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Economics Book Summaries

Russia's Fate Through Russian Eyes
by Heyward Isham • 2019
Russians who dismantled communism discovered that building its replacement was the harder half.
Russia's Fate Through Russian Eyes Summary
Russia's Fate Through Russian Eyes
Russians who dismantled communism discovered that building its replacement was the harder half.
by Heyward Isham 2019 448 pages
Incorruptible
by Eric Ries • 2026
A gravitational force pulls good companies into corruption, and standard governance cannot stop it.
4.51
141
Incorruptible Summary
Incorruptible
A gravitational force pulls good companies into corruption, and standard governance cannot stop it.
by Eric Ries 2026 432 pages
4.51
141 ratings
Banking on Digital Growth
by James Robert Lay • 2020
Stop pushing products and start guiding consumers: a digital growth playbook for financial brands.
4.00
59
Banking on Digital Growth Summary
Banking on Digital Growth
Stop pushing products and start guiding consumers: a digital growth playbook for financial brands.
by James Robert Lay 2020 280 pages
4.00
59 ratings
The World in 2050
by Hamish McRae • 2022
A handful of 1960s birth rates already chose the superpowers of 2050.
3.62
342
The World in 2050 Summary
The World in 2050
A handful of 1960s birth rates already chose the superpowers of 2050.
by Hamish McRae 2022
3.62
342 ratings
State Power in Ancient China and Rome
by Walter Scheidel • 2014
Rome fell for good; China resurrected for two millennia. The difference: bureaucracy.
3.31
13
State Power in Ancient China and Rome Summary
State Power in Ancient China and Rome
Rome fell for good; China resurrected for two millennia. The difference: bureaucracy.
by Walter Scheidel 2014 324 pages
3.31
13 ratings
Weber
by Gianfranco Poggi • 2004
Max Weber's ideas explain why you punch a clock, obey rules, and fill your calendar.
3.59
17
Weber Summary
Weber
Max Weber's ideas explain why you punch a clock, obey rules, and fill your calendar.
by Gianfranco Poggi 2004 152 pages
3.59
17 ratings
Cheaponomics
by Michael S. Carolan • 2014
Every low price hides a bill you are already paying, just not at the register.
3.65
20
Cheaponomics Summary
Cheaponomics
Every low price hides a bill you are already paying, just not at the register.
by Michael S. Carolan 2014 224 pages
3.65
20 ratings
Taking it Big
by Stanley Aronowitz • 2012
He exposed concentrated power in a military-corporate alliance and called on thinkers to fight back.
4.08
12
Taking it Big Summary
Taking it Big
He exposed concentrated power in a military-corporate alliance and called on thinkers to fight back.
by Stanley Aronowitz 2012 288 pages
4.08
12 ratings
AI in the Financial Markets
by Federico Cecconi • 2023
AI finds market patterns invisible to humans, trades on them instantly, and offers no explanation.
AI in the Financial Markets Summary
AI in the Financial Markets
AI finds market patterns invisible to humans, trades on them instantly, and offers no explanation.
by Federico Cecconi 2023 236 pages
The Business Ethics Handbook
by Jack Marks • 2009
Ethics isn't a poster. Audits, hotlines, supplier contracts. One handbook, every template.
The Business Ethics Handbook Summary
The Business Ethics Handbook
Ethics isn't a poster. Audits, hotlines, supplier contracts. One handbook, every template.
by Jack Marks 2009 194 pages
Boom Bust
by Fred Harrison • 1999
Land speculation drives the 18-year boom-bust cycle. The next crash already builds.
3.95
38
Boom Bust Summary
Boom Bust
Land speculation drives the 18-year boom-bust cycle. The next crash already builds.
by Fred Harrison 1999 304 pages
3.95
38 ratings
Profit From Forex Price Action
by Atif Choudhury • 2014
Six technical strategies for timing currency trades, and the discipline to follow them.
Profit From Forex Price Action Summary
Profit From Forex Price Action
Six technical strategies for timing currency trades, and the discipline to follow them.
by Atif Choudhury 2014
Funky Business
by Jonas Ridderstrale • 2000
70% of a car's value is intangible; the real factory is the brain.
3.87
1k+
Funky Business Summary
Funky Business
70% of a car's value is intangible; the real factory is the brain.
by Jonas Ridderstrale 2000 288 pages
3.87
1k+ ratings
The Whiteness of Wealth
by Dorothy A. Brown • 2021
The tax code's biggest subsidies reward how white Americans marry, buy homes, and invest.
4.25
1k+
The Whiteness of Wealth Summary
The Whiteness of Wealth
The tax code's biggest subsidies reward how white Americans marry, buy homes, and invest.
by Dorothy A. Brown 2021 288 pages
4.25
1k+ ratings
The economics of Crypto-Currency Mining
by Hal Hashimoto • 2021
Crypto mining's real metric isn't profit margin, it's the days until you break even.
2.00
1
The economics of Crypto-Currency Mining Summary
The economics of Crypto-Currency Mining
Crypto mining's real metric isn't profit margin, it's the days until you break even.
by Hal Hashimoto 2021 38 pages
2.00
1 ratings
The Power Elite
by C. Wright Mills • 1956
Corporate wealth, military brass, and political appointees run a closed circuit; the public watches.
4.15
1k+
The Power Elite Summary
The Power Elite
Corporate wealth, military brass, and political appointees run a closed circuit; the public watches.
by C. Wright Mills 1956 448 pages
4.15
1k+ ratings
The Daily Drucker
by Peter F. Drucker • 2000
Drucker in daily doses: why character builds leaders, time is everything, and yesterday must go.
4.10
1k+
The Daily Drucker Summary
The Daily Drucker
Drucker in daily doses: why character builds leaders, time is everything, and yesterday must go.
by Peter F. Drucker 2000 448 pages
4.10
1k+ ratings
The Power in the Land
by Fred Harrison • 1983
An 18-year land cycle, not interest rates, drives recessions. Economics missed it entirely.
4.13
15
The Power in the Land Summary
The Power in the Land
An 18-year land cycle, not interest rates, drives recessions. Economics missed it entirely.
by Fred Harrison 1983 320 pages
4.13
15 ratings
The History of the Ancient World
by Susan Wise Bauer • 2007
The recurring patterns that built and then quietly destroyed ancient civs from Sumer to Rome.
4.11
6k+
The History of the Ancient World Summary
The History of the Ancient World
The recurring patterns that built and then quietly destroyed ancient civs from Sumer to Rome.
by Susan Wise Bauer 2007 896 pages
4.11
6k+ ratings
The Arrogance of Humanism
by David W. Ehrenfeld • 1978
Modernity's religion of reason promises total control. Its actual deliverable is cascading failure.
3.97
91
The Arrogance of Humanism Summary
The Arrogance of Humanism
Modernity's religion of reason promises total control. Its actual deliverable is cascading failure.
by David W. Ehrenfeld 1978 304 pages
3.97
91 ratings
Wiser
by Cass R. Sunstein • 2014
Why groups amplify error: members herd, hide what they know, and silence the best information.
3.62
437
Wiser Summary
Wiser
Why groups amplify error: members herd, hide what they know, and silence the best information.
by Cass R. Sunstein 2014 272 pages
3.62
437 ratings
Summer of Fire and Blood
by Lyndal Roper • 2024
Luther declared Christians free. Peasants took him literally, and a hundred thousand were killed.
3.91
488
Summer of Fire and Blood Summary
Summer of Fire and Blood
Luther declared Christians free. Peasants took him literally, and a hundred thousand were killed.
by Lyndal Roper 2024 501 pages
3.91
488 ratings
Murderland
by Caroline Fraser • 2025
The serial-killer wave wasn't a policing failure. It was lead poisoning, and industry knew.
3.78
13k+
Murderland Summary
Murderland
The serial-killer wave wasn't a policing failure. It was lead poisoning, and industry knew.
by Caroline Fraser 2025 480 pages
3.78
13k+ ratings
Strategic Foresight
by Sarah Lai Cheah • 2020
An end-to-end system for turning market foresight into products your customers actually want.
Strategic Foresight Summary
Strategic Foresight
An end-to-end system for turning market foresight into products your customers actually want.
by Sarah Lai Cheah 2020 120 pages
The Octopus Organization
by Phil Le-Brun • 2025
Your company runs on permission slips. Ten shifts that move the decisions to the edges.
4.27
97
The Octopus Organization Summary
The Octopus Organization
Your company runs on permission slips. Ten shifts that move the decisions to the edges.
by Phil Le-Brun 2025 324 pages
4.27
97 ratings
The Digital Banking Revolution
by Luigi Wewege • 2017
FinTech is unbundling banking, service by service. The playbook for fighting back.
3.86
21
The Digital Banking Revolution Summary
The Digital Banking Revolution
FinTech is unbundling banking, service by service. The playbook for fighting back.
by Luigi Wewege 2017 166 pages
3.86
21 ratings
Bóg techy. Jak wielkie firmy technologiczne przejmują władzę nad Polską i światem
by Sylwia Czubkowska • 2025
Big tech colonized Poland without firing a shot. Here is the playbook.
4.24
500+
Bóg techy. Jak wielkie firmy technologiczne przejmują władzę nad Polską i światem Summary
Bóg techy. Jak wielkie firmy technologiczne przejmują władzę nad Polską i światem
Big tech colonized Poland without firing a shot. Here is the playbook.
by Sylwia Czubkowska 2025 528 pages
4.24
500+ ratings
Stock Market Maestros
by Lee Freeman-Shor • 2026
Wrong half the time yet beating the market: the payoff math that renders stock picking a sideshow.
4.25
8
Stock Market Maestros Summary
Stock Market Maestros
Wrong half the time yet beating the market: the payoff math that renders stock picking a sideshow.
by Lee Freeman-Shor 2026 366 pages
4.25
8 ratings
Stock Market Investing for Beginners
by William Owens • 2020
Start investing with pocket change: day trading tactics, fundamentals, and beginner pitfalls.
Stock Market Investing for Beginners Summary
Stock Market Investing for Beginners
Start investing with pocket change: day trading tactics, fundamentals, and beginner pitfalls.
by William Owens 2020
Storia dell'Italia contemporanea 1943-2019
by Umberto Gentiloni Silveri • 2019
Moro, Mafia bombs, Tangentopoli: Italy's republic keeps dying but never gets buried.
3.09
46
Storia dell'Italia contemporanea 1943-2019 Summary
Storia dell'Italia contemporanea 1943-2019
Moro, Mafia bombs, Tangentopoli: Italy's republic keeps dying but never gets buried.
by Umberto Gentiloni Silveri 2019 405 pages
3.09
46 ratings
Globalists
by Quinn Slobodian • 2018
Neoliberalism never freed markets. It gave capital rights that no vote could take away.
4.16
1k+
Globalists Summary
Globalists
Neoliberalism never freed markets. It gave capital rights that no vote could take away.
by Quinn Slobodian 2018 400 pages
4.16
1k+ ratings
Trading
by Mark Elder • 2021
Four guides that turn options, forex, and swing trading from a casino bet into a disciplined system.
Trading Summary
Trading
Four guides that turn options, forex, and swing trading from a casino bet into a disciplined system.
by Mark Elder 2021 540 pages
Crack-Up Capitalism
by Quinn Slobodian • 2023
The global map is riddled with over 5,400 holes, each a lab for escaping democracy.
4.12
1k+
Crack-Up Capitalism Summary
Crack-Up Capitalism
The global map is riddled with over 5,400 holes, each a lab for escaping democracy.
by Quinn Slobodian 2023 352 pages
4.12
1k+ ratings
The Omicron Forex Trading Manual
by Mr. Seamus A. McKenna MBA • 2012
Turn Forex chaos into a system: the rules and the mindset to trade like a professional.
The Omicron Forex Trading Manual Summary
The Omicron Forex Trading Manual
Turn Forex chaos into a system: the rules and the mindset to trade like a professional.
by Mr. Seamus A. McKenna MBA 2012 162 pages
Class and Class Conflict In Industrial Society
by Ralf Dahrendorf • 1959
The engine of class conflict is not property. It's authority. And even socialism couldn't touch it.
4.02
45
Class and Class Conflict In Industrial Society Summary
Class and Class Conflict In Industrial Society
The engine of class conflict is not property. It's authority. And even socialism couldn't touch it.
by Ralf Dahrendorf 1959 352 pages
4.02
45 ratings
American Apartheid
by Douglas S. Massey • 1993
The ghetto was engineered. Segregation, not class or culture, makes black poverty permanent.
4.13
1k+
American Apartheid Summary
American Apartheid
The ghetto was engineered. Segregation, not class or culture, makes black poverty permanent.
by Douglas S. Massey 1993 312 pages
4.13
1k+ ratings
Capital Project Management
by Robert N. McGrath • 2019
Where capital projects break down, and the disciplines that keep each failure point under control.
Capital Project Management Summary
Capital Project Management
Where capital projects break down, and the disciplines that keep each failure point under control.
by Robert N. McGrath 2019 156 pages
Logistics
by Harald Gleissner • 2007
A complete logistics playbook: from transport modes to cash-to-cash cycles and performance metrics.
4.00
6
Logistics Summary
Logistics
A complete logistics playbook: from transport modes to cash-to-cash cycles and performance metrics.
by Harald Gleissner 2007 342 pages
4.00
6 ratings
The Story of Technology
by Daniel M. Gerstein • 2019
Technology lurches, converges, and reshapes us. The patterns for reading the next disruption.
3.50
16
The Story of Technology Summary
The Story of Technology
Technology lurches, converges, and reshapes us. The patterns for reading the next disruption.
by Daniel M. Gerstein 2019 288 pages
3.50
16 ratings
Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart
by Gerd Gigerenzer • 1999
Complexity is the enemy of judgment. Fast, simple, even ignorant strategies win more than you think.
3.73
178
Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart Summary
Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart
Complexity is the enemy of judgment. Fast, simple, even ignorant strategies win more than you think.
by Gerd Gigerenzer 1999 416 pages
3.73
178 ratings
The Submerged State
by Suzanne Mettler • 2011
Half of Americans who use government programs say they never have. That gap is no accident.
3.88
267
The Submerged State Summary
The Submerged State
Half of Americans who use government programs say they never have. That gap is no accident.
by Suzanne Mettler 2011 176 pages
3.88
267 ratings
Forecasting
by Rob J. Hyndman • 2013
Build forecasts that work: test on unseen data, beat simple benchmarks, reconcile every level.
4.39
318
Forecasting Summary
Forecasting
Build forecasts that work: test on unseen data, beat simple benchmarks, reconcile every level.
by Rob J. Hyndman 2013 292 pages
4.39
318 ratings
Conflict Sociology
by Randall Collins • 1975
Everyday talk is a power struggle. A conflict lens reveals how it builds class, states, and beliefs.
4.29
14
Conflict Sociology Summary
Conflict Sociology
Everyday talk is a power struggle. A conflict lens reveals how it builds class, states, and beliefs.
by Randall Collins 1975 368 pages
4.29
14 ratings
How Clients Buy
by Tom McMakin • 2018
The crashes, wars, and booms of the last century were not accidents: they were managed.
3.93
379
How Clients Buy Summary
How Clients Buy
The crashes, wars, and booms of the last century were not accidents: they were managed.
by Tom McMakin 2018 272 pages
3.93
379 ratings
The Corruption of Economics
by Mason Gaffney • 1994
To defeat one reformer, economists rewrote their discipline and deleted land as a category.
4.38
16
The Corruption of Economics Summary
The Corruption of Economics
To defeat one reformer, economists rewrote their discipline and deleted land as a category.
by Mason Gaffney 1994 272 pages
4.38
16 ratings
The Blind Side
by Michael Lewis • 2006
One linebacker's fury made a $5 million position. One homeless teenager was born to fill it.
4.16
100k+
The Blind Side Summary
The Blind Side
One linebacker's fury made a $5 million position. One homeless teenager was born to fill it.
by Michael Lewis 2006 339 pages
4.16
100k+ ratings
The Idealist
by Nina Munk • 2013
The $120-per-person plan to end poverty in Africa: why it failed, village by village.
3.94
1k+
The Idealist Summary
The Idealist
The $120-per-person plan to end poverty in Africa: why it failed, village by village.
by Nina Munk 2013 272 pages
3.94
1k+ ratings
Finance Psychology
by FOREX INVESTMENT LOUNGE • 2020
Eighty percent of trading success is psychological. The rules for mastering what charts cannot fix.
4.00
1
Finance Psychology Summary
Finance Psychology
Eighty percent of trading success is psychological. The rules for mastering what charts cannot fix.
by FOREX INVESTMENT LOUNGE 2020 51 pages
4.00
1 ratings
The Collapse of the Fact/Value Dichotomy and Other Essays
by Hilary Putnam • 2002
The wall between facts and values was a mistake; taking it down reshapes science and ethics.
3.98
176
The Collapse of the Fact/Value Dichotomy and Other Essays Summary
The Collapse of the Fact/Value Dichotomy and Other Essays
The wall between facts and values was a mistake; taking it down reshapes science and ethics.
by Hilary Putnam 2002 204 pages
3.98
176 ratings
The Tea Party
by Ronald P. Formisano • 2012
A grassroots revolt funded by billionaires, amplified by Fox News: the contradictions at its core.
3.41
44
The Tea Party Summary
The Tea Party
A grassroots revolt funded by billionaires, amplified by Fox News: the contradictions at its core.
by Ronald P. Formisano 2012 152 pages
3.41
44 ratings
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