The best books I know of about recessions and crashes. Did not intentionally pick red and yellow covers, but I guess that makes sense.
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The Panic of 1907
Heralding a New Era of Finance, Capitalism, and Democracy
1929
Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--And How It Shattered a Nation
The Great Crash 1929
Essays on the Great Depression
When Genius Failed
The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
Origins of the Crash
The Great Bubble and Its Undoing
On the Brink
Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System
All the Devils Are Here
The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis
The Lords of Easy Money
How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy
This Time Is Different
Eight Centuries of Financial Folly
Shocks, Crises, and False Alarms
How to Assess True Macroeconomic Risk
How Countries Go Broke
The Big Cycle
Seven Crashes
The Economic Crises That Shaped Globalization
Doppelganger
A Trip Into the Mirror World
The Funding Is Out There!
Access the Cash You Need to Impact Your Business
| # | Title | Subtitle | Author(s) | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A History of the United States in Five Crashes | Stock Market Meltdowns That Defined a Nation | Scott Nations | 2018 | |
| 2 | The Panic of 1907 | Heralding a New Era of Finance, Capitalism, and Democracy | Robert F Bruner and Sean D Carr | 2023 | |
| 3 | 1929 | Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--And How It Shattered a Nation | Andrew Ross Sorkin | 2025 | |
| 4 | The Great Crash 1929 | John Kenneth Galbraith | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Essays on the Great Depression | Ben S Bernanke | 2024 | ||
| 6 | When Genius Failed | The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management | Roger Lowenstein | 2001 | |
| 7 | Origins of the Crash | The Great Bubble and Its Undoing | Roger Lowenstein | 2004 | |
| 8 | On the Brink | Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System | Henry M Paulson | 2013 | |
| 9 | All the Devils Are Here | The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis | Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera | 2011 | |
| 10 | The Lords of Easy Money | How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy | Christopher Leonard | 2023 | |
| 11 | This Time Is Different | Eight Centuries of Financial Folly | Carmen M Reinhart and Kenneth S Rogoff | 2011 | |
| 12 | Shocks, Crises, and False Alarms | How to Assess True Macroeconomic Risk | Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz | 2024 | |
| 13 | How Countries Go Broke | The Big Cycle | Ray Dalio | 2025 | |
| 14 | Seven Crashes | The Economic Crises That Shaped Globalization | Harold James | 2023 | |
| 15 | Doppelganger | A Trip Into the Mirror World | Naomi Klein | 2024 | |
| 16 | The Funding Is Out There! | Access the Cash You Need to Impact Your Business | Tiffany C Wright | 2014 |