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X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - edinburgh-scotland BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:1929: Inside the Crash (Andrew Ross Sorkin) DTSTART:20260908T190000Z DTEND:20260908T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260829T215656Z UID:event_315950966@meetup.com CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Bonanza Non-fiction Book Club\nNB This may get moved to Octobe r\n\n**1929: Inside the Crash (Andrew Ross Sorkin)**\n\n*A New York Times Bestseller*\n\nFrom the bestselling author of Too Big to Fail\, “the def initive history of the 2008 banking crisis\,”\\* comes a spellbinding na rrative of the most infamous stock market crash in history. With the depth of a classic history and the drama of a thriller\, 1929 unravels the gree d\, blind optimism\, and human folly that led to an era-defining collapse —one with ripple effects that still shape our society today.\n\nIn 1929\ , the world watched in shock as the unstoppable Wall Street bull market we nt into a freefall\, wiping out fortunes and igniting a depression that wo uld reshape a generation. But behind the flashing ticker tapes and panicke d traders\, another drama unfolded—one of visionaries and fraudsters\, t itans and dreamers\, euphoria and ruin.\n\nWith unparalleled access to his torical records and newly uncovered documents\, New York Times bestselling author Andrew Ross Sorkin takes readers inside the chaos of the crash\, b ehind the scenes of a raging battle between Wall Street and Washington and the larger-than-life characters whose ambition and naivete in an endless boom led to disaster. The dizzying highs and brutal lows of this era eeril y mirror today’s world—where markets soar\, political tensions mount\, and the fight over financial influence plays out once again.\n\nThis is n ot just a story about money. 1929 is a tale of power\, psychology\, and th e seductive illusion that “this time is different.” It’s about disre garded alarm bells\, financiers who fell from grace\, and skeptics who saw the crash coming—only to be dismissed until it was too late.\n\nHailed as a landmark book\, Too Big to Fail reimagined how financial crises are t old. Now\, with 1929\, Sorkin delivers an immersive\, electrifying account of the most pivotal market collapse of all time—with lessons that remai n as urgent as ever. More than just a history\, 1929 is a crucial blueprin t for understanding the cycles of speculation\, the forces that drive fina ncial upheaval\, and the warning signs we ignore at our peril. LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T215656Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/edinburgh-book-club-meetup-group/events/3159509 66/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Bonanza Non-fiction Book Club END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:1929: Inside the Crash (Andrew Ross Sorkin) DTSTART:20260922T190000Z DTEND:20260922T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260829T215656Z UID:event_315950975@meetup.com CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Bonanza Non-fiction Book Club\nNB This may get moved to Octobe r\n\n**1929: Inside the Crash (Andrew Ross Sorkin)**\n\n*A New York Times Bestseller*\n\nFrom the bestselling author of Too Big to Fail\, “the def initive history of the 2008 banking crisis\,”\\* comes a spellbinding na rrative of the most infamous stock market crash in history. With the depth of a classic history and the drama of a thriller\, 1929 unravels the gree d\, blind optimism\, and human folly that led to an era-defining collapse —one with ripple effects that still shape our society today.\n\nIn 1929\ , the world watched in shock as the unstoppable Wall Street bull market we nt into a freefall\, wiping out fortunes and igniting a depression that wo uld reshape a generation. But behind the flashing ticker tapes and panicke d traders\, another drama unfolded—one of visionaries and fraudsters\, t itans and dreamers\, euphoria and ruin.\n\nWith unparalleled access to his torical records and newly uncovered documents\, New York Times bestselling author Andrew Ross Sorkin takes readers inside the chaos of the crash\, b ehind the scenes of a raging battle between Wall Street and Washington and the larger-than-life characters whose ambition and naivete in an endless boom led to disaster. The dizzying highs and brutal lows of this era eeril y mirror today’s world—where markets soar\, political tensions mount\, and the fight over financial influence plays out once again.\n\nThis is n ot just a story about money. 1929 is a tale of power\, psychology\, and th e seductive illusion that “this time is different.” It’s about disre garded alarm bells\, financiers who fell from grace\, and skeptics who saw the crash coming—only to be dismissed until it was too late.\n\nHailed as a landmark book\, Too Big to Fail reimagined how financial crises are t old. Now\, with 1929\, Sorkin delivers an immersive\, electrifying account of the most pivotal market collapse of all time—with lessons that remai n as urgent as ever. More than just a history\, 1929 is a crucial blueprin t for understanding the cycles of speculation\, the forces that drive fina ncial upheaval\, and the warning signs we ignore at our peril. LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T215656Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/edinburgh-book-club-meetup-group/events/3159509 75/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Bonanza Non-fiction Book Club END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Hmn\, we know the date but not the book DTSTART:20261013T190000Z DTEND:20261013T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260829T215656Z UID:event_315950862@meetup.com CATEGORIES:literary DESCRIPTION:Bonanza Non-fiction Book Club\n**A couple of books that were p opular beforepril 2025**\n\n* **Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of th e Largest Sting Operation Ever (By Joseph Cox)**\n* Out in paperback: now\ n* https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/978154170 2707/?lens=publicaffairs\n* **His Majesty's Airship (S. C. Gwynne)**\n* Ou t in paperback: now\n* https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/His-Majest ys-Airship/S-C-Gwynne/9780861547098\n* **London Falling (Patrick Radden Ke efe)**\n* Out in paperback: ???\n* https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/pa trick-radden-keefe/london-falling/9781035056279\n* **Chokepoints (Edward F ishman)**\n* Out in paperback: now\n* https://eandtbooks.com/books/chokepo ints/\n* **Deadwood - Gold\, Guns and Greed in the American West (Peter Co zzens)**\n* Out in paperback September 2026\n* https://atlantic-books.co.u k/book/deadwood/\n\nmentioned by the twerps that sound interesting\n\n* ** The Nord Stream Conspiracy (Bojan Pancevski)**\n* Out in paperback: ??\n* https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/474845/the-nord-stream-conspiracy-by-pance vski-bojan/9781804958360 LAST-MODIFIED:20260829T215656Z URL:https://www.meetup.com/edinburgh-book-club-meetup-group/events/3159508 62/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Bonanza Non-fiction Book Club END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR