Dec 07, 2010
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zeropower - Certified Professional
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Recently finished:

13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers The Big Short When Genuis Failed: Rise Fall of LTCM

Just ordered (will read these over winter break): Fooling Some of the People All of the Time The Wealth & Poverty of Nations The Ascent of Money

Highly recommend When Genius Failed and Big Short.

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zeropowerRecently finished:

13 Bankers: The Wall Street Takeover A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers The Big Short When Genuis Failed: Rise Fall of LTCM

Just ordered (will read these over winter break): Fooling Some of the People All of the Time The Wealth & Poverty of Nations The Ascent of Money

Highly recommend When Genius Failed and Big Short.

The Ascent of Money is a good book. You'll enjoy it.

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