5 must-read finance books like A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics) by Peter L. Bernstein

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A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

By: Peter L. Bernstein

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

One of the foremost financial writers of his generation, Peter Bernstein has the unique ability to …

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1. The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

By: James Gleick

4.03

Format: 527 pages, Hardcover

James Gleick, the author of the best sellers Chaos and Genius, now brings us a work just as astonis… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • business
"At the end of 2006, people concerned with the “Cat"

-James Gleick, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

"Vengeful conquerors burn books as if the enemy's souls reside there, too."

-James Gleick, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

"Before Newton the English word gravity denoted a mood—seriousness, solemnity…."

-James Gleick, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

"Everything we care about lies somewhere in the middle, where pattern and randomness interlace."

-James Gleick, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

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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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  • history
  • finance
  • money
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • business
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3. How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds

By: Alan Jacobs

3.96

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

How to Think is a contrarian treatise on why we're not as good at thinking as we assume - but how r… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
"There can be more genuine fellowship among those who share the same disposition than among those who share the same beliefs, especially if that disposition is toward kindness and generosity."

-Alan Jacobs, How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds

4. Wealth, Poverty and Politics: An International Perspective

By: Thomas Sowell

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In Wealth, Poverty, and Politics, Thomas Sowell, one of the foremost conservative public intellectu… read more

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  • politics
  • economics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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5. How to Take Smart Notes: One Simple Technique to Boost Writing, Learning and Thinking - for Students, Academics and Nonfiction Book Writers

By: Sönke Ahrens

3.42

Format: 320 pages,

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  • nonfiction
  • business
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6. The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right

By: Atul Gawande

4.51

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The New York Timesbestselling author of Betterand Complicationsreveals the surprising power of the … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business

7. Atlas Shrugged

By: Ayn Rand , Leonard Peikoff

4.14

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world and did. Was he a des… read more

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8. Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

By: Charles Mackay

4.18

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

First published in 1841, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is often cited a… read more

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9. The Moral Landscape: How Science Can Determine Human Values

By: Sam Harris

3.99

Format: 512 pages,

Sam Harris' first book, The End of Faith, ignited a worldwide debate about the validity of religion… read more

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10. I Am a Strange Loop

By: Douglas R. Hofstadter

3.76

Format: None pages,

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11. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

By: Robin Wall Kimmerer

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

In this series of linked personal essays, Robin Wall Kimmerer leads general readers and scientists … read more

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12. How Will You Measure Your Life?

By: Clayton M. Christensen , Karen Dillon , James Allworth

3.73

Format: 112 pages, ebook

In 2010 world-renowned innovation expert Clayton M. Christensen gave a powerful speech to the Harva… read more

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13. The Maniac

By: Benjamín Labatut

4.34

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From one of contemporary literature’s most exciting new voices, a haunting story centered on the Hu… read more

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"[...] si nuestra especie iba a sobrevivir el siglo XX, necesitábamos llenar el enorme vacío dejado por la huida de los dioses, y la única candidata viable para realizar esa extraña y esotérica transf…"

-Benjamín Labatut, The Maniac

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14. Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

By: Cal Newport

3.73

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

Do fewer things. Work at a natural pace. Obsess over quality. From the New York Times bestsellin… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
"What are we really doing here?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"Wouldn’t it be nice to have a job like that where you didn’t have to worry about being productive?"

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The world of cognitive work lacks coherent ideas about how our efforts should be organized and measured."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

"The pandemic didn’t introduce this trend so much as push its worst excesses beyond the threshold of tolerability."

-Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

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15. The Creative Act: A Way of Being

By: Rick Rubin

4.04

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

From the legendary music producer, a master at helping people connect with the wellsprings of their… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • business
"Find the sustainable rituals that best support your work."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"When it comes to the creative process, patience is accepting that the majority of the work we do is out of our control."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

"Turning something from an idea into a reality can make it seem smaller. It changes from unearthly to earthly. The imagination has no limits. The physical world does. The work exists in both."

-Rick Rubin, The Creative Act: A Way of Being

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16. Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

By: Michael Lewis

3.80

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 best-selling author of The Big Short and Flash Boys, the story of FTX’s spectacular col… read more

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  • history
  • finance
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • business
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17. The Trading Game: A Confession

By: Gary Stevenson

4.26

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A vivid, blistering memoir that takes readers inside the high-stakes drama and hubris of the tradin… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • finance
  • money
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • business
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18. Chaos Kings: How Wall Street Traders Make Billions in the New Age of Crisis

By: Scott Patterson

3.78

Format: 336 pages, ebook

A Wall Street Journal bestseller Written by a veteran Wall Street Journal reporter, this is a fasci… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • finance
  • money
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • business
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19. HBR Guide to Crafting Your Purpose

By: John Coleman

3.87

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Stop searching for purpose. Build it. We're living through a crisis of purpose. Surveys indicate th… read more

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  • business
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20. Big Business: A Love Letter to an American Anti-Hero

By: Tyler Cowen

3.57

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An against-the-grain polemic on American capitalism from New York Times bestselling author Tyler Co… read more

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  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • business
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21. A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

By: Peter L. Bernstein

3.86

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

One of the foremost financial writers of his generation, Peter Bernstein has the unique ability to … read more

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  • history
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  • finance
  • money
  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • business

8 must-read history books like A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics) by Peter L. Bernstein

Transform Your Habits

The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood

James Gleick

4.03

Transform Your Habits

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

Roger Lowenstein

4.20

Wealth, Poverty and Politics: An International Perspective

Thomas Sowell

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

Michael Lewis

3.80

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Transform Your Habits

Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes

Morgan Housel

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall

Zeke Faux

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

Michael Lewis

3.80

Transform Your Habits

The Trading Game: A Confession

Gary Stevenson

4.26

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