Guest notorious546 Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Just finished seeking wisdom by peter bevelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doughishere Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 3rd time though Security Analysis. 2nd time on the 6th edition. I was going to make a separate thread with my notes and highlights from it but wasnt sure if people would enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blainehodder Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 How not to Die by Michael Greger & Gene Stone. Excellent book summarizing the fairly current scientific literature on what foods are good for you (plant based diet) and what aren't (pretty much everything else).Turns out all all meat pretty much causes harm (including fish and chicken). Good diet recommendations even though I doubt I could implement it the max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wondering Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 The Richest Women in America - Hetty Green in the Gilded Age by Janet Wallach. The book is ok so far, but not great. I am still in the early chapters, and right now the author writes more about the 1800s than about Hetty Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclecticvalue Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Smartcuts by Shane Snow - I highly recommend it and I hope it can change my life this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bksimon Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 New issue of Graham & Doddsville from Columbia's CSIMA: http://www.csima.info/graham-doddsville/ Long, informative interviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augustabound Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 New issue of Graham & Doddsville from Columbia's CSIMA: http://www.csima.info/graham-doddsville/ Long, informative interviews. That one says Fall 2015. They have a Winter edition already out in case you haven't seen it yet, https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/valueinvesting/sites/valueinvesting/files/Graham%20%20Doddsville_Issue%2023_Final.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giofranchi Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 I am currently reading: - [amazonsearch]How Google Works[/amazonsearch] - [amazonsearch]Berkshire Beyond Buffett[/amazonsearch] - [amazonsearch]Superintelligence[/amazonsearch] - [amazonsearch]A Short Guide to a Long Life[/amazonsearch] I would recommend all four. Cheers, Gio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCG Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Smartcuts by Shane Snow - I highly recommend it and I hope it can change my life this year. Nice. That's been on my list for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesPaul Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Smartcuts by Shane Snow - I highly recommend it and I hope it can change my life this year. Nice. That's been on my list for a while. Just picked this up through Amazon - if anyone else decides to as well, don't forget to go through the Amazon link at the top of the page! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boilermaker75 Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Just finished The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge. http://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Everything-How-Ideas-Emerge-ebook/dp/B00U1T9OSO/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1454436288&sr=1-1&keywords=ridley I liked it, but it matched the model I already have of how things work. Most great innovations, events, discoveries, etc. actually result from an evolutionary process and not the result of some great plan. No plan survives the first encounter with the enemy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
writser Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Michel Faber - Under the skin. Weird .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pricingpower Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 On 12/7/2015 at 8:13 PM, ratiman said: Recently finished The eboys, about the Benchmark VC firm. Great stories from the last bubble about firms like Webvan, Priceline, and eBay. If you skip most of the book and just read the stories about Webvan / Priceline / eBay , it's a pretty great book. eBoys still holds up really well and reads as if it it could be contemporary, great book, think I got more out of it after reading The Power Law first, made me appreciate that the VC industry is about much more than check writing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saluki Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I usually have several books going at once at I post about them in the books section when I'm done. I've been slowly working my way through the original 1934 edition of Security Analysis which has been sitting on my shelf for years. The writing is so much better than the first version I bought for a class (5th edition?) which had gone through so many re-writes and editors that it was to the original what a chicken mcnugget is to a rotisserie chicken. It's actually enjoyable, as opposed to the later editions that would literally force myself to read a little each day, like taking castor oil, for my own good. I'm also finishing up James Dyson's autobiography. The fascinating guy who invented the bagless vacuum and who got incredibly rich from it despite being screwed every step of the way by unscrupulous people every step of the way in several countries, and having his designs ripped off by large powerful corporations. And I'm finishing up Killers of the Flower Moon on audiobook. It's the third book I've read from him. Very good writer of non-fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkbabang Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Currently reading: "The Parent Revolution: Rescuing Your Kids from the Radicals Ruining Our Schools" by Corey A. DeAngelis "Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet" by Marian L. Tupy Anyone else here use goodreads.com? If so feel free to friend me. My profile is here: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/8431549-eric-pavao I've been putting everything I read into there the last few years. Not everything I've ever read is in there, but I put in what I could remember reading, and everything I've read since about 2019 is in there. I've rated 862 books. You can see currently reading, read, and want-to-read books. Also I like the "Year in Books" feature where you can get a summary look at everything you've read in a certain calendar year. Here's mine for 2024-2019: 2024: https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2024/8431549 2023: https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2023/8431549 2022: https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2022/8431549 2021: https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2021/8431549 2020: https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2020/8431549 2019: https://www.goodreads.com/user/year_in_books/2019/8431549 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubbadaPow Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Currently reading Mark Twain's Joan of Arc, which is based entirely on the official testimonies recorded during her two trials, but it's made compelling and humorous by Twain's style. https://a.co/d/aEn7tQe I recently finished Isaacson's biography of Henry Kissinger. He was a main character during the 1960s and 70s, and like it or not, shaped a lot of our modern world. The biggest surprise to me was that the press spoke about Nixon and Reagan in exactly the same way they currently do about Donald Trump. Maybe politics isn't any more polarized than it always was. https://a.co/d/3cFSIcU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Hampton Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 - The Intelligent Investor - How to Make Friends and Influence People - Onward (Starbucks backstory) I know it’s basic and I’ve already read the first two books a couple times. When I was reading them again though, I had the thought that maybe we don’t need to read a large amount of books to understand the important stuff. These first two books are simply incredible in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Hampton Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Also that Starbucks story seems crazy romanticized. I know that you’re paying those Rwandans 5 cents a hour Howard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubsfan Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 20 hours ago, blakehampton said: - The Intelligent Investor - How to Make Friends and Influence People - Onward (Starbucks backstory) I know it’s basic and I’ve already read the first two books a couple times. When I was reading them again though, I had the thought that maybe we don’t need to read a large amount of books to understand the important stuff. These first two books are simply incredible in my opinion. The Carnegie book is timeless and great. A book somewhat along those lines that was revealing to me was Givers and Takers by Adam Grant. It changes your view of social interactions and who you surround yourself with..and how you look at certain individuals. Outliers by Gladwell is also a wonderful book about success & commitment. Every young person with any ambition should read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whensthepaintdry? Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 I’m reading give and take right now. I hate to say it, but I have definitely became more of a matcher over the years. I can do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubsfan Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 33 minutes ago, Whensthepaintdry? said: I’m reading give and take right now. I hate to say it, but I have definitely became more of a matcher over the years. I can do better. @Whensthepaintdry? It definitely makes you think - good for you for picking it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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