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24 alternatives to The Big Short

Michael Lewis reveals the inside story of the financial cra…

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.

1. 1
   The Big Short▲2

   Inside the credit crisis :( Amazing thriller :)

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Fools Gold▲81

   The inside story the financial catastrophe

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Young Money▲77

   Inside the hidden world of Wall St's post-crash recruits

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine▲77

   Betting against the herd is scary and at times lucrative

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Dark Money▲67

   The hidden history of the billionaires behind...

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Morning Short - "A Bank Fraud" By Rudyard Kipling▲55

   The story that will make you love a banker....

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Other People’s Money▲59

   The real business of finance

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Fooling Some of the People All of the Time▲56

   A revealing look at Wall Street

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Flash Boys▲81

   Inside the high-frequency trading floors of Wall Street

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story▲71

    The most compelling & in-depth investigation into Bitcoin

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Business Adventures▲68

    Twelve classic tales from the world of Wall Street

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Solopreneur▲69

    Going faster on your own

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Charles Schwab's New Guide to Financial Independence▲62

    Practical solutions for busy people

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Planet Money▲153

    A podcast covering the global economy

    2014 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    More Than You Know▲55

    Finding financial wisdom in unconventional places

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Education of a Value Investor▲68

    What happens when a young hedge fund manager spends a small…

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    New Market Wizards▲70

    Conversations with America's top traders

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book On Value Investing▲68

    Ayan Mitra's favorite book on The Twenty Minute VC

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Mr Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream ▲56

    The extraordinary inside story of an American icon

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Investors and Mana▲68

    Curated and aggregated investor letters from Buffet and team

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Outsiders▲63

    Extraordinary companies and returns, building for longer run

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Scaling Up▲71

    How a few companies make it...and why the rest don't

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Epic Content Marketing▲95

    How to Tell a Different Story, Break through the Clutter, a…

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Masters of Corporate Venture Capital▲69

    Collective wisdom from 50 VCs & how togGet funded

    2016 · its alternatives →

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