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the big short, less reading
thanks for the advice. I have already read it and I loved it. Do u know any other book that also covers previous cirses? thanks
The Bank That Broke Ireland
Thank you, it seems very interesting! Will give it a read
Courage to Act by Bernanke, GFC book that’s from the pov of the firefighter.
Thank you! I have been skeptical about this book & Tim Geithner's, as probably they give a flawed version of the facts, omitting the responsibility of the FED/Govt in what happened.. What is your opinion on that?
Obviously there's going to be some bias, but it's interesting to get some background and rationale for the decisions that were made. Whether you think what is said is perfectly honest or not is another question, but personally I enjoyed what seemed like a candid recollection of events. It's not as sexy as The Big Short, and maybe not as academic as other financial crisis books, but I thought it was all-around helpful in better understanding the levers that were pulled and why they were pulled. In hindsight Bernanke also points out some things that he would have done differently, which assured some of my fears over potential bias. The book is less about why and instead more about what they did in reaction to the crisis. Yes, he gives good enough background to understand why they took the steps they did, but he doesn't really dive into the rabbit hole of federally-backed mortgages and lack of oversight. Overall worth the read in my opinion.
Big debt crises by Ray Dalio. He sets up what a typical deflation and inflationary crises looks like then gives about 50 in depth examples and how history repeats itself. The book is a great collection of financial crises analysis.
That looks exactly like I was looking for! Thank you very much
Manias, Panics, and Crashes
This one seems really great, thank you!
the clique books
History of the United States in 5 crashes
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