ratings
Education and the Social Order
by Bertrand Russell • 1932
What if schools are built to shape obedient citizens, not free minds? Russell's 1932 diagnosis cuts.
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207
Education and the Social Order Summary
Education and the Social Order
What if schools are built to shape obedient citizens, not free minds? Russell's 1932 diagnosis cuts.
by Bertrand Russell 1932 186 pages
4.02
207 ratings
Unshakeable
by Tony Robbins • 2017
Markets correct every year. Use them. The fee-cutting, panic-proofing playbook for retiring richer.
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Unshakeable Summary
Unshakeable
Markets correct every year. Use them. The fee-cutting, panic-proofing playbook for retiring richer.
by Tony Robbins 2017 256 pages
4.06
17k+ ratings
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets
by George Soros • 2008
Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.
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The New Paradigm for Financial Markets Summary
The New Paradigm for Financial Markets
Markets amplify extremes. 2008 was the bill for a decades-long credit binge.
by George Soros 2008 163 pages
3.42
1k+ ratings
The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities
by Frank J. Fabozzi • 1983
Every bond from Treasury to mortgage pool, priced and risked: the reference that defined the field.
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377
The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities Summary
The Handbook of Fixed Income Securities
Every bond from Treasury to mortgage pool, priced and risked: the reference that defined the field.
by Frank J. Fabozzi 1983 1500 pages
4.23
377 ratings
Apocalypse Never
by Michael Shellenberger • 2020
The planet is getting better in the ways that matter. The alarmists got it backward.
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Apocalypse Never Summary
Apocalypse Never
The planet is getting better in the ways that matter. The alarmists got it backward.
by Michael Shellenberger 2020 272 pages
4.16
6k+ ratings
Team Human
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2019
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
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Team Human Summary
Team Human
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2019 256 pages
3.83
1k+ ratings
What Is to Be Done?
by Vladimir Lenin • 1902
Workers alone only win wage fights. A secret vanguard must bring revolutionary thought from outside.
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What Is to Be Done? Summary
What Is to Be Done?
Workers alone only win wage fights. A secret vanguard must bring revolutionary thought from outside.
by Vladimir Lenin 1902 272 pages
4.11
5k+ ratings
بیست و سه سال
by علی دشتی • 1974
He denied performing miracles. A critical life of Mohammad and the politics that built Islam.
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بیست و سه سال Summary
بیست و سه سال
He denied performing miracles. A critical life of Mohammad and the politics that built Islam.
by علی دشتی 1974 339 pages
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1k+ ratings
Dying for a Paycheck
by Jeffrey Pfeffer • 2018
120,000 American deaths each year trace not to accidents but to how workplaces are managed.
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Dying for a Paycheck Summary
Dying for a Paycheck
120,000 American deaths each year trace not to accidents but to how workplaces are managed.
by Jeffrey Pfeffer 2018 266 pages
3.71
500+ ratings
The Cathedral & the Bazaar
by Eric S. Raymond • 1999
Software theory said complexity needs one architect. Linux proved an open bazaar could do it better.
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The Cathedral & the Bazaar Summary
The Cathedral & the Bazaar
Software theory said complexity needs one architect. Linux proved an open bazaar could do it better.
by Eric S. Raymond 1999 241 pages
3.83
4k+ ratings
The Essays of Warren Buffett
by Warren Buffett • 1998
Buffett's shareholder letters: value businesses, spot accounting tricks, profit from panic.
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The Essays of Warren Buffett Summary
The Essays of Warren Buffett
Buffett's shareholder letters: value businesses, spot accounting tricks, profit from panic.
by Warren Buffett 1998 306 pages
4.33
8k+ ratings
The Value of Everything
by Mariana Mazzucato • 2018
Economics lost the line between earning and extracting. A 150-year mistake now shapes every sector.
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The Value of Everything Summary
The Value of Everything
Economics lost the line between earning and extracting. A 150-year mistake now shapes every sector.
by Mariana Mazzucato 2018
4.07
3k+ ratings
"They Take Our Jobs!"
by Aviva Chomsky • 2007
We blame immigrants for problems that trade deals and colonial extraction actually created.
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"They Take Our Jobs!" Summary
"They Take Our Jobs!"
We blame immigrants for problems that trade deals and colonial extraction actually created.
by Aviva Chomsky 2007 264 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
On Being Human
by Erich Fromm • 1991
Two rival systems, one hidden agreement: they both trade being alive for having more.
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On Being Human Summary
On Being Human
Two rival systems, one hidden agreement: they both trade being alive for having more.
by Erich Fromm 1991 180 pages
3.94
500+ ratings
The Innovator's Prescription
by Clayton M. Christensen • 2008
Three incompatible business models live inside every hospital. Separating them is the cure.
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The Innovator's Prescription Summary
The Innovator's Prescription
Three incompatible business models live inside every hospital. Separating them is the cure.
by Clayton M. Christensen 2008 496 pages
4.20
1k+ ratings
General System Theory
by Ludwig Von Bertalanffy • 1969
Cells, companies, and civilizations obey the same organizational laws: the biologist who proved it.
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438
General System Theory Summary
General System Theory
Cells, companies, and civilizations obey the same organizational laws: the biologist who proved it.
by Ludwig Von Bertalanffy 1969 296 pages
3.87
438 ratings
Criminal (In)Justice
by Rafael A. Mangual • 2022
Two percent of counties produce half the murders. Decarceration makes those places deadlier.
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222
Criminal (In)Justice Summary
Criminal (In)Justice
Two percent of counties produce half the murders. Decarceration makes those places deadlier.
by Rafael A. Mangual 2022 256 pages
4.13
222 ratings
The Most Good You Can Do
by Peter Singer • 2015
Your charitable instincts are probably wrong. A dollar overseas can do a hundred times more good.
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The Most Good You Can Do Summary
The Most Good You Can Do
Your charitable instincts are probably wrong. A dollar overseas can do a hundred times more good.
by Peter Singer 2015 211 pages
3.80
3k+ ratings
Prisoner's Dilemma
by William Poundstone • 1992
A Hungarian polymath invented game theory. The Cold War turned his thought experiment real.
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Prisoner's Dilemma Summary
Prisoner's Dilemma
A Hungarian polymath invented game theory. The Cold War turned his thought experiment real.
by William Poundstone 1992 294 pages
3.92
2k+ ratings
The Disappearance of Rituals
by Byung-Chul Han • 2019
Your exhaustion isn't overwork. It's a world that has stripped out every ritual.
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The Disappearance of Rituals Summary
The Disappearance of Rituals
Your exhaustion isn't overwork. It's a world that has stripped out every ritual.
by Byung-Chul Han 2019 186 pages
3.98
3k+ ratings
Warren Buffett's Management Secrets
by Mary Buffett • 2009
$20 billion cash cushion, 73% margins, and managers he never calls. The Buffett management formula.
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Warren Buffett's Management Secrets Summary
Warren Buffett's Management Secrets
$20 billion cash cushion, 73% margins, and managers he never calls. The Buffett management formula.
by Mary Buffett 2009 181 pages
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1k+ ratings
The Business of Venture Capital
by Mahendra Ramsinghani • 2011
How venture capital works inside: raising funds, structuring deals, and getting companies to exit.
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The Business of Venture Capital Summary
The Business of Venture Capital
How venture capital works inside: raising funds, structuring deals, and getting companies to exit.
by Mahendra Ramsinghani 2011 432 pages
4.32
500+ ratings
The Square and the Tower
by Niall Ferguson • 2017
The real shapers of history were not kings but the networks connecting everyone else.
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The Square and the Tower Summary
The Square and the Tower
The real shapers of history were not kings but the networks connecting everyone else.
by Niall Ferguson 2017 592 pages
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4k+ ratings
Brand Failures
by Matt Haig • 2003
From Harley perfume to breakfast cola: 100 brand disasters, same few mistakes.
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Brand Failures Summary
Brand Failures
From Harley perfume to breakfast cola: 100 brand disasters, same few mistakes.
by Matt Haig 2003 256 pages
3.58
500+ ratings
Blood and Oil
by Bradley Hope • 2020
Hundreds arrested. Phones hacked. A journalist killed. Inside Mohammed bin Salman's Saudi Arabia.
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Blood and Oil Summary
Blood and Oil
Hundreds arrested. Phones hacked. A journalist killed. Inside Mohammed bin Salman's Saudi Arabia.
by Bradley Hope 2020 368 pages
4.24
10k+ ratings
Escape from Evil
by Ernest Becker • 1985
Ritual, rank, and wealth are all attempts to live forever. The attempt itself produces evil.
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Escape from Evil Summary
Escape from Evil
Ritual, rank, and wealth are all attempts to live forever. The attempt itself produces evil.
by Ernest Becker 1985 208 pages
4.4
500+ ratings
Food Politics
by Robert Paarlberg • 2010
The hidden policy battles behind every bite, from farm subsidy wars to the GMO divide.
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340
Food Politics Summary
Food Politics
The hidden policy battles behind every bite, from farm subsidy wars to the GMO divide.
by Robert Paarlberg 2010 240 pages
3.49
340 ratings
Mindware
by Richard E. Nisbett • 2015
You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.
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Mindware Summary
Mindware
You don't perceive reality. You construct it, using mental shortcuts you never knew you had.
by Richard E. Nisbett 2015 336 pages
3.75
1k+ ratings
Start-up Nation
by Dan Senor • 2009
Surrounded and resource-poor, Israel became a startup superpower. The counterintuitive playbook.
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Start-up Nation Summary
Start-up Nation
Surrounded and resource-poor, Israel became a startup superpower. The counterintuitive playbook.
by Dan Senor 2009 304 pages
4.11
12k+ ratings
Inside the House of Money
by Steven Drobny • 2006
Global macro traders reveal their playbooks: research, risk, and the one belief that ends careers.
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Inside the House of Money Summary
Inside the House of Money
Global macro traders reveal their playbooks: research, risk, and the one belief that ends careers.
by Steven Drobny 2006 384 pages
4.05
1k+ ratings
Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market
by Kathy Lien • 2008
$5 trillion market's playbook: pinpoint FX entries by session, volatility, and economic surprise.
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192
Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market Summary
Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market
$5 trillion market's playbook: pinpoint FX entries by session, volatility, and economic surprise.
by Kathy Lien 2008 304 pages
3.72
192 ratings
Smart Cities
by Anthony M. Townsend • 2013
Corporations are selling smart cities. A movement of civic hackers has a better blueprint.
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Smart Cities Summary
Smart Cities
Corporations are selling smart cities. A movement of civic hackers has a better blueprint.
by Anthony M. Townsend 2013 400 pages
3.61
500+ ratings
Age of Revolutions
by Fareed Zakaria • 2024
Four centuries of revolutions reveal one pattern: gradual change sticks; radical breaks collapse.
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Age of Revolutions Summary
Age of Revolutions
Four centuries of revolutions reveal one pattern: gradual change sticks; radical breaks collapse.
by Fareed Zakaria 2024 400 pages
4.17
4k+ ratings
Mastering Trading Psychology
by Andrew Aziz • 2020
Your P&L reveals your psychology. Here's how the best traders rewire theirs.
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472
Mastering Trading Psychology Summary
Mastering Trading Psychology
Your P&L reveals your psychology. Here's how the best traders rewire theirs.
by Andrew Aziz 2020 408 pages
4.30
472 ratings
Civil Rights
by Thomas Sowell • 1984
The assumption that unequal outcomes prove discrimination is false, and its policies backfire.
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Civil Rights Summary
Civil Rights
The assumption that unequal outcomes prove discrimination is false, and its policies backfire.
by Thomas Sowell 1984 164 pages
4.40
500+ ratings
The Bond King
by Mary Childs • 2022
A card counter built a two-trillion-dollar bond empire. The instincts that built it destroyed him.
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2k+
The Bond King Summary
The Bond King
A card counter built a two-trillion-dollar bond empire. The instincts that built it destroyed him.
by Mary Childs 2022 324 pages
3.80
2k+ ratings
Risk
by Stanley McChrystal • 2021
In 1983, one man's doubt stopped a nuclear war. The lesson for your organization's risk systems.
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Risk Summary
Risk
In 1983, one man's doubt stopped a nuclear war. The lesson for your organization's risk systems.
by Stanley McChrystal 2021 368 pages
3.64
500+ ratings
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
by Russell "Russ" Roberts • 2014
Everyone knows Smith the economist. Smith the moral philosopher might actually make you happy.
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How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life Summary
How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life
Everyone knows Smith the economist. Smith the moral philosopher might actually make you happy.
by Russell "Russ" Roberts 2014 261 pages
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3k+ ratings
The Subtle Art of Intraday Trading
by Indrazith Shantharaj • 2021
Indian day trading: setups, risk rules, and the psychology to stop gambling and start banking.
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346
The Subtle Art of Intraday Trading Summary
The Subtle Art of Intraday Trading
Indian day trading: setups, risk rules, and the psychology to stop gambling and start banking.
by Indrazith Shantharaj 2021 166 pages
4.20
346 ratings
The How to Make Money in Stocks Complete Investing System
by William J. O'Neil • 2010
Screen for seven traits, read the chart for three patterns, and sell on one non-negotiable rule.
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404
The How to Make Money in Stocks Complete Investing System Summary
The How to Make Money in Stocks Complete Investing System
Screen for seven traits, read the chart for three patterns, and sell on one non-negotiable rule.
by William J. O'Neil 2010 500 pages
4.14
404 ratings
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