prunes Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I thought it might be fun to have a general thread devoted to what we're currently reading, to serve as a complement to the one-off book review threads that we have. This doesn't have to be investing focused. Most recently finished: http://www.blackgate.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/rediscovery-of-man.jpg http://cache1.bdcdn.net/assets/images/book/large/9781/8793/9781879384620.jpg Just started: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3f/Earth_Abides_1949_small.jpg/200px-Earth_Abides_1949_small.jpg Unexpected Returns was a very illuminating book about market cycles. Recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkbabang Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Just finished: (re-read for the 3rd time in the last 10-12 years) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/93/Cryptonomicon%281stEd%29.jpg Currently in the middle of: (excellent so far) http://resources.macmillanusa.com/jackets/500H/9781137281654.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay21 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I never really could read more than one book at once, so here are the books I read recently (most from March to now) A Farewell to Arms For whom the bell tolls Snowball Maltese Falcon The Little Book of Talent Titan (Rockefeller) Devil in the White City Lolita Moonwalking with Einstein Talent is Overrated The Postman Always Rings Twice House of Morgan I am in the middle of Predictably Irrational (good so far) and expect to be done with it fairly shortly. Also, I am trying to read about Fiat a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlanMaestro Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 1493 Intuition Pumps Giants of Enterprise … and read Unexpected Returns once again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 http://travelforaircraft.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/blog-shatter-sword-cover-maryam-rostamian.jpg?w=400&h=546 http://www.amazon.ca/Shattered-Sword-Untold-Battle-Midway/dp/1574889249 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyten1 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51nH-jxYywL._SY346_PJlook-inside-v2,TopRight,1,0_SH20_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41zRtX0BOgL._SY346_PJlook-inside-v2,TopRight,1,0_SH20_.jpg http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517V1E2J-zL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I quite enjoyed that book on Chuck Feeney. Hope you'll like it too, hyten1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyten1 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 liberty, i just finish it last few days, it was very eye opening, never thought duty free was so profitable, the amount of cash dividend they were getting was insane. hy I quite enjoyed that book on Chuck Feeney. Hope you'll like it too, hyten1! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hellsten Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/5135SJAluHL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg Twice he won the Badwater Ultramarathon, a 135-mile "jaunt" from the bottom of Death Valley to the shoulders of Mount Whitney. He triumphed in the 153-mile Spartathlon in Greece three times. Recently, he set a new American record by running 165.7 miles in 24 hours—6.5 marathons in one day. http://scottjurek.com/eatandrun/ I guess reading 500 pages per day is the value investor's ultramarathon. Note that Scott is sponsored by Brooks… The Sleuth Investor: Uncover the Best Stocks Before They make Their Move: www.amazon.com/The-Sleuth-Investor-Uncover-Stocks/dp/0071481850 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redskin212 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YOMQbuymL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA278_PIkin4,BottomRight,-70,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg Just finished Straight Flush by Ben Mezrich - good book, very similar to his others, which I also liked. Pretty sure the movie won't be far behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysinvert Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I have these rolling now: Titan Overhaul Who Says Elephants Can't Dance Your Brain at Work How the Scots Invented the Modern World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Einstein of Money: The Life and Timeless Financial Wisdom of Benjamin Graham. I am only a couple of chapters in and like it. I thought I remember it not getting great reviews when it first came out, but I am enjoying it thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deepValue Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lnv9isW5pr1qe0xj3o1_400.jpg Jeff Skilling's favorite book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prunes Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 Selfish Gene is so good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Selfish Gene is so good. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethatk Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Dies the Fire, S.M Stirling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormR Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 The Sleuth Investor: Uncover the Best Stocks Before They make Their Move: www.amazon.com/The-Sleuth-Investor-Uncover-Stocks/dp/0071481850 This one is sort of hilarious. Good fun, but it's basically about how to get almost-insider info without breaking the law. Call it SAC lite. Just finished The Value Investors by Ronald Chan which was worth it for the Schloss interview. Mind you I'm a fan. I liked Tobi's Quantitative Value which I read earlier in the year. I'm slowing getting through Howard Mark's book but it's been slow going. I have What's Behind the Numbers? and The Art of Value Investing on order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinitee00 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51YOMQbuymL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA278_PIkin4,BottomRight,-70,22_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg Just finished Straight Flush by Ben Mezrich - good book, very similar to his others, which I also liked. Pretty sure the movie won't be far behind. Read Ben Mezrich's Ugly Americans before. It was Meh! Seemed like a thriller and felt there was more fiction than fact and couldn't trust the story. Moreover did not learn much from that book. Decided to skip other books by him. How was this book ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamecock-YT Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Just finished: The Shipping Man The Outsiders The Power of Habit Creative Cash Flow Reporting The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Currently reading: Secrets of Professional Turf Betting How to read a book Influence (probably the 3rd-4th time through) Up-next: Analyzing Community Bank Stock ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinitee00 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wizard-Nikola-Biography-Genius-Citadel/dp/0806519606">Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla : Biography of a Genius</a> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Travels-T-Shirt-Global-Economy-ebook/dp/B00263ZLGC/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370643332&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Travels+of+a+T-Shirt+in+the+Global+Economy">The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinitee00 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Just finished: The Shipping Man The Outsiders The Power of Habit Creative Cash Flow Reporting The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Currently reading: Secrets of Professional Turf Betting How to read a book Influence (probably the 3rd-4th time through) Up-next: Analyzing Community Bank Stock ? Started Creative cash flow reporting and I am into 1st few chapters. Very interested in the subject and felt this book needed actual note-taking, researching, highlighting and serious effort. Not a book I will be finishing soon. I am still into the 1st few chapters, but some of the stuff looks a little repetitive. What was your impression of the book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stahleyp Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I like doing audiobooks in addition to traditional books. Just finished http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ylmrqxo2L._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg Next up: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517C-UTkNAL._BO2,204,203,200_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-click,TopRight,35,-76_AA300_SH20_OU01_.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kraven Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Dies the Fire, S.M Stirling That was very good. I enjoyed it very much. I like post apocalyptic novels. Stirling is prolific to say the least. The Dies the Fire trilogy then had another trilogy tacked on to it. I think I read 4 of them. They get progressively worse and Die the Fire is by far the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamecock-YT Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Just finished: The Shipping Man The Outsiders The Power of Habit Creative Cash Flow Reporting The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Currently reading: Secrets of Professional Turf Betting How to read a book Influence (probably the 3rd-4th time through) Up-next: Analyzing Community Bank Stock ? Started Creative cash flow reporting and I am into 1st few chapters. Very interested in the subject and felt this book needed actual note-taking, researching, highlighting and serious effort. Not a book I will be finishing soon. I am still into the 1st few chapters, but some of the stuff looks a little repetitive. What was your impression of the book? You pretty much nailed it. Very, very, repetitive. Coming from a finance/accounting background, it teaches as if you have never seen a statement of cash flow. So I basically was only able to take bits and pieces overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watsa_is_a_randian_hero Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 http://www.drudgereport.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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