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A Short History of Financial Euphoria

By: John Kenneth Galbraith
Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
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The world-renowned economist offers "dourly irreverent analyses of financial debacle from the tulip craze of the seventeenth century to the recent plague of junk bonds."—The Atlantic.

With incomparable wisdom, skill, and wit, world-renowned economist John Kenneth Galbraith traces the history of the major speculative episodes in our economy over the last three centuries. Exposing the ways in which normally sane people display reckless behavior in pursuit of profit, Galbraith asserts that our "notoriously short" financial memory is what creates the conditions for market collapse. By recognizing these signs and understanding what causes them we can guard against future recessions and have a better hold on our country's (and our own) financial destiny.

©1990 John Kenneth Galbraith (P)2022 Tantor Economic History Economics Financial History
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Great quick synopsis of market crashes. I learned more about the past history of stock market crashes. I like the narrative structure of the material.

Short and Sweet

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Wise words about financial markets and human nature. Would make a good addition to personal finance curriculum for high school or college students, but worth your time at any age.

Short Listen - Worth Your Time

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Maybe the print book is better, but the audio version is just rambling nonsense. Even the bottom line at the end is a real head-scratcher (as in "What did he just say? And what have I been listening to for 3 hours?).
Surely there are more useful books out there.

Rambling. No idea what that was about.

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Little preachy. More opinion than fact. Liked the stories. Seemed like it was a college paper. Worth the listen if included. Not with money tgh.

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