In the last few years I’ve read quite a few books that are related to finance. Here are my favorites broken down by sub-genre.
Basic Investing
Bull’s Eye Investing: Targeting Real Returns in a Smoke and Mirrors Market by John F. Mauldin is my pick for the average person that wants to invest in the stock market. [...]
Over the past three years I’ve read many financial books across various subtopics. Although I had intended to take a break from the finance books, I couldn’t pass up a chance to read this book.
More Than You Know: Finding Financial Wisdom in Unconventional Places (Updated and Expanded) by Michael J. Mauboussin for me was a [...]
A few months ago I read a blog post about body language. It linked to some lame video on YouTube that didn’t hold my interest. Before heading off to the next blog, I decided I’d see if there were any good books on the topic. Little did I know I’d stumble upon [...]
This book was on my queue to read for quite a while.
The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki was both interesting and bit long-winded. Some chapters were entertaining to me and others put me to sleep. Let me summarize the book in a single sentence.
Crowds will arrive at a better answer than individuals [...]
I rarely link to or discuss articles from newspapers, but I must make an exception. The Times Online has an outstanding profile titled Nassim Nicholas Taleb: the prophet of boom and doom. Read it.
Taleb wrote the books Fooled by Randomness and The Black Swan, which I reviewed on this site. Both are outstanding [...]
I decided to finally read the classic book on friendship.
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a book I wish I had read in college. It is nice collection of tips on dealing with people that many of us tend to pick up over the years.
One chapter deals with arguments. [...]
Last year I read a book about Kaizen and this book was recommended to me.
Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment by George Leonard details the steps and tools it takes to master something. It was a quick read and I learned a few tips along the way. Here is a passage I liked [...]
I just finished a great book that combines many of the concepts found in Stumbling on Happiness and Covert Persuasion with new studies and insight.
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely goes chapter by chapter exposing how humans will predictably make the same errors. My favorite chapter was The [...]
Tuvok from the Star Trek Voyager episode Rise:
It is illogical to dwell on situations beyond your control. It will only serve to heighten your anxiety which, if I may say so, is heightened enough.
Source: Chatoteya’s Trek Transcript (Rise)
Last year I read The Black Swan. At times it was a difficult read, but it was outstanding. It’s clear to me now that I should have read the author’s previous book Fooled by Randomness first. In a word this book was stellar.
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life [...]
