On May 18, CNBC senior economics reporter Steve Liesman gave a fascinating talk on the US economy, the outlook for a recession, the Federal Reserve, interest rates, and inflation. During the course of the discussion, he mentioned several books that we thought sounded fascinating, but whose titles we had no ability to remember—and no pen and paper to write them down. Thankfully, Education Committee Chair Fran Kelly diligently made note of them. And here they are!
Peter Bernstein: “Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk”
Todd Bucholz: “New Ideas from Dead Economists: The Introduction to Modern Economic Thought”
Ben Bernanke: “The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath”
Michael Lewis: “The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine”
Andrew Ross Sorkin: “Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves”