Books most popular in the United States●Economics

Release date: 2022-06-14 $16.99

Release date: 2021-11-30 $16.99

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1. Rise and Fall of Empires - Patterns, Economics, & War - A great book for understanding the economics of USA and rest of the world in comparison. Dalio did a compelling job in elucidating the economics, wars, conflicts, and benefits of innovations in the last years. A predominant work emphasizes on how China is en route to becoming the next super power and how the current situations in USA show the decline in its power. Several indicators and heuristics for past/future empires mentioned in this work are intuitive. Time will certainly tell about some of the predictions. However, I’d definitely recommend the book even for a casual reader. Oddly much of the philosophy applies to personal lives and families as well. But that’s my opinion
2022-11-13

2. An Interesting Ultra-Macro Perspective - Ray Dalio identifies some interesting patterns and lays out his projections regarding the great power dynamics between the United States and China. He draws loose parallels to the decline of past reserve currencies and the superpowers whom administered them - namely the Spanish, Dutch, and British Empires. He also draws comparisons between these powers and the powers that rose to succeed them. The analysis is crude and approaches being too general in scope to draw any meaningful conclusions, but the instinctual side of my brain finds truth in Ray’s areas of focus on what predicts the rise and fall of great powers. This is definitely worth a read as long as the reader comes in with a critical mindset.
2022-06-21

Release date: 2023-03-21 $0.99

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1. Not much here but a mindless flow of repetition - I thought I was going to get something good here because I’ve had such a good run of picking good books based on reviews and such. I was wrong. I only made it through the first pages and nothing was ever said. It was a mindless repetition of nothingness and no message. No examples, no discussion, just some random person apparently put down ever random thought in their head and tried to call it a book. Utter nonsense and unreadable. There are so many good books out there, don’t waste your time with this one. This book reminds of of the Brian Griffin book, “Wish it. want it. Do it.” I think you’d get just as much from it.
2020-07-18

2. Exploring Your Subconscious is Wonderful! - Awesome book! I really felt the knowledge, wisdom, and Faith in this book. The power of our Subconscious mind is infinite and useful when we apply it to our daily lives. With that being said, Thanks Be to God for blessing us with it. Amen & Aloha from Maui,Hi.
2019-06-01

Release date: 2009-10-20 $14.99

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1. Extraordinary Detail - A fly on every wall, Sorkin carries the reader across the breadth of the crisis, from the first systemic shock in the collapse of Bear Stearns in March of through the populist political aftershocks the following spring and beyond. Balancing questions of moral hazard, the government’s role in highly unusual economic circumstances, and the moral ambiguity of the people in the ring, this is a seminal topology worth a spot on the shelf.
2019-05-05

2. Excellent Narrative on the Financial Crisis - I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The one feature of the book that surprised me was the extensive background offered on the major figures in the story. I recommend that you pair this book with "The Big Short" for a full picture of what was going on. I really enjoyed Sorkin's writing and storytelling style.
2013-01-06

3. Educational AND Entertaining - This book was so well written and rather well narrated that I have a hard time hitting stop when I get to the end of my commute. It's written as a story line, and it's written very well. This book had to take a serious amount of time to put together propertly. I am very impressed at the reasearch and information gathering. I can't fathom the amount of interviews this would have had to take, on the record or off. Great job Andrew Ross Sorkin. I will read anything you write moving forward. Regardless of party lines, you will want to read this. It's long, but you will wish it kept going, outside of the fact that this was a real story. That's the unfortunate part. This should be a movie now. I am seriously convinced there is enough information here to put one together and it would be a hit. I listened to the unabridged audio book and enjoyed the narrator. At times he was off in his punctuation, etc, but for the most part did a great job. Likely it's hard and takes forever to properly narrate this long of a book. Dang! Great job on all parts. Get it.
2013-01-03

4. Too long to read - Read the first third of the book but got bored by the fluff. Author spent too much time paistakingly describing every character's background, unnecessarily slowing down the story to the point where it was difficult to keep track of the main plot. If there was a way to remove the "fluff" I would finish reading the book (feature request for iBooks!?)
2012-07-09

5. Great read - I read the Big Short first then this and the two really helped piece the financial picture and subsequent meltdown nicely. It still amazes me all the power the big Wall Street firms have and makes me really appreciate Warren Buffet's integrity. After reading these books and hearing of the profits they are making and bonuses they are giving out, it really makes me sick. It reinforces that the rich keep getting richer which the average Joe just foots the bill.
2011-04-23

6. Excellent read! - A great book that reads like a docudrama and provides a ton of behind the scenes information on the financial crisis. It also gives deep insight into the personalities involved and their reasons for doing what they did. Read this book and you might just come away seeing a much more human face on the crisis as a whole and a perspective far removed from the sound bite world that the media provides.
2010-12-01

7. Too Big To Fail - A real page-turner. I could not put it down. A great inside look into the characters, circumstances and back room dealings that surrounded the financial crises. Author did very good job of providing a thoughtful and factual foundation upon which the reader could draw his or her own conclusions as to where to assign fault.
2010-10-18

8. Great read! - I bought this book through the iBook store a few weeks ago. Then I paid . and there were many reviews. Not sure what happened but I can tell you this is a fabulous read. Just like the movie Titanic; you know the ending but can't wait for the next scene. Andrew Ross Sorkin did a great job in making this a real page turner! The book made me realize you don't have to be smart to be a CEO on Wall Street. What you have to be is arrogant, have an ego the size of Texas and be somewhat of a buffoon with the right connections.
2010-10-04

Release date: 2022-01-11 $13.99

Release date: 2019-03-12 $8.99

Release date: 2011-08-30 Genre:Business & Personal Finance $14.99

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Release date: 2011-02-01 $11.99

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1. Close but no cigar - IMHO Politicians authored the housing market crash. Wall Street firms capitalized on it. When I attended a sales meeting in and a "trusted lender" pronounced that 'anyone with a heartbeat can qualify' for a home mortgage loan, I knew then that the end was near. And so it was in in the Philadelphia area real estate market. ML Durham-Butler REALTOR
2016-07-31

2. Read this Book - If you read nothing else before this years presidential election you should read this book. The author takes great pains to couch complicated financial concepts into easy to understand explanations. The book is entertaining as well as informative making it an enjoyable if also disturbing read.
2016-02-13

3. Disgusting - Loved this book but it reminded me, in a way, of Washington DC with an isolated group of people with giant egos who believe they can never be wrong. The book reveals gross arrogance and incompetence in financial markets that nearly crippled the US economy. They manipulated everything in pursuit of their obscene bonuses and no thought to the lives and institutions they destroyed
2015-06-29

4. Very Quick Read on the Financial Crisis - Lewis' book is an excellent read. The story moves much faster than "Too Big to Fail". Although, if you read both books (To Big to Fail and The Big Short) you get a really good picture of what was going on in . Lewis focuses on the actual CDOs and CDSs that sank the economy. It will blow you away to find out how reckless, clueless, and crooked that subprime industry was.
2013-01-06

5. Perfectly written - I always thought people people thought too much of Michael Lewis and overrated his writing. No more. The book is perfectly written boiling down complex concepts and financial instruments and he has a phenomenal talent for telling multiple stories simultaneously that are interesting but share a common thread that moves the story forward. It is a book on finance that reads like a murder mystery - a page turner and a must read!
2012-11-21

6. Frightening - Michael Lewis, for me, is the new Halberstam. His attention to detail, and ability to get people to talk to him make his writing a true joy to red. In The Big Short he also ties to explain the details of the trades and, even though he stated as much, the reader ignores out these Wall Street "masters of the universe" didn't know what the hell they we're doing. "The End" is next on my list.
2012-01-20

7. Great recap of the Subprime Mortgage Debacle - Michael Lewis does it again. This time explaining the unbelievable truths of the subprime crisis of . In the eyes of the players who saw it coming and played the shorts, Lewis does a great job of explaining the roles of the investment banks, rating agencies and the US government in the financial crisis of monumental proportions. Once you read this book, you will have a greater understanding of why our markets and economy has not simply bounced back from the crisis, and that we will be dealing with the ramifications of the greed for years to come. This is a great read that may get a little heavy in parts for non-financial types, but it is well worth the time if you want to develop a understanding of what really happened and the system that allowed it to happen.
2011-09-05

8. Another Lewis Classic - What better way to bookend the span of time between the financial world of the s and today but with Liar's Poker and the destined-to-be-a-classic, The Big Short. All the chickens Lewis knew were out there came home to roost with the meltdown of the subprime mortgage market and he presents the story with the skill and talent of a natural-born storyteller. Once again, Lewis' deft narrative and descriptive skills are on display to lead the lay reader through the arcane world of mortgage finance in a way that is both illuminating and compelling. Who would have thought a book on mortgage bonds would be such a page-turner? Magically, and tragically, Lewis puts it all out there. Not as light-hearted as LP but neither should it be. Best book I've read in years.
2011-01-27

9. Selling Air - Was New York the first to sell air space as real property? Why is the world surprised people are opportunists?...watch your own back... The Big Short is a great read, written in plain english, about the greed of Wall Street, D.C., stockholders, and your neighbors. If you have been wondering what all the fuss is about, read this book.
2011-01-13

10. Brings Everything to Light - Rarely does a book tackle a subject so thoroughly, and transform it into something that is easily understood by all. Michael Lewis is a brilliant writer. The book also leaves on kind of a scary note - that is that the problem has really not yet been fixed! And that the games continue unabated on Wall Street. Time for the regulators to wake up!
2011-01-13

11. Shocking Greed - This is an excellent book that describes in detail how the Titans of Wall Street blew up their firms. I work in finance and the descriptions of cdo's were a little hard for me to follow so I am guessing that it would be difficult for a layperson to understand. Another great read from Michael Lewis.
2011-01-01

12. The Big Cheaters - Lewis unwraps the catalyzed gifts from Goldman, Bear, Morgan, AIG (et al) through a detailed narrative told through the lens of those who truly understood what was going on. It reads like a financial thriller, explaining why my net worth dropped and the crooks left the building with fat bonuses. The heroes of the story? There really aren't any. However, the geniuses who bet on the 'don't pass line' have my respect.
2011-01-01

13. WOW! - A must read. Even for the financial novice, to read a book like this and to see the absolute arrogance of these large firms is absolutely eye-opening. I am a devout capitalist, but to see the abuse of the system for greed is amazing. There obviously need to be some checks and balances and oversight, but the question remains as to who that belongs to. It certainly cant be done by the insiders or the government, as we have seen the results, but then to whom does it fall? This the absolute opposite of the supply and demand model, as the demand was driven by the supply and that was only to line the pockets of these bigwigs on wall street. Reminds me of the corruption of the savings and loan debacle of the ''s. Read this book. It reads like a suspense novel.
2010-11-04

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Release date: 2010-02-17 $13.99

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1. Filled with Fun Facts - While an interesting read, there was no over arching theme. Each chapter seemed dedicated to some fun fact, but as far as what the reader is supposed to do with the information is up to reader. It may challenge you to take a deeper look at information and have you question commonly accepted notions. I give it two stars because it gives me some good conversation info.
2020-07-19

2. A great book to provoke more thinking of yourself!! - I have no economist background. However, the book is easy to understand and I was hooked to the book during reading. The book talks about the abortion leads to lower crimes, sensation leads to irrational behavior, and drug dealer and parenting. I do not necessarily agree everything in the book. But this is definitely a good book to provoke my thinking!!!
2018-07-21

3. a work in progress... - As one more "fearful" of statistical data than of Analysis, i.e. the calculus, I expected to be not quite in swing with this book. But, surprise, I found it interesting how data is searched for and looked at, sample sets relevant to a given topic are selected and the sometimes unexpected insights gleaned. In this day and age of "info overload" the worth of such sorts of inquiry are obvious, and seem to require a sort of gift for it as well as determination to work it through and look for relevant data in a way a bit different, but perhaps not completely divorced, from going the other way around, i.e. from theoretical mathematics to deduction and investigation of "the fit". My only complaint is it is a little repetitive and just maybe their findings are not always the "complete truth" of a given matter (but better a few "partial truths" than "full false truths"). Half star off for over repetition, but since don't see that option I went with stars, but it's very interesting, enough to look forward to more from said authors and as my "title to review" indicates, I think they do well to continue with their research and write about it.
2013-01-12

4. Highly Recommended - Freakonomics is an interesting look at a wide variety of phenomenon, using the statistical analysis of economics to prove or disprove the conventional wisdom. I love this book because it puts facts and proof up against theories and feel-good answers. The authors even dwell on politically incorrect topics (linking an increase in abortion to a decrease in crime, and showing that backyard swimming pools kill more children than guns) if that's where the data leads them. This book should be required reading in Journalism school, though I highly recommend it to everyone, regardless of their profession.
2010-08-17

5. Freakanomics - An Abnormal View of an Irregular World - Freakanomics is a combination of short stories. Each "story" is about a question and the unusual way in which the authors delve into mountains of data, define the question in an answerable form, and arrive at conclusions that are frequently surprising. This book provides excellent examples as to why it is important to consider other options, other outcomes, and to question the "why" of things in our lives. Sometimes the obvious reason is, in fact, not the reason at all. Most of us are not economics experts, nor do most of hold any kid of degree in economics. But many of us would benefit mightily from applying a little thought as to what motivates people in our daily lives to do what they do. Look beyond the obvious, beyond tHe surface. Be discerning. Examine life. And have fun with it.
2010-08-09

6. One of the best, most interesting books I've read in the past year! - On the recommendation of a friend, I read the print version of this book and was very surprised. I would never have thought that I would have enjoyed a book on economics this much. When I finished Freakonomics the authors had just released their next book on the subject, Superfreakonomics. I went to the book store and purchased it the same day I finished the first one. If you are looking for an interesting book that will challenge the way you think and make you look at the world in a different way, then I would highly recommend this book.
2010-04-04

Release date: 2014-03-31 $12.99

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1. To Michael Lewis, - It opened my eyes to see how the Stock Market system operated with HTF, it goes to show one that Good Triumphs over evil. Thank you Michael Lewis for writing a wonderful book, Brad, Ronan and associates for being true to one’s’ self making the world a better place. God bless Sergey Aleynikov.
2023-03-19

2. Wall Street criminals abetted by the feds - Makes me proud and glad to be Canadian. Brad and co, despite clearly illustrating the astounding deceit, dishonesty, immorality, and express criminality underlying the big banks and trading houses of Wall Street, have yet to move the SEC to do anything about it thereby making them complicit. So, essentially America’s securities system is being skimmed and the US government is doing nothing to fix it. Wow!
2014-12-08

3. Michael Lewis does it again! - Excellent & intriguing book even for the non-investor type. As an individual trader I’ve often thought that something like this was going on when market actions just “didn’t make sense.” This book brought clarity in an exciting, thrilling & captivating fashion. I highly recommend the iTunes audio book as well, Dylan Baker (narrator) does a great job.
2014-09-03

4. Solid Read - I Learned Much - I manage Futures and Futures Options for a living and do not deal in equities, but enjoyed Lewis’ literary discussion of HFT and how IEX evolved. I think everyone will have reasons to downgrade the book and reasons to promote it. For those looking for intricacies of order types and different HFT arbitrage this is not a technical or typical investment/analysis book. There are some interesting characters, but it doesn’t rise to the level of an intriguing thriller either. It was a great read while doing cardio at the gym.
2014-08-10

5. Flash Boys - Read this and if you own stock; in your portfolio, K, or any where else; be angry - be very angry. If you believe holding the % accountable is class warfare this will confirm that belief, but in the opposite direction. Do you pass by a penny when you see it on the street? This book documents how high-speed traders steal from you every time you make a trade, and there is nothing you can do about it. When the high-speed traders take your pennies their billions take care of themselves. This is a page turner of a story. Once you start it you will want to keep going until you've accounted for all your pennies.
2014-08-02

6. Flash Book - This book is uneven and begs for a sequel, but it is timely and rings true and has to be read. Many negative reviews seem to be based on excerpts published in the New York Times Sunday Magazine. The full book answers many of the criticisms. It is really a story about remarkable people and not an ideological screed. That story may often be hard to follow in the many threads being juggled, but is one needing to be told and heard.
2014-05-20

7. I work in the markets - Pretty well written. Lewis is an easy read and I always enjoy his style and story-telling. Don't expect this to cover everything about HFT or go too in depth, but he really does a great job of giving all types of readers a stronger understanding of how the market really works against investors. Through his characters they give a fair assessment of the pros and cons of HFT while also talking about the systemic problems built into exchanges and bank dark pools. Worth your money.
2014-04-25

8. Essential reading - What do you get when you put a finance guy, a telecoms guy, an IT guy, a few Microsoft national puzzle solver experts in a room with an honest man determined to get to the bottom of a problem? You get a book that explains how the NYSE and the WORLD has been manipulated by Wall Street charlatans and high frequency trading (HFT) for over a decade! A must read for any American that wants insight into a financial crisis is nurtured, cooked and brought to fruition.
2014-04-15

9. Brilliant work, reads like a spy thriller - I picked this after seeing the Charley Rose interview. I couldn't stop reading it and was amazed at the level of insidious greed in the HFT's. If you invest, read this before you buy another stock. You are paying a "speed tax" to a bunch of people that will risk crashing the entire system so they can scam others.
2014-04-14

10. Salacious and self-aggrandizing - Lewis wrote this to sell, not to provide an even-handed examination of HFT. Lewis falls short of providing actual insight by writing a largely anecdotal novel and passing it off as fact. Fascinating topic and good read, but don't look too closely if you're looking to gain a deeper understanding of these concepts as an objective observer.
2014-04-11

11. Excellent read! - This book was a very intriguing read; especially to those of us who are outside of Wall Street professionally, but who trade stock personally and trying to understand the very loosely regulated "game" of the US stock market "institution". In the end, its the collective originating capital of the investors who pay the scalped-profits; until they speak, no change is evident as clearly communicated within. But hey, this would also makes for a great movie!
2014-04-10

12. Amazing Read! - Recommended highly - this book reads like a novel, while dealing with the highly technical, highly addicting, and for some, highly confusing business of the stock market - watching the process, and learning the greatest value is time over all else, in the monied processes, while watching the individuals, companies, and markets operate, is truly fascinating - must read!
2014-04-08

13. Saw him on the a daily show - I saw the author on the daily show yesterday, bought the book and now I can't put it down. Like another reviewer said - this reads like a thriller. And keeping in mind that non-fiction doesn't typically keep my attention long, this book is phenomenal, scary, but phenomenal, but scary..... But I must say it's good to know there are decent people out there. The knowledge settles my soul a bit and makes me feel a tiny bit less helpless and overwhelmed by all examples of human greed and selfishness. Good stuff. Give it a read.
2014-04-03

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Release date: 2022-12-06 $29.99

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1. Great overview - Vivek uses both direct personal examples and examples ripped directly from the headlines to show why corporate wokeness is just a smokescreen for corporate misbehavior. My only critique would be I felt like all the solutions be outlines through out (national civic services, shoring up the business judgement rule) could have been better summarized and expounded upon at the end in their own separate chapter.
2021-12-24

2. Wokism is a Religion - The author is exposes Wokism as a religion corporations are using to prevent the Democrats from using “regulations” to shake them down. The author explains how employees can use the courts to defend themselves and their jobs from corporations imposing “wokism” in the workplace. Ultimately, it will be up to the American people to reject this latest incarnation of Marxism attempting to destroy Western culture.
2021-08-23

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Release date: 2020-06-09 $12.99

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1. Government Reimagined - This is a readable book about the US deficit and how to think about it. MMT suggests the deft is not a boogie man, as long as the government can print money and inflation stays under control. I’ve heard prominent economists suggest MMT should not be taken seriously but the arguments seem silly (we’d become like Greece or Venezuela) or extremely technical (and hard to follow). There are big ideas in this book that are understandable to almost anyone and I’d like critics to address those ideas, also in ways accessible to the non experts like me. If the ideas in the book are on track then the central thesis, that the way to think about debt, taxes, borrowing etc. is first to imagine the kind of society you want — for example one in which caring for people is valued, ensuring adequate health care and education, addressing climate change, making sure anyone who wants a job has one — and then allocate the resources necessary to achieve it. No serious person could think market based capitalism would ever get us there. Any solution must involve government leadership, a lot of it. Our current politicians are not up to the task — both in terms of their understanding and their honesty and integrity. It’s past time to vote the current lot out and elect decent, smart people.
2021-05-19

Release date: 2018-09-14 Genre:Business & Personal Finance $2.99

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1. Wisdom at its best - First book that I get to read to completion and I am amaze of how much wisdom there has been in this world since the beginning of times. I will definitely read this book many more times and will make sure my kids and other read this book and study it and learn from its wisdom. Never thought I would love to read this much nor be so into a book as I have. What a master pieces and gift to human kind and to those like me that have struggle because of my my own fault or lack of wisdom But I am still looking and searching for more Wisdom as I look to finally break the chains of ignorance and become a free man. What a book
2020-02-27

2. Success Principle Doesn’t Change - Whether you measure wealth in golds & silvers, dollars & cents, or even self-respect — you can certainly profit by reading The Richest Man in Babylon. I am convinced that every time you read this book, you will close the book with a profound new understanding of why successful people are where they are, and how emulating them can bring you the success you desire as well. While there is an emphasis on riches, what you read is true wisdom. From prosperity to posterity, there are few stories that can teach you as much about how to win in life as this book. It is a great book to casually read. But if you want to get the most out of this book, it is one of few that I believe should be continually studied all throughout the course of your life. Forever indebted we are to those that gather wisdom and instead of profit by our misfortune, decide to “share the wealth” with those of us who might have started with none.
2020-01-09

Release date: 2011-10-03 $12.99

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1. Entertaining but pointless - Great illustrations of various financial collapses, wrapped in culture biased antidotes. However, the book really does not build a case or make a point. It is like reading the first half of c s Lewis....a great backdrop is painted but the main characters never finish their journey. That said, read the book. It is worth hours of your time to add perspective to the financial condition of our time.
2012-12-04

2. Boomerang - Michael Lewis gives a very readable and clear account of how the current financial crisis unfolded, not as a sudden collapse, but rather as a series of events in many different countries over a period of time. Each country gets its own chapter, and this works great until he comes to Germany. Lewis then gets sidetracked into a character assassination of the German psyche, using well-known expressions involving certain bodily functions to support his thesis, expressions all of which have counterparts in our own (American) language, BTW. This section seems unfounded and unsupported and it undermines the credibility of the rest of the narrative, which seemed so clear up to that point. Still, it is a good read and I came away feeling that I had a much better understanding of how it all developed, that it didn't start with gross misconduct by our own bankers (who got off Scott-free compared to the Germans, who paid a price) but that it went back at least to the financial debacle in Iceland (remember that one?) and that cheating the system is apparently endemic in some cultures who deceived their way into the EU and even now seem to be clueless as to how they got there.
2012-11-11

3. Every voting Citizen should read Boomerang - Every American citizen entitled to vote should be required to read this book. It clearly summarizes that we are a nation of addicts who cannot delay gratification and are sold political dope by the two main political parties, the Democrats and Republicans. Americans are emptying the teapot, and if we don't wise up and do the grown up things, which is the logical long term thinking and action, instead of buying the pandering pablum peddled by both the Republicans and Democrats. A great book that explains our present ecconomic situationd and the foreshadowing that we have more pain to come.
2012-04-30

4. Insightful - This had more knowledge of the current economical crisis the world is facing than sitting watching CNN. It has the root causes of why these countries are in the situation they are in and how each countries culture and history has influenced their decisions and actions. It's an easy read for a book dealing about finance.
2012-02-20

5. Boomerang - Michael Lewis puts into the simplest terms the new crisis that ails America. I think every American should be forced to read the final chapter of this book "to fat to fly." Americans must become more knowledgeable about the reality's we face in the future. I encourage everyone who would like to learn more about the new financial crisis we face to read this book!
2012-01-15

6. Boomerang - If your frustrated with the financial collapse in the U.S and how it left someone as small as yourself facing a longer time till retirement; then see how the rest of the world is being left to deal with their collapse. You have to laugh sometime and why not at the rest of the world's hindsight.
2012-01-05

7. Super Relevant - I am always amazed when a book -- a snapshot in history -- can parallel contemporary headlines in a way that brings a greater perspective, greater understanding to what's happening tomorrow. I'm grateful for having read it. I have incredible clarity now on a issue that has been incredibly difficult to understand. GJ
2011-12-28

8. Boomerang - Couldn't put it down. A highly entertaining-must read! A wonderfully told investigative effort of short but interconnected vignettes explaining the financial crisis of in a incredibly fresh manner. This book is as insightful and thought-provoking as Jared Diamond's works explaining how the world came to be, made all the more fascinating by the author's genuine gift of incorporating humor and irony to the story-telling. Don't hesitate, just buy it.
2011-12-26

9. Digging for the Truth - Michael, Thank you for writing about the things bubbling under the surface. And showing the depth of the water we are treading....surrounded by banksters and educated idiots enflammed with instant gratification. Old school rules! Save the money and pay cash, let some other fool leverage himself into oblivion.
2011-12-10

10. That's It? - I'm a huge Lewis fan and would read most anything he authors but I'm feeling a little empty handed after reading Boomerang. Interesting stories he offers but skinny on conclusions, no real or meaningful ending. Kind of like he went on a few trips, talked to some people and wrote off the trip on his taxes and legitimized it by writing a book.
2011-12-08

11. Boomerang - Lewis is a fine writer, especially about finance, but this is not his best work. Pretty disjointed. From Greece to Iceland to Ireland to Germany to Meredith Whitney to California with little to connect them except financial incompetence and greed. And no way out. The Big Short was better.
2011-12-01

12. Classic Michael Lewis - More in the style of his classic Liar's Poker and less Moneyball, this is a great and entertaining read. Lewis' own observations are priceless and he does a great job of answering the question of what the world did when the lights went off in the room with a pile of money. Each country behaved differently and in entertaining ways.
2011-11-30

13. Good read, a bit short - I enjoyed 'The Big Short' and found this to be an interesting sequel. It's a candid look at the entitlement society our entire world has succumbed to. Mr. Lewis offers no answers, but he doesn't pretend to have them - he is simply trying to expose the faults of our society that allowed our international financial situation to become so screwed up. If I had one criticism, it's that the story ends abruptly. It's a good journey, but I'm left with no idea of where this might take us in the future. Guns and gold? War? Break-up of the Euro and global defaults? Or will time heal all our wounds?
2011-11-06

14. Great Read - I think Americans tend to view their plight as the only thing that matters. This book doesn't offer a lot of partisan criticism, just some very personal stories that highlight the European part of the financial crisis, and a couple from America. I'd recommend this for anyone who has a passing interest in politics, finance or human nature!
2011-10-29

15. Quick but worthwhile - What makes Michael Lewis's books so readable is his ability to describe people through their idiosyncrasies and motivations with a humorous filter. Here he does the same with entire nationalities of people and doesn't miss a beat. If you liked The Big Short then this one is a great follow-on. It's a bit quick (yearns for more) and seems abruptly concluded but certainly worthy of the cash in your pocket (even if you don't have it to spend).
2011-10-23

16. Very Interesting "read" - This is the only book I've "read" on the topic and my first from Mr. Lewis. I don't agree with some of his broad generalizations about the people and cultures of the countries he covers. And since it's the first book I've "read" on the topic, I can't state how accurate it is. Having said that, I found the book very interesting and easy to listen to. The financial facts did seem agree with what I've heard on various news programs. He seemed to pretty objectively represent the facts as he sees them. This is a very complex topic. So, I'm sure you can find other books with different points of view. He takes a couple of tangents in the book that seem somewhat unrelated and not really relevant (German sayings for example). But these are at least interesting. I liked the book and would recommend it. Keep in mind this isn't a Hollywood screenplay....there is no happy ending. But that's not Mr. Lewis's doing.
2011-10-18

17. A must read in these times. - If you care at all about the future of America - without hyperbole - you need to read this and then get the folks in Washington who are busy thinking about their own short term political goals instead of the long term survivability of our country to read it and act or vote them out.
2011-10-17

18. Informative for the layman - I always enjoy how Michael Lewis can explain how things work or why the economy is as it is without having to use academic economic jargon. This book is an informative tale of how the economic crash of affected other parts of the world and them returns right back home to reflect on ourselves.
2011-10-14

19. Lewis makes economic issues human - While I think The Big Lie was a bit more focused, I liked this book and believe it offers valuable insight into economic and political events happening this week. It is a good compliment to the first book and will be especially appreciated by those that read it first.
2011-10-06

20. Boomerang - Three brilliant yet simple explanations in a row of what went wrong with our financial system: Liar's Poker, The Big Short and now Boomerang. An invaluable and highly-entertaining guide to understanding some of the fiscal mess we are in - a critical first step in trying to clean it up! Bill Cowie Connecticut
2011-10-02

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