The Wisdom Of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return
By: Mihir Desai
4.01
Format: 223 pages, Hardcover
"A fascinating new perspective on modern finance," --Oliver Hart, 2016 Nobel Laureate in Economics"…
Want to Read $ 20.99"Finance's starting point in valuation is that previous accomplishments and what you have today bear little relationship to real value. Finance is completely and ruthlessly forward-looking. The only source of value today is the future."-Mihir Desai, The Wisdom Of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return
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1. The Wisdom Of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return
By: Mihir Desai
4.01
Format: 223 pages, Hardcover
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"Finance's starting point in valuation is that previous accomplishments and what you have today bear little relationship to real value. Finance is completely and ruthlessly forward-looking. The only s…"-Mihir Desai, The Wisdom Of Finance: Discovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return
2. Set for Life: Dominate Life, Money, and the American Dream
By: Scott Trench
4.16
Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition
Learn to build a stable financial foundation that will carry you through times of economic uncertai… read more
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3. The Dhandho Investor: The Low-Risk Value Method to High Returns
By: Mohnish Pabrai
4.23
Format: 183 pages, Hardcover
A comprehensive value investing framework for the individual investor In a straightforward and acce… read more
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4. King of Capital: The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone
By: David Carey , None , John E. Morris
4.04
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Strippers and Flippers . . . or a New Positive Force Helping to Drive the Economy . . . The unto… read more
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5. How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness
By: Russel "Russ" Roberts , Russell "Russ" Roberts
3.93
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
A forgotten book by one of history’s greatest thinkers reveals the surprising connections between h… read more
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"I have a friend with an incredibly demanding job that he doesn't particularly enjoy. But he puts up with it because he makes a lot of money, much more than he could make working for another company o…"-Russel "Russ" Roberts, How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life: An Unexpected Guide to Human Nature and Happiness
6. Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings
By: Kenneth L. Fisher , Philip A. Fisher
4.14
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Widely respected and admired, Philip Fisher is among the most influential investors of all time. Hi… read more
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7. The Little Book of Behavioral Investing: How not to be your own worst enemy
By: James Montier
4.12
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A detailed guide to overcoming the most frequently encountered psychological pitfalls of investing … read more
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"Groups have powerful self-reinforcing mechanisms at work. These can lead to group polarization—a tendency for members of the group to end up in a more extreme position than they started in because th…"-James Montier, The Little Book of Behavioral Investing: How not to be your own worst enemy
"This focus on the short term is hard to reconcile with any fundamental view of investing. We can examine the drivers of equity returns to see what we need to understand in order to invest. At a one-y…"-James Montier, The Little Book of Behavioral Investing: How not to be your own worst enemy
8. Several Short Sentences About Writing
By: Verlyn Klinkenborg
4.13
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Most of what you think you know about writing is useless. It’s the harmful debris of your education… read more
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"People clamor to tell their stories in words. This doesn't make them writers, Nor does it make their stories matter."-Verlyn Klinkenborg, Several Short Sentences About Writing
9. Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics
By: Richard H. Thaler
4.16
Format: 358 pages, Paperback
Nobel laureate Richard H. Thaler has spent his career studying the radical notion that the central … read more
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10. Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
By: Charles T. Munger , None
4.42
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
EXPANDED THIRD EDITION includes Charlie's 2007 USC Law School Commencement address. Edited by Peter… read more
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"What are the secret of success? -one word answer :"rational"-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"The best armour of old age is a well spent life preceding it."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"The best armour of old age is a well spent life perfecting it."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"How to find a good spouse? -the best single way is to deserve a good spouse."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
11. The Tao of Warren Buffett: Warren Buffett's Words of Wisdom - Quotations and Interpretations to Help Guide You to Billionaire Wealth and Enlightened Business Management
By: Mary Buffett , David Clark
3.81
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
אוסף אמרות שנונות ומעוררות השראה מאת איש העסקים הנערץ בעולם, החושף את סודות ההצלחה שלו. כמו אמרו… read more
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12. You Can Be a Stock Market Genius: Uncover the Secret Hiding Places of Stock Market Profits
By: Joel Greenblatt
4.22
Format: 285 pages, Paperback
A comprehensive and practical guide to the stock market from a successful fund manager—filled with … read more
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13. The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
By: Robert Kanigel
4.02
Format: 438 pages, Paperback
In 1913, a young unschooled Indian clerk wrote a letter to G H Hardy, begging the pre-eminent Engli… read more
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"His academic failure forced him to develop unconventionally, free of the social straightjacket that might have constrained his progress to well-worn paths."-Robert Kanigel, The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
"Sometimes in studying Ramanujan's work, [George Andrews] said at another time, "I have wondered how much Ramanujan could have done if he had had MACSYMA or SCRATCHPAD or some other symbolic algebra p…"-Robert Kanigel, The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
"Viewed one way, then, for at least five years between 1904 and 1909, Ramanujan floundered- mostly out of school, without a degree, without contact with other mathematicians. And yet, was the cup half…"-Robert Kanigel, The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
"He received no guidance, no stimulation, no money beyond the few rupees he made from tutoring. But for all the economic deadweight he represented, his family apparently discouraged him little- not en…"-Robert Kanigel, The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
14. Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
By: Roger Lowenstein
4.19
Format: 475 pages, Paperback
Starting from scratch, simply by picking stocks and companies for investment, Warren Buffett amasse… read more
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"A compact organization lets all of us spend our time managing the business rather than managing each other."-Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
"Buffett does enjoy being a billionaire, but in offbeat ways. As he put it, though money cannot change your health or how many people love you, it lets you be in 'more interesting environments."-Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
"The modern spirit is a hesitant one. Spontaneity has given way to cautious legalisms, and the age of heroes has been superseded by a cult of specialization. We have no more giants; only obedient ants."-Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
"Buffett found it 'extraordinary' that academics studied such things. They studied what was measurable, rather than what was meaningful. 'As a friend [Charlie Munger] said, to a man with a hammer, eve…"-Roger Lowenstein, Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
15. Financial Intelligence
By: Karen Berman , Joe Knight , John Case
4.12
Format: None pages, None
Companies expect managers to use financial data to allocate resources and run their departments. Bu… read more
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"First, he evaluates a business on its long-term rather than its short-term prospects. Second, he always looks for businesses he understands. (This led him to avoid many Internet-related investments.)…"-Karen Berman, Financial Intelligence
16. Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
By: Morgan Housel
4.19
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
“Want to understand the changing world? Start with what stays the same. That’s the amazing conclusi… read more
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17. Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud
By: Ben McKenzie
None
Format: None pages, None
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LONGLISTED FOR THE FINANCIAL TIMES 2023 BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR… read more
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18. Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
By: Annie Duke
3.83
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In Super Bowl XLIX, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll made one of the most controversial calls in footbal… read more
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19. Up Close and All In: Life Lessons from a Wall Street Warrior
By: John Mack
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From John Mack, former CEO of Morgan Stanley, an intimate personal memoir and riveting business sto… read more
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20. Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
3.90
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Black Swan, a bold new work that challenges many … read more
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"The “persecution"-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
"Courage is the only virtue you cannot fake."-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
"If you do not take risks for your opinion, you're nothing."-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
"Freedom is always associated with risk taking, whether it leads to it or comes from it."-Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
