Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2025-03-20
Books mentioned on EMERGENCY DEBATE: They Lied About The Economy Recovering! Is A Financial Apocalypse Coming?
Is the economy on the brink of collapse? Gary Stevenson and Daniel Priestley break down the emergency financial crisis no one is talking about The Diary Of A CEO’s economics debate is joined by 2 experts: Gary Stevenson and Daniel Priestley.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a classic historical novel set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, famously exploring themes of sacrifice, resurrection, and intense social upheaval.
Discussed“and um you know there's a there's a book Charles Dickens wrot wrote called The Tale of Two Cities and the opening line of the book is it was the best of times it was the worst of times”
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Hard Times
Hard Times by Charles Dickens is a classic 19th-century novel that explores the social and economic realities of industrial Britain.
Discussed“yeah we talk about Charles Dickens I read hard times I read hard times and this is written in the 19th century when Britain was like the industrial super of the whole world”
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The Trading Game
The Trading Game by Gary Stevenson is a financial memoir detailing the author's rise as Citibank's most profitable interest-rate trader and his subsequent disillusionment with extreme global wealth inequality.
Recommended“I read Gary's bookin it's brilliant and regardless of um regardless of whether you actually like economics it's a brilliant story it's a really I read it in about two or three days um and it'll it'll eventually be a good movie as well”
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Entrepreneur Revolution
Entrepreneur Revolution by Daniel Priestley is a business and self-help book that outlines how individuals can navigate shifting economic landscapes to build successful enterprises and manage their professional reputations.
Recommended“and I highly recommend everybody to go check out Dan priestley's entreprene Revolution but also your website has all of your resources and tools on it”



