New persuasions

THE SYLLABUS

Even a great series can get blown off the front page by a breaking story.* Thus, I am discarding--but only for now!--my painstakingly compiled but never actually blogged about reading lists of four months ago to indulge some new passions. I promise this time there will be blogging. Starting tomorrow.

*In this day and age, this really ought to read "home page," but for today I'll leave my analogy in the inky past.

BUSINESS AND FINANCE

Eighties' bonds, etc.
Liar's Poker - Michael Lewis
The Money Culture - Michael Lewis
The Predators' Ball - Connie Bruck
Den of Thieves - James B. Stewart
(The Bonfire of the Vanities - Tom Wolfe)
Enron
The Smartest Guys in the Room - Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind
Dot-com boom
The New New Thing - Michael Lewis
dot.con - John Cassidy
The New Gilded Age - New Yorker collection

Mortgage meltdown
House of Cards - William D. Cohan
The Reckoning - New York Times series

Assorted crises
Panic - edited by Michael Lewis
The Ascent of Money - Niall Ferguson
The Shock Doctrine - Naomi Klein
The Return of Depression Economics - Paul Krugman

FOOD AND DRINK*

Fast Food Nation - Eric Schlosser

Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan

In Defense of Food - Michael Pollan
Botany of Desire - Michael Pollan

*Yes, at present this list might be better titled "Pollan, complete works, plus FFN". Bear with me. More will likely be added. Your recommendations, as always, are welcome.