Kyle Harrison
to-read
Devil Take the Hindmost
Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation
- Author
- Edward Chancellor
- Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 400
- Recommended
- 2 times
Why it’s on the list: A history of speculative manias from the tulip trade forward, written to show how consistently the same structure recurs.
Where I saw it: A reply to @WillManidis’s question on X, June 2, 2025 — “what is the single best book you can read that will explain an entire industry?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/willmanidis/status/1929527399718269081