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NEW JUST
ONE THING: Twelve of the World's Best Investors Reveal the One Strategy You
Can't Overlook – by John Mauldin (Editor)
Mauldin has solicited 12 leading investors for what each considers his most
valuable insight or lesson over a long and illustrious investment career —
the “one thing” he considers most important to investing.
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INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT: Portfolio Diversification,
Risk, and Timing — Fact and Fiction – by Robert L. Hagin
This entertaining and often exciting book is the handbook for investors in
search of superior results. No one knows better than Hagin how to combine
theory with practice, and I believe there is no other path to superior results.
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THE BIRTH OF PLENTY: How the Prosperity of the Modern
World was Created – by William Bernstein
Bill Bernstein’s erudite history of the causes and consequences of growth
grasps the main issues and keeps them up front all the way through. This book
is a great magnifying glass for studying the complex world of today.
PS: Bernstein is a good friend but no relation.
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THE RISE OF THE VULCANS: The History of Bush's War
Cabinet – by James Mann
Mann’s authoritative and penetrating story of Bush’s war cabinet is
one those books you cannot put down. A truly professional reporter, Mann has
crafted a profound analysis of the philosophical, military, and political
background of the Bush war cabinet. You cannot understand the Bush
administration’s foreign policy and war aims without this book.
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THE PORTABLE FINANCIAL ANALYST: What Practitioners
Need to Know – by Mark Kritzman
Risk is an inescapable feature of investing, and risk, more than anything else,
is what this fine book is all about.
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WHO'S AFRAID OF ADAM SMITH? How the Market Got Its
Soul – by Peter J. Dougherty
This lively and readable book shows how Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral
Sentiments is as timely today as when Smith wrote it in 1759, and
perhaps even more timely than The Wealth of Nations.
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THE NEW FINANCIAL ORDER: Risk in the Twenty-First
Century – by Robert J. Shiller
In this book, Shiller describes six fundamental ideas for using modern
information technology and advanced information to temper risks that have been
ignored by risk management institutions - risks to the value of our jobs and
our homes, to the vitality of our communities, and to the very stability of
national economies.
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THE LUNAR MEN: Five Friends Whose Curiosity Changed
the World – by Jenny Uglow
In the late 1700s five gifted inventors and amateur scholars in
Birmingham, England, came together for what one of them, Erasmus Darwin, called
“a little philosophical laughing.” They also helped kick-start the
industrial revolution, as Jenny Uglow relates in her lively book. The Lunar Men
got their name from the full moon nights that lit their way home from their
lively meetings.
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Y: The Descent of Men: Revealing the Mysteries of
Maleness – by Steve Jones
Men’s beards grow faster when their bearers expect some sex. Fewer
sperm cells are made in summer, circumcised boys are more frightened of
injections than boys who have not undergone the operation. And the average
length of a man’s penis is less than six inches while that of a blue whale
is ten feet. These are only a few of the remarkable facts that spill out in
this book by Steve Jones, an acclaimed scientist and author.
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TOMORROW’S GOLD: Asia’s Age of Discovery
– by Marc Faber
Renowned investment advisor Marc Faber sets out to find tomorrow’s
gold - the outperforming asset classes of the future. Far from being a
sensational reading of the runes, this book delves deep into the past, to chart
how old Investor trends developed and assess how new patterns might emerge.
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Treasury of Investment Wisdom – by Dean LeBaron
Today, investors are faced with an information overload when it comes to
investment opportunities. It’s hard to find straight answers on which
investment vehicles are the best, which ones will last, and what opportunities
truly suit your needs. Dean LeBaron’s Treasury of Investment Wisdom easily
answers all these questions for you.
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MAO, MARX & THE MARKET – by Dean LeBaron
“This is a gripping tale from start to finish, an extraordinary adventure
told by a brilliant and idealistic businessman confronted by political
disloyalty and chicanery on an epic scale. LeBaron tells his story with a
punch, but his basic instincts of morality and decency shine throughout.”
– Peter L. Bernstein, President, Peter L. Bernstein, Inc., author of The
Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession
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Triumph of the Optimists – by Elroy Dimson, et
al.
Investors have too often extrapolated from recent experience. In the 1950s, who
but the most rampant optimist would have dreamt that over the next fifty years
the real return on equities would be 9% per year? Yet this is what happened in
the U.S. stock market.
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The Ultimate Book of Investment Quotations – by
Dean LeBaron & Romesh Vaitilingam
This book, a companion to The Ultimate Investor by the same authors is a
reference for all who value meaningful words applied not only to investing but
also to everyday life. Naturally, it ties in with investing and particularly
its companion book which is referred to in nearly every chapter.
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Mastering Risk – by James Pickford
Developed from the successful series run in the Financial Times newspaper,
Mastering Risk Volume 1: provides a comprehensive overview of the important
concepts of risk management. As risk experts, leading academic specialists and
practitioners in the day-to-day environment of risk management, the
contributors provide a well-balanced look at risk from every angle and
attitude.
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