Books like Moneyland

A globe-trotting, infuriating tour through the hidden financial plumbing of the ultra-rich. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Moneyland.

shadowy
infuriating
globe-trotting
cynical

01
Money
Jacob Goldstein (Cohost of Planet Money podcast)
A witty, globe-trotting tour through the collective hallucination that makes the modern world go round.
Shares:
- wry
02
Dark Money
Jane Mayer
A meticulously documented exposé that reads like a political thriller, unraveling the hidden financial networks that have quietly rewired American democracy.
Shares:
- infuriating
- urgent
03
The Curse of Bigness
Tim Wu
An urgent, historically grounded warning about the democratic dangers of unchecked corporate monopolies and a rallying cry for progressive reform.
Shares:
- urgent
04
The ascent of money
Niall Ferguson
An expansive, eye-opening journey that reveals the invisible financial scaffolding holding up human history.
Shares:
- wry
05
Red Notice
Bill Browder
A high-finance memoir that morphs into a terrifying, real-life political thriller about the deadly cost of exposing corruption.
Shares:
- urgent
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.
Shares:
- wry
07
Crashed
Adam Tooze
A sweeping, analytical journey through the shockwaves of financial collapse and the hidden forces shaping our modern world.
Feels:
- sobering
- weighty
- contemplative
08
Winners Take All
Anand Giridharadas
A sharp, infuriating, and deeply necessary dismantling of the billionaire savior complex.
Shares:
- urgent
- indignant
- systemic inequality
09
ZeroZeroZero
Roberto Saviano
A harrowing, globe-spanning descent into the dark economic forces and escalating violence of the international cocaine trade.
Shares:
- urgent
10
Digital gold
Nathaniel Popper
A globe-trotting, character-driven deep dive into the chaotic frontier of decentralized money and the eccentric visionaries who built it.
Feels:
- high-stakes
- energetic
- frontier-like
11
Billion dollar whale
Bradley Hope and Tom Wright
A jaw-dropping, cinematic descent into the dizzying heights of modern financial hubris and elite complicity.
Shares:
- cynical
- sharp
12
Boomerang
Michael M. Lewis
A darkly hilarious global tour of financial ruin that makes you laugh right up until the moment you realize the joke is on you.
Shares:
- wry
- sharp

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