Liberty Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 (Not sure if this belongs here or in the books sub-forum, but I figured that since it wasn't just about one book, it probably belonged here) I love to read about other people's mistakes and flaws, or how some frauds were perpetrated, hopefully to try to learn something and avoid making those mistakes and falling for those frauds. I'd love to know what are some of your favourite books - or at least books that you learned something from, even if not a real favourite - about this kind of thing. Here are some of mine, in no particular order: Fooled by Randomness - Nassim Taleb Black Swan - Nassim Taleb Too Big to Fail - Andrew Ross Sorkin Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room - Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind Confidence Game - Christine S. Richard Fooling Some of the People - David Einhorn Financial Shenanigans - Howard Schilit The Great Depression: A Diary - Benjamin Roth I've got "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds" on order at the public library... So what books about these kinds of topic did you like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysinvert Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I'll check my bookshelf for a refresher later but these come to mind immediately: When Genius Failed - Roger Lowenstein The Match King - Frank Partnoy And I'm guessing everyone has already read Michael Lewis' books but read them again if you can :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjsto Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I liked this book: The Pretender: How Martin Frankel Fooled the Financial World and Led the Feds on One of the Most Publicized Manhunts in History by Ellen Pollock Not sure how much you will learn from it, but it is one entertaining story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddballstocks Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Oh man, you've hit on the sorts of books I love. So here are a few: Match King (mentioned above, excellent) Billion Dollar Lessons Wall Street vs America (lots of stuff on boiler rooms, frauds, stock cons) And the Wolf Finally Came (about the implosion of the steel industry in the 1980s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEast Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 More about frauds and flawed characters, but "Yellow Kid" Weil: The Autobiography of America's Master Swindler is an interesting read. It was also the genesis of the great movie 'The Sting.' Cheers JEast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Packer16 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Devil Takes the Hindemost - Edward Chancellor Packer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Fiasco - Frank Partnoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 Thanks for all the good suggestions! I've added Billion Dollar Lessons to my library queue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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