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Economics Book Summaries

The Money Kings
by Daniel Schulman • 2023
From peddler carts to Wall Street: Jewish dynasties that bankrolled America's rise.
4.08
500+
The Money Kings Summary
The Money Kings
From peddler carts to Wall Street: Jewish dynasties that bankrolled America's rise.
by Daniel Schulman 2023 592 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Nation of Victims
by Vivek Ramaswamy • 2022
America turned grievance into social currency, and the bill is coming due.
3.90
1k+
Nation of Victims Summary
Nation of Victims
America turned grievance into social currency, and the bill is coming due.
by Vivek Ramaswamy 2022 288 pages
3.90
1k+ ratings
Simply Managing
by Henry Mintzberg • 2013
Management isn't heroic. It's fragmented, oral, and learned in the mess, not the classroom.
3.64
338
Simply Managing Summary
Simply Managing
Management isn't heroic. It's fragmented, oral, and learned in the mess, not the classroom.
by Henry Mintzberg 2013 216 pages
3.64
338 ratings
National Populism
by Roger Eatwell • 2018
National populism isn't a passing fury. It's a lasting demand for voice from a forgotten majority.
3.80
1k+
National Populism Summary
National Populism
National populism isn't a passing fury. It's a lasting demand for voice from a forgotten majority.
by Roger Eatwell 2018 374 pages
3.80
1k+ ratings
Introducing Game Theory
by Ivan Pastine • 2017
Every time your best move depends on what someone else does, game theory has a name for it.
3.89
2k+
Introducing Game Theory Summary
Introducing Game Theory
Every time your best move depends on what someone else does, game theory has a name for it.
by Ivan Pastine 2017 279 pages
3.89
2k+ ratings
The Little Book of Trading
by Michael W. Covel • 2011
Ignore the news, follow the price, risk 2 percent: the rules that built trading fortunes.
3.41
386
The Little Book of Trading Summary
The Little Book of Trading
Ignore the news, follow the price, risk 2 percent: the rules that built trading fortunes.
by Michael W. Covel 2011 256 pages
3.41
386 ratings
Why She Buys
by Bridget Brennan • 2009
Women decide 80 percent of all purchases. Most marketing was still built for a male brain.
3.82
488
Why She Buys Summary
Why She Buys
Women decide 80 percent of all purchases. Most marketing was still built for a male brain.
by Bridget Brennan 2009 320 pages
3.82
488 ratings
The Pencil
by Henry Petroski • 1992
A pencil hides centuries of engineering failures, global trade, and the secret to good design.
3.80
500+
The Pencil Summary
The Pencil
A pencil hides centuries of engineering failures, global trade, and the secret to good design.
by Henry Petroski 1992 434 pages
3.80
500+ ratings
Enough
by John C. Bogle • 2008
What Wall Street quietly costs you and why 'enough' is the most profitable word in investing.
3.71
2k+
Enough Summary
Enough
What Wall Street quietly costs you and why 'enough' is the most profitable word in investing.
by John C. Bogle 2008 288 pages
3.71
2k+ ratings
10-Minute Options Trading and ETF Investing
by Travis Wilkerson • 2023
Beat the market with options while hedging against crashes: annual rebalancing, no daily monitoring.
4.51
184
10-Minute Options Trading and ETF Investing Summary
10-Minute Options Trading and ETF Investing
Beat the market with options while hedging against crashes: annual rebalancing, no daily monitoring.
by Travis Wilkerson 2023 196 pages
4.51
184 ratings
Goliath
by Matt Stoller • 2019
A century ago, America broke the trusts. An intellectual counterrevolution brought them back.
4.23
1k+
Goliath Summary
Goliath
A century ago, America broke the trusts. An intellectual counterrevolution brought them back.
by Matt Stoller 2019 605 pages
4.23
1k+ ratings
Extremely Hardcore
by Zoë Schiffer • 2024
A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.
3.97
1k+
Extremely Hardcore Summary
Extremely Hardcore
A $44 billion impulse buy, then mass layoffs, fleeing advertisers. The takeover from inside.
by Zoë Schiffer 2024 330 pages
3.97
1k+ ratings
The Journey of Humanity
by Oded Galor • 2022
Every human was poor for 300,000 years. Then some nations escaped. The reason sits in prehistory.
3.82
1k+
The Journey of Humanity Summary
The Journey of Humanity
Every human was poor for 300,000 years. Then some nations escaped. The reason sits in prehistory.
by Oded Galor 2022 304 pages
3.82
1k+ ratings
Modern Money Theory
by L. Randall Wray • 2012
Taxes don't pay for government. They make its currency desirable. The real rules start from there.
4.22
327
Modern Money Theory Summary
Modern Money Theory
Taxes don't pay for government. They make its currency desirable. The real rules start from there.
by L. Randall Wray 2012 294 pages
4.22
327 ratings
Redefining Health Care
by Michael E. Porter • 2006
US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.
3.91
397
Redefining Health Care Summary
Redefining Health Care
US health competition is zero-sum. Shift it to patient results and excellent care gets cheaper.
by Michael E. Porter 2006 506 pages
3.91
397 ratings
Revolutionary Power
by Shalanda Baker • 2021
Clean energy could dismantle inequality or deepen it. The difference: who owns the panels.
4.17
190
Revolutionary Power Summary
Revolutionary Power
Clean energy could dismantle inequality or deepen it. The difference: who owns the panels.
by Shalanda Baker 2021 224 pages
4.17
190 ratings
Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It
by Annabelle Williams • 2021
No single policy fixes it: the interlocking traps that keep women poorer across their entire lives.
4.17
500+
Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It Summary
Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It
No single policy fixes it: the interlocking traps that keep women poorer across their entire lives.
by Annabelle Williams 2021 336 pages
4.17
500+ ratings
The New Lombard Street
by Perry G. Mehrling • 2010
The Fed's 1873 playbook broke in 2008. The new role: dealer of last resort.
4.26
274
The New Lombard Street Summary
The New Lombard Street
The Fed's 1873 playbook broke in 2008. The new role: dealer of last resort.
by Perry G. Mehrling 2010 192 pages
4.26
274 ratings
Marketing
by Brian Tracy • 2014
Why your product isn't selling, and the strategic playbook for making customers choose you first.
4.09
400
Marketing Summary
Marketing
Why your product isn't selling, and the strategic playbook for making customers choose you first.
by Brian Tracy 2014 112 pages
4.09
400 ratings
How to be a Billionaire
by Martin S. Fridson • 2001
Billionaires rarely invent. They assemble what exists, take massive risks, and dominate.
4.02
322
How to be a Billionaire Summary
How to be a Billionaire
Billionaires rarely invent. They assemble what exists, take massive risks, and dominate.
by Martin S. Fridson 2001 336 pages
4.02
322 ratings
Power Systems
by Noam Chomsky • 2012
The American empire playbook: erase the natives, crush foreign democracy, silence the home front.
4.12
2k+
Power Systems Summary
Power Systems
The American empire playbook: erase the natives, crush foreign democracy, silence the home front.
by Noam Chomsky 2012 224 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
Financial Intelligence, Revised Edition
by PCC • 2018
Profit is a guess, cash is a fact, and ratios are the translator every manager needs.
4.25
161
Financial Intelligence, Revised Edition Summary
Financial Intelligence, Revised Edition
Profit is a guess, cash is a fact, and ratios are the translator every manager needs.
by PCC 2018 32 pages
4.25
161 ratings
Chancing It
by Robert Matthews • 2017
How a formula from 17th-century gambling can tell you what any decision is worth.
3.81
227
Chancing It Summary
Chancing It
How a formula from 17th-century gambling can tell you what any decision is worth.
by Robert Matthews 2017 304 pages
3.81
227 ratings
The Bankers' New Clothes
by Anat Admati • 2013
The simple fix for the next financial crisis: make banks use 20% equity, not 2%.
3.83
500+
The Bankers' New Clothes Summary
The Bankers' New Clothes
The simple fix for the next financial crisis: make banks use 20% equity, not 2%.
by Anat Admati 2013 416 pages
3.83
500+ ratings
Bobos in Paradise
by David Brooks • 2000
Why the new elite spends fortunes on kitchen stoves but despises luxury cars.
3.62
4k+
Bobos in Paradise Summary
Bobos in Paradise
Why the new elite spends fortunes on kitchen stoves but despises luxury cars.
by David Brooks 2000 284 pages
3.62
4k+ ratings
Tomatoland
by Barry Estabrook • 2011
Slavery, toxic chemicals, exploited workers: the real cost of Florida's flawless supermarket tomato.
3.96
4k+
Tomatoland Summary
Tomatoland
Slavery, toxic chemicals, exploited workers: the real cost of Florida's flawless supermarket tomato.
by Barry Estabrook 2011 240 pages
3.96
4k+ ratings
The Internet of Things
by Samuel Greengard • 2015
Connecting everything to the internet could add $33 trillion to the economy, and expose everything.
3.23
500+
The Internet of Things Summary
The Internet of Things
Connecting everything to the internet could add $33 trillion to the economy, and expose everything.
by Samuel Greengard 2015 232 pages
3.23
500+ ratings
Visual Finance
by Georgi Tsvetanov • 2015
A single diagram links the three financial statements. See any company's health at a glance.
3.81
341
Visual Finance Summary
Visual Finance
A single diagram links the three financial statements. See any company's health at a glance.
by Georgi Tsvetanov 2015 179 pages
3.81
341 ratings
Linked
by Albert-László Barabási • 2002
A few critical hubs hold most networks together. Target them, and the whole system collapses.
3.94
5k+
Linked Summary
Linked
A few critical hubs hold most networks together. Target them, and the whole system collapses.
by Albert-László Barabási 2002 288 pages
3.94
5k+ ratings
Real Estate by the Numbers
by Dave Meyer • 2022
Cap rate, IRR, cash-on-cash: the metrics that tell you whether to walk away.
4.56
177
Real Estate by the Numbers Summary
Real Estate by the Numbers
Cap rate, IRR, cash-on-cash: the metrics that tell you whether to walk away.
by Dave Meyer 2022 410 pages
4.56
177 ratings
NeuroWisdom
by Mark Robert Waldman • 2017
Four brain systems determine your wealth and your mood; here is how to train them.
3.76
254
NeuroWisdom Summary
NeuroWisdom
Four brain systems determine your wealth and your mood; here is how to train them.
by Mark Robert Waldman 2017 304 pages
3.76
254 ratings
Choice
by Robert P. Murphy • 2015
Socialism cannot do arithmetic. Without market prices, no planner can know what anything is worth.
4.60
259
Choice Summary
Choice
Socialism cannot do arithmetic. Without market prices, no planner can know what anything is worth.
by Robert P. Murphy 2015 336 pages
4.60
259 ratings
What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't
by Jessamyn Conrad • 2008
What every voter should know about the issues, explained without the partisan spin.
3.94
1k+
What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't Summary
What You Should Know About Politics . . . But Don't
What every voter should know about the issues, explained without the partisan spin.
by Jessamyn Conrad 2008 400 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
The Great Reset
by Richard Florida • 2010
Crashes rebuild how we live. Two gave us factories and suburbs. The third is remaking cities.
3.59
500+
The Great Reset Summary
The Great Reset
Crashes rebuild how we live. Two gave us factories and suburbs. The third is remaking cities.
by Richard Florida 2010 240 pages
3.59
500+ ratings
Virtual Society
by Herman Narula • 2022
Virtual worlds built civilization. The metaverse will fix what it broke: making us feel we matter.
3.40
288
Virtual Society Summary
Virtual Society
Virtual worlds built civilization. The metaverse will fix what it broke: making us feel we matter.
by Herman Narula 2022 288 pages
3.40
288 ratings
How to Read Numbers
by Tom Chivers • 2021
Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.
4.32
478
How to Read Numbers Summary
How to Read Numbers
Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.
by Tom Chivers 2021 172 pages
4.32
478 ratings
The Democracy Project
by David Graeber • 2013
Democracy only ever comes from below. Occupy Wall Street reminded America what that looks like.
4.08
1k+
The Democracy Project Summary
The Democracy Project
Democracy only ever comes from below. Occupy Wall Street reminded America what that looks like.
by David Graeber 2013 352 pages
4.08
1k+ ratings
High Financier
by Niall Ferguson • 2010
A German exile predicted globalization. Then he built the London bank to finance it.
3.71
251
High Financier Summary
High Financier
A German exile predicted globalization. Then he built the London bank to finance it.
by Niall Ferguson 2010 576 pages
3.71
251 ratings
The Little Book of Big Profits from Small Stocks, + Website
by Hilary Kramer • 2011
Stocks under $10 are ignored by Wall Street, which is exactly where the biggest returns hide.
3.39
176
The Little Book of Big Profits from Small Stocks, + Website Summary
The Little Book of Big Profits from Small Stocks, + Website
Stocks under $10 are ignored by Wall Street, which is exactly where the biggest returns hide.
by Hilary Kramer 2011 176 pages
3.39
176 ratings
The Industries of the Future
by Alec J. Ross • 2016
Robotics, genomics, code, and cyberwar: the next economy's winners and losers, mapped.
3.96
8k+
The Industries of the Future Summary
The Industries of the Future
Robotics, genomics, code, and cyberwar: the next economy's winners and losers, mapped.
by Alec J. Ross 2016 320 pages
3.96
8k+ ratings
Amazing Decisions
by Dan Ariely • 2019
Two rulebooks run your life, one for friends and one for money. Mixing them backfires predictably.
3.63
500+
Amazing Decisions Summary
Amazing Decisions
Two rulebooks run your life, one for friends and one for money. Mixing them backfires predictably.
by Dan Ariely 2019 224 pages
3.63
500+ ratings
Bank 2.0
by Brett King • 2010
The banking business model is broken. The replacement is already in your pocket.
3.61
193
Bank 2.0 Summary
Bank 2.0
The banking business model is broken. The replacement is already in your pocket.
by Brett King 2010 526 pages
3.61
193 ratings
From the Rat Race to Financial Freedom
by Manoj Arora • 2013
Escape the rat race: the saving habits, investment tools, and compound math that build real freedom.
4.17
459
From the Rat Race to Financial Freedom Summary
From the Rat Race to Financial Freedom
Escape the rat race: the saving habits, investment tools, and compound math that build real freedom.
by Manoj Arora 2013 308 pages
4.17
459 ratings
Road to Nowhere
by Paris Marx • 2022
The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.
4.16
500+
Road to Nowhere Summary
Road to Nowhere
The tech-driven transportation future is a dead end. The real fix: fewer cars, better transit.
by Paris Marx 2022 240 pages
4.16
500+ ratings
Inventing the Future
by Nick Srnicek • 2015
Small protests fail. The left needs automation, a guaranteed wage, and a long-term vision.
3.97
2k+
Inventing the Future Summary
Inventing the Future
Small protests fail. The left needs automation, a guaranteed wage, and a long-term vision.
by Nick Srnicek 2015 245 pages
3.97
2k+ ratings
COVID-19
by Klaus Schwab • 2020
The pandemic didn't just upend the world; it created a fleeting chance to rebuild it from scratch.
2.69
1k+
COVID-19 Summary
COVID-19
The pandemic didn't just upend the world; it created a fleeting chance to rebuild it from scratch.
by Klaus Schwab 2020 280 pages
2.69
1k+ ratings
Tulipmania
by Mike Dash • 2000
A tulip worth a house: the virus that streaked its petals sparked the first speculative mania.
3.66
2k+
Tulipmania Summary
Tulipmania
A tulip worth a house: the virus that streaked its petals sparked the first speculative mania.
by Mike Dash 2000
3.66
2k+ ratings
Work Optional
by Tanja Hester • 2019
Retire early without guilt or deprivation: align spending with what matters and reclaim your time.
3.90
2k+
Work Optional Summary
Work Optional
Retire early without guilt or deprivation: align spending with what matters and reclaim your time.
by Tanja Hester 2019 7 pages
3.90
2k+ ratings
If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks
by Peter Navarro • 2001
Rain in Brazil, a Fed decision, a trade report: connecting macro events to your next trade.
3.69
129
If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks Summary
If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks
Rain in Brazil, a Fed decision, a trade report: connecting macro events to your next trade.
by Peter Navarro 2001 288 pages
3.69
129 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
Why running a country like a business fails: the economic logic business leaders never learn.
by Paul Krugman 2009 64 pages
3.98
244 ratings
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