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24 alternatives to The Big Short

Inside the credit crisis :( Amazing thriller :)

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Big Short launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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The Big Short▲67
Michael Lewis reveals the inside story of the financial cra…
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
2
Fools Gold▲81
The inside story the financial catastrophe
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine▲77
Betting against the herd is scary and at times lucrative
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
Morning Short - "A Bank Fraud" By Rudyard Kipling▲55
The story that will make you love a banker....
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
5
When To Rob a Bank▲165
New book from the authors of Freakonomics
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
Black Hole Focus▲70
freaking awesome self improvement/motivational book
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
Young Money▲77
Inside the hidden world of Wall St's post-crash recruits
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
8
Uncommon Stock▲59
A startup tech thriller
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Steering Clear▲56
How to avoid a debt crisis
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
Big Data▲66
A Startup Thriller Novel
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
Future Crimes▲64
Inside the Digital Underground
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story▲71
The most compelling & in-depth investigation into Bitcoin
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
13
Morning Short - "Asleep In Armageddon" By Ray Bradbury▲60
A psycho-thriller about an astronaut who crashes onto a....
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
14
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York▲62
Amazing detail on the level of impact one man had on NYC.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
Flash Boys▲81
Inside the high-frequency trading floors of Wall Street
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
16
The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book On Value Investing▲68
Ayan Mitra's favorite book on The Twenty Minute VC
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
Crime & Guilt▲66
Real stories from a a defense attorney.
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
Do More Faster▲61
Advice from some of today's top early stage investors
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
Charles Schwab's New Guide to Financial Independence▲62
Practical solutions for busy people
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
20
Book Recommendations▲72
Find Yourself Something New to Read.
2015 · olmenta.com · its alternatives →
21
Viral Loop: From Facebook to Twitter▲96
How today's smartest businesses grow themselves
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
Business Adventures▲68
Twelve classic tales from the world of Wall Street
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
The Financial Lives of the Poets▲68
A Great Recession novel - clever, poignant, funny
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
Mastering Bitcoin▲88
The Bible for Bitcoin
2015 · oreilly.com · its alternatives →

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