More Money Than God vs When Genius Failed: Which Should You Read?

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More Money Than God

More Money Than God Sebastian Mallaby · 2010 ★★★★☆ 4.1 482 pages · ≈ 8 h 56 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

When Genius Failed

When Genius Failed Roger Lowenstein · 2000 ★★★★☆ 4.3 281 pages · ≈ 5 h 12 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate When Genius Failed higher: 4.3 vs 4.1 from 211 votes.
When Genius Failed is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 8 for More Money Than God.