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Books like Boomerang
A darkly hilarious global tour of financial ruin that makes you laugh right up until the moment you realize the joke is on you. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Boomerang.
- absurd
- exasperated
- impending doom
- darkly humorous
- 01
The big short
Michael Lewis
A darkly hilarious, dread-inducing front-row seat to the hubris that broke the global economy.
- 02
Too Big to Fail
Andrew Ross Sorkin
A breathless, fly-on-the-wall thriller that traps you inside the panic-stricken boardrooms where the global economy teetered on the brink of collapse.
- 03
This time is different
Carmen M. Reinhart
A sweeping, data-rich reality check that proves financial hubris is humanity's oldest repeating loop.
- 04
Crashed
Adam Tooze
A sweeping, analytical journey through the shockwaves of financial collapse and the hidden forces shaping our modern world.
- 05
The ascent of money
Niall Ferguson
An expansive, eye-opening journey that reveals the invisible financial scaffolding holding up human history.
- 06
The undercover economist strikes back
Tim Harford
A witty, jargon-free tour through the hidden gears of the global economy that makes macroeconomics feel like a fascinating dinner party conversation.
- 07
Currency wars
James Rickards
An urgent, high-stakes exploration of the hidden financial battles threatening the stability of the global economy.
- 08
Lords of finance
Liaquat Ahamed · 2009
A slow-motion trainwreck of historical hubris, where the quirks of four men bring the global economy to its knees.
- 09
Moneyland
Oliver Bullough
A globe-trotting, infuriating tour through the hidden financial plumbing of the ultra-rich.
- 10
Flash Boys
Michael Lewis
A high-stakes, real-life thriller that exposes the invisible, rigged machinery of modern finance through the eyes of the underdogs trying to fix it.
- 11
Money
Jacob Goldstein (Cohost of Planet Money podcast)
A witty, globe-trotting tour through the collective hallucination that makes the modern world go round.
- 12
The global minotaur
Yanis Varoufakis
A sobering, analytical journey through the historical policies and systemic imbalances that paved the way for modern financial crises.
