Books like Confidence game by Christine S. Richard

Andrew Ross Sorkin’s *Too Big to Fail* offers a documented, real‑time narrative of the 2008–2009 global financial crisis, tracing the decisions and personalities that shaped the collapse and the emergency policy responses.

Maria Konnikova dissects the mind of con artists, uncovering motives, tactics, and the patterns that keep them successful—and how these tactics exploit human psychology.

A fool and his money are soon parted, so the saying goes. And if the job is done right, the fool doesn't even realize it's happened until the wily con artist has moved on to the next victim or the next town. In this entertaining and eye-opening book, dennis m. Marlock, a retired cop and chairman of the board for the international law enforcement organization professionals against confidence crime, takes the reader into the mind and greedy heart of the con man. You'll learn the mechanics behind famous swindles such as the pigeon drop, the jamaican switch, bank-examiner schemes, three-card monte and even fortune-telling. You'll find out why a good scam artist rarely gets caught and, if he does, how he gets away with the lightest punishment or no punishment at all. If you've ever read a news story about a sucker getting taken and wondered how he could have fallen for that, you need to read this book before an honest-faced stranger offers you a deal too good to pass up.

Former FDIC chair Sheila Bair reveals how unchecked sub‑prime mortgage risk led to the 2008–2009 global financial crisis and offers a firsthand view of federal responses.

Reckless Endangerment uncovers the hidden forces behind the 2008–2009 financial crisis, revealing how regulators, Wall Street, and mortgage entities colluded to trigger the U.S. economic collapse.

A factual account of the catastrophic Tishman Speyer–BlackRock mortgage deal that cost investors billions, illustrating the wider housing and financial crises of the late 2000s.