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12 books with a reading profile close to Bitcoin Billionaires: A True Story of Genius, Betrayal, and Redemption by Ben Mezrich. Outward-looking and clear-cut; an easy read.

1

Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

by Michael Lewis

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · economics, narrative

Michael Lewis profiles Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX and the hedge fund Alameda Research.
2

Liar's Poker

by Michael Lewis

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · economics, narrative

Michael Lewis recounts his experience as a bond salesman at Salomon Brothers during the late 1980s, documenting the firm’s invention of mortgage-backed securities and the subsequent shift in Wall Street’s power dynamics.
3

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

by John Perkins

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · economics, narrative

John Perkins details his career as a consultant for MAIN, where he manipulated developing nations into accepting massive infrastructure loans.
4

Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House

by Michael Wolff

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

Michael Wolff provides an account of the first nine months of the Trump administration, drawing on extensive access to the West Wing.
5

1929

by Andrew Ross Sorkin

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · economics, narrative

Andrew Ross Sorkin reconstructs the escalating collisions between federal regulators and financial titans leading up to the Great Crash.
6

The Feather Thief: Beauty, Obsession, and the Natural History Heist of the Century

by Kirk Wallace Johnson

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

In 2009, Edwin Rist, a twenty-year-old flute student and competitive fly-tier, broke into the British Museum of Natural History at Tring.
7

Salt: A World History

by Mark Kurlansky

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · economics, narrative

Mark Kurlansky traces the development of human civilization through the lens of sodium chloride, documenting how this common mineral shaped global trade routes, military strategies, and economic hierarchies.
8

The Harbinger: The Ancient Mystery That Holds the Secret of America's Future

by Jonathan Cahn

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

The narrative follows a journalist named Nouriel who encounters a mysterious figure known as the Prophet.
9

The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder

by David Grann

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

In 1740, the British vessel HMS Wager departed on a secret mission to intercept a Spanish treasure galleon but wrecked against desolate rocks off the coast of Patagonia.
10

Revenge of the Tipping Point

by Malcolm Gladwell

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

Twenty-five years after his first look at social epidemics, Malcolm Gladwell revisits how ideas and behaviors spread through populations.
11

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

by Jason Schreier

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

Jason Schreier investigates the volatile manufacturing process of modern video games, chronicling the chaotic development cycles of titles like Pillars of Eternity, Stardew Valley, and Dragon Age: Inquisition.
12

Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, Murder and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath

by Bill Browder

Also outward-looking and clear-cut · narrative, accessible

After the Russian government murdered his lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, financier Bill Browder pivoted from investing to international activism.

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