Books

[retired_member33]

I am trying to start reading again and need some suggestions.

Business or economics related books if possible.

Thanks

 

[khalid]

Everyone from dragons den

Alan Sugar

Richard Branson

 

[retired_member33]

Reading Alan Sugar now, bought it ages ago but could never get myself to it.

Glad that I got stuck in as it's a great read.

 

[eddieb]

Warren Buffet is a good read and if you have trouble sleeping get the talking book version, the narrators voice sent me to sleep within 20 mins every time

 

[Edwin]

- Yes! 50 Secrets from the Science of Persuasion
- Predictably Irrational
- Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics
- Die Broke

And then more tech rather than business...
- The Victorian Internet
- The Age of Spiritual Machines (old but it's interesting/scary to compare where we are now to where the author thought we would be when he wrote it in the late 90s)
- Engines of Creation

 

[retired_member33]

Great, please keep them coming!

@ Eddieb: which Buffet book do you recommend? I have seen quite a few of his books on Amazon but didn't know which one to pick.

@ Edwin: thanks for your suggestions, I have read Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics and really enjoyed them. They also have a blog and some of the articles are a very good read.

 

[eddieb]

@ Eddieb: which Buffet book do you recommend?

The Snowball. Its a great read, very interesting as well as giving some insight into how Buffets mind works.
I also have 'The Intelligent Investor' by Benjamin Graham, Buffets mentor. An older book that is still highly relevant today

 

[stender]

Theres a list of 10 in a post on the site in my sig if interested. most were suggested on here previously.

 

[jwm]

If you like Buffet then try and track down a cheap version of

Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T Munger

 

[Drago1986]

Personal MBA - Josh Kaufman
He actually recommends some great books here

One Simple Idea by Stephen Key

80/20 Richard Koch



Guy Kawasaki has some good ones too.

Some good suggestions on here folks must try and add to my collection.