More Money than God - Sebastian Mallaby

[Liberty]

http://www.amazon.ca/More-Money-Than-God-Making/dp/0143119419

 

This is basically a history of the hedge fund industry, with profiles of the biggest names (Soros, Druckenmiller, Steinhart, A.W. Jones, LTCM, Julian Robertson, etc) and vignettes of some of their biggest trades and how they influenced the industry.

 

I thought it was a lot of fun. Probably not a lot that is actionable for most investors, except maybe in understanding the mindset of HFs and why they sometimes react the way they do, but good entertainment.

[Phaceliacapital]

Good book, untill he starts mentioning their payday numbers...