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1. The Wisdom of Finance: Rediscovering Humanity in the World of Risk and Return

This book is a literary look at finance that references dozens of pieces of wisdom, brightly illustrated with stories we are all familiar with, including Mel Brook’s The Producers. ... READ MORE

2. The Chickens--- Club: Why the Justice Department Fails to Prosecute Executives

If you wondered why only one obscure banker went to prison after the 2008 financial meltdown, this book provides the lamentable facts. ... READ MORE

3. Going Public: My Adventures Inside the SEC and How to Prevent the Next Devastating Crisis

Compared to the toothless and hapless Securities and Exchange Commission described by Norm Champ’s Going Public, the Justice Department described in The Chickenshit Club comes off as a model guardian for the public interest. ... READ MORE

4. How Not To Get Rich: The Financial Misadventures of Mark Twain

This slim volume recounts just how disastrous Twain’s business acumen actually was. Readers would be well-advised to study Twain’s business strategy and do exactly the opposite. ... READ MORE

5. The Secret Life: Three True Stories of the Digital Age

O’Hagan, one of Britain’s most distinguished writers, offers three cautionary tales of the web’s shadiest recesses. ... READ MORE

6. The Spider Network: The Wild Story of a Math Genius, a Gang of Backstabbing Bankers, and One of the Greatest Scams in Financial History

This is a leisurely, well-told tale about the creation and scandalous manipulation of Libor—London Interbank Offered Rate—a benchmark used by many of the world’s leading banks, underpinning countless consumer and commercial loans, as well as mortgages and derivatives. ... READ MORE

7. Adaptive Markets: Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought

In this very readable book chock full of stories and anecdotes, Lo suggests that Adaptive Market Theory better explains the often bizarre behavior of markets and investors. ... READ MORE

8. Black Edge: Inside Information, Dirty Money, and the Quest to Bring Down the Most Wanted Man on Wall Street

If you appreciate the finely reported articles of The New Yorker, you’ll love Black Edge, the story of the billionaire trader Steven A. Cohen, by staff writer Sheelah Kolhatkar. ... READ MORE

9. G2: Building the Next Generation

Palaveev, an expert on the management of “ensemble practices” (he coined the term), calls on personal experience to guide both established and G2 advisors in working together for the sake of the clients.

10. Investing in Vain: A Satire

At first blush, Investing in Vain is a satirical farce about socially responsible investing run amok in a world of extreme political correctness. And there is much to blush about.

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