Geoff Gannon September 18, 2010

Business Books: 12 You Might Have Missed – Geoff’s Picks

Geoff,

I think that you mentioned that you might do a post about books that you have read.  I would definitely be interested in that topic.  I will read anything on investing, but lately, most of the new (to me) stuff that I can find is business biographies. I would love to see a list of business books that you have read and liked.

Sincerely,

Hugh

Here are 12 I’ve read and liked. These are not my favorites – though The First Tycoon and The King of Cash are up there – but they’ve all got nuggets buried in them a lot of folks miss.

  1. Benjamin Graham: The Memoirs of the Dean of Wall Street
  2. Distant Force: A Memoir of the Teledyne Corporation and the Man Who Created It
  3. The King of Cash: The Inside Story of Laurence Tisch
  4. Hetty: The Genius and Madness of America’s First Female Tycoon
  5. The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
  6. Losing My Virginity: How I’ve Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way
  7. Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett
  8. Baruch: My Own Story
  9. Bernard M. Baruch: The Adventures of a Wall Street Legend
  10. What Goes Up: The Uncensored History of Modern Wall Street as Told by the Bankers, Brokers, CEOs, and Scoundrels Who Made It Happen
  11. The Death of the Banker: The Decline and Fall of the Great Financial Dynasties and the Triumph of the Small Investor
  12. Confessions of an Advertising Man
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