JamesH83
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I guess this is an offshoot of James' thread on Jean Allen Paulos' book.
What 'easy going' finance related books have you read and enjoyed?
Here are four I have on my bookself and would recommend:
A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market
by John Allen Paulos
When Genius Failed : The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
by ROGER LOWENSTEIN
Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street
by Michael Lewis
Dumb Money : Adventures of a Day Trader
by GARY WOLF, JOEY ANUFF |
¦(X)=(Nh)-1K{h-1(X-x1) + ... + h-1(X-xT)}, |
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jungle
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| FIASCO is an obvious one to add... |
"we foresee carnage...[people] way overestimating the size of the exit door" |
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Nonius
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| Not about trading and a little old, but "Barbarians at the Gate" is great. |
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dgn2
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| "Inventing Money" is another account of LTCM worth reading. |
...WARNING: I am an optimal f'er |
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jungle
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the 80s are still fashionable, at least in shoreditch, so worth mentioning den of thieves, which is great, and much more readable than predators' ball, though the latter is better for the nitty gritty of the Drexel deals.
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"we foresee carnage...[people] way overestimating the size of the exit door" |
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akimon
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"Ugly Americans", although not as well written as Michael Lewis or genius failed. Still the only book I know of to talk about hf's in asia during the mid 90's.
Alan K's "Wall Street Meat" is an account of equity analysts selling hot dot-com ipo's. He writes about Jack Grubman, Mary Meeker, and Quattrone on a more personal level, and tells a tale behind the news headlines.
Also Soros Alchemy of Finance is a good read, whether you agree with him on or not on certain viewpoints.
These books are good train and bus companions.
Reading taleb's DH on a train ride caused bad headache 
Must allocate some quality reading time to finish DH someday...
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Bonfire of the vanities
Monkey Business |
You might very well think that, I couldn't possibly comment. |
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Arroway
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Right now I'm reading "The Number" by Alex Berenson. The number is obviously, EPS, and the book is about how it has gained such all importance.
A few years ago I read "Rogue Trader" then last week I read "The Collapse of Barings". Two diametrically opposed books on the same subject! |
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cekpet
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The Predictors is mildly amusing
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0805057579/102-1845291-0164160?v=glance
And Niederhoffer is alwas good for a laugh |
"The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that carries any reward." John Maynard Keynes |
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Crassus
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recently finished Monkey Business.
Infectious Greed was considerably less easy going but worthwhile.
Running Money was pretty interesting.
Smartest Guys in the Room is also interesting. In the style of Barbarians at the Gate. |
What is best in life?
To crush your enemies... to see them driven before you and to hear the lamentation of the women |
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Baltazar
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just finished Barbarians and i liked it (being quite rooky i didn't know about the end and there were so much suspence i spend hours reading on and on)
started (and nearly finished already) liar's poker, like it very much alos it's lighter than barbarians, got others to read, will provide feedback |
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exotiq
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| Given that the thread is about "easy going", anyone have reviews of these as Audiobooks? |
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LongTheta
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| There is yet another book by Michael Lewis, The Money Culture. It's a collection of essays that he wrote after Liar's Poker. Very funny. Highly recommended. |
Time is on my side. |
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AndyM
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Haven't read it yet, but Maggie Mahar's Bull looks like fun.
Just finished The Great Crash by Galbraith; very enjoyable, easy read, and eternally relevant. |
My karma will run over your dogma. |
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Strange
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| yep. The Great Crash was awesome, and i got it for free - found it on the table in Starbucks... some old edition, too, like 1950's |
'Va te faire foutre, putain d'espèce d'enculé!'
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