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Economics Book Summaries

Demosclerosis
by Jonathan Rauch • 1994
Small groups outmaneuver large publics. The cost: a government that gets busier while doing less.
4.10
29
Demosclerosis Summary
Demosclerosis
Small groups outmaneuver large publics. The cost: a government that gets busier while doing less.
by Jonathan Rauch 1994 260 pages
4.10
29 ratings
Germany in the World
by David Blackbourn • 2023
Germany's history from 1500 is a global story of trade, migration, and mass murder.
3.82
85
Germany in the World Summary
Germany in the World
Germany's history from 1500 is a global story of trade, migration, and mass murder.
by David Blackbourn 2023 800 pages
3.82
85 ratings
Make Money From Forex With Ease
by Stephen Benjamin • 2017
A three-indicator forex system claiming 80% wins, with exact entries and stop placements.
Make Money From Forex With Ease Summary
Make Money From Forex With Ease
A three-indicator forex system claiming 80% wins, with exact entries and stop placements.
by Stephen Benjamin 2017 114 pages
The Fracturing of the American Corporate Elite
by Mark S. Mizruchi • 2013
The corporate elite once united to serve the nation. Winning all it wanted broke it.
3.47
19
The Fracturing of the American Corporate Elite Summary
The Fracturing of the American Corporate Elite
The corporate elite once united to serve the nation. Winning all it wanted broke it.
by Mark S. Mizruchi 2013 384 pages
3.47
19 ratings
A Force for Good
by Daniel Goleman • 2015
Why training your mind is the most practical tool for ending poverty, violence, and climate harm.
4.04
1k+
A Force for Good Summary
A Force for Good
Why training your mind is the most practical tool for ending poverty, violence, and climate harm.
by Daniel Goleman 2015 272 pages
4.04
1k+ ratings
Organizing America
by Charles Perrow • 2001
The corporation wasn't a business model. It was a legal weapon engineered to concentrate power.
3.91
35
Organizing America Summary
Organizing America
The corporation wasn't a business model. It was a legal weapon engineered to concentrate power.
by Charles Perrow 2001 272 pages
3.91
35 ratings
Deeply Divided
by Doug McAdam • 2014
Postwar consensus shattered over race. Reforms meant to democratize handed activists the keys.
3.91
64
Deeply Divided Summary
Deeply Divided
Postwar consensus shattered over race. Reforms meant to democratize handed activists the keys.
by Doug McAdam 2014 408 pages
3.91
64 ratings
State Capture
by Alexander Hertel-Fernandez • 2019
Three organizations, backed by wealthy donors, turned state capitols into a policy assembly line.
4.02
59
State Capture Summary
State Capture
Three organizations, backed by wealthy donors, turned state capitols into a policy assembly line.
by Alexander Hertel-Fernandez 2019 384 pages
4.02
59 ratings
The Funnel Hacker's Cookbook
by Russell Brunson
Plug together proven pages like bricks, break even on the front end, and pocket the backend.
4.48
71
The Funnel Hacker's Cookbook Summary
The Funnel Hacker's Cookbook
Plug together proven pages like bricks, break even on the front end, and pocket the backend.
by Russell Brunson
4.48
71 ratings
A Revolution in Favor of Government
by Max M. Edling • 2003
The U.S. Constitution was a state-building project, not a charter of limited government.
3.78
65
A Revolution in Favor of Government Summary
A Revolution in Favor of Government
The U.S. Constitution was a state-building project, not a charter of limited government.
by Max M. Edling 2003 352 pages
3.78
65 ratings
The First Advent in Palestine
by Kelley Nikondeha • 2022
Christmas was not a silent night but a peace campaign born under occupation.
4.29
487
The First Advent in Palestine Summary
The First Advent in Palestine
Christmas was not a silent night but a peace campaign born under occupation.
by Kelley Nikondeha 2022 214 pages
4.29
487 ratings
The Bookshop
by Evan Friss • 2024
From Franklin's print shop to Amazon's bookstores: how the American bookstore keeps refusing to die.
3.90
11k+
The Bookshop Summary
The Bookshop
From Franklin's print shop to Amazon's bookstores: how the American bookstore keeps refusing to die.
by Evan Friss 2024 416 pages
3.90
11k+ ratings
Rich Thanks to Racism
by Jim Freeman • 2021
Persistent racial inequality is not a flaw in the system. It is the business model.
4.13
46
Rich Thanks to Racism Summary
Rich Thanks to Racism
Persistent racial inequality is not a flaw in the system. It is the business model.
by Jim Freeman 2021 296 pages
4.13
46 ratings
Building a New American State
by Stephen Skowronek • 1982
Before the New Deal, there was the Progressive Era: how America built its administrative state.
3.75
57
Building a New American State Summary
Building a New American State
Before the New Deal, there was the Progressive Era: how America built its administrative state.
by Stephen Skowronek 1982 400 pages
3.75
57 ratings
From Welfare to Workfare
by Jennifer Mittelstadt • 2005
Reformers taught poor mothers to work to save welfare; they built the case for workfare instead.
3.91
11
From Welfare to Workfare Summary
From Welfare to Workfare
Reformers taught poor mothers to work to save welfare; they built the case for workfare instead.
by Jennifer Mittelstadt 2005 288 pages
3.91
11 ratings
The Economist Guide to Commodities
by Caroline Bain • 2013
What moves commodity prices isn't just supply and demand: it's China, speculation, and geopolitics.
3.67
57
The Economist Guide to Commodities Summary
The Economist Guide to Commodities
What moves commodity prices isn't just supply and demand: it's China, speculation, and geopolitics.
by Caroline Bain 2013 320 pages
3.67
57 ratings
The Implosion of Contemporary Capitalism
by Samir Amin • 2013
Monopoly capitalism's financialized phase is terminal, not a crisis. The only way out: socialism.
4.00
56
The Implosion of Contemporary Capitalism Summary
The Implosion of Contemporary Capitalism
Monopoly capitalism's financialized phase is terminal, not a crisis. The only way out: socialism.
by Samir Amin 2013 144 pages
4.00
56 ratings
Congressional Conservatism and the New Deal
by James T. Patterson • 1981
The revolt against the New Deal was no conspiracy. It was Congress returning to its natural state.
4.30
10
Congressional Conservatism and the New Deal Summary
Congressional Conservatism and the New Deal
The revolt against the New Deal was no conspiracy. It was Congress returning to its natural state.
by James T. Patterson 1981 369 pages
4.30
10 ratings
The First New Nation
by Seymour Martin Lipset • 1963
Before the developing world could fail, America figured out how to make a new nation survive.
4.13
16
The First New Nation Summary
The First New Nation
Before the developing world could fail, America figured out how to make a new nation survive.
by Seymour Martin Lipset 1963 424 pages
4.13
16 ratings
Global Civil War
by William I. Robinson • 2022
Tech giants, banks, and the military used Covid to fuse into a global surveillance order.
4.13
32
Global Civil War Summary
Global Civil War
Tech giants, banks, and the military used Covid to fuse into a global surveillance order.
by William I. Robinson 2022 224 pages
4.13
32 ratings
AN EASY APPROACH TO JAPANESE CANDLESTICKS - The introductory guide to candlestick trading and to the most effective strategies of Technical Analysis.
by Stefano Calicchio • 2013
Before the breakout: how candlestick patterns telegraph market moves you can trade.
3.00
1
AN EASY APPROACH TO JAPANESE CANDLESTICKS - The introductory guide to candlestick trading and to the most effective strategies of Technical Analysis. Summary
AN EASY APPROACH TO JAPANESE CANDLESTICKS - The introductory guide to candlestick trading and to the most effective strategies of Technical Analysis.
Before the breakout: how candlestick patterns telegraph market moves you can trade.
by Stefano Calicchio 2013 82 pages
3.00
1 ratings
Sunbelt Capitalism
by Elizabeth Tandy Shermer • 2013
How Phoenix elites seized government, broke unions, and built a corporate model that remade America.
3.23
22
Sunbelt Capitalism Summary
Sunbelt Capitalism
How Phoenix elites seized government, broke unions, and built a corporate model that remade America.
by Elizabeth Tandy Shermer 2013 432 pages
3.23
22 ratings
Storia economica dell'Europa pre-industriale
by Carlo M. Cipolla • 1974
How plague, timber famine, and silver hunger forced medieval Europe to invent the modern economy.
4.29
277
Storia economica dell'Europa pre-industriale Summary
Storia economica dell'Europa pre-industriale
How plague, timber famine, and silver hunger forced medieval Europe to invent the modern economy.
by Carlo M. Cipolla 1974 491 pages
4.29
277 ratings
Etf Investing
by Nathan Bell • 2020
Lower fees, better taxes, trade anytime: the retirement vehicle most investors overlook.
Etf Investing Summary
Etf Investing
Lower fees, better taxes, trade anytime: the retirement vehicle most investors overlook.
by Nathan Bell 2020 242 pages
Another World Is Possible
by Geoff Mulgan • 2022
Our real scarcity isn't resources: it is the imagination to design a society worth having.
4.47
19
Another World Is Possible Summary
Another World Is Possible
Our real scarcity isn't resources: it is the imagination to design a society worth having.
by Geoff Mulgan 2022 352 pages
4.47
19 ratings
The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing
by Matt Taibbi • 2018
A drug dealer's business playbook: lessons in risk, financial discipline, and knowing when to quit.
3.95
337
The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing Summary
The Business Secrets of Drug Dealing
A drug dealer's business playbook: lessons in risk, financial discipline, and knowing when to quit.
by Matt Taibbi 2018
3.95
337 ratings
The Twilight of Common Dreams
by Todd Gitlin • 1995
The Left abandoned class for identity, and the Right took the country. An anatomy of surrender.
3.43
53
The Twilight of Common Dreams Summary
The Twilight of Common Dreams
The Left abandoned class for identity, and the Right took the country. An anatomy of surrender.
by Todd Gitlin 1995 294 pages
3.43
53 ratings
The Architecture of Markets
by Neil Fligstein • 2001
Markets are built by states, firms, and shared beliefs, not spontaneous order.
4.15
52
The Architecture of Markets Summary
The Architecture of Markets
Markets are built by states, firms, and shared beliefs, not spontaneous order.
by Neil Fligstein 2001 288 pages
4.15
52 ratings
Stock Market Investing Ultimate Guide For Beginners in 2020
by Robert T Stock • 2020
Buy companies for less than they're worth, then wait. Value investing for beginners.
Stock Market Investing Ultimate Guide For Beginners in 2020 Summary
Stock Market Investing Ultimate Guide For Beginners in 2020
Buy companies for less than they're worth, then wait. Value investing for beginners.
by Robert T Stock 2020 94 pages
War and Society in Early Rome
by Jeremy Armstrong • 2016
Clan chiefs, not generals, led Rome's first armies. They raided for portable loot, not territory.
4.46
13
War and Society in Early Rome Summary
War and Society in Early Rome
Clan chiefs, not generals, led Rome's first armies. They raided for portable loot, not territory.
by Jeremy Armstrong 2016 332 pages
4.46
13 ratings
Federalism and the Making of America by David Brian Robertson
by David Robertson • 2011
America's biggest fights aren't over what government should do but which government gets to decide.
3.73
11
Federalism and the Making of America by David Brian Robertson Summary
Federalism and the Making of America by David Brian Robertson
America's biggest fights aren't over what government should do but which government gets to decide.
by David Robertson 2011
3.73
11 ratings
Currency Trading and Forex 100 Success Secrets - 100 Most Asked Questions on Becoming a Successful Currency Trader
by Frank Brill • 2008
The 100 questions every new currency trader asks, answered in one place: from charts to psychology.
Currency Trading and Forex 100 Success Secrets - 100 Most Asked Questions on Becoming a Successful Currency Trader Summary
Currency Trading and Forex 100 Success Secrets - 100 Most Asked Questions on Becoming a Successful Currency Trader
The 100 questions every new currency trader asks, answered in one place: from charts to psychology.
by Frank Brill 2008 184 pages
Affairs of State
by Morton Keller • 1977
After the Civil War, the real fight was over how much government America would accept.
3.80
10
Affairs of State Summary
Affairs of State
After the Civil War, the real fight was over how much government America would accept.
by Morton Keller 1977 648 pages
3.80
10 ratings
An Enemy of the State
by F. Paul Wilson • 1980
To break an empire's grip, he targets its currency and teaches millions to stop obeying.
3.89
442
An Enemy of the State Summary
An Enemy of the State
To break an empire's grip, he targets its currency and teaches millions to stop obeying.
by F. Paul Wilson 1980 308 pages
3.89
442 ratings
The Unintended Reformation
by Brad S. Gregory • 2012
Christian reformers tried to save the faith. They accidentally built the secular West instead.
4.03
388
The Unintended Reformation Summary
The Unintended Reformation
Christian reformers tried to save the faith. They accidentally built the secular West instead.
by Brad S. Gregory 2012 539 pages
4.03
388 ratings
Stock Market Investing for Beginners
by Ben Stine • 2020
Why most beginners fail: a rule-based method for surviving your first year.
Stock Market Investing for Beginners Summary
Stock Market Investing for Beginners
Why most beginners fail: a rule-based method for surviving your first year.
by Ben Stine 2020
Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis
by Ashraf Laidi • 2008
You trade euros, but the signal lives in oil and yield curves.
3.86
79
Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis Summary
Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis
You trade euros, but the signal lives in oil and yield curves.
by Ashraf Laidi 2008 304 pages
3.86
79 ratings
Atlas Shrugged Part B
by Ayn Rand • 1957
A railroad VP hunts a vanished inventor as the state devours its creators and industry collapses.
4.37
3k+
Atlas Shrugged Part B Summary
Atlas Shrugged Part B
A railroad VP hunts a vanished inventor as the state devours its creators and industry collapses.
by Ayn Rand 1957 15 pages
4.37
3k+ ratings
The New Long Life
by Andrew J. Scott • 2020
Living to a hundred is not the problem. Living by a script written for seventy is.
3.69
205
The New Long Life Summary
The New Long Life
Living to a hundred is not the problem. Living by a script written for seventy is.
by Andrew J. Scott 2020 256 pages
3.69
205 ratings
Psychologie des grands traders (Bourse)
by Thami Kabbaj • 2011
Why most traders lose: the brain's hidden biases, and the discipline to override them.
4.00
23
Psychologie des grands traders (Bourse) Summary
Psychologie des grands traders (Bourse)
Why most traders lose: the brain's hidden biases, and the discipline to override them.
by Thami Kabbaj 2011 277 pages
4.00
23 ratings
Capitalism
by Fred L. Block • 2018
Capitalism is not a system. It is a story invented to make reform look dangerous.
3.63
19
Capitalism Summary
Capitalism
Capitalism is not a system. It is a story invented to make reform look dangerous.
by Fred L. Block 2018 260 pages
3.63
19 ratings
Schockwellen
by Claudia Kemfert • 2023
Why Germany's energy transition stalled by design, and the community projects that got it right.
4.07
75
Schockwellen Summary
Schockwellen
Why Germany's energy transition stalled by design, and the community projects that got it right.
by Claudia Kemfert 2023 394 pages
4.07
75 ratings
Crisis Averted
by Caitlin Rivers • 2024
Public health saves millions; why do we starve it until a crisis hits?
4.16
247
Crisis Averted Summary
Crisis Averted
Public health saves millions; why do we starve it until a crisis hits?
by Caitlin Rivers 2024 320 pages
4.16
247 ratings
The People's Business
by Lee Drutman • 2004
Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.
4.33
12
The People's Business Summary
The People's Business
Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.
by Lee Drutman 2004 360 pages
4.33
12 ratings
Wealth
by Stuart E. Lucas • 2006
Stop letting advisors run your fortune. The owner's manual for wealth that outlasts you.
3.91
57
Wealth Summary
Wealth
Stop letting advisors run your fortune. The owner's manual for wealth that outlasts you.
by Stuart E. Lucas 2006 356 pages
3.91
57 ratings
Big Money
by Kenneth P. Vogel • 2014
$2.5 billion in outside money: why party bosses lost control and donors took over.
3.64
90
Big Money Summary
Big Money
$2.5 billion in outside money: why party bosses lost control and donors took over.
by Kenneth P. Vogel 2014 320 pages
3.64
90 ratings
White Heat
by Dominic Sandbrook • 2006
The sixties were a myth of liberation. The reality was crisis, backlash, and decline.
4.38
500+
White Heat Summary
White Heat
The sixties were a myth of liberation. The reality was crisis, backlash, and decline.
by Dominic Sandbrook 2006 896 pages
4.38
500+ ratings
Popular Dictatorships
by Aleksandar Matovski • 2022
The ballot box is not a check on authoritarianism but its most powerful source of legitimacy.
3.56
16
Popular Dictatorships Summary
Popular Dictatorships
The ballot box is not a check on authoritarianism but its most powerful source of legitimacy.
by Aleksandar Matovski 2022 316 pages
3.56
16 ratings
Cattle Kingdom
by Christopher Knowlton • 2017
The Wild West was a speculative bubble fueled by British aristocrats and popped by a single winter.
4.10
1k+
Cattle Kingdom Summary
Cattle Kingdom
The Wild West was a speculative bubble fueled by British aristocrats and popped by a single winter.
by Christopher Knowlton 2017 426 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
Managed Annihilation
by Dean L.Y. Bavington • 2010
The 1992 cod collapse that idled 30,000 workers was not nature's fault but management's.
3.29
21
Managed Annihilation Summary
Managed Annihilation
The 1992 cod collapse that idled 30,000 workers was not nature's fault but management's.
by Dean L.Y. Bavington 2010 224 pages
3.29
21 ratings
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