| 2010 | Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World | Pulitzer Prize (Biography and History) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · History | |
| 2009 | Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2009 | Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Business & Economics | |
| 2009 | Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Economics and business | |
| 2009 | Lords of Finance | New York Times 10 Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | Lords of Finance | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | Lords of Finance | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2009 | Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |