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The World Is Flat 3.0: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Thomas L. Friedman
Picador, 2007
Your Guide to Capitalism in the 21st Century
+ Not the easiest read, but an eye-opener
+ Read it or weep!
+ one of the best for human philosophy, value system we live.
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Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently
Gregory Berns
Harvard Business School Press, 2008
A brilliant analysis of "the exceedingly rare individual"
If I recall correctly, it was in a world history class in an elementary school in Chicago when I first became aware of the word "iconoclast" while reading about an Athenian political and military leader, Alcibiades (5th century BC), whose enemies charged him with sacrilege after seamen under his ...
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The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich
Timothy Ferriss
Crown, 2007
Our society is not prepared for this!
+ Great Book, Well Worth Reading
+ SO EPIC. THIS BOOK IS CHANGING MY LIFE.
+ Great and useful book!
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When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
Roger Lowenstein
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2001
When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
+ Fun for everyone...
+ A must read for all market participants
+ Brilliant
+ One of the best books I've read
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The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns ...
John C. Bogle
Wiley, 2007
One of the Best Books on Investing for the Little Guys
+ Simple and effective
+ Smart Investing Advise
+ Everything you need to know to invest successfully!
+ Indexed Mutual fund investing distilled
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The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World
Alan Greenspan
Penguin Press HC, The, 2007
Better than the election debates
+ dry subject made interesting
+ Straight from the maestro
+ Highly recommended to everybody involved in economics, business, investment and finance
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Revolutionary Wealth: How it will be created and how it will change our lives
Alvin Toffler, Heidi Toffler
Doubleday Business, 2007
The Masters, Parents to us All, Confirm Hope from Knowledge
+ How to measure the "invisible" wealth?
+ On the Edge of an Amazing Future!
+ Brilliant!
+ Brilliant Book
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Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein
Yale University Press, 2008
One of the best in the economics genre
+ Thought-Provoking and Actionable Across a Wide Range of Topics
+ Terrific book that terrifies libertarians
Before I get to the book review, note that Thaler has done an excellent 1-hour talk about this book for Authors@Google, which is well worth your time whether or not you actually read Nudge. It's much better than the videos on Amazon.
The book. Thaler & Sunstein define their use of the word ...
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005
Methods of thinking and mental models worth learning
+ one of the "bestest" book ever
+ An insightful view of life
+ An Insightful Rant
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The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means
George Soros
PublicAffairs, 2008
Soros at his best
+ briliant
+ Soros Gets Two Thumbs Up
Don't buy this book if you're looking for an in depth analysis of the credit burst. There are many other books out there with depth. Buy this book if you love (or curios about) what one, if not the GREATEST MIND IN THE MARKETS, thinks currently (well, with a bit of delay).
ON REFLEXIVITY; Soros ...
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What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful
Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter
Hyperion, 2007
Like Dr. Marshall, this book is Outstanding !
+ Good for anyone who wants to improve their interpersonal relationship and leadership skill
+ A great tool for personal reflection and discovering your blindspots
+ Good and simple, the way it should be
+ Great read for those looking to succeed at work and at home!
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Random House, 2007
A must-read for a quant, but...
+ original and great insight
+ Good read, but fooled by randomness is better
... but Dr. Taleb goes too far by claiming that the quantitative analysts, including statisticians, are (or even were) mesmerized by the Gaussian curve or any other quantitative concept, for that matter. Even the undergrads here at Purdue are taught to understand that the mean and standard ...
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A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
Daniel H. Pink
Riverhead Trade, 2006
A whole new way to see the world
+ A right brain look at economic development
+ Nutritious & Delicious
A Whole New Mind is written for those who are looking to increase their abilities and engage their brain. The book offers a holistic approach to changing your life and changing how you see the world and approach problems. Pink makes the argument that we all need to incorporate more empathy and play ...
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Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Dan Ariely
HarperCollins, 2008
Reality is absolutely relative.
+ A helpful addition to the "flawed reasoning" psychological genre
+ It's the Economy, Stupid
+ Nudge Lite, Great Read!!
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
Jim Collins
Collins Business, 2001
Worth for its price
+ A good look at what companies can do to manage talent
+ Good to Great
+ Good to Great review
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