Railroader: The Unfiltered Genius and Controversy of Four-Time CEO Hunter Harrison
By: Howard Green
4.29
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Hunter Harrison, the revolutionary railroader from Memphis, dramatically turned four publicly trade…
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1. The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King
By: Rich Cohen
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A legendary tale, both true and astonishing, from the author of Israel is Real and Sweet and LowWhe… read more
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- history
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2. The Lessons of History
By: Will Durant , Ariel Durant
4.07
Format: 119 pages, Hardcover
In this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for th… read more
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"We must operate with partial knowledge, and be provisionally content with probabilities."-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
"The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past is the present unrolled for understanding."-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
"Democracy is the most difficult of all forms of government, since it requires the widest spread of intelligence, and we forgot to make ourselves intelligent when we made ourselves sovereign."-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
"We conclude that the concentration of wealth is natural and inevitable, and is periodically alleviated by violent or peaceable partial redistribution. In this view all economic history is the slow he…"-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
3. Capital Returns: Investing Through the Capital Cycle: A Money Manager’s Reports 2002-15
By: Edward Chancellor
4.41
Format: 225 pages, Hardcover
We live in an age of serial asset bubbles and spectacular busts. Economists, policymakers, central … read more
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4. A Man for All Markets: From Las Vegas to Wall Street, How I Beat the Dealer and the Market
By: Edward O. Thorp
4.24
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The incredible true story of the card-counting mathematics professor who taught the world how to be… read more
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5. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
By: Ron Chernow
3.97
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
John D. Rockefeller, Sr.--history's first billionaire and the patriarch of America's most famous dy… read more
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6. Am I Being Too Subtle?: Straight Talk From a Business Rebel
By: Sam Zell
3.50
Format: 0 pages,
The traits that make Sam Zell one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs also make him one of… read more
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7. Sam Walton: Made In America
By: Sam Walton , John Huey
3.82
Format: 295 pages,
Meet a genuine American folk hero cut from the homespun cloth of America's heartland: Sam Walton, w… read more
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8. 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
9. The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
By: Alice Schroeder
3.84
Format: 223 pages, Hardcover
Here is THE book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, Warre… read more
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10. The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
By: William N. Thorndike Jr.
4.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"It is impossible to produce superior performance unless you do something different." -- John Templ… read more
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11. Americana: A 400-Year History of American Capitalism
By: None
4.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the days of the Mayflower and the Virginia Company, America has been a place for people to dre… read more
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12. The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
By: Daniel Yergin
4.06
Format: 244 pages, Hardcover
Selected by The New York Times Book Reviewas a Notable Book of the Year In this gripping account of… read more
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13. Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
By: Bryan Burrough , John Helyar
4.27
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
A #1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at… read more
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- history
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- nonfiction
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"With every girl there was a moment before you broke up when you knew - you just knew - that if you left her right then, you would never make up."-Bryan Burrough, Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
"Something had to be done fast. A letter: that was the answer. As many lawyers do when nursing a grievance, Nusbaum knew it was important to get their anger down into writing. As Cohen and the investm…"-Bryan Burrough, Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
14. One Up On Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market
By: John Rothchild , Peter Lynch
3.82
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
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15. 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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- history
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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
16. Troubled
By: Rob Henderson
4.26
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this raw coming-of-age memoir, in the vein of The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, The Oth… read more
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"Successful people tell the world they got lucky, then tell their loved ones about the importance of hard work and sacrifice. Critics of successful people tell the world those successful people got lu…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"People don't need motivation; they need self-discipline. Motivation is just a feeling. Self-discipline is: 'I'm going to do this regardless of how I feel.' Seldom do people relish doing something har…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"Mom's friends were worried that their son isn't talking as much as other six-year-olds. They, like many parents, were concerned with how "smart" their kid is. "Should we be reading to him more?" they…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
"You should keep your expectations in line with reality. If you view the military as a job, you will be miserable. It's not a job, it's a lot more than that. As long as you wear that uniform, it is yo…"-Rob Henderson, Troubled
17. Elon Musk
By: Walter Isaacson
4.40
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate… read more
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"[Musk] concluded that Trump as president was no different than he was as a candidate. The buffoonery was not just an act. "Trump might be one of the world’s best bullshitters ever," he says. "Like my…"-Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk
18. 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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19. Romney: A Reckoning
By: McKay Coppins
4.36
Format: 416 pages, ebook
A remarkably illuminating biography of the political maverick, filled with revelations and written … read more
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20. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
By: Chris Miller
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical… read more
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"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
21. The Books of Jacob
By: Olga Tokarczuk
4.02
Format: 965 pages, Hardcover
The Nobel Prize-winner's richest, most sweeping and ambitious novel yet follows the comet-like rise… read more
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"A thing that is not talked about ceases to exist."-Olga Tokarczuk, The Books of Jacob
"Literatura to szczególny rodzaj wiedzy, to... (...) ... doskonałość form nieprecyzyjnych."-Olga Tokarczuk, The Books of Jacob
"Gdy przepisujemy i cytujemy, budujemy gmach wiedzy i rozmnażamy ją jak moje warzywa czy jabłonki. Przepisywanie jest jak szczepienie drzewa; cytowanie – jak wysiewanie nasion."-Olga Tokarczuk, The Books of Jacob
"If human beings had only known how to truly preserve their knowledge of the world, if they had just engraved it into rock, into crystals, into diamond and in so doing, passed it on to their descendan…"-Olga Tokarczuk, The Books of Jacob
22. The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
By: Javier Blas
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Meet the traders who supply the world with oil, metal and food - no matter how corrupt, war-torn or… read more
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- history
- finance
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"Little noticed and little scrutinised, the commodity traders have become essential cogs in the modern economy. Without them, petrol stations would run out of fuel, factories would grind to a halt and…"-Javier Blas, The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
"Most of us take for granted the ease with which we can fill up our cars, buy a new smartphone or order a cup of Colombian coffee. But underpinning almost all of our consumption is a frenetic internat…"-Javier Blas, The World for Sale: Money, Power and the Traders Who Barter the Earth’s Resources
23. The Fund: Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates, and the Unraveling of a Wall Street Legend
By: Rob Copeland
4.04
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The unauthorized, unvarnished story of famed Wall Street hedge-fund manager Ray Dalio. Ray Dalio… read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
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24. The Caesars Palace Coup: How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Power and Greed of Wall Street
By: Sujeet Indap
4.06
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
It was the most brutal corporate restructuring in Wall Street history. The 2015 bankruptcy brawl fo… read more
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- history
- biography
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- nonfiction
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25. What I Learned About Investing from Darwin
By: Pulak Prasad
4.58
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
The investment profession is in a state of crisis. The vast majority of equity fund managers are un… read more
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- nonfiction
- finance
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26. Richer, Wiser, Happier: How the World's Greatest Investors Win in Markets and Life
By: William Green
4.53
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From a renowned financial journalist comes a fresh, “engaging” (The New York Times), and profound b… read more
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27. Cable Cowboy
By: Mark Robichaux
4.27
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
An inside look at a cable titan and his industry John Malone, hailed as one of the great unsung he… read more
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28. The Formula: How Rogues, Geniuses, and Speed Freaks Reengineered F1 into the World's Fastest-Growing Sport
By: Joshua Robinson
4.41
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
🎧Listening Length = 10 hours and 40 minutes NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Wall Street Journal rep… read more
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- history
- biography
- nonfiction
- business
29. Empire of Ants: The Hidden World and Extraordinary Lives of Earth's Tiny Conquerors
By: Susanne Foitzik
4.19
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
Beneath our feet, a fascinating drama unfolds: Ants are waging war and staging rebellions, growing … read more
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- nonfiction
30. Lessons from the Titans: What Companies in the New Economy Can Learn from the Great Industrial Giants to Drive Sustainable Success
By: Scott Davis
4.27
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Three top Wall Street analysts reveal enduring lessons in sustainable success from the great indust… read more
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31. Railroader: The Unfiltered Genius and Controversy of Four-Time CEO Hunter Harrison
By: Howard Green
4.29
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Hunter Harrison, the revolutionary railroader from Memphis, dramatically turned four publicly trade… read more
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