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Economics Book Summaries

How to Understand Business Finance
by Bob Cinnamon • 2006
Finance for the non-accountant: balance sheets, cash flow, and the ratios that matter.
3.36
44
How to Understand Business Finance Summary
How to Understand Business Finance
Finance for the non-accountant: balance sheets, cash flow, and the ratios that matter.
by Bob Cinnamon 2006 176 pages
3.36
44 ratings
Trust
by Francis Fukuyama • 1995
Why some nations build giant companies and others stay family-sized: it comes down to trust.
3.96
500+
Trust Summary
Trust
Why some nations build giant companies and others stay family-sized: it comes down to trust.
by Francis Fukuyama 1995 480 pages
3.96
500+ ratings
Volume Profile, Market Profile, Order Flow
by Johannes Forthmann • 2020
Chart patterns are no longer edges; they're bait in institutional traps. Learn to read order flow.
3.88
25
Volume Profile, Market Profile, Order Flow Summary
Volume Profile, Market Profile, Order Flow
Chart patterns are no longer edges; they're bait in institutional traps. Learn to read order flow.
by Johannes Forthmann 2020 211 pages
3.88
25 ratings
Managing In The Next Society 2Nd Revised Edition
by Drucker Peter • 1980
Knowledge workers own their tools. They know it. The old employment deal is over.
3.91
175
Managing In The Next Society 2Nd Revised Edition Summary
Managing In The Next Society 2Nd Revised Edition
Knowledge workers own their tools. They know it. The old employment deal is over.
by Drucker Peter 1980 240 pages
3.91
175 ratings
Overcrowded
by Roberto Verganti • 2016
Ideas are everywhere; meaning is scarce. Winning requires love, not just better answers.
3.83
122
Overcrowded Summary
Overcrowded
Ideas are everywhere; meaning is scarce. Winning requires love, not just better answers.
by Roberto Verganti 2016 264 pages
3.83
122 ratings
Getting to Green
by Frederic C. Rich • 2016
No major environmental law has passed in 25 years. Here's why, and how to fix it.
4.02
106
Getting to Green Summary
Getting to Green
No major environmental law has passed in 25 years. Here's why, and how to fix it.
by Frederic C. Rich 2016 368 pages
4.02
106 ratings
Managing the Myths of Health Care
by Henry Mintzberg • 2017
Medicine works. Hospital management doesn't. What community can do that competition cannot.
3.47
74
Managing the Myths of Health Care Summary
Managing the Myths of Health Care
Medicine works. Hospital management doesn't. What community can do that competition cannot.
by Henry Mintzberg 2017 272 pages
3.47
74 ratings
Fiber
by Susan P. Crawford • 2018
Fiber is this century's electricity, and America skipped the wiring job.
3.87
159
Fiber Summary
Fiber
Fiber is this century's electricity, and America skipped the wiring job.
by Susan P. Crawford 2018 264 pages
3.87
159 ratings
Public Administration and Public Affairs
by D. J. Henry • 1980
Designed for gridlock, American government still delivers. This is the machinery.
3.64
104
Public Administration and Public Affairs Summary
Public Administration and Public Affairs
Designed for gridlock, American government still delivers. This is the machinery.
by D. J. Henry 1980 416 pages
3.64
104 ratings
Distinction
by Pierre Bourdieu • 1979
Your taste is class warfare, fought on the terrain of art and food.
4.16
3k+
Distinction Summary
Distinction
Your taste is class warfare, fought on the terrain of art and food.
by Pierre Bourdieu 1979 640 pages
4.16
3k+ ratings
The Decisive Moment
by lehrer-jonah • 2009
Pure reason paralyzes. Neuroscience reveals why every decision depends on emotion, not just logic.
3.85
41k+
The Decisive Moment Summary
The Decisive Moment
Pure reason paralyzes. Neuroscience reveals why every decision depends on emotion, not just logic.
by lehrer-jonah 2009 294 pages
3.85
41k+ ratings
Branding that Means Business
by Matt Johnson • 2022
The psychology that turns brands into identities and the strategy for building one.
4.04
76
Branding that Means Business Summary
Branding that Means Business
The psychology that turns brands into identities and the strategy for building one.
by Matt Johnson 2022 228 pages
4.04
76 ratings
Beyond Money
by Anitra Nelson • 2022
Money is not a neutral tool. It is a growth engine incompatible with a living planet.
2.96
24
Beyond Money Summary
Beyond Money
Money is not a neutral tool. It is a growth engine incompatible with a living planet.
by Anitra Nelson 2022 232 pages
2.96
24 ratings
The Quest for Cosmic Justice
by Thomas Sowell • 1999
Justice: once impartial rules, now equal results. The change quietly costs freedom and safety.
4.38
3k+
The Quest for Cosmic Justice Summary
The Quest for Cosmic Justice
Justice: once impartial rules, now equal results. The change quietly costs freedom and safety.
by Thomas Sowell 1999 224 pages
4.38
3k+ ratings
Fire Your Boss
by Stephen M. Pollan • 2004
Depose your boss mentally, follow the money, and always fish for your next job from day one.
3.67
150
Fire Your Boss Summary
Fire Your Boss
Depose your boss mentally, follow the money, and always fish for your next job from day one.
by Stephen M. Pollan 2004 288 pages
3.67
150 ratings
Universal Man
by Richard Davenport-Hines • 2015
He rewrote economics and rebuilt nations, but Keynes's most radical project was his own life.
3.71
210
Universal Man Summary
Universal Man
He rewrote economics and rebuilt nations, but Keynes's most radical project was his own life.
by Richard Davenport-Hines 2015 432 pages
3.71
210 ratings
The Lean Marketplace
by Juho Makkonen • 2018
The lean playbook for launching a marketplace without dying on the chicken-and-egg problem.
4.30
243
The Lean Marketplace Summary
The Lean Marketplace
The lean playbook for launching a marketplace without dying on the chicken-and-egg problem.
by Juho Makkonen 2018 212 pages
4.30
243 ratings
The International Jew
by Anonymous • 2009
The claim that a single race secretly directs all world finance, politics, and revolution.
3.84
49
The International Jew Summary
The International Jew
The claim that a single race secretly directs all world finance, politics, and revolution.
by Anonymous 2009 166 pages
3.84
49 ratings
The Dollar Trap
by Eswar S. Prasad • 2013
Why poor countries keep lending to the richest one, and why no one can stop.
4.08
212
The Dollar Trap Summary
The Dollar Trap
Why poor countries keep lending to the richest one, and why no one can stop.
by Eswar S. Prasad 2013 432 pages
4.08
212 ratings
Inside Money
by Zachary Karabell • 2021
The private bank that shunned speculation, survived every panic, and built the American century.
4.09
411
Inside Money Summary
Inside Money
The private bank that shunned speculation, survived every panic, and built the American century.
by Zachary Karabell 2021 448 pages
4.09
411 ratings
I, the citizen
by R. Balasubramaniam
In India, the most powerful tool isn't a tractor but a citizen filing an RTI request.
4.26
53
I, the citizen Summary
I, the citizen
In India, the most powerful tool isn't a tractor but a citizen filing an RTI request.
by R. Balasubramaniam 280 pages
4.26
53 ratings
Eating Tomorrow
by Timothy A. Wise • 2019
Agribusiness starves farmers and the planet. Peasant-led farming is already fixing it.
3.78
78
Eating Tomorrow Summary
Eating Tomorrow
Agribusiness starves farmers and the planet. Peasant-led farming is already fixing it.
by Timothy A. Wise 2019 335 pages
3.78
78 ratings
The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order
by Gary Gerstle • 2022
How free-market ideology conquered America, then collapsed under the weight of its own crises.
4.22
1k+
The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order Summary
The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order
How free-market ideology conquered America, then collapsed under the weight of its own crises.
by Gary Gerstle 2022 432 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
The Happiness Equation
by Nattavudh Powdthavee • 2010
Friends beat a six-figure raise in happiness. A commute never stops hurting.
3.54
142
The Happiness Equation Summary
The Happiness Equation
Friends beat a six-figure raise in happiness. A commute never stops hurting.
by Nattavudh Powdthavee 2010 294 pages
3.54
142 ratings
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
by Friedrich Engels • 1884
Monogamy, patriarchy, and the state are not natural; they are recent, economic inventions.
4.14
8k+
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Summary
The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State
Monogamy, patriarchy, and the state are not natural; they are recent, economic inventions.
by Friedrich Engels 1884 220 pages
4.14
8k+ ratings
We Are All Weird
by Seth Godin • 2011
The bell curve is stretching: normal is vanishing, and the edges now dominate commerce.
3.55
4k+
We Are All Weird Summary
We Are All Weird
The bell curve is stretching: normal is vanishing, and the edges now dominate commerce.
by Seth Godin 2011 112 pages
3.55
4k+ ratings
The 80/20 Investor
by David Schneider • 2016
Stop trading, start waiting. How the 80/20 rule finds the rare investments that build real wealth.
3.98
83
The 80/20 Investor Summary
The 80/20 Investor
Stop trading, start waiting. How the 80/20 rule finds the rare investments that build real wealth.
by David Schneider 2016 215 pages
3.98
83 ratings
The Psychology Of Money - A Simple Guide To Financial Intelligence
by Addison Bell • 2021
Your money runs on habits, not spreadsheets. The psychology flip that makes saving automatic.
3.88
33
The Psychology Of Money - A Simple Guide To Financial Intelligence Summary
The Psychology Of Money - A Simple Guide To Financial Intelligence
Your money runs on habits, not spreadsheets. The psychology flip that makes saving automatic.
by Addison Bell 2021 178 pages
3.88
33 ratings
No B.S. Business Success in the New Economy
by Dan S. Kennedy • 2009
No-nonsense rules for fast business growth: test everything, master selling, guard your cash.
4.43
69
No B.S. Business Success in the New Economy Summary
No B.S. Business Success in the New Economy
No-nonsense rules for fast business growth: test everything, master selling, guard your cash.
by Dan S. Kennedy 2009 274 pages
4.43
69 ratings
Peebles Principles, The
by R. Donahue Peebles • 2007
Control the tenant, buy distressed, and never quit: a developer's twelve principles for winning big.
4.28
134
Peebles Principles, The Summary
Peebles Principles, The
Control the tenant, buy distressed, and never quit: a developer's twelve principles for winning big.
by R. Donahue Peebles 2007
4.28
134 ratings
The Fish Rots from the Head
by Bob Garratt • 1997
Failure starts in the boardroom. How directors create organizations that learn and last.
4.33
6
The Fish Rots from the Head Summary
The Fish Rots from the Head
Failure starts in the boardroom. How directors create organizations that learn and last.
by Bob Garratt 1997 314 pages
4.33
6 ratings
Bagehot
by James Grant • 2019
Taught central banks to halt a panic, and turned the money page into required reading.
3.67
161
Bagehot Summary
Bagehot
Taught central banks to halt a panic, and turned the money page into required reading.
by James Grant 2019 368 pages
3.67
161 ratings
Artificial Intelligence
by Neil Wilkins • 2019
The AI taking your job tomorrow does not exist. The fear is manufactured for profit.
3.18
17
Artificial Intelligence Summary
Artificial Intelligence
The AI taking your job tomorrow does not exist. The fear is manufactured for profit.
by Neil Wilkins 2019 96 pages
3.18
17 ratings
Development as Freedom
by Amartya Sen • 1999
Why no democracy has ever suffered a famine, and what that reveals about real development.
4.10
7k+
Development as Freedom Summary
Development as Freedom
Why no democracy has ever suffered a famine, and what that reveals about real development.
by Amartya Sen 1999 366 pages
4.10
7k+ ratings
Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst
by Daniel Reingold • 2006
His rival was the king of telecom analysts. WorldCom was his kingdom. Then the fraud unraveled.
3.88
1k+
Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst Summary
Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst
His rival was the king of telecom analysts. WorldCom was his kingdom. Then the fraud unraveled.
by Daniel Reingold 2006 384 pages
3.88
1k+ ratings
Exile on Wall Street
by Mike Mayo • 2011
Wall Street learned nothing from 2008. One analyst who saw it coming explains why.
3.69
260
Exile on Wall Street Summary
Exile on Wall Street
Wall Street learned nothing from 2008. One analyst who saw it coming explains why.
by Mike Mayo 2011 208 pages
3.69
260 ratings
9 Lessons in Brexit
by Ivan Rogers • 2019
Nine lessons on why the UK lost the Brexit negotiations, from a diplomat who was there.
4.06
500+
9 Lessons in Brexit Summary
9 Lessons in Brexit
Nine lessons on why the UK lost the Brexit negotiations, from a diplomat who was there.
by Ivan Rogers 2019 46 pages
4.06
500+ ratings
Strategy without Design
by Robert C.H. Chia • 2009
Planned strategy destroys itself. Wins that last emerge from everyday coping, not grand designs.
4.50
12
Strategy without Design Summary
Strategy without Design
Planned strategy destroys itself. Wins that last emerge from everyday coping, not grand designs.
by Robert C.H. Chia 2009 262 pages
4.50
12 ratings
Diagnosis
by Jane M. Hightower • 2008
Your tuna sandwich contains a neurotoxin, and the government knew it long before your doctor did.
3.53
34
Diagnosis Summary
Diagnosis
Your tuna sandwich contains a neurotoxin, and the government knew it long before your doctor did.
by Jane M. Hightower 2008 328 pages
3.53
34 ratings
The 7 Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy
by Warren Mosler • 2010
Why taxes don't fund spending, national debt is your savings, and trade deficits are a gift.
3.86
232
The 7 Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy Summary
The 7 Deadly Innocent Frauds of Economic Policy
Why taxes don't fund spending, national debt is your savings, and trade deficits are a gift.
by Warren Mosler 2010 117 pages
3.86
232 ratings
Bankrupting the Third World
by James Morcan • 2015
The global poverty industry: why aid, loans, and conflict minerals ensure poor nations stay poor.
4.40
96
Bankrupting the Third World Summary
Bankrupting the Third World
The global poverty industry: why aid, loans, and conflict minerals ensure poor nations stay poor.
by James Morcan 2015 102 pages
4.40
96 ratings
Growth
by Vaclav Smil • 2019
The math of growth is the same everywhere: a curve that bends toward limits, not infinity.
3.87
1k+
Growth Summary
Growth
The math of growth is the same everywhere: a curve that bends toward limits, not infinity.
by Vaclav Smil 2019 664 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
Sur/petition
by Edward de Bono • 1992
Competition keeps you alive. The real money is in building value no one else can offer.
4.01
81
Sur/petition Summary
Sur/petition
Competition keeps you alive. The real money is in building value no one else can offer.
by Edward de Bono 1992
4.01
81 ratings
Karl Marx
by 50Minutes • 2015
Profit is unpaid labor: Marx's case that capitalism exploits workers and is headed for collapse.
Karl Marx Summary
Karl Marx
Profit is unpaid labor: Marx's case that capitalism exploits workers and is headed for collapse.
by 50Minutes 2015 36 pages
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
The Triumph of Doubt Summary
The Triumph of Doubt
Tobacco wrote the manual for burying inconvenient science. Every other industry now uses it.
by David Michaels 2020 344 pages
4.08
222 ratings
Collusion
by Nomi Prins • 2018
Central banks print trillions from nothing to prop up the rich, with no way to stop.
3.69
334
Collusion Summary
Collusion
Central banks print trillions from nothing to prop up the rich, with no way to stop.
by Nomi Prins 2018 384 pages
3.69
334 ratings
Just One Thing
by John Mauldin • 2005
Twelve investors. Twelve non-negotiable rules. The ones that kept them rich through every market.
3.45
102
Just One Thing Summary
Just One Thing
Twelve investors. Twelve non-negotiable rules. The ones that kept them rich through every market.
by John Mauldin 2005 272 pages
3.45
102 ratings
Big Bang Disruption
by Larry Downes • 2014
When a product beats yours on every dimension, your industry doesn't just shrink. It disappears.
3.59
245
Big Bang Disruption Summary
Big Bang Disruption
When a product beats yours on every dimension, your industry doesn't just shrink. It disappears.
by Larry Downes 2014 272 pages
3.59
245 ratings
International Organizations
by Margaret P. Karns • 2004
How global cooperation actually works: the UN, regional bodies, and the NGOs bridging state limits.
3.53
162
International Organizations Summary
International Organizations
How global cooperation actually works: the UN, regional bodies, and the NGOs bridging state limits.
by Margaret P. Karns 2004 603 pages
3.53
162 ratings
The Just City
by Susan S. Fainstein • 2010
Stop asking if a city is growing. Start asking who it's growing for.
3.75
174
The Just City Summary
The Just City
Stop asking if a city is growing. Start asking who it's growing for.
by Susan S. Fainstein 2010 224 pages
3.75
174 ratings
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