The Answer to the Riddle is Me: A Tale of Amnesia, David Stuart MacLean Booklist: While studying in India on a Fulbright scholarship in 2002, […]
Books
Into the Abyss
Into the Abyss, Carol Shaben Amazon: Only four men survived the plane crash. The pilot. A politician. A cop… and the criminal he was shackled […]
David and Goliath
David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell Although the way Gladwell takes advantage of our natural statistical physchological biases, he always conjures a good story and this […]
The Lexus and the Olive Tree
The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization, Thomas L. Friedman Amazon: In this vivid portrait of the new business world, Thomas L. Friedman shows […]
Skyfaring
Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot, Mark Vanhoenacker Amazon: In the twenty-first century, airplane flight — once a remarkable feat of human ingenuity — has […]
The Lonely Sea
The Lonely Sea, Yvette Allum Amazon: The extraordinary story of how Sue Dockar survived two days and two nights lost alone at sea after being swept […]
Bad Paper: Chasing Debt from Wall Street to the Underworld
Bad Paper: Chasing Debt from Wall Street to the Underworld, Jake Halpern Credit card and student debt are a little outside the realm of my […]
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice
Browder’s story is somewhat folklore in the finance community so when his book was released I was pretty quick to purchase myself a copy. Well written and quite gripping, I had no idea the Russian establishment so blatantly violated civil rights so long after the country (supposedly) became democratic. The fortune Browder amassed via his investing in Russia quite impressive, but the story behind his rise and fall is even more enthralling. Amazing to read how close he came to spending his life behind bars, the first chapter of the book will have you hooked!
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness
I couldn’t put this book down, ripped through it in three days!
Gin Glorious Gin
Gin Glorious Gin: How Mother’s Ruin Became the Spirit of London, Olivia Williams I will admit, I have taken on a bit of a liking […]
The Intelligent Asset Allocator
The Intelligent Asset Allocator: How to Build Your Portfolio to Maximize Returns and Minimize Risk, William J. Bernstein I read this book many years ago […]
Top Dog
Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing, Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman I finished it, but it was a bit of a slog. Some […]
A Few Seconds of Panic
A Few Seconds of Panic, Stefan Fatsis This is another repeat author read: I read Fatsis’ Word Freak last year and after becoming thoroughly engrossed in […]
Antifragile
Antifragile, Nassim Nicholas Taleb I have thoroughly enjoyed reading Taleb’s previous books, such as Fooled by Randomness and The Black Swan (although the title for the latter — which is […]
Quiet
A very enlightening read. A book that should be a standard manual, in my opinion, for anyone in a management or teaching position.
Tubes
Tubes, Andrew Blum Disclaimer: I am a bit of a nerd deep down (or maybe not so deep?) so books like this are likely going […]
Bad Pharma
Bad Pharma, Ben Goldacre What an eye-opener! I had no preconceived idea that the massive money machine behind modern pharmaceutical companies has patients as its […]
The Sugar King of Havana
The Sugar King of Havana, John Paul Rathbone I found this book on a sidewalk sale rack at one of my favorite bookstores in downtown […]
Exposure
Exposure, Michael Woodford I remember the day Woodford blew the whistle on Olympus back in 2011. The announcement made headlines across the world and sent […]
The Complete Turtle Trader
The Complete Turtle Trader, Michael W. Covel I borrowed this book from a friend of mine who also works in finance. He, like me, has […]