The following books have shaped our thinking and approach to investing, business, and the markets. Certain of these titles have provided the foundational underpinnings of our value investing philosophy. Others just improve the way you think.
Investing Foundations |
  The Intelligent Investor Benjamin Graham |
 Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Wit & Wisdom of Charles T. MungerPeter D. Kaufman |
  Security Analysis Benjamin Graham & David Dodd |
 The Essays of Warren Buffet Lawrence A. Cunningham |
  Fortune’s Formula William Poundstone |
  Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits Phillip A. Fisher |
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  The Interpretation of Financial Statements Benjamin Graham & Spencer D. Meredith |
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Biography |
  Sam Walton: Made in America Sam Walton & John Huey |
  Einstein: His Life and Universe Walter Isaacson |
  Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. Ron Chernow |
  The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin |
  House of MorganRon Chernow |
 Surely You’re Joking, Mr. FeynmanRichard P. Feynman |
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Economics |
  Capitalism and Freedom Milton Freedman |
  Human Action: A Treatise on Economics Ludwig von Mises |
 An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Adam Smith |
  Principles of Economics Carl Menger |
  The Theory of Money & Credit Ludwig von Mises |
  America’s Great DepressionMurray N. Rothbard |
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 Basic Principles of Economic Value Eugen von Boehm-Bawrk |
  Liberalism Ludwig von Mises |
  SocialismLudwig von Mises |
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  The Road to Serfdom F.A. Hayek |
  Economics in One Lesson Henry Hazlitt |
  The Law Frederic Bastiat |
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  Man, Economy and State Murray N. Rothbard |
  Economic Freedom and Interventionism Ludwig von Mises |
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Business |
  Only The Paranoid Survive Andy Grove |
  When Genius Failed Roger Lowenstein |
  Good to Great Jim Collins |
  The House of Rothschild Niall Ferguson |
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Psychology & Markets |
  Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Robert B. Cialdini |
  Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds Charles Mackay |
  The Winner’s Curse: Paradoxes and Anomalies of Economic Life Richard H. Thaler |
  Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk Peter L. Bernstein |
  The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind Gustave Le Bon |
  Getting to Yes Roger Fisher, William Ury & Bruce Patton |
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  The Black Swan Nassim Nicholas Taleb |
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Miscellaneous |
  Adventure Capitalist: The Ultimate Road Trip Jim Rogers |
  Moneyball Michael Lewis |
  Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Jared Diamond |
  Investment Biker: Around the World with Jim Rogers Jim Rogers |
  Investing: The Last Liberal Art Roger Hagstom |
  Where Are the Customers’ Yachts? Fred Schwed |
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  How to Lie with Statistics Darrell Huff |
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