Crown Business, 2014, [Business] Grade 5
From Zero to One is the brilliant title of Peter Thiel’s new book on innovation and startups. He argues that we have only focused on “globalization” (taking things that work somewhere and making them work everywhere) or 1 → n for the last 40 years or so. I have to agree, and we all... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
Jossey-Bass, 2014, [Business] Grade 3
The first word that strikes me when I think of The Soft Edge is Infotainment. Rich Karlgaard, entrepreneur, columnist and publisher of Forbes magazine is a genuinely skilled writer and this book is a pleasure to read. The set up is a string of coherent short stories on different topics... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
John Wiley & Sons, 2007, [Business] Grade 4
If you are interested in applied management theory, this is probably the book for you. At first, however, I was not impressed. I thought I had read more updated and sophisticated theory, but after a while the book became more and more fascinating. Suddenly I realized that Koch... Further Reading... Link to Amazon...
Princeton University Press, 2011, [Economics] Grade 5
Beyond Mechanical Markets is among the best and most rewarding books I have read for a long time. Two renowned professors at NYU and UNH, present an economic theory—Contingent Market Hypothesis—that explains how the financial markets really work. I believe most... Further Reading... Link to Amazon...
Crown Publishers, 2014, [Economics] Grade 4
Geithner’s Stress Test must be a perfect summer reading for financial markets addicts. It is engaging, informative and gives an alarming awakening for anyone who has forgotten the Global Financial Crisis’s initial drama. I even got the same thrill from it as from “Too Big Too Fail”... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
Homer TLC, 1999, [Surrounding Knowledge] Grade 4
I was recently recommended this book by a devoted football fan. One of the authors, Arthur Blank, is currently the owner of the Atlanta Falcons. His aim is to create one of the strongest franchises in the NFL - a challenge well in line with building... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
Scribner, 2008, [Equity Investing] Grade 4
The authors have written several books on Warren Buffett’s investment approach. The “Buffettology” books are the more well known. The title of this book is inspired by Ben Graham’s seminal book on the subject of using financial statements to find undervalued stocks. What makes this book... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
Harvard Business Review Press, 2013, [Business] Grade 4
I am often reminded, thru disparaging remarks - not seldom summarized as “fluff” - that corporate strategy is not a popular concept by many, maybe even the majority of us. Strangely enough, it still surprises me. Strategy is about making choices, about improving your odds. Obviously, you need... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
Harper Business, 2012, [Surrounding Knowledge] Grade 5
Disclaimer: I am a huge fan of Clay Christensen.
This wonderful book by Harvard Business School Professor of Management Clay Christensen, HBS student James Allworth and Harvard Business Review editor Karen Dillon is not about... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
John Wiley & Sons, 2013, [Finance] Grade 3
I was excited when I first heard about this book. This is for two reasons. A new book from Jack Schwager is always something to look forward to. He has done the Investment Management industry tremendous service through his educational and entertaining in-depth interviews with... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
Crown Business, 2011, [Business] Grade 5
This book on strategy is a new favorite of mine. I bought it six months ago and have already reread it twice. I resisted buying it for over a year because of the title but now after reading it, I have come to appreciate the title. The Bad strategy-part is a long awaited, elegantly expressed... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
HarperCollins Publishers, 2012, [Business] Grade 5
Cynthia Montgomery is a Professor, and former Head of the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School, where she has taught for more than 20 years. She is currently teaching strategy in the School’s executive program for entrepreneurs and owners of private companies. This book is... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
John Wiley & Sons, 2006, [Finance] Grade 4
Some of my smartest friends argue that the next few years will be similar to the period around 1990, where Politicians’ and Central Bankers’ decisions were the driving forces behind market action. Personally, I believe we are in a global deleveraging phase, a “Japan Lite”, with... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
John Wiley & Sons, 2nd ed 2005, [Equity Investing] Grade 4
This is probably the most widely read book on the way Warren Buffet invests. And there are good reasons why. The Warren Buffett Way is a perfect introduction to this subject for the targeted audience of laymen and recent professionals. Even very seasoned investors will be reminded of some of the important... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
Columbia University Press, 2011, [Equity Investing] Grade 5
I read this book a year ago and have thought about it since then. It felt like I had missed something important and that I needed to re-read it. I’m happy I did. The Business Professors at Columbia University have done it again. Accounting for Value is another truly interesting... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
HarperCollins, 2012, [Surrounding Knowledge] Grade 3
I have admired Colin Powell since Desert Storm. The former four star General, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Secretary of State is a role model of a natural leader. It’s obvious to all of us. But it was not his power, his decisions or even his communication that... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
Picador, 2009, [Economics] Grade 4
This is one of the books I have enjoyed the most during the last few years. And I believe it is an important book, too. It is an intellectual journey of the history of economic theory. One can’t avoid being amazed by all the tricks economists have played in order to try to transform economics into... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
HarperBusiness, 1997, [Business] Grade 5
I wish I had read this book a long time ago. It would have saved me a lot of problems, worries and money. I’m late to the game - I first heard of this book in Isaacson’s marvellous biography on Steve Jobs, but it was written before some of the dot.coms exploded. It was one of few books that... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
© Bud Labitan, 2012, [Business] Grade 3
To write about moats in the real world is a great idea, and to focus on the moats surrounding Berkshire Hathaway’s economic castles is brilliant. Most certainly, those financial moats are the key to the... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
John Wiley & Sons, 2009, [Economics] Grade 4
In the end, an economic theory is just as good as its basic assumptions. One of the core assumptions for almost all Economists is the belief that all corporations always try to maximize profits. Is that assumption always valid? No, argues Richard C. Koo, Nomura’s Chief Economist. A few times during a... Further reading... Link to Amazon...
