Taipan Publishing Group's Editorial Director's Picks for You
The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes by Bryan Burrough
Editorial Recommendations: "All about the rise and fall of the great Texas oil fortunes. A close up look at how 'the big four' -- Roy Cullen, H.L. Hunt, Clint Murchison, and Sid Richardson -- became the Texas equivalent of royalty through their accumulation of massive oil wealth. Great story of huge gambles, the politics of crude oil, and fortunes won and lost."
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Risk, Uncertainty and Profit by Frank H. Knight
Editorial Recommendations: "A groundbreaking economics text originally published in 1921. Knight clarifies the difference between uncertainty and risk through the eyes of the entrepreneur. An exploration of how to think about (and deal with) uncertainty and risk in the pursuit of entrepreneurial ventures."
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The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century by George Friedman
Editorial Recommendations: "I love coming across well-articulated viewpoints that challenge my own. It’s almost always a win-win situation when this happens. The Next 100 Years pulls no punches. There are predictions in there that will knock your socks off."
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Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders by Jack Schwager
Editorial Recommendations: "One of the most inspiring and informative trading books of all time. The first book in the series is arguably the best, but the entire series (which includes New Market Wizards and Stock Market Wizards) is worth reading."
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Trader Vic--Methods of a Wall Street Master by Victor Sperandeo
Editorial Recommendations: "A true trader's primer that covers all the key elements: fundamentals, technicals, money management, psychology and emotional management, and even offers a useful primer on the basic principles of Austrian economics."
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Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom by Van Tharp
Editorial Recommendations: "A highly useful guide to money management and various trading methodology approaches. Especially good for those who aren't sure which style or market approach is right for them and want to explore."
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Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre
Editorial Recommendations: "The all-time trading classic covering the life and times of Jesse Livermore, aka Larry Livingston -- one of the greatest traders of all time. There is more wisdom in this 80 year old book than any typical 5 trading books put together."
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The Poker Face of Wall Street by Aaron Brown
Editorial Recommendations: "A long-time poker player and investment bank insider explains the workings of Wall Street from a gambler's perspective."
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Money of the Mind by James Grant
Editorial Recommendations: "This book is very helpful when trying to understand the nature of long-term credit cycles – the way credit flows tend to expand and contract, like an accordion, over long periods of time"
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Devil Take the Hindmost by Edward Chancellor
Editorial Recommendations: "One gets a better sense of just how entrenched credit cycles really are...A grasp of market history is a powerful thing"
