I have updated the investment book log. These are the official recommended books of Running of the Bulls, a highly coveted distinction in the world of business publishing,** sorted by general category.
Accounting
Bubbles
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Buffett, Warren
Buffet: Making of an American Capitalist*
Central Bankers
Commodities
Cramer, Jim
Confessions of a Street Addict
Derivatives
Economics
The Eighties
The Euro
Bust: Greece, the Euro and the Sovereign Debt Crisis Review*
The Financial Crisis
Diary of a Very Bad Year Review*
Fixed Income
General Business
Chainsaw: The Notorious Career of Al Dunlap *
History
The Myth of the Rational Market Review*
Investors / Traders
Inside the House of Money Review
Lessons from the Greatest Stock Traders of all Time
Irrationality
The Little Book of Behavioral Investing*
Mean Markets and Lizard Brains Review*
Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes and How to Correct Them Review
Levy, Leon
Livermore, Jesse
Jesse Livermore, World's Greatest Trader
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator*
Long-Term Capital Management
Non-Normal Distributions
Ubiquity: Why Catastrophes Happen*
Quants
A Demon of Our Own Design Review
Real Estate
Rich, Marc
Rogers, Jim Travel & Investment Adventures
Shorting
Soros, George
Soros The Unauthorized Biography
Strategy
Contrarian Investment Strategies: The Next Generation*
The Little Book that Beats the Market
Unexpected Returns: Understanding Secular Stock Market Cycles Review
You Can Be a Stock Market Genius*
Tech Bubble
Bull! 144 Stupid Statements from the Market's Fallen Prophets*
Bull! A History of the Boom, 1982-1999
*Highly recommended
**Sarcasm
1) Please provide a convenient link to this Investment Book Log on the right of your homepage. Perhaps under the "And So On" category.
2) INTELLIGENT INVESTOR is missing a single asterisk to indicate "highly recommended"
3)What handle do you use in the Calculated Risk commentariat?
p.s. Thanks for your fine work.
Particularly liked how you even made the murky and recalcitrant field of Economics provide a coherent picture in your "China - Rising Costs, Lower Returns" post.
Posted by: psychodave | June 23, 2010 at 08:09 AM
1. Good idea.
2. I liked it but already knew most of it. I think its a great book for people starting out.
3. I go by the handle "Toro" on all investment websites except one where I go by the handle of "Toro KMA." I don't know if I've ever commented on Calculated Risk, though I do pop over there.
And thanks, much appreciated.
T.
Posted by: Toro | June 25, 2010 at 09:17 PM
Your response to #2 makes much sense.
My "*" nomination was more for how well he writes.
I pick it up and read it again every few years, enjoy it a lot each time.
Posted by: psychodave | July 07, 2010 at 08:23 AM