# A Short History of Financial Euphoria by John Kenneth Galbraith

3 Hacker News commenters recommended A Short History of Financial Euphoria by John Kenneth Galbraith and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Short, approachable and funny history of financial manias that people recommend as a classic.

## Why people recommend it

- Short, approachable and interesting (1 comments): "Short, approachable, and interesting." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48733301))
- Funny, and a great book (1 comments): "and funny too. A great book!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48733887))
- A classic worth recommending repeatedly (1 comments): "A classic I always recommend" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48891056))

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- [Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty](https://hackerapproved.com/p/capital-in-the-twenty-first-century.md): 12 recommend
- [Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson](https://hackerapproved.com/p/why-nations-fail.md): 9 recommend
- [Progress and Poverty by Henry George](https://hackerapproved.com/p/progress-and-poverty.md): 6 recommend
- [Free to Choose by Milton Friedman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/free-to-choose.md): 5 recommend
- [Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism by Vladimir Lenin](https://hackerapproved.com/p/imperialism-the-highest-stage-of-capitalism.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0517152932?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780517152935) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "A Short History of Financial Euphoria by John Kenneth Galbraith", https://hackerapproved.com/p/a-short-history-of-financial-euphoria/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).