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Books like More Money Than God
The best books like More Money Than God are When Genius Failed, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, and Liar's Poker. More Money Than God by Sebastian Mallaby is about hedge funds, financial history, risk. If that's what drew you in, here are 12 books that share its DNA — each summarized on Superbook, and ready to chat with in the app.
- When Genius Failed
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Roger Lowenstein · Economics
When Genius Failed is Roger Lowenstein's account of Long-Term Capital Management, the hedge fund that almost took down the global financial system in 1998.
Both dig into hedge funds.
Read the summary → - The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
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The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
Michael Lewis · Economics
The Big Short is Michael Lewis's account of the 2008 financial crisis as seen through the eyes of a handful of contrarians who saw the collapse coming, bet against the American housing market, and were right.
Both dig into risk.
Read the summary → - Liar's Poker
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Michael Lewis · Business
Liar's Poker is Michael Lewis's account of his years as a bond salesman at Salomon Brothers in the 1980s, the decade when Wall Street stopped being a gentleman's club and became something closer to a casino.
Both dig into risk.
Read the summary → - Fooled by Randomness
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb · Psychology
Fooled by Randomness is Nassim Nicholas Taleb's argument that humans are wired to misread luck as skill, noise as signal, and random outcomes as the product of ability or effort.
Both dig into risk.
Read the summary → - The Alchemy of Finance
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George Soros · Economics
The Alchemy of Finance is George Soros's attempt to explain both the theory behind his investment decisions and the practice of applying it during the years he ran the Quantum Fund.
A kindred economics read.
Read the summary → - The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
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The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World
Niall Ferguson · Economics
Niall Ferguson published The Ascent of Money in 2008, with timing that turned out to be acute: the book appeared just as the global financial crisis was unfolding, making its subject matter suddenly urgent for readers who had barely thought about the mechanics of credit default swaps or mortgage securitization.
Shares financial history and risk with More Money Than God.
Read the summary → - Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
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Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
Peter L. Bernstein · History
Against the Gods is Peter Bernstein's intellectual history of how humanity learned to measure, quantify, and manage risk — a story he traces from ancient gambling in the Mediterranean through the development of modern probability theory, statistics, and financial derivatives.
Shares financial history and risk with More Money Than God.
Read the summary → - The Price of Time
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Edward Chancellor · History
The Price of Time is Edward Chancellor's history of interest rates — what they are, how they have been set, and what happens when they are persistently pushed below their natural level.
Shares financial history and risk with More Money Than God.
Read the summary → - Common Sense on Mutual Funds
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John C. Bogle · Economics
John Bogle, the founder of Vanguard and inventor of the retail index fund, wrote Common Sense on Mutual Funds as a comprehensive argument for why most investors should own index funds rather than actively managed funds.
Both dig into investing.
Read the summary → - Just Keep Buying
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Nick Maggiulli · Economics
Just Keep Buying is Nick Maggiulli's data-driven answer to the two central questions of personal finance: how much should you save, and how should you invest it?
Both dig into investing.
Read the summary → - Manias, Panics, and Crashes
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Charles P. Kindleberger · Economics
Manias, Panics, and Crashes is Charles Kindleberger's analysis of financial crises across five centuries of history, first published in 1978 and updated in several subsequent editions.
Both dig into markets.
Read the summary → - Money: Master the Game
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Tony Robbins · Economics
Money: Master the Game is Tony Robbins's attempt to distill financial wisdom from interviews with fifty of the world's most successful investors — including Ray Dalio, Warren Buffett, Jack Bogle, and Paul Tudor Jones — into a practical guide for ordinary people.
Both dig into investing.
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Books like More Money Than God: quick answers
What are the best books like More Money Than God?
The best books like More Money Than God by Sebastian Mallaby are When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis, Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis, Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Alchemy of Finance by George Soros, plus 7 more below. Each was chosen for themes it shares with More Money Than God, such as hedge funds, financial history, risk.
What should I read after More Money Than God?
A natural next read after More Money Than God is When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein. Both dig into hedge funds. Other strong choices are The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis, Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis, Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
What books are similar to More Money Than God by Sebastian Mallaby?
More Money Than God centers on hedge funds, financial history, risk. Books with a similar feel include When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis, Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis, Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Alchemy of Finance by George Soros, The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World by Niall Ferguson — all free to read and chat with on Superbook.
