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The Quants: How a New Breed of Math Whizzes Conquered Wall Street and Nearly Destroyed It

Scott Patterson


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According to the WSJ: "How a swashbuckling breed of mathematicians and computer scientists nearly destroyed Wall Street." Evil Mathematicians and computer scientists? Who could resist?
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Tagged on: 24 Jan 10
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Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World

Liaquat Ahamed


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Received the FT/Goldman Sachs 2009 business book of the year award last week. Apparently it highlights the parallels between 1929 and 2008 and what happens when you combine easy credit with reckless bankers. Interesting addition to the "kreppuklám" collection.
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Tagged on: 02 Nov 09
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Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

Nassim Nicholas Taleb


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This book was in many ways more entertaining than Taleb's Black Swan. Highly recommended.
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Tagged on: 31 Mar 09
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Globalization and Its Discontents

Joseph Stiglitz


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Since our beloved country is now at the mercy of the IMF, I guess Stiglitz should now be on one's reading list.
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Tagged on: 19 Jan 09
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When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long Term Capital Management

Roger Lowenstein


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A must read in these strage times. Something very similar to todays situation happened back in 1998, with a minor version of today's meltdown.
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Tagged on: 24 Oct 08
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The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

Alice Schroeder


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Just bought this from Amazon.
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Tagged on: 17 Oct 08
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Why Most Things Fail: And How to Avoid It

Paul Ormerod


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Taleb mentioned this title in the Black Swan and it sparked my curiosity ...
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Tagged on: 08 Apr 08
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Way of the Turtle: The Secret Methods that Turned Ordinary People into Legendary Traders

Curtis Faith


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This is potentially interesting, but also, potentially not.
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Tagged on: 20 Feb 08
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