I'd recommend the books by Galbraith -- Money: Whence It Came, Where It Went, The Great Crash 1929, and A Short History of Financial Euphoria. That is some pre

I'd recommend the books by Galbraith -- Money: Whence It Came, Where It Went, The Great Crash 1929, and A Short History of Financial Euphoria. That is some pretty timeless background.