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Book recs for historical financial events.
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:04 am
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:04 am
Looking for non fiction books to add to my list. What else is out there like Barbarians at the Gates and Smartest Guys in the Room?
I could’ve put this on the book board but I’d like input from those who frequent this board.
I could’ve put this on the book board but I’d like input from those who frequent this board.
This post was edited on 6/4/22 at 9:12 am
Posted on 6/4/22 at 9:38 am to horsesandbulls
Burrough (Barbarians at the Gate) has other books, including Vendetta (about AMEX - some of the same players from Barbarians are involved) and The Big Rich (about Texas oil, sort of a real life Ewing saga).
Michael Lewis' books get into the economics of things even if not directly involved. Everybody kind of knows the "film" books related to sports (Blindside, Moneyball), but he has a shite ton of books dealing heavily with financial events that might scratch your itch. Liar's Poker, Panic, The Big Short, Flash Boys, just to name a few.
Michael Lewis' books get into the economics of things even if not directly involved. Everybody kind of knows the "film" books related to sports (Blindside, Moneyball), but he has a shite ton of books dealing heavily with financial events that might scratch your itch. Liar's Poker, Panic, The Big Short, Flash Boys, just to name a few.
Posted on 6/4/22 at 12:35 pm to Ace Midnight
The Undoing Project was pretty good too. Not as much about a specific “event”, but rather about the foundation of Behavioral Economics and the two Israeli economists who founded it. Cool story
Posted on 6/4/22 at 5:54 pm to horsesandbulls
Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation
Posted on 6/4/22 at 6:00 pm to horsesandbulls
Lords of Finance: 1929, The Great Depression, and the Bankers who Broke the World
Posted on 6/4/22 at 6:41 pm to horsesandbulls
The Day the Markets Roared
No More Champagne
The Big Short
Devil Take the Hindmost
No More Champagne
The Big Short
Devil Take the Hindmost
Posted on 6/4/22 at 6:50 pm to horsesandbulls
In addition to what’s been recommended….
The House of Morgan.
The Prize. (Focused on energy but still fascinating history)
The House of Morgan.
The Prize. (Focused on energy but still fascinating history)
Posted on 6/5/22 at 12:26 am to horsesandbulls
extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds by charles makay
Published in 1841, old and somewhat difficult, but timeless.
Published in 1841, old and somewhat difficult, but timeless.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 3:06 am to Intelligent
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extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds by charles makay
I was just going to post this - one of the first books I read in college. Fascinating, insightful and informative. It shaped my entire perspective on life.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 8:26 am to jfw3535
Was just coming to type this. Can never look at Central Banks the same way again… I guess I’ll add Fed Up by Dimartino Booth.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 8:32 am to UpstairsComputer
Thanks! All have been added, except the big short which I have already read.
might take me a year or two to burn through them but pumped to have some interesting non fiction on my list.
FYI, nearly all are on audible for those that would rather go that route.
might take me a year or two to burn through them but pumped to have some interesting non fiction on my list.
FYI, nearly all are on audible for those that would rather go that route.
Posted on 6/5/22 at 11:51 am to schexyoung
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The Prize. (Focused on energy but still fascinating history)
This has stood the test of time for required reading. It ain't small.
Posted on 6/6/22 at 12:11 am to UpstairsComputer
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Was just coming to type this. Can never look at Central Banks the same way again… I guess I’ll add Fed Up by Dimartino Booth
FWIW Dimartino has a YouTube and Twitter presence worth following
Posted on 6/6/22 at 5:10 pm to horsesandbulls
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Meet the traders who supply the world with oil, metal and food - no matter how corrupt, war-torn or famine-stricken the source.
'This jaw-dropping study shows how much money and global influence is concentrated in the hands of a tiny group . . . As the authors roam from oilfield to wheatfield, they reveal information so staggering you almost gasp.' SUNDAY TIMES
Posted on 6/6/22 at 8:10 pm to horsesandbulls
The Prize
The Taking of Getty Oil
The Taking of Getty Oil
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