Recession Books

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Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad, #4) Broken Harbor (Dublin Murder Squad, #4)
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avg rating 3.95 — 112,054 ratings — published 2012
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End This Depression Now! End This Depression Now! (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 4,896 ratings — published 2012
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The Financial Lives of the Poets The Financial Lives of the Poets (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.72 — 11,749 ratings — published 2009
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The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 The Return of Depression Economics and the Crisis of 2008 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.83 — 8,939 ratings — published 2008
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Recession-Proof: How to Survive and Thrive in an Economic Downturn Recession-Proof: How to Survive and Thrive in an Economic Downturn (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.78 — 88 ratings — published
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Survive, Exploit, Disrupt: Action Guidelines for Marketing in a Recession Survive, Exploit, Disrupt: Action Guidelines for Marketing in a Recession (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 2009
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The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.21 — 7,616 ratings — published 2014
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After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 2,115 ratings — published 2013
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The Great Recession: Market Failure or Policy Failure? (Studies in Macroeconomic History) The Great Recession: Market Failure or Policy Failure? (Studies in Macroeconomic History)
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avg rating 4.38 — 13 ratings — published 2012
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Traders, Guns & Money: Knowns and Unknowns in the Dazzling World of Derivatives Traders, Guns & Money: Knowns and Unknowns in the Dazzling World of Derivatives (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 1,928 ratings — published 2006
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This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 7,491 ratings — published 2009
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Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 47,848 ratings — published 2011
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Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America Griftopia: Bubble Machines, Vampire Squids, and the Long Con That Is Breaking America (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 9,598 ratings — published 2010
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The Gardener The Gardener (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 7,230 ratings — published
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Don't Let Me Die in a Motel 6; or, One Woman's Struggle Through the Great Recession Don't Let Me Die in a Motel 6; or, One Woman's Struggle Through the Great Recession (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.35 — 54 ratings — published 2012
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The Entrepreneur's Edge: How to Build, Grow, and Manage Your Business The Entrepreneur's Edge: How to Build, Grow, and Manage Your Business (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.30 — 10 ratings — published
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IKEA the Book: Designers, Products and Other Stuff (Brown Cover) IKEA the Book: Designers, Products and Other Stuff (Brown Cover)
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avg rating 3.71 — 49 ratings — published 2010
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How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 34,604 ratings — published 2022
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Laboratorio Grecia: Sceneggiatura Originale Laboratorio Grecia: Sceneggiatura Originale (ebook)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published
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How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual How to Be Ace: A Memoir of Growing Up Asexual (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 4,202 ratings — published 2020
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GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History GDP: A Brief but Affectionate History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 822 ratings — published 2014
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The Only Game in Town: Central Banks, Instability, and Avoiding the Next Collapse The Only Game in Town: Central Banks, Instability, and Avoiding the Next Collapse (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.56 — 1,203 ratings — published 2016
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Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 3,946 ratings — published 2015
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Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions Why It's Kicking Off Everywhere: The New Global Revolutions (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 272 ratings — published 2012
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Meltdown: The End of the Age of Greed Meltdown: The End of the Age of Greed (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 159 ratings — published 2009
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Broken Bargain: Bankers, Bailouts, and the Struggle to Tame Wall Street Broken Bargain: Bankers, Bailouts, and the Struggle to Tame Wall Street (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 51 ratings — published
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Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 4,326 ratings — published 2018
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Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.02 — 51,257 ratings — published 2017
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A First-Class Catastrophe: The Road to Black Monday, the Worst Day in Wall Street History A First-Class Catastrophe: The Road to Black Monday, the Worst Day in Wall Street History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 226 ratings — published 2017
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The Populist Explosion: How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics The Populist Explosion: How the Great Recession Transformed American and European Politics (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.74 — 1,592 ratings — published 2016
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Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression, the Great Recession, and the Uses - and Misuses - of History Hall of Mirrors: The Great Depression, the Great Recession, and the Uses - and Misuses - of History (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 296 ratings — published 2014
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House of Debt: How They (and You) Caused the Great Recession, and How We Can Prevent It from Happening Again House of Debt: How They (and You) Caused the Great Recession, and How We Can Prevent It from Happening Again
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avg rating 4.26 — 1,271 ratings — published 2014
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The Shareholder Value Myth: How Putting Shareholders First Harms Investors, Corporations, and the Public The Shareholder Value Myth: How Putting Shareholders First Harms Investors, Corporations, and the Public (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 399 ratings — published 2004
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The Ultimate Money Guide for Bubbles, Busts, Recession and Depression The Ultimate Money Guide for Bubbles, Busts, Recession and Depression (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.45 — 22 ratings — published 2011
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Essays on the Great Depression Essays on the Great Depression (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.76 — 135 ratings — published 2000
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The Housing Boom and Bust The Housing Boom and Bust (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 2,131 ratings — published 2009
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America's Greatest Depression, 1929-1941 America's Greatest Depression, 1929-1941 (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.50 — 4 ratings — published 1970
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Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939 Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919-1939 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 115 ratings — published 1992
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A Monetary History of the United States 1867-1960 A Monetary History of the United States 1867-1960 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 492 ratings — published 1963
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How to Recession Proof Your Life How to Recession Proof Your Life (Nook)
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avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2011
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The Giving Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts, #20) The Giving Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts, #20)
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avg rating 3.90 — 3,583 ratings — published 2012
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Then We Came to the End Then We Came to the End (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.47 — 36,929 ratings — published 2007
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What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.71 — 17,273 ratings — published 1970
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The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.63 — 1,851 ratings — published 2017
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The Escort The Escort (ebook)
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avg rating 3.65 — 3,254 ratings — published 2014
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Behold the Dreamers Behold the Dreamers (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 86,969 ratings — published 2016
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Starting Over Starting Over (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.45 — 116 ratings — published 2017
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Autopsy of America Autopsy of America (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 1.92 — 12 ratings — published
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Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 91,943 ratings — published 2014
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Warren Buffett
“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who's been swimming naked.”
Warren Buffett, Warren Buffett Speaks: The Wit and Wisdom of America's Greatest Investor

Michael   Lewis
“What are the odds that people will make smart decisions about money if they don’t need to make smart decisions—if they can get rich making dumb decisions?”
Michael Lewis, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

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