Crash of 2008 (26 books)

Explanations of the housing crash of 2008 and its effects on the economy.

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1	All the Devils are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis by Bethany McLean 4.05 avg rating — 7,748 ratings score: 595, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein 4.16 avg rating — 27,648 ratings score: 498, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine by Michael Lewis 4.30 avg rating — 170,453 ratings score: 485, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Fool's Gold by Gillian Tett 3.89 avg rating — 3,489 ratings score: 386, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System from Crisis — and Themselves by Andrew Ross Sorkin 4.16 avg rating — 42,707 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Dear Mr. Buffett: What an Investor Learns 1,269 Miles from Wall Street by Janet M. Tavakoli (Goodreads Author) 3.51 avg rating — 150 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Weekend That Changed Wall Street: An Eyewitness Account by Maria Bartiromo 3.76 avg rating — 135 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Other People's Houses: How Decades of Bailouts, Captive Regulators, and Toxic Bankers Made Home Mortgages a Thrilling Business by Jennifer Taub 4.12 avg rating — 41 ratings score: 284, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein 4.30 avg rating — 53,458 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Great Reflation: How Investors Can Profit from the New World of Money by J. Anthony Boeckh 3.59 avg rating — 119 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	In Bed With Wall Street: The Conspiracy Crippling Our Global Economy by Larry Doyle (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History by Gregory Zuckerman (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 7,463 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Age of Turbulence by Alan Greenspan 3.65 avg rating — 7,261 ratings score: 185, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Six Myths that Hold Back America: And What America Can Learn from the Growth of China's Economy by Frank N. Newman 4.10 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World by Adam Tooze 4.29 avg rating — 4,188 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Restoring Financial Stability: How to Repair a Failed System by Viral V. Acharya 3.61 avg rating — 28 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The End of Alchemy: Money, Banking, and the Future of the Global Economy by Mervyn A. King 4.07 avg rating — 2,212 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Lost Bank: The Story of Washington Mutual-The Biggest Bank Failure in American History by Kirsten Grind (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 1,171 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The New Robber Barons by Janet M. Tavakoli (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Structured Finance and Collateralized Debt Obligations: New Developments in Cash and Synthetic Securitization by Janet M. Tavakoli (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 32 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Credit Derivatives & Synthetic Structures: A Guide to Instruments and Applications by Janet M. Tavakoli (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 24 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Greatest Crash by David Kauders 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Collateralized Debt Obligations and Structured Finance: New Developments in Cash and Synthetic Securitization by Janet M. Tavakoli (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis 4.15 avg rating — 111,434 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Subprime Solution: How Today's Global Financial Crisis Happened, and What to Do about It by Robert J. Shiller 3.64 avg rating — 485 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Animal Spirits: How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism by George A. Akerlof 3.77 avg rating — 5,158 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars