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Books like Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market – Inside the Underground Economy: Tycoons, Technology, and Power

12 books with a reading profile close to Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market – Inside the Underground Economy: Tycoons, Technology, and Power by Eric Schlosser. Outward-looking, growth-minded and clear-cut; a moderate read.

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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

by Andrew Ross Sorkin

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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Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco

by Bryan Burrough

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

Bryan Burrough and John Helyar chronicle the 1988 leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco, the largest corporate takeover of its era.
3

Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World

by Michael Lewis

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.
4

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

by John Perkins

Also outward-looking and growth-minded · analytical, narrative

John Perkins details his career as a consultant for MAIN, where he manipulated developing nations into accepting massive infrastructure loans.
5

Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt

by Michael Lewis

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.
6

The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron

by Bethany McLean

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

Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind document the organizational culture and accounting strategies that led to the collapse of the Enron Corporation.
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Abundance

by Ezra Klein

Also outward-looking and growth-minded · analytical, economics

Ezra Klein examines the structural hurdles preventing the United States from building the infrastructure, housing, and clean energy technology required for a functional future.
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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century

by Thomas L. Friedman

Also outward-looking and growth-minded · analytical, economics

Thomas L.
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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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The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More

by Chris Anderson

Also outward-looking and growth-minded · analytical, economics

Chris Anderson explains the shift from a hit-driven culture to a niche-driven economy enabled by digital distribution.
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Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World

by Rutger Bregman

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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Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy

by Cathy O'Neil

Also outward-looking and growth-minded · analytical, economics

Cathy O’Neil identifies a specific breed of algorithmic modeling she labels Weapons of Math Destruction.

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