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Books on the global economic crisis of 2008
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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the WorldThe Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson
Buy new: $18.29 / Used from: $16.95
A great summary of world economic history that places modern events in perspective.
FRONTLINE: Ten Trillion and CountingFRONTLINE: Ten Trillion and Counting
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $16.44
And Then the Roof Caved In: How Wall Street's Greed and Stupidity Brought Capitalism to Its KneesAnd Then the Roof Caved In: How Wall Street's Greed and Stupidity Brought Capitalism to Its Knees by David Faber
Buy new: $17.79 / Used from: $13.00
A good new book by CNBC's David Faber.
Ascent of MoneyAscent of Money
Buy new: $19.99 / Used from: $15.36
Particularly relevant since it covers the 2008 crash.
Frontline: Inside the MeltdownFrontline: Inside the Meltdown
Buy new: $17.49 / Used from: $16.58
FRONTLINE: The Madoff AffairFRONTLINE: The Madoff Affair
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Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American CapitalismBad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism by Kevin Phillips
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $7.14
Chain of Blame: How Wall Street Caused the Mortgage and Credit CrisisChain of Blame: How Wall Street Caused the Mortgage and Credit Crisis by Paul Muolo
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The Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit CrashThe Trillion Dollar Meltdown: Easy Money, High Rollers, and the Great Credit Crash by Charles R. Morris
Buy new: $6.56 / Used from: $0.01
Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things WorseMeltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse by Thomas E. Woods Jr.
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GREENSPAN'S BUBBLES: THE AGE OF IGNORANCE AT THE FEDERAL RESERVEGREENSPAN'S BUBBLES: THE AGE OF IGNORANCE AT THE FEDERAL RESERVE by William Fleckenstein
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Fool's Gold: How the Bold Dream of a Small Tribe at J.P. Morgan Was Corrupted by Wall Street Greed and Unleashed a CatastropheFool's Gold: How the Bold Dream of a Small Tribe at J.P. Morgan Was Corrupted by Wall Street Greed and Unleashed a Catastrophe by Gillian Tett
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $11.50
House of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall StreetHouse of Cards: A Tale of Hubris and Wretched Excess on Wall Street by William D. Cohan
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Running on Empty: How the Democratic and Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future and What Americans Can Do About ItRunning on Empty: How the Democratic and Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future and What Americans Can Do About It by Peter G. Peterson
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Bailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World EconomyBailout Nation: How Greed and Easy Money Corrupted Wall Street and Shook the World Economy by Barry Ritholtz
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The Crash of 2008 and What it Means: The New Paradigm for Financial MarketsThe Crash of 2008 and What it Means: The New Paradigm for Financial Markets by George Soros
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A Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of '08 and the Descent into DepressionA Failure of Capitalism: The Crisis of '08 and the Descent into Depression by The Honorable Richard A. Posner
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Dumb Money: How Our Greatest Financial Minds Bankrupted the NationDumb Money: How Our Greatest Financial Minds Bankrupted the Nation by Daniel Gross
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $0.16
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman BrothersA Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers by Lawrence G. McDonald
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Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System---and ThemselvesToo Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System---and Themselves by Andrew Ross Sorkin
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The Murder of Lehman Brothers: An Insider's Look at the Global MeltdownThe Murder of Lehman Brothers: An Insider's Look at the Global Meltdown by Joseph Tibman
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