Books like Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
12 books with a reading profile close to Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins. Outward-looking, growth-minded and clear-cut; a moderate read.
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Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, narrative
Michael Lewis details the rise of high-frequency trading and its impact on the American stock market.
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Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, narrative
Michael Lewis tracks the global aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis by visiting nations that experienced extreme credit bubbles.
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Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World
Also outward-looking and growth-minded · analytical, economics
Rutger Bregman argues that modern society has lost its capacity for visionary thinking and proposes three specific policies to reclaim progress.
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The Undercover Economist
by Tim Harford
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, economics
Tim Harford explains how price discrimination, scarcity power, and information asymmetry dictate the costs of daily life.
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The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, narrative
Richard Preston chronicles the emergence of lethal filoviruses, specifically Ebola and Marburg, from the central African rainforest into human populations.
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Revenge of the Tipping Point
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, narrative
Twenty-five years after his first look at social epidemics, Malcolm Gladwell revisits how ideas and behaviors spread through populations.
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Economics Explained
by Robert L. Heilbroner, Lester Thurow
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, economics
Robert Heilbroner and Lester Thurow provide a foundational breakdown of how capital, labor, and markets operate within a modern society.
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American Predator: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, narrative
Maureen Callahan recounts the investigation into Israel Keyes, a predator who functioned outside the typical behavioral patterns identified by the FBI.
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Outliers: The Story of Success
Also outward-looking and growth-minded · analytical, narrative
Malcolm Gladwell argues that high achievers are not self-made figures but products of hidden advantages and specific timing.
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
by Mary Roach
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, narrative
Mary Roach examines the practical applications of human remains in scientific research and historical experimentation.
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Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
by Bill Browder
Also outward-looking and growth-minded · analytical, narrative
Bill Browder recounts his transition from a hedge fund manager in post-Soviet Russia to an accidental human rights activist.
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Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves
Also outward-looking and growth-minded · analytical, narrative
Andrew Ross Sorkin reconstructs the day-by-day mechanics of the 2008 financial collapse, focusing on the frantic negotiations between Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke, and the chief e…
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