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Stephen Diehl Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Narrative Economics: How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events, Robert J. Shiller

Narrative Economics: How Stories Go Viral and Drive Major Economic Events

Robert J. Shiller
Stephen DiehlStephen Diehl

Very excited for the panel discussion 'The Crypto Virus: Narrative Economics in the Golden Age of Fraud' a discussion of the ideas of economist Robert Shiller applied to understanding the crypto phenomenon. Come join the discussion at the conference. 👇 https://t.co/MBLisdPsg1

Paperback, 2020

$20.95$10.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: A Short History of Financial Euphoria, John Kenneth Galbraith

A Short History of Financial Euphoria

John Kenneth Galbraith
Stephen DiehlStephen Diehl

Some books for losers, totally not worth reading: * Other People’s Money; A Study of the Social Psychology of Embezzlement - Cressey * Panics, Manias, and A Crashes - Kindleberger * A Short History of Financial Euphoria - Galbraith * Reminiscences of a Stock Operator - Lefevre https://t.co/C8HwKQukes

Paperback, 1994

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Youtubers: How Youtube Shook Up TV and Created a New Generation of Stars, Chris Stokel-Walker

Youtubers: How Youtube Shook Up TV and Created a New Generation of Stars

Chris Stokel-Walker
Stephen DiehlStephen Diehl

It's quite telling about the efficacy of our institutions' ability to do sense making about tech, that the most in depth piece of journalism on the crypto bubble wasn't done by the NY Times or the Washington Post but by some random YouTuber. https://youtu.be/YQ_xWvX1n9g

Hardcover, 2019

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Chapterhouse: Dune, Frank Herbert

Chapterhouse: Dune

Frank Herbert
Stephen DiehlStephen Diehl

Oh my, this story has everything. Frank Herbert's Dune, delusional crypto bros, and book burning NFTs. It's all completely mental. https://t.co/h4H6Fg1YCH

Paperback, Mass Market, 2019

$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Cloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto, and the War for Our Wallets, Brett Scott

Cloudmoney: Cash, Cards, Crypto, and the War for Our Wallets

Brett Scott
Stephen DiehlStephen Diehl

Highly recommend Brett Scott's new book 'Cloud Money', the last two chapters on the economics of crypto and ethnography of the 'digital Kowloon' are very insightful. https://t.co/09vabr8V2B

Hardcover, 2022

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse: How to Spot Moral Meltdowns in Companies... Before It's Too Late, Marianne M. Jennings

The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse: How to Spot Moral Meltdowns in Companies... Before It's Too Late

Marianne M. Jennings
Stephen DiehlStephen Diehl

* The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is To Own One - Black * The Delusions of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups - Bernstein * The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse: How to Spot Moral Meltdowns in Companies... Before It's Too Late - Jennings * No One Would Listen - Markopolos

Paperback, 2006

$23.99$11.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One: How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry, William K. Black

The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One: How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry

William K. Black
Stephen DiehlStephen Diehl

* The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is To Own One - Black * The Delusions of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups - Bernstein * The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse: How to Spot Moral Meltdowns in Companies... Before It's Too Late - Jennings * No One Would Listen - Markopolos

Paperback, 2013

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era, Gary Gerstle

The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order: America and the World in the Free Market Era

Gary Gerstle
Stephen DiehlStephen Diehl

Finished reading 'The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order' which was very good. One of the better books I've read this year. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0197519644/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_WXX20TXKNR6QTYG4720W?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Paperback, 2023

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Delusions of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups, William J. Bernstein

The Delusions of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups

William J. Bernstein
Stephen DiehlStephen Diehl

Best book I've read recently is Bernstein's 'The Delusions Of Crowds: Why People Go Mad in Groups'. Which is largely an update of Mackay's original Madness from 1841 with manias and bubbles that have occurred in contemporary times. https://t.co/M2qTAx1vuo

Paperback, 2022

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Politics of Bitcoin: Software as Right-Wing Extremism, David Golumbia

The Politics of Bitcoin: Software as Right-Wing Extremism

David Golumbia
Stephen DiehlStephen Diehl

David Golumbia, author of ‘The Politics of Bitcoin: Software as Right-Wing Extremism’ talks about the rigid ideologies behind crypto https://t.co/ISWq7q7qbK

Paperback, 2016

$10.00$5.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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