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Economics Book Summaries

Justice at Work
by Marc Doussard • 2022
How coalitions fuse racial and economic justice to win policy in cities.
5.00
3
Justice at Work Summary
Justice at Work
How coalitions fuse racial and economic justice to win policy in cities.
by Marc Doussard 2022 252 pages
5.00
3 ratings
Gaffs
by Rory Hearne • 2022
Why Ireland's housing crisis is not a market failure but a government strategy to enrich investors.
3.52
171
Gaffs Summary
Gaffs
Why Ireland's housing crisis is not a market failure but a government strategy to enrich investors.
by Rory Hearne 2022 352 pages
3.52
171 ratings
Development Economics
by Debraj Ray • 1998
Missing markets, bad information, coordination traps: the hidden economics of persistent poverty.
4.03
190
Development Economics Summary
Development Economics
Missing markets, bad information, coordination traps: the hidden economics of persistent poverty.
by Debraj Ray 1998 872 pages
4.03
190 ratings
Michael Porter's Value Chain
by 50Minutes • 2015
Every department hands off work to the next. That handoff is where your margin disappears.
3.66
53
Michael Porter's Value Chain Summary
Michael Porter's Value Chain
Every department hands off work to the next. That handoff is where your margin disappears.
by 50Minutes 2015 35 pages
3.66
53 ratings
Luxury World
by Mark Tungate • 2009
The logo era ended. What luxury sells now: heritage stories, insider access, and time itself.
4.12
59
Luxury World Summary
Luxury World
The logo era ended. What luxury sells now: heritage stories, insider access, and time itself.
by Mark Tungate 2009 272 pages
4.12
59 ratings
International Law
by Jan Klabbers • 2013
International law: no sovereign, no police. How it works, and the imperial logic it still carries.
4.09
139
International Law Summary
International Law
International law: no sovereign, no police. How it works, and the imperial logic it still carries.
by Jan Klabbers 2013 368 pages
4.09
139 ratings
What's Mine Is Yours
by Rachel Botsman • 2010
Ownership is burden; access is power. How peer networks and digital trust are remaking the economy.
3.96
1k+
What's Mine Is Yours Summary
What's Mine Is Yours
Ownership is burden; access is power. How peer networks and digital trust are remaking the economy.
by Rachel Botsman 2010 304 pages
3.96
1k+ ratings
Cloud Finops
by J.R. Storment • 2019
The discipline that stops runaway cloud costs by putting finance and engineering on the same team.
4.11
184
Cloud Finops Summary
Cloud Finops
The discipline that stops runaway cloud costs by putting finance and engineering on the same team.
by J.R. Storment 2019 284 pages
4.11
184 ratings
The Growth Map
by Jim O'Neill • 2011
Four giant economies already power a third of global growth, and the next wave is bigger.
3.59
288
The Growth Map Summary
The Growth Map
Four giant economies already power a third of global growth, and the next wave is bigger.
by Jim O'Neill 2011 256 pages
3.59
288 ratings
The Serviceberry
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2024
Nature's economy is a gift economy. An ecologist shows how it works, and why markets can't.
4.27
69k+
The Serviceberry Summary
The Serviceberry
Nature's economy is a gift economy. An ecologist shows how it works, and why markets can't.
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2024 112 pages
4.27
69k+ ratings
Unscaled
by Hemant Taneja • 2018
Size used to win. Now AI lets lean companies rent what big corporations had to build.
3.86
331
Unscaled Summary
Unscaled
Size used to win. Now AI lets lean companies rent what big corporations had to build.
by Hemant Taneja 2018 240 pages
3.86
331 ratings
Options 101
by Steve Burns • 2016
Leverage without gambling: the Greeks, the risk rule, and the beginner's minefield mapped.
3.88
93
Options 101 Summary
Options 101
Leverage without gambling: the Greeks, the risk rule, and the beginner's minefield mapped.
by Steve Burns 2016 42 pages
3.88
93 ratings
All About Market Indicators
by Michael Sincere • 2010
Which indicators matter, the crowd psychology they reveal, and why three to seven beats a hundred.
3.75
51
All About Market Indicators Summary
All About Market Indicators
Which indicators matter, the crowd psychology they reveal, and why three to seven beats a hundred.
by Michael Sincere 2010 225 pages
3.75
51 ratings
We've Got You Covered
by Liran Einav • 2023
America already covers the uninsured, just badly. The fix: automatic, basic, free, and budgeted.
4.09
386
We've Got You Covered Summary
We've Got You Covered
America already covers the uninsured, just badly. The fix: automatic, basic, free, and budgeted.
by Liran Einav 2023 304 pages
4.09
386 ratings
Age of Anger
by Pankaj Mishra • 2017
Today's global resentments echo the fury that tore through modernizing Europe.
3.64
2k+
Age of Anger Summary
Age of Anger
Today's global resentments echo the fury that tore through modernizing Europe.
by Pankaj Mishra 2017 416 pages
3.64
2k+ ratings
None of the Above
by Shani Robinson • 2019
An Atlanta teacher indicted for cheating tells what the trial never let her say.
3.94
190
None of the Above Summary
None of the Above
An Atlanta teacher indicted for cheating tells what the trial never let her say.
by Shani Robinson 2019 272 pages
3.94
190 ratings
101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy
by Michael Taillard • 2012
Make sense of the global economy: trade, currencies, and the forces that move your money.
3.82
39
101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy Summary
101 Things Everyone Needs to Know about the Global Economy
Make sense of the global economy: trade, currencies, and the forces that move your money.
by Michael Taillard 2012 256 pages
3.82
39 ratings
Bandits
by Eric J. Hobsbawm • 1969
Every peasant society produces its own Robin Hood. A historian maps the universal pattern.
3.75
500+
Bandits Summary
Bandits
Every peasant society produces its own Robin Hood. A historian maps the universal pattern.
by Eric J. Hobsbawm 1969 240 pages
3.75
500+ ratings
Overthrow
by Stephen Kinzer • 2006
America has toppled 14 governments since 1893; the reasons it gave were almost never real.
4.18
4k+
Overthrow Summary
Overthrow
America has toppled 14 governments since 1893; the reasons it gave were almost never real.
by Stephen Kinzer 2006 384 pages
4.18
4k+ ratings
El código del dinero
by Raimon Samsó • 2009
Escape the time-for-money trap: build entrepreneurial systems for passive income and true freedom.
4.10
1k+
El código del dinero Summary
El código del dinero
Escape the time-for-money trap: build entrepreneurial systems for passive income and true freedom.
by Raimon Samsó 2009 315 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Clicks, Bricks & Brands
by Martin Lindstrom • 2001
Earning the loyalty of a $300 billion generation that decides what the whole family buys.
4.15
20
Clicks, Bricks & Brands Summary
Clicks, Bricks & Brands
Earning the loyalty of a $300 billion generation that decides what the whole family buys.
by Martin Lindstrom 2001 320 pages
4.15
20 ratings
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo
by Ian Harris • 2016
Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.
4.16
196
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo Summary
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo
Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.
by Ian Harris 2016 240 pages
4.16
196 ratings
The Mind of Wall Street
by Leon Levy • 2002
Markets aren't efficient; they're emotional. A Wall Street legend on what psychology does to prices.
3.52
132
The Mind of Wall Street Summary
The Mind of Wall Street
Markets aren't efficient; they're emotional. A Wall Street legend on what psychology does to prices.
by Leon Levy 2002 240 pages
3.52
132 ratings
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
by Thomas Sowell • 2005
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
4.37
9k+
Black Rednecks and White Liberals Summary
Black Rednecks and White Liberals
Liberals protect a dysfunctional culture that black communities learned from white Southerners.
by Thomas Sowell 2005 372 pages
4.37
9k+ ratings
BOOM
by Tony Horwitz • 2014
From oil sands to Gulf Coast: a pipeline route where roughnecks, strippers, and ranchers collide.
3.89
500+
BOOM Summary
BOOM
From oil sands to Gulf Coast: a pipeline route where roughnecks, strippers, and ranchers collide.
by Tony Horwitz 2014 116 pages
3.89
500+ ratings
Butterfly Economics
by Paul Ormerod • 1998
Crash without a shock: how firms and crowds generate boom, bust, and everything in between.
3.69
223
Butterfly Economics Summary
Butterfly Economics
Crash without a shock: how firms and crowds generate boom, bust, and everything in between.
by Paul Ormerod 1998 217 pages
3.69
223 ratings
1494
by Stephen R. Bown • 2011
A secret royal wedding, a corrupt pope, and one line that carved the world in two.
3.89
369
1494 Summary
1494
A secret royal wedding, a corrupt pope, and one line that carved the world in two.
by Stephen R. Bown 2011 304 pages
3.89
369 ratings
Industry and Empire
by Eric J. Hobsbawm • 1968
Britain's industrial head start created an empire-dependent economy destined to fall behind.
3.92
500+
Industry and Empire Summary
Industry and Empire
Britain's industrial head start created an empire-dependent economy destined to fall behind.
by Eric J. Hobsbawm 1968 411 pages
3.92
500+ ratings
Scotland
by Rab Houston • 2008
Union was meant to dissolve Scotland. Three institutions kept a nation alive inside Britain.
3.21
134
Scotland Summary
Scotland
Union was meant to dissolve Scotland. Three institutions kept a nation alive inside Britain.
by Rab Houston 2008 172 pages
3.21
134 ratings
A Fine Mess
by T.R. Reid • 2017
Six billion hours a year on taxes. Other countries need minutes. The reform we keep ignoring.
4.24
1k+
A Fine Mess Summary
A Fine Mess
Six billion hours a year on taxes. Other countries need minutes. The reform we keep ignoring.
by T.R. Reid 2017 288 pages
4.24
1k+ ratings
Hall of Mirrors
by Barry Eichengreen • 2014
History saved us from the Great Depression but steered us straight into the Great Recession.
4.01
296
Hall of Mirrors Summary
Hall of Mirrors
History saved us from the Great Depression but steered us straight into the Great Recession.
by Barry Eichengreen 2014 520 pages
4.01
296 ratings
Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?
by Steven Pinker • 2016
Four thinkers debate: are we actually getting better, or just trading old problems for bigger ones?
3.34
1k+
Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead? Summary
Do Humankind’s Best Days Lie Ahead?
Four thinkers debate: are we actually getting better, or just trading old problems for bigger ones?
by Steven Pinker 2016 128 pages
3.34
1k+ ratings
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
Knowing the Score Summary
Knowing the Score
The deepest truths about mind, ethics, and human potential are worked out on the pitch.
by David Papineau 2017 304 pages
3.29
150 ratings
Easy Copywriting
by Dewa Eka Prayoga • 2015
Market knowledge beats wordcraft ten to one. The Indonesian playbook for copy that sells.
4.18
172
Easy Copywriting Summary
Easy Copywriting
Market knowledge beats wordcraft ten to one. The Indonesian playbook for copy that sells.
by Dewa Eka Prayoga 2015 236 pages
4.18
172 ratings
The Ages of Globalization
by Jeffrey D. Sachs • 2020
What if globalization began with the first human migration? Its latest chapter could be its last.
3.89
404
The Ages of Globalization Summary
The Ages of Globalization
What if globalization began with the first human migration? Its latest chapter could be its last.
by Jeffrey D. Sachs 2020 280 pages
3.89
404 ratings
Traders at Work
by Tim Bourquin • 2012
What elite traders know about risk, psychology, and treating the markets like a real business.
4.04
47
Traders at Work Summary
Traders at Work
What elite traders know about risk, psychology, and treating the markets like a real business.
by Tim Bourquin 2012 229 pages
4.04
47 ratings
Confronting Reality
by Larry Bossidy • 2004
Face the facts competitors ignore: the practice that separates survivors from the disrupted.
3.80
295
Confronting Reality Summary
Confronting Reality
Face the facts competitors ignore: the practice that separates survivors from the disrupted.
by Larry Bossidy 2004 288 pages
3.80
295 ratings
Risk Intelligence
by Dylan Evans • 2012
Your probability estimates are worse than you think. It's trainable, and the payoff is real.
3.71
256
Risk Intelligence Summary
Risk Intelligence
Your probability estimates are worse than you think. It's trainable, and the payoff is real.
by Dylan Evans 2012 276 pages
3.71
256 ratings
Confessions of a Crypto Millionaire
by Dan Conway • 2019
He bet his family's savings on Ethereum. The $10 million exit was the easy part.
4.22
199
Confessions of a Crypto Millionaire Summary
Confessions of a Crypto Millionaire
He bet his family's savings on Ethereum. The $10 million exit was the easy part.
by Dan Conway 2019 201 pages
4.22
199 ratings
The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption
by Gad Saad • 2007
Your shopping cart is a fossil. Every purchase reveals a survival strategy from the Pleistocene.
3.87
54
The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption Summary
The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption
Your shopping cart is a fossil. Every purchase reveals a survival strategy from the Pleistocene.
by Gad Saad 2007 360 pages
3.87
54 ratings
The World s 99 Greatest Investors
by Magnus Angenfelt • 2014
The market's best minds don't share a strategy. They share a temperament.
3.51
61
The World s 99 Greatest Investors Summary
The World s 99 Greatest Investors
The market's best minds don't share a strategy. They share a temperament.
by Magnus Angenfelt 2014 325 pages
3.51
61 ratings
The 10 Commandments of Money
by Liz Pulliam Weston • 2010
The spending formula that works, the debt to kill first, and the insurance you don't need.
3.71
203
The 10 Commandments of Money Summary
The 10 Commandments of Money
The spending formula that works, the debt to kill first, and the insurance you don't need.
by Liz Pulliam Weston 2010 305 pages
3.71
203 ratings
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
Whale Hunt in the Desert Summary
Whale Hunt in the Desert
Steve Cyr, the Vegas host who hooks whales with comps and psychology until they crash.
by Deke Castleman 2004 330 pages
3.77
401 ratings
Too High to Fail
by Doug Fine • 2012
The trillion-dollar drug war failed. One California county's cannabis economy shows why.
3.75
259
Too High to Fail Summary
Too High to Fail
The trillion-dollar drug war failed. One California county's cannabis economy shows why.
by Doug Fine 2012 368 pages
3.75
259 ratings
A Beautiful Math
by Tom Siegfried • 2006
Adam Smith, Darwin, and your brain's dopamine all obey the same mathematical logic.
3.59
389
A Beautiful Math Summary
A Beautiful Math
Adam Smith, Darwin, and your brain's dopamine all obey the same mathematical logic.
by Tom Siegfried 2006 272 pages
3.59
389 ratings
The Little Book That Makes You Rich
by Louis Navellier • 2007
Eight variables grade a stock A to F; the 60/30/10 allocation turns those grades into returns.
3.36
198
The Little Book That Makes You Rich Summary
The Little Book That Makes You Rich
Eight variables grade a stock A to F; the 60/30/10 allocation turns those grades into returns.
by Louis Navellier 2007 208 pages
3.36
198 ratings
The Book
by Tom M. Tango • 2006
Most baseball strategy is wrong: the numbers reveal when to bunt, steal, and use your closer.
4.07
1k+
The Book Summary
The Book
Most baseball strategy is wrong: the numbers reveal when to bunt, steal, and use your closer.
by Tom M. Tango 2006 385 pages
4.07
1k+ ratings
The Chief Financial Officer
by Jason Karaian • 2014
The CFO: from bookkeeper to CEO co-pilot and the most versatile leader in the firm.
3.53
156
The Chief Financial Officer Summary
The Chief Financial Officer
The CFO: from bookkeeper to CEO co-pilot and the most versatile leader in the firm.
by Jason Karaian 2014 160 pages
3.53
156 ratings
Default
by Gregory Makoff • 2024
A century-old contract clause, a hedge fund, and a judge who nearly broke sovereign debt forever.
4.32
287
Default Summary
Default
A century-old contract clause, a hedge fund, and a judge who nearly broke sovereign debt forever.
by Gregory Makoff 2024 424 pages
4.32
287 ratings
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+
Swimming With Sharks Summary
Swimming With Sharks
Inside London's financial tribe: how it nearly collapsed the world economy, and why it still could.
by Joris Luyendijk 2015 288 pages
3.84
7k+ ratings
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