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Steel's: A Forgotten Stock Market Scandal from the 1920s
Dave Dyer · 2025
🎙 Narrated by Timothy W. Bader
79/100
👍 Worth It
Dave Dyer stumbled into a genuinely forgotten piece of financial history while chasing down his own family's past, and Business History Review calls the result 'highly readable' — this is real archival digging on a story most people have never heard, not a rehash. It's a niche pick, best for readers into history or true financial-crime stories, but Timothy W. Bader's narration for a university press production should serve the material well.
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🎙 Narration: fine Timothy W. Bader narrates for University Press Audiobooks, a professional producer, though no dedicated audio-quality review was found.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety90
Substance / usefulness80
Craft & writing80
Originality80
Evidence & accuracy75
Hype vs delivers75
Age-fit85
Human-eye read80
Penny’s verdict79
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