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Stories

True stories about money and the people who lost it, from 10 Disasters That Ruined Smart People. Chapter One is free to read in full; the other chapters open here and continue in the complete book.

  1. 1720Isaac NewtonThe Genius and the CrowdFree chapter
  2. 1884Ulysses S. GrantThe General’s Last BattleOpening pages
  3. 1894Mark TwainThe Machine That Ate a FortuneOpening pages
  4. 1929Irving FisherThe Permanent PlateauOpening pages
  5. 1934Jesse LivermoreThe Boy PlungerOpening pages
  6. 1938Richard WhitneyThe White KnightOpening pages
  7. 1997Victor NiederhofferPennies and a SteamrollerOpening pages
  8. 1998Long-Term Capital ManagementThe Nobel Prize Hedge FundOpening pages
  9. 2008Elie Wiesel and Bernard MadoffThe Myth of ExclusivityOpening pages
  10. 2021Bill HwangTwenty Billion in Two DaysOpening pages

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10 Disasters That Ruined Smart People

Ten true stories of brilliant people and devastating money mistakes, from 1720 to 2021 — fully sourced. The complete digital edition.

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