Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the WorldModern · History, Economics, Finance
Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World
2009 · 564 pages · Nonfiction
51
Modern
★ 4.04 on Goodreads · 17K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 14 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (History) winner (2010). 4.04★ from 17K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
51Must-Read Score
- Readers53 out of 100 · counts 40%+24
- Critics72 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+26
- Bestseller6 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Where it ranks
- #45 of the 87 science and ideas books we rank
- #102 of the 154 history books we rank
- #233 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #515 of the 1,404 books we rank
Won
- Pulitzer Prize (History) winner (2010)
Shortlisted
- Baillie Gifford Prize finalist (2009)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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