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Thomas Chua Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices, Peter F. Drucker

Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices

Peter F. Drucker
Thomas ChuaThomas Chua

Everyone says, "A bad management can ruin a good business." But how the hell do you even assess management? Here are 25 qualities you should look for: (Lessons from Buffett, Bezos, & Peter Drucker's writings)

Paperback, 1993

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike, Phil Knight

Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

Phil Knight
Thomas ChuaThomas Chua

@trengriffin Absolutely love Shoe Dog, the story of Phil Knight, Blue Ribbon and the founding of Nike was really quite something. Quite a few from your list that I haven't read, looking forward to checking them out! Thanks.

Paperback, 2018

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success, William N. Thorndike

The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success

William N. Thorndike
Thomas ChuaThomas Chua

William Thorndike has an excellent paragraph on capital allocation in his book The Outsiders: CEOs have five essential choices for deploying capital—investing in existing operations, acquiring other businesses, issuing dividends, paying down debt, or repurchasing stock—and three… https://t.co/UljG299q4H

Hardcover, 2012

$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Nothing But Net: 10 Timeless Stock-Picking Lessons from One of Wall Street's Top Tech Analysts, Mark Mahaney

Nothing But Net: 10 Timeless Stock-Picking Lessons from One of Wall Street's Top Tech Analysts

Mark Mahaney
Thomas ChuaThomas Chua

And that's a wrap! The lessons here are from the book: Nothing But Net by Mark Mahaney If you enjoyed this, follow me @steadycompound I breakdown businesses and lessons from superinvestors.

Hardcover, 2021

$31.00$15.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Joys of Compounding: The Passionate Pursuit of Lifelong Learning, Revised and Updated, Gautam Baid

The Joys of Compounding: The Passionate Pursuit of Lifelong Learning, Revised and Updated

Gautam Baid
Thomas ChuaThomas Chua

@BrianFeroldi Indeed! @Gautam__Baid puts it across well in The Joys of Compounding, journalling helps: – Overcome hindsight bias – Focus our thoughts – Retain what we read and deepens our understanding https://t.co/If2zhq6TVw

Hardcover, 2020

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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