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A gripping, real-life corporate thriller that pulls back the curtain on the shadowy machinery of global empire. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man.
- shadowy
- tense
- disillusioning
- paranoiac
- 01
Confessions of an economic hit man
Perkins, John · 2005
A gripping, guilt-ridden descent into the shadowy machinery of global empire-building that reads like a spy thriller.
- 02
The David Icke Guide to the Global Conspiracy
David Icke
A relentless, dizzying plunge down the ultimate rabbit hole that seeks to shatter everything you thought you knew about reality.
- 03
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.
- 04
The looting machine
Tom Burgis
A sobering, urgent investigation into the systemic exploitation that keeps a resource-rich continent economically precarious.
- 05
Crossing the Rubicon
Michael C. Ruppert
A dread-soaked, interdisciplinary deep dive into the dark mechanics of global power, resource scarcity, and systemic corruption.
- 06
Cia
William Blum
A relentless, meticulously documented dismantling of imperial mythology that leaves you deeply outraged and forever changed.
- 07
Hegemony or Survival
Noam Chomsky
A relentless, heavily footnoted dismantling of imperial benevolence that leaves you wide awake and deeply alarmed.
- 08
Moneyland
Oliver Bullough
A globe-trotting, infuriating tour through the hidden financial plumbing of the ultra-rich.
- 09
Dirty Wars
Jeremy Scahill
A gripping, dread-soaked descent into the hidden machinery of modern American warfare.
- 10
JFK and the unspeakable
James W. Douglass
A methodical, dread-inducing descent into the shadows of the Cold War military-industrial complex and the tragic cost of pursuing peace.
- 11
The Doomsday Machine
Daniel Ellsberg
A chilling, insider account of bureaucratic madness that reads like a high-stakes thriller about the end of the world.
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The Smartest Guys in the Room
Bethany McLean · 2004
A gripping, slow-motion trainwreck of corporate hubris that reads like a high-stakes financial thriller.
