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Capitalism and Freedom: Fortieth Anniversary Edition
Milton Friedman
University Of Chicago Press, 2002
A fantastic book!
I picked up this book because I wanted to learn about Milton Friedman and also some economics. Most of the information I have gotten about Friedman were usually from third sources. And depending on a person's political persuasion, the critique was either laudable or ...
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The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
Alice Schroeder
Bantam, 2008
Here is THE book recounting the life and times of one of the most respected men in the world, Warren Buffett. The legendary Omaha investor has never written a memoir, but now he has allowed one writer, Alice Schroeder, unprecedented access to explore directly with him and with those closest to him his work, opinions, struggles, triumphs, follies, ...
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The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve
G. Edward Griffin
Amer Media, 2002
Disband the Fed!
OMG! I was stunned when I read this book. It is a tragedy what our government has allowed to happen to our wealth. They let, and encourage the Fed to leech everything from us like a giant parasite.
Read this book, and demand your congreesmen support HR 2755. ...
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Supercapitalism: The Transformation of Business, Democracy, and Everyday Life (Borzoi Books)
Robert B. Reich
Knopf, 2007
Required Reading!
Robert Reich does an amazing job of explaining what is wrong with the American democracy--the powerful influence of capitalism. He states that companies that so many people hate like Walmart are simply successful players at the capitalist game. The problem is our laws ...
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Good Guys and Bad Guys: Behind the Scenes with the Saints and Scoundrels of American Business (and Everything ...
Joe Nocera
Portfolio Hardcover, 2008
An Abundance of Eloquent Insights
Great journalists are renowned for "getting the story" and then telling it well because they are gifted raconteurs whose keen analytical minds focus on who and what are most interesting as well as most significant. They suggest implications that help their readers (and ...
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Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital
Spencer E. Ante
Harvard Business School Press, 2008
WWII and Venture Capital History Lovers - A MUST READ!!!!
Americans always talk of saving France during WWII, yet at the same time, here was an intriguing French immigrant who rose to be a top professor of entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School, a founder of the venture capital industry, founder of INSEAD the European ...
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The Winning Investment Habits of Warren Buffett & George Soros
Mark Tier
St. Martin's Griffin, 2006
an NLP approach: study the thinking of successful investors
Author Mark Tier applies Neuro-Linguistic Programming to investing. NLP is a discipline that says if you want to be good at something, emulate the thoughts of those who are masters and your own performance will follow. He collects all the information he can on Warren ...
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Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Ron Chernow
Vintage, 2004
An unbiased look
I was very impressed with the skill of Ron Chernow when I read "Alexander Hamilton". After such an impressive work I decided that I would take on "Titan" which deals with the life of John D. Rockefeller. Chernow did not disappoint, and in some ways this may be the ...
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Rules For Revolutionaries: The Capitalist Manifesto for Creating and Marketing New Products and Services
Guy Kawasaki, Michele Moreno
Collins Business, 2000
There are books that tell you how do it, others inspire
I will start by saying that I have not finish reading it. It took me over a year to complete Art of the Start, and the reason is that there was so much inspiration, that I felt it was going to be eclipsed by the excitment of the next chapter.
Its not a how-to book, ...
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Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
Roger Lowenstein
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008
Excellent
Well researched, analyzed, and written.
I see why Buffett was silently acceptive in autographing it. Superb job in reporting both analytical economics and personal life. Truth.
I will read more from this author.
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The Robber Barons
Matthew Josephson
Harcourt, 1962
This is the finest history of the Robber Barons
Judging by the attack "reviews" below there must be some right-wing campaign in progress to discredit Josephson. It's probably being organized by one of those propaganda machines they call "conservative think tanks".
That nonsense aside, the book itself is a ...
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The Politically Incorrect Guide(tm) to Capitalism (Politically Incorrect Guides)
Robert P. Murphy
Regnery Publishing, Inc., 2007
A wonderful beginner's guide
This was one of the first books I read when I became interested in money and economics. The book is well thought out and explains the benefits of the free market and capitalism. Far too many people feel the people who earn lots of money do not deserve it, but that is ...
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Wall Street: America's Dream Palace (Icons of America)
Steve Fraser
Yale University Press, 2008
Wall Street
Wonderful, thorough history of the banking industry and Wall Street since the inception of this country. A must read!
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Warren Buffett Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Greatest Investor
Janet Lowe
Wiley, 2007
Worth reading.
I thought this was a good book as far as understanding what is in the mind of Buffet. I do not follow him religiously like some so this book gave book a good insight on what type of human and investor he is. This is a Warren Buffet exam cram book. Warren is a very ...
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Adventure Capitalist: The Ultimate Road Trip
Jim Rogers
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004
Great book if you love travel and/or business
This is probably the best book I've read this year so far. It's a great true story with solid business tips and great travel stories. I highly recommend it.
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