book recommendations

[Grizzums]

I thought it would be nice to have a place where we could recommend good reads to eachother. They do not simply need to be related to economics although that is the bulk of my reading currently.

Seagull recommended a short story to my recently that I flew through in a couple sit downs...I enjoyed it.

"Stikeen"

I also read "Freakonomics" somewhat recently and liked it.

Another..."Confessions of a wall street analyst"

I am also about finished with a lance Armstrong bio
"Its not about the bike"

Another...

"The age of turbulence"

[daiello]

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

[Grizzums]

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

Thanks daiello.

I am looking at learning financial modeling. I picked up a book by Simon Benninga on financial modeling, but I also heard Fabozzi has some helpful books in this area...any recommendations?

A novel that I read a few months ago that I liked was "King Rat" by Clavell.

[Grizzums]

I am also very interested in forensic accouinting. I have subscription to jfa, but I would like to get recommendations to good books covering this topic....

Good recommendations would be appreciated.

[Grizzums]

As advertised.....do you want a "cookbook" for implementing financial models into excel? You get it with Simon Benninga's "Financial Modeling" - I was so into it today, I barely pulled my head out of it, and when I did, it was to take a drink of water or play around with excel. It comes with a cd too.....

If you want to learn how to model like I do, then this is an excellent start imo. 3 days and I am most of the way through it (and its a loaded book), but I will be back through it many times to come, for reference....thumbs way up!

[Dinamo]

Since you said that we should not limit ourselves to economics books, I would suggest "Childood's End" by Arthur C. Clarke. It is a book that I read when I was a teenager and has remained my favorite read over the years.

[fireopal]

lol ok so since dinomo opened the door for early life lemme go way back >> 'the fir tree' by hans christian andersen, which changed the way i looked at christmas trees in a very big way and at a very young age!!!

[Grizzums]

Aha....books we loved in our younger years and may have had some influence on us.....wait, I am still in my younger years...lol - okay young-eeeeerrrrr years...

The first books that I really remember loving were "A Wrinkle In Time" by L'Engle & "Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn" by Twain, of course...

Then a little later I found myself really liking Steinbeck. Both "Of Mice and Men" & "The Grapes of Wrath" I also must say that I was certainly influened by JD Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye" and Kerouac's "On the Road"...

Some of my personal favorites are the simple yet classic writings of...
~ Hemingway, "Snows of Kilimanjaro"

~ Franz Kafka, "Metamorphosis" being one...

~ My all-time favorite author.....yup, you guessed it, the late Kurt Vonnegut. "Cat's Cradle", "Sirens of the Titan", "Breakfast of Champions"

~ And with my whimsical sense of humor (you may have guessed this fella since my fav is Vonnegut).....a neighbor of mine, Mr. Tom Robbins - "Another Roadside Attraction", "Jitterbug Perfume", " Skinny Legs and All"

Of course I could go on and on with books and authors that I love.....and probably will from time to time...but these are certainly the ones that come to mind right now off the top of my head...

Happy Reading!

[fireopal]

ok so aside from story already listed as a real young one and maybe 'the little match girl' written by same author, the next book that had the most impact on me was 'broken wings' by khalil gibran ...

was locked up in my bedroom nursing my first heart hurt and this was a book that my mom went out and bought to help me mend it and it worked... so all you men with daughters may wanna keep this one in mind b/c most of us get to experience this 'rite of passage' at least once lol....

[Grizzums]

ok so aside from story already listed as a real young one and maybe 'the little match girl' written by same author, the next book that had the most impact on me was 'broken wings' by khalil gibran ...

was locked up in my bedroom nursing my first heart hurt and this was a book that my mom went out and bought to help me mend it and it worked... so all you men with daughters may wanna keep this one in mind b/c most of us get to experience this 'rite of passage' at least once lol....

With two little girls, I know I will have to face this at some point because like you say, they will. Thanks for the resource! Will definitely remember it.

[fireopal]

maybe your girls will luck out grizzums (HA!)... ths is actually a great thread so thanks for starting it b/c it has been making me think about books that did impact me... and i just may re-read that broken wings one again just to see if i can go back into rewind and see if the words that spoke to me back then still speak to me now...

[Grizzums]

maybe your girls will luck out grizzums (HA!)... ths is actually a great thread so thanks for starting it b/c it has been making me think about books that did impact me... and i just may re-read that broken wings one again just to see if i can go back into rewind and see if the words that spoke to me back then still speak to me now...

I'm not sure anyone can entirely escape heartbreak at some point. I hope my angels do go through it, or else they probably don't have hearts :) It is just another experience in life that I think is important to go through. Emotions are best left out of stock trading, but not life imho. That is not to say that I look forward to it, moreover, I find that when my girls are sad or in pain, for whatever reasons.....so am I. It comes with being a parent, I believe. My own life tends to becomes much more insignificant when I think of my kids.

Anyway, I am a bit surprised that we do not have more avid readers here.....I'll take a book over the television or computer any day of the week.

Want to re-live....here you go...

http://www.kahlil.org/broken-1.html

[fireopal]

true - most all do have to go through it and think it may play a part in helping us to learn how to keep our hearts open and love more unconditionally.... and what you say about reading over other things is very true for me now.... what's ironic is i grew up in an environment with avid readers but i wasn't one of them, which my mother didn't like b/c she couldn't get me to open a book and i absolutely hated school and did my best to get kicked out of them... so needless to say, reading 'broken wings' made her very happy and i think that may have been the turning point that did get me exploring books more for the various perspectives concerning various feelings/emotions etc.. too bad that wasn't a topic at school b/c i might have been more inclined to conform and remain in that environment had the subject matter interested me....

and thank you very much for this link - didn't realize it was on line.. just read first 3 chapters and vaguely remember this story so i will read it again!! :)

[Simo]

I am currently reading The Intelligent Investor. Anyone ever notice how hard it is to read Benjamin Graham? ughhhhh

[Grizzums]

I am currently reading The Intelligent Investor. Anyone ever notice how hard it is to read Benjamin Graham? ughhhhh

Read it....imo, kind of dry, but had some interesting points.

[Grizzums]

Just picked up a new book.....looks to be a good one.....

Going to start reading it tonight.

"Applied equity analysis: stock valuation techniques for wall street professionals"


Does anyone have any book recommendations for asset allocation.....I know their are plenty to choose from along these lines, just looking for specific recommendations. TIA

[Grizzums]

I had been encouraged to read Ms. Rand for a few years now and have read both "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged" over the past couple months, I enjoyed both.

"The Law" by Bastiat...I am going to read next...heres a pdf of it , if anyone is interested.

http://www.fee.org/pdf/books/The_Law.pdf

[sevago00]

for anyone who is interested about the federal reserve creation, this is a great book:

The Creature from Jekyll Island : A Second Look at the Federal Reserve

I havent had the time to read the book myself, but I've heard good review about the book.

My latest book that I've read were psychological books teaching about perception, suggestions, and many other techniques. i read derren brown's trick of the mind which was an interesting book (especially if you're a fan of his). he's a brilliant guy, definetely worth the watch on youtube if you have some spare time to change your mood.

[Grizzums]

for anyone who is interested about the federal reserve creation, this is a great book:

The Creature from Jekyll Island : A Second Look at the Federal Reserve

I havent had the time to read the book myself, but I've heard good review about the book.

My latest book that I've read were psychological books teaching about perception, suggestions, and many other techniques. i read derren brown's trick of the mind which was an interesting book (especially if you're a fan of his). he's a brilliant guy, definetely worth the watch on youtube if you have some spare time to change your mood.

Creature from Jekyll Island - great book.

I just finished a fantastic book....easy read as I blew through it in a day and a half. Two big thumbs up for.......

"Predictably Irrational" by Dan Ariely.

[stockzilla]

If anyone enjoys Historical novels, Gary Jennings is the best, in my opinion.
Gary Jennings (http://www.garyjennings.net/about.htm)

Aztec, Aztec Autumn, and Aztec Blood- My favorites.
Gary Jennings (http://www.garyjennings.net/aztec.htm)

The Journeyer- Marco Polo on Steroids!
Gary Jennings (http://www.garyjennings.net/other_works.htm)

I read his other books, Spangle and Raptor and they were good as well.

[Lihualee]

bump!!haha

[TNTrader]

On the non-financial side:

Anything by J.R.R. Tolkien , of course.

Ender's Game, by Orson Scott Card

Fingerprints of the Gods, by Graham Han****

The Sign and the Seal, by Graham Han****



Good Luck

[jag857]

for fun...currently reading Angels and Demons ....Dan Brown

stockish reading...Way of the Turtle....Curtis M. Faith

if someone where to ask me today what was the best book I've ever read....
A Thousand Splendid Suns......Khaled Hosseini. dude can write

[Grizzums]

I was just reading this essay by Taleb...

http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/taleb08/taleb08_index.html

...and I figured id throw in his book "Black Swan". Definitely an interesting read, especially for any of you quants.

[seagull339]

I was just reading this essay by Taleb...

Edge: THE FOURTH QUADRANT: A MAP OF THE LIMITS OF STATISTICS By Nassim Nicholas Taleb (http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/taleb08/taleb08_index.html)

...and I figured id throw in his book "Black Swan". Definitely an interesting read, especially for any of you quants.

I read that book several months ago and the Black Swan sure flew in a couple of weeks ago.

[3DCyclone]

I recommend this really good book called the bible to those that have never read it?