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The Algebra of Wealth
The Algebra of Wealth
Scott Galloway
A Simple Formula for Financial Security
17 min
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Freakonomics
Freakonomics
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
21 min
4.3
The Economic Singularity
The Economic Singularity
Calum Chace
Artificial Intelligence and the Death of Capitalism
15 min
3.8
House of Huawei
House of Huawei
Eva Dou
The Secret History of China's Most Powerful Company
18 min
3.7
This Time Is Different
This Time Is Different
Carmen M. Reinhart
Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
19 min
Capital and Ideology
Capital and Ideology
Thomas Piketty
Explore the Evolution of Inequality and a Path to a Better Future
9 min
3.0
Principles For Dealing With the Changing World Order
Principles For Dealing With the Changing World Order
Ray Dalio
Why Nations Succeed and Fail
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The Great Mental Models, Volume 4
The Great Mental Models, Volume 4
Shane Parrish
Economics and Art
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How Soccer Explains the World
Franklin Foer
An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
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The Unaccountability Machine
The Unaccountability Machine
Dan Davies
Why Big Systems Make Terrible Decisions & And How the World Lost Its Mind
19 min
A Random Walk Down Wall Street
A Random Walk Down Wall Street
Burton G. Malkiel
The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing
5 min
3.9
The New Silk Roads
The New Silk Roads
Peter Frankopan
The Present and Future of the World
19 min
3.9
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Joseph Schumpeter
Essential analysis on where the world economy is headed
23 min
4.2
The Arthashastra
The Arthashastra
Kauṭalya
A Pragmatic Guide to Building Strong and Prosperous States
20 min
3.9
The Future of Work
The Future of Work
Darrell M. West
Robots, AI, and Automation
20 min
3.9
Good Economics for Hard Times
Good Economics for Hard Times
Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo
Better Answers to Our Biggest Problems
30 min
4.0
The Mind's Mirror
The Mind's Mirror
Gregory Mone
Risk and Reward in the Age of AI
16 min
4.3
Security Analysis
Security Analysis
Benjamin Graham
Principles and Techniques
20 min
4.4
Abolish Rent
Abolish Rent
Tracy Rosenthal
How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis
17 min
2.7
Invention and Innovation
Invention and Innovation
Vaclav Smil
A Brief History of Hype and Failure
21 min
Continuous-Time Finance
Continuous-Time Finance
Robert C. Merton
Mastering Financial Strategies with Math, Models, and Insights
18 min
Capital
Capital
Karl Marx
A Critique of Political Economy
19 min
4.3
Taming Silicon Valley
Taming Silicon Valley
Gary F. Marcus
How We Can Ensure That AI Works for Us
20 min
4.1
Thinking in Systems
Thinking in Systems
Donella H. Meadows
A Primer
17 min
4.2
Growth
Growth
Daniel Susskind
A History and a Reckoning
19 min
4.1
The Misbehavior of Markets
The Misbehavior of Markets
Benoit Mandelbrot and Richard L. Hudson
A Fractal View of Risk, Ruin and Reward
18 min
4.3
The Corporation in the Twenty-First Century
The Corporation in the Twenty-First Century
John Kay
Why (Almost) Everything We Are Told about Business Is Wrong
18 min
4.2
Common Sense on Mutual Funds
Common Sense on Mutual Funds
John C. Bogle
New Imperatives for the Intelligent Investor
18 min
4.2
Capital Ideas
Capital Ideas
Peter L. Bernstein
The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street
22 min
4.3
Walmart
Walmart
Natalie Berg and Bryan Roberts
Key Insights and Practical Lessons from the World's Largest Retailer
17 min
4.4
Makers and Takers
Makers and Takers
Rana Foroohar
The Rise of Finance and the Fall of American Business
17 min
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How the Mighty Fall
How the Mighty Fall
Jim Collins
And Why Some Companies Never Give In
19 min
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The New Map
The New Map
Daniel Yergin
Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
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