Barry Ritholtz Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail
Ray Dalio
Understand what @RayDalio is saying: His research observes empires end when nations have huge internal divisions + great wealth inequality. It's in his newest book, "Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail.” @tomkeene @lisaabramowicz1
Hardcover, 2021
$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
One Summer: America, 1927
Bill Bryson
Delighted to finish “One Summer: America 1927. Everything Bryson writes is deeply researched and beautifully written. He’s becoming one of my favorite authors. https://t.co/EQxHIjF9PU
Paperback, 2014
$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Ides of March
Thornton Wilder
“All historical novels are science fiction since they are about time travel,” ―Thornton Wilder, The Ides of March
Paperback, 2013
$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story
Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis's best seller is on sale for half price ($13) at Amazon: The Premonition: A Pandemic Story (May 4, 2021) https://t.co/2rD3RitbwJ
Paperback, 2022
$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
Peter L. Bernstein
“Risk and time are opposite sides of the same coin, for if there were no tomorrow there would be no risk. Time transforms risk, and the nature of risk is shaped by the time horizon: the future is the playing field.” -Peter L. Bernstein, Against the Gods
Paperback, 1998
$22.99$11.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Money Game
Adam Smith
@jasonzweigwsj @AJToce It reminds me a bit of Adam Smith, author of the book "The Money Game" (real name George Goodman, who died January 3, 2014). Would be just like him to drop that and never mention it again.
Paperback, 1976
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Star Island
Carl Hiaasen
@sarah_cone Star Island, Carl Hiaasen -- perfect beach reading
Paperback, 2011
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Rocky Horror Picture Show: Audience Part-tic-i-pation Guide
Michael Hess
RIP Michael Lee Aday, aka Meat Loaf, passed at 74. He co-starred in cult classic Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), playing 2 roles, Eddie + Doctor Scott. But his first album "Bat out of Hell" (1977) (+ sequels) sold 65 million copies & dominated the radio for years https://t.co/uurpWuzjOj
Paperback, 2012
$12.95$6.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Art of War
Sun-Tzu
When I started on a trading desk the book I saw most often was Sun Tzu's "The Art of War;" there was even a version titled "Art of War for Traders and Investors"
Paperback, Mass Market, 2005
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection
Charles Darwin
RT @SteveStuWill: On this day in 1859, Charles Darwin published his magnum opus On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. One…
Paperback, 2018
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book