Learn From Market History

Markets rhyme. These books cover why booms and busts recur, how leverage and overconfidence bite, and how risk came to be measured.

1
A Short History of Financial Euphoria
John Kenneth Galbraith · Beginner
Why now: A brisk overview of speculative manias.
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2
Manias, Panics, and Crashes
Robert Z. Aliber & Charles P. Kindleberger · Advanced
Why now: The deeper framework behind financial crises.
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3
When Genius Failed
Roger Lowenstein · Intermediate
Why now: What happens when leverage meets overconfidence.
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4
The Big Short
Michael Lewis · Beginner
Why now: The 2008 crisis told through the people who saw it coming.
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5
Against the Gods
Peter L. Bernstein · Intermediate
Why now: How humanity learned to measure and manage risk.
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