Official Book Recommendation Thread - Page 2

Fun read, do recommend.

Being in law school I never thought I would casually read again....then I got the new kindle.

Currently reading:

LOTR 1, Band of Brothers, Catch me if you can, and a book on meditation.

Looking for some beginner books on psychology or the economy if anyone has some suggestions.

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On November 14 2012 13:52 2c0ntent wrote: Nassim literary/nontechnical works are very relevant to finance but also cover a wide breadth of topics.

good selection, I read those first 2 books from Taleb an they are eye-opening.

Mandelbrot and Rajan content looks pretty solid as well, need to read those.

On December 20 2012 09:06 2c0ntent wrote: Show nested quote + On December 20 2012 08:19 TheTrees wrote: Being in law school I never thought I would casually read again....then I got the new kindle. Currently reading: LOTR 1, Band of Brothers, Catch me if you can, and a book on meditation. Looking for some beginner books on psychology or the economy if anyone has some suggestions. Fooled by Randomness by Taleb (psychology + economy) or Antifragility by Taleb (psychology + economy) they are easy reading Can't right-headedly recommend any other book on economics or social science to anyone until they've read these.. for context..with the exception of: Thinking Fast & Slow - easy reading essential psychology. basically a well-woven summary of tons of different experiments and the general concepts that have been developed in regards to the data gained via the experiments discussed It presents a lot of the questions and scenarios of the experiments to the reader as you go through the book. Its very entertaining. hundreds of historical anecdotes about mass-delusions and such (ie stories about everything from the East Indian Trading Company, to the alchemists of the middle ages. Euro-centric book) Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds by Mackay "a book on popular folly" -wiki

Thanks for the recommendations. Are those economy books good for beginners?

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On December 19 2012 04:08 Loco wrote: Show nested quote + On November 19 2012 22:13 whamm! wrote:   On November 14 2012 07:32 RaiNKhAN wrote: will take flak for this + Show Spoiler + reading +1000 lmao Whenever I see people proudly announce that reading isn't cool I think of this: and this:

lol
also what Colbert says @ 8:20 to Laura Bush

this thread only 2 pages Also try not to judge the second book by it's endorsement from a mass murderer.

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Cooper pooper

That was childish, as punishment, I need to recommend a good book!! Let's see!! 2 sec, let me google some shit for u guyz!!

Ok, found some shit


http://www.amazon.com/Willpower-Insti...f-Control-Works-Matters/dp/1583334386

BLAM!! (slam jam, thank you ma'am).

Have you read it yourself M. ?

Thinking fast and slow i wouldn't consider easy reading for someone who's native language isn't English. I find myself looking up words pretty often.

Thinking fast and slow is decent

On March 20 2013 05:43 cariadon wrote: Have you read it yourself M. ? Thinking fast and slow i wouldn't consider easy reading for someone who's native language isn't English. I find myself looking up words pretty often.

I had to look up words the first 50 pages as well, but then i kinda stopped, I think it kinda went okay from there, words like heuristic and stuff like that

I was refering to the willpower book you linked

I read through derek siver's review of it, not sure if that counts, and I have it on a list of stuff to read xD

Fuck I wanna start reading again so bad, not sure if books suit me though, a lot of them are made of shitty paper and I'm kinda allergic to it, to those who read on ipads/kindles, how good is it and is it basically the same as reading from a book?

On March 21 2013 10:27 locoo wrote: Fuck I wanna start reading again so bad, not sure if books suit me though, a lot of them are made of shitty paper and I'm kinda allergic to it, to those who read on ipads/kindles, how good is it and is it basically the same as reading from a book?

I feel more stressed and anxious reading on an ipad, I prefer to read books on the kindle, it's more comfortable than books too I think.

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