What are you reading right now?
Working through with barbarians at the gate atm. Looking for new suggestions to add to the ole collection.
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On deck are Clear Body Clear Mind by our boy ElRon and a collection of stories by Anton Chekhov in Russian
Nonviolent Communication
This book has helped me keep peace of mind when I talk to rude people. Highly recommend if you are being stressed out from someone you regularly speak to.
Just finished:![Kiss or Kill](a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/411H0yEGIyL._SX329_BO1,204,203,200_.jpg">https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/411H0yEGIyL._SX329_BO1…</a)
Major takeaway: Mark Twight is an unthinkably self-absorbed asshole.
Currently reading:![Free to Choose](a href="https://kbimages1-a.akamaihd.net/28843a5f-0b94-4e24-96cf-42215b1641fe/353/569/90/False/free-to-choose.jpg">https://kbimages1-a.akamaihd.net/28843a5f-0b94-4e24-96cf-42215b1641fe/3…</a)
I read it ~15 years ago and didn't get all of it to land. More of it seems real this time around.
Next up:![The Big Sky](a href="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71YcRh2w0EL._AC_UL320_SR210,320_.jpg">https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71YcRh2w0EL._AC_UL320_…</a)
Another re-read. The book is over 70 years old, but the language use is incredible. Nobody captures the spirit of frontier Montana the way AB Guthrie did.
The Sun Also Rises
Making my way through Elton John's new biography. I always found his life very interesting and the book hasn't disappointed yet.
The last book I read was Schwarzman's "What It Takes." It was interesting, but too much of an ad for Stevie, especially toward the end. I loved the parts about his upbringing, starting in the industry, and then founding and growing Blackstone. Once it got to the final few chapters about his infinite wisdom and politics and everything it fizzled out - mostly because him founding and growing Blackstone is a legitimately impressive act, while him interacting with Obama and Trump and complaining about when they didn't take his advice is far less interesting to me. Since you're on this forum, it's probably worth a read and you would probably enjoy it, but it wasn't a 10/10 like I was hoping.
Interesting, didn't know he wrote a book. I read King of Capital last month and liked it a lot for the history on private equity. But the authors didn't go into the details of his upbringing. I think it's always interesting to read about that. Like young Warren Buffet counted number plates or collected golf balls to resell them.
Recently finished Bad Blood by John Carreyrou about Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes as well as Homunculus by James Blaylock, a 'steampunk' novel.
Now currently The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow, a novel about los narcos mexicanos.
Just finished Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. This book will make you look at the world differently--great intro to philosophical concepts. If you've ever really thought about what "quality" means, that's what this guy did to that point it drove him insane.
Now i'm thumbing through Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Crazy how something written at the turn of the 1st millennium features thoughts and personal issues that are applicable in life today. His writings will make you care less about what other's think about you: "Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what’s left and live it properly."
On a major Philosophy kick.
I keep Meditations in the car. Because I get furious if I have to wait for something. It helps to calm me.
Re-reading the Art of War by Sun Tzu. Another two books I recommend is A spy among friends, Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal and also Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times by George Crile.
Currently reading Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy, a very intense and grueseme read. It's from the same author that wrote The Road.
Red Notice by Bill Browder.
If you haven't checked this out you need to ASAP. Amazing window into Russia and Putin.
https://www.amazon.com/Red-Notice-Finance-Murder-Justice/dp/1476755744
Dignity by Chris Arnade is a great read
The Mindful Athlete - Secrets To Pure Performance (George Mumford, who helped MJ and Kobe reach peak performance)
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande (CEO of Haven)
Recently I read “Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World” by Jack Weatherford which was great. Other than providing a history of the Mongols’ conquests, it also talked about his tactics and managerial style fairly in depth.
I really enjoyed GK & the Making of the Modern World, I read it a couple of years ago.
Also read Weatherford's "follow-up" to it, The Secret History of the Mongol Queens, which was interesting as well.
Will have to check that out for sure, really interesting to read about something that I only have the briefest idea of before diving in.
Liar's Poker
I too just finished Schwarzman's What It Takes. I agree, the book could've been much more; but it was a very interesting read nevertheless.
Right now, I am reading Kochland which unravels the rise of Koch Industries. It has been a pretty good read, especially because all the other material on Koch is either too preachy or too bleak. The book tries to show things as they are or have been at Koch, which is interesting.
I am also reading this book Dream Big by Cristiane Correa. It follows the story of how 3G Capital was established and how it made some of its most remarkable acquisitions, before the Kraft Heinz writedown saga.
Paired with this, I am reading a compilation of essays by Richard Russo called Destiny Thief. Between all the private equity heavyhaulers, it is a breath of fresh air!
Just finished Ray Dalio's Principles.
“Capital in the Twenty-First Century”... and, Penthouse, on the bus.
Triggered by my great son, Donald Trump Jr
Check out The Man Who Solved the Markets. Just came out. On Jim Simmons and his fund.
It was such a breeze. I read it in a week. Loved it.
Was it mostly biographical or does it get a bit into some other things too?
Currently reading The Power Broker by Caro. It's a long book but well-written and gives a fascinating view on politics and the development of NYC. Also recently read Skin in the Game by Taleb, all of his books are excellent.
Heard great things about "The Power Broker," really interested in that.
Check it out in person before buying it. It does tells a really interesting story, especially if you live in NYC, but it is a slog to get through, 1,200 pages and large pages at that. I'm at page 800ish but am starting to lose steam as I want to read other things.
I have The Black Swan sitting on my desk. I need to read that, it seems very interesting.
"The Orthodox Way" by Kallistos Ware
The comments on this thread, dumbass.
When Genuis Failed, Roger Lowenstein. Great telling of the rise and demise of LTCM. It's striking, and scary, how similar those times in the mid 90s are to today's, especially with the fanaticism around quant shops.
More Money Than God, Sebastian Mallaby. I'm listening to this one as an audiobook during my commute (in general I find it's nice to always have one book to listen to for commutes or while doing chores/working out). A lot of people on this board probably know the pseudo-mythical histories of hedge fund legends, but this is a good all-around dive into how hedge funds have evolved into what many of them are today, as well as the involvement of the hedge fund industry in some of the largest recent financial events.
Foundation, Isaac Asimov. I re-read this every year or so, as science fiction has always been my favorite literary genre, and I believe the Foundation Series to be extremely underrated.
you all are fucking losers for mostly reading finance books whilst working in / trying to work in finance.
Would add the category of "supposedly smart books sold at the airport" to that. Including "Thinking Fast and Slow", "Sapiens" and all those eye openers.
Corporate Warriors by PW Singer
Currently I am reading the thread on WSO titled "What are you reading right now?".
Warren Buffett PERSONALLY recommended that I read this book:
https://books.google.com/books/about/My_Little_Pony_Meet_the_Ponies_of_…
Man's Search for Meaning, my friend gave this book to me
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, I'm actually a huge nerd and learning basic concepts about physics calms me down from my job.
Clean Code, I'm learning to code and this book is really good. Even outside of coding, it's all about simplicity and elegance in things.
I also enrolled in a multivariable calculus course online and have to read through the textbook.
ew
I actually took multivariable calc in college and it was one of my favorite classes. I'm one of those math/ physics guys who hated bio/ anthropology.
The Case Against Reality by Donald D. Hoffman
....what is reality...how far down the rabbit hole are you willing to go?
SECRETS OF THE TEMPLE: HOW THE FEDERAL RESERVE RUNS THE COUNTRY is a great book on the history of the Federal Reserve, the Fed's relation to politics and previous Fed decisions.
This 700 page tome is a must read. I am also reading 7 habits of highly successful people, and a collection of Joseph Conrad's novels.
What are the Joseph Conrad books you're thinking of reading? I remember reading Heart of Darkness in high school, I'd be interested in checking out some of his other stuff.
The Picture of Dorian Grey. Planning on getting into Meditations and The Art of Worldly Wisdom after that.
Has anyone read the History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Gibbon? Heard that it's pretty dry and long as shit, but have also heard some otherwise good things about it, wanted to see if anyone recommended it before taking the plunge.
Straight to hell
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