Asfi Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The New Lombard Street: How the Fed Became the Dealer of Last Resort
Perry MehrlingAsfiThis sentence reminded me of RBS: "The goal of the Fed should not be to get as close as possible to the impossible ideal of perfect liquidity, but only to set bounds that keep the system from running off the rails." Perry Mehrling, The New Lombard Street (p. 138).
Paperback, 2022
$42.00Member price:$42.00 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Money: Free and Unfree
George SelginAsfi3. Synthetic Commodity Money George Selgin describes Bitcoin as Synthetic Commodity Money because it is absolutely scarce and has no non monetary use. Meaning you can’t use BTC to make jewelers or use it in electronics the way you can gold. https://t.co/2JAKyR4RZb
Hardcover, 2017
$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Debt: The First 5,000 Years, Updated and Expanded
David GraeberAsfiEarlier today I posted an audio book called Debt by David Graeber. I asked Manny for his thoughts. Let’s just say Manny is not impressed with David Graeber. Anyhow. I hope this list is useful. I will be nerding out on this tomorrow. So much to learn. It’s a beautiful life.
Paperback, 2014
$26.99Member price:$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government--Saving Privacy in the Digital Age
Steven LevyAsfi@0xJala Haha I hear you. Get on audible of the Steven Levy book called Crypto. It’s old, story like format.
Paperback, 2001
$25.00Member price:$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Reliable Knowledge: An Exploration of the Grounds for Belief in Science
J. M. ZimanAsfiOne of the greatest challenges in acquiring Reliable Knowledge is figuring out which texts are worth really digging into. Finding a nerd Sherpa helps. @mrinconcruz is a Sherpa for money nerds. And this is his top of mind list of books to read. 🧵
Paperback, 1991
$29.99Member price:$28.49 + Free shipping5% off
Denationalisation of Money: The Argument Refined
Friedrich A. HayekAsfi@ameensol @OneTrueKirk @GeorgeSelgin Zoltan Pozsar’s broad take is that we are headed to currencies that will be functionally commodity backed. A bit like the Ducat described by Friedrich Hayek in Denationalisation of Money. You can get that book pdf here. Search for Ducat in PDF. https://t.co/WUioBnfMM5
Paperback, Large Print, 2014
$15.00Member price:$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Big Problem of Small Change
Thomas J. SargentAsfi5. The big problem of small change by Tom Sargent Here’s the article. There’s also a book. https://t.co/NYzs3mv08h
Paperback, 2003
$58.00Member price:$52.20 + Free shipping10% off