What books do you recommend!?
Name any of your top picks - finance related or not.
Venture Deals - Brad Feld (Great for VC)
Prince of Tides - Pat Conroy (literally nothing to do with finance just a great book- sad tho)
Straight to Hell by John Lefevre (stories from a banker)
Liar's Poker: Rising through the Wreckage on Wall Street - Michael Lewis (name speaks for itself lol)
Any others? I've seen posts like this but not that new or they are about a specific financial sector
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Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough, Security Analysis by Ben Graham The Intelligent Investor by Ben Graham Those are my favorites all finance related tho
Freakonomics by Steven Levitt, Liar's Poker (which you said your self), Manias, Panics, and Crashes by Charles Kindleberger, and Probable Outcomes by Ed Easterling are my top finance picks.
Non-finance I would probably choose How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie because it helps work and pretty much everything
Ive also read the last book you mentioned but a really long time ago. I should read it again now. Thanks!!
Thanks!! Ill check those out. I havent read any of those yet
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Just read Contagious: Why things catch on by Jonah Berger
Really well written and thought provoking
Thanks I'll check those out. Love those kinds of books
I always like books that don't come up on everyone's list. Makes it a little more fun to find something that is different.
The 7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey and The Effective Executive by Peter F Druckers
ill check these out thanks!!
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Thanks!! I’ll check them out
Flowers for Algernon
I was actually going to put this to. Great book!
I love older books so if there are any other older ones you remember plz send them my way
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
All investing related in the link below. If you are looking to transition to the buyside, all the books mentioned are a good place to start.
https://www.buysidehustle.com/the-best-investing-books-for-banking-anal…</a">Best Investing Books for Banking Analysts and Finance Undergrads
Predictably Irrational, King of Oil, Liars Poker, When Genius Failed, How to Win Friends & Influence People, and Never Eat Alone
Red Notice - Bill Browder. Finance related book and very well written.
This is a really good book. I would also recommend The Greatest Trade Ever -- these books are linked by BCG, both Browder and Paulson started off at the firm.
Principles by Ray Dalio
A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
Literally the title means a spy among spies, friends is a codeword for spy involving MI5 and MI6 of British Intelligence.
A great read if you like thrilling at the end of your seat anticipating read.
Monkey Business by John Rolfe and Peter Troob
The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell
Gates of Fire by Steven Pressfield Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
Practical book on negotiation authored by a former lead negotiator for the FBI
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