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The Reading Room is a place where we share books and resources that have had a meaningful impact on our process, strategies, and/or life. We like to share valuable resources when we find them and hope you will potentially find something that piques your interest. If you have any recommendations for us, please let us know. Reading leads to insight, insight leads to action and action leads to progress.
The Almanac of Naval Ravikant
This book weaves together the wisdom of Naval Ravikant, the entrepreneur and investor. Naval has become widely followed for his thoughts on startups, investing, wealth and happiness. Selections for the book were taken from hundreds of interviews, tweets, podcasts, and essays. Give it a shot and I can ensure you will think differently about something in your life after reading it.
Basic Economics
by Thomas Sowell
If you have ever wanted to learn more about the economy, this is the book for you. Thomas Sowell wrote this book in plain English so that anyone could understand it. There are no charts or graphs, just complex subjects explained in clear and concise language.
On Bullsh*t
by Harry G. Frankfurt
This compact little book, as pungent as the phenomenon it explores, attempts to articulate a theory of this contemporary scourge--what it is, what it does, and why there's so much of it. The result is entertaining and enlightening in almost equal measure.
The Man Who Solved the Market
by Gregory Zuckerman
After a legendary career as a mathematician and a stint breaking Soviet codes, Simons set out to conquer financial markets with a radical approach. Simons hired physicists, mathematicians and computer scientists - most of whom knew little about finance - to amass piles of data and build algorithms hunting for the deeply hidden patterns in global markets. Experts scoffed, but Simons and his colleagues became some of the richest in the world. Their strategy of creating mathematical models and crunching data is embraced by almost every industry.
The Psychology of Money
by Morgan Housel
In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author, Morgan Housel, shares 19 short stories, exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life’s most important topics.
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
by Joseph Campbell
In this book, Campbell outlines the Hero's Journey, a universal motif of adventure and transformation that runs through virtually all of the world's mythic traditions. The book has also profoundly influenced creative artists and continues to inspire all those interested in the inherent human need to tell stories.
Investing 101
by Michele Cagan
From value investing to short selling to risk tolerance, this primer is packed with hundreds of entertaining tidbits and concepts. Whether you're looking to master the major principles of investing, or just want to learn more about stocks and bonds, Investing 101 has the answers.