17 must-read economics books like Common Sense: The Investor's Guide to Equality, Opportunity, and Growth by Joel Greenblatt

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Common Sense: The Investor's Guide to Equality, Opportunity, and Growth

By: Joel Greenblatt

3.68

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The United States is supposed to offer economic opportunity to everyone. It shouldn’t take a worldw…

If you liked the economics plot in Common Sense: The Investor's Guide to Equality, Opportunity, and Growth by Joel Greenblatt , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

By: Michael Lewis

4.30

Format: 291 pages, Paperback

The #1 New York Times bestseller: "It is the work of our greatest financial journalist, at the top … read more

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  • politics
  • finance
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • business
"Time is a variable continuum."

-Michael Lewis, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

"It is ludicrous to believe that asset bubbles can only be recognized in hindsight,"

-Michael Lewis, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

"Long Beach Savings was the first existing bank to adopt what was called the “originate and sell"

-Michael Lewis, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

"When you’re a conservative Republican, you never think people are making money by ripping other people off,"

-Michael Lewis, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine

Cover of When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein

2. When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management

By: Roger Lowenstein

4.20

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

“A riveting account that reaches beyond the market landscape to say something universal about risk … read more

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  • economics
  • nonfiction
  • finance
  • business
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3. The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness

By: Dave Ramsey

4.53

Format: 302 pages,

The success stories speak for themselves in this book from money maestro Dave Ramsey. Instead of pr… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • finance
  • business
Cover of Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street by Sheelah Kolhatkar

4. Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street

By: Sheelah Kolhatkar

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The story of billionaire trader Steven Cohen, the rise and fall of his hedge fund SAC Capital, and … read more

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  • economics
  • nonfiction
  • finance
  • business
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5. 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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  • economics
  • nonfiction
  • finance
  • business
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6. The Education of a Value Investor: My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom, and Enlightenment

By: Guy Spier

3.67

Format: None pages, Hardcover

What happens when a young Wall Street investment banker spends a small fortune to have lunch with W… read more

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  • economics
  • nonfiction
  • finance
  • business

7. SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes And Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance

By: Steven D. Levitt , Stephen J. Dubner

4.31

Format: 1056 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times best-selling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation, selling over four million c… read more

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8. The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less

By: Barry Schwartz

3.82

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

About the Book: The Paradox of Choice In the spirit of Alvin Tofflers Future Shock, a social critiq… read more

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9. 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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  • economics
  • nonfiction
  • finance
  • business
"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

10. The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor

By: Howard Marks

3.81

Format: 75 pages, Hardcover

"This is that rarity, a useful book."--Warren Buffett Howard Marks, the chairman and cofounder of O… read more

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11. Designing Your Life: Build a Life that Works for You

By: None , Dave Evans

3.82

Format: 287 pages, Paperback

*** The #1 New York Times Bestseller *** Whether we're 20, 40, 60 or older, many of us are still l… read more

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12. 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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13. Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor

By: None

3.69

Format: 121 pages,

Tells how to avoid investment fads, explains the basic concepts of value-investment philosophy, and… read more

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14. The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns

By: John C. Bogle

4.16

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

“There are a few investment managers, of course, who are very good – though in the short run, it’s … read more

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  • economics
  • nonfiction
  • finance
  • business
"Simplicity beats complexity"

-John C. Bogle, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns

"Don't look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack!"

-John C. Bogle, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns

"Your index fund should not be your manager’s cash cow. It should be your own cash cow."

-John C. Bogle, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns

"While illusion (the momentary prices we pay for stocks) often loses touch with reality (the intrinsic values of our corporations), it is reality that rules in the long run."

-John C. Bogle, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns

15. How to Lie with Statistics

By: Darrell Huff , Irving Geis

4.36

Format: 94 pages, Paperback

Darrell Huff runs the gamut of every popularly used type of statistic, probes such things as the sa… read more

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16. The Little Book of Valuation: How to Value a Company, Pick a Stock and Profit

By: Aswath Damodaran

3.00

Format: None pages, ebook

An accessible, and intuitive, guide to stock valuationValuation is at the heart of any investment d… read more

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17. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

By: David Epstein

4.14

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

What's the most effective path to success in any domain? It's not what you think. Plenty of experts… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
"We learn who we are only by living, and not before."

-David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

"Repetition, it turned out, was less important than struggle."

-David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

"If we treated careers more like dating, nobody would settle down so quickly."

-David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

"mental meandering and personal experimentation are sources of power, and head starts are overrated"

-David Epstein, Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

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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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  • economics
  • nonfiction
  • finance
  • business
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19. 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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  • politics
  • finance
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • business
"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

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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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  • politics
  • economics
  • nonfiction
  • business
"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"

-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

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21. The Little Book of Market Wizards: Lessons from the Greatest Traders

By: Jack D. Schwager

4.25

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

An accessible look at the art of investing and how to adopt the practices of top professionals What… read more

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  • economics
  • nonfiction
  • finance
  • business
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22. Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

By: Shane Parrish

4.21

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFew things will change your trajectory in life or business as m… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
"Our desire to feel right overpowers our desire to be right."

-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

"The social rewards for going with the crowd are felt long before the benefits of going against it are gained."

-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

"Most people go through life assuming that we’re right about everything all the time and that people who don’t see things our way are wrong. We mistake how we want the world to be with how it actually…"

-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results

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23. The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future

By: Sebastian Mallaby

4.43

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year  Named a Best Book of 2022 by The Ec… read more

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  • economics
  • nonfiction
  • finance
  • business
"The first notable spinout was Kathy Xu, another woman who managed to flourish in China's venture industry. Rather than studying in the United States, Xu had experienced U.S. instruction at Nanjing Un…"

-Sebastian Mallaby, The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future

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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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  • economics
  • nonfiction
  • finance
  • business
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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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  • economics
  • nonfiction
  • finance
  • business
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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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  • economics
  • nonfiction
  • finance
  • business
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27. Just Keep Buying: Proven Ways to Save Money and Build Your Wealth

By: Nick Maggiulli

4.13

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Everyone faces big questions when it comes to money: questions about saving, investing, and whether… read more

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  • economics
  • nonfiction
  • finance
  • business
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28. Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models

By: Gabriel Weinberg

4.04

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

A Wall Street Journal Bestseller! "You can't really know anything if you just remember isolated … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
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29. Common Sense: The Investor's Guide to Equality, Opportunity, and Growth

By: Joel Greenblatt

3.68

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The United States is supposed to offer economic opportunity to everyone. It shouldn’t take a worldw… read more

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  • business

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Michael Lewis

4.30

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When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management

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4.20

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The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness

Dave Ramsey

4.53

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3.96

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Angela Duckworth

4.67

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Cass R. Sunstein , Richard H. Thaler

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