Books like The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
12 books with a reading profile close to The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis. Outward-looking and clear-cut; a moderate read.
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Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, business strategy
Bryan Burrough and John Helyar chronicle the 1988 leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco, the largest corporate takeover of its era.
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The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, business strategy
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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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 clear-cut · analytical, business strategy
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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Abundance
by Ezra Klein
Also outward-looking · analytical, business strategy
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
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, business strategy
Thomas L.
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Moneyball
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, business strategy
Michael Lewis tracks the 2002 Oakland Athletics and their general manager, Billy Beane, as they attempt to compete against wealthy franchises on a restricted budget.
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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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The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, business strategy
Chris Anderson explains the shift from a hit-driven culture to a niche-driven economy enabled by digital distribution.
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When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · business strategy, narrative
Roger Lowenstein details the rapid ascent and systemic collapse of Long-Term Capital Management, a hedge fund led by John Meriwether and a team of Nobel-winning economists.
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, business strategy
John Carreyrou chronicles the rise and collapse of Theranos, a biotech firm led by Elizabeth Holmes that claimed to revolutionize blood testing through proprietary Edison devices.
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Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
by John Perkins
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, narrative
John Perkins details his career as a consultant for MAIN, where he manipulated developing nations into accepting massive infrastructure loans.
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Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
Also outward-looking and clear-cut · analytical, business strategy
Sarah Wynn-Williams analyzes the rapid expansion and eventual ethical deterioration of high-growth technology firms during the early 2020s.
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