Books Recommended by Howard Marks
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The Little Book of Investing Like the Pros
Five Steps for Picking Stocks
Joshua Pearl
Source: "Simply put, I have never before seen a book that provides the same complete and thoughtful orientation to the process of investing." - Howard Marks
1 recommenderThe Psychology of Money
Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
Morgan Housel
Source: "[The author]’s observations often hit the daily double: they say things that haven’t been said before, and they make sense." - Howard Marks
Thinking in Bets
Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
Annie Duke
Source: "So many of [the author's] thoughts on poker and on decision-making in general agreed with mine." - Howard Marks
Principles
Life and Work
Ray Dalio
Source: "I think the guiding quote of the book is [one] from Mark Twain, 'History does not repeat, but it does rhyme.'" - Howard Marks
25 recommendersArianna HuffingtonBen GreenfieldBill GatesBryan JohnsonDiddyDoug McMillonDrew HoustonDustin MoskovitzGary VaynerchukHoward MarksJack DorseyKevin SystromLex FridmanMarc BenioffMark CubanMichael BloombergNaval RavikantReed HastingsTim FerrissTony RobbinsAusten AllredPatrick O'ShaughnessyTom BilyeuMarty CaganJames ClearFactfulness
Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World - and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
Hans Rosling
Source: "Unmasks a lot of misperceptions that people have about the state of the world." - Howard Marks
The Warren Buffett Way
Robert G. Hagstrom
Source: "I was asked to write the foreword for the latest edition." - Howard Marks
3 recommendersFooled by Randomness
The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets
Nassim Taleb
Source: "Really about how much randomness there is in our world." - Howard Marks
Winning the Loser's Game
Timeless Strategies for Successful Investing
Charles Ellis
Source: Howard Marks referenced this book in a "Knowledge@Wharton" interview.
1 recommenderA Short History of Financial Euphoria
John Kenneth Galbraith
Source: "Has been very inspirational for me." - Howard Marks
1 recommenderWealth of Wisdom
The Top 50 Questions Wealthy Families Ask
Tom McCullough
Source: "I recommend." - Howard Marks
1 recommenderBringing Down the House
The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions
Ben Mezrich
Source: Howard Marks has this book on his shelf.
1 recommender- 3 recommenders
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