Reading List

I recommend these books for their unique perspectives on trading and the markets. The author's write compellingly, not only to educate, but also to generate questions and debate on topics highly relevant to this site:

The World Is Flat [Updated and Expanded]: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Thomas Friedman

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Chip Heath

When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
Roger Lowenstein

The Market Wizards
Jack Schwager

The New Market Wizards
Jack Schwager

PBS Special: Trillion Dollar Bet (LTCM)
PBS Video

Moneyball
Michael Lewis

Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
Peter L. Bernstein

Trading in the Zone:
Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline and a Winning Attitude
Mark Douglas

Atlas Shrugged
Ayn Rand

Human Action
Ludwig von Mises

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Edwin Lefevre

Full House: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin
Stephen Jay Gould

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Charles MacKay

Liar's Poker: Rising Through the Wreckage on Wall Street
Michael Lewis

Den of Thieves
James B. Stewart

Merchants of Debt: KKR and the Mortgaging of American Business
George Anders

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Innovator's Dilemma
Clayton Christensen

Uncommon Genius: How Great Ideas are Born
Denise Shekerjian

If You Want to Write: A Book About Art, Independence and Spirit
Brenda Ueland

Trend Following:
How Great Traders Make Millions in Up or Down Markets
Michael Covel

All versions of Trend Following.

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