Books Recommended by Michael Mauboussin
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Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations
A Story of Economic Discovery
David Warsh
Source: "Great. In my notes, I wrote down four ways in which we refer to 'increasing returns' in economics." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
Complexity
The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos
M. Mitchell Waldrop
Source: "Documents the early days of [Santa Fe Institute] and explains many of the big ideas." - Michael Mauboussin
3 recommenders
Capital Ideas
The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street
Peter L. Bernstein
Source: "A wonderful telling of how many of the big ideas in capital market theory developed." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
Work Rules!
Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
Laszlo Bock
Source: "Many valuable ideas about building and sustaining a great work environment." - Michael Mauboussin
3 recommenders
Artificial Intelligence
A Guide for Thinking Humans
Melanie Mitchell
Source: "Perfect for the amateur interested in AI (as I would describe myself)." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
Extreme Ownership
How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
Jocko Willink
Source: "Great book by two remarkable men. You want these guys on your side." - Michael Mauboussin
Understanding Michael Porter
The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy
Joan Magretta
Source: "Terrific and easier to read than the (original) Porter work." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
Deep Survival
Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
Laurence Gonzales
Source: "An awesome book - and especially relevant in these times." - Michael Mauboussin
Trading Bases
How a Wall Street Trader Made a Fortune Betting on Baseball
Joe Peta
Source: "GREAT read. Helps that many themes overlap with The Success Equation." - Michael Mauboussin
2 recommenders
The Outsiders
Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
William N. Thorndike
Source: "It is, and should at the top of the reading list for CEOs and investors." - Michael Mauboussin
The Storytelling Animal
How Stories Make Us Human
Jonathan Gottschall
Source: "Great read for anyone who communicates for a living." - Michael Mauboussin
2 recommenders
Complexity
A Guided Tour
Melanie Mitchell
Source: "For people who want to understand the basic concepts of complexity." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
Behave
The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
Robert M. Sapolsky
Source: "The best book I have ever read on human behavior." - Michael Mauboussin
How to Change Your Mind
What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence
Michael Pollan
Source: "[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin
Enlightenment Now
The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Steven Pinker
Source: "[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin
The Model Thinker
What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You
Scott E. Page
Source: "[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin
2 recommenders
The Coddling of the American Mind
How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure
Greg Lukianoff
Source: "[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin
Pre-Suasion
A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade
Robert Cialdini
Source: "Fascinating and useful read. An instant classic." - Michael Mauboussin
Expert Political Judgment
How Good Is It? How Can We Know?
Philip E. Tetlock
Source: "[Made me feel a] sense of revelation." - Michael Mauboussin
3 recommenders
How to Decide
Simple Tools for Making Better Choices
Annie Duke
Source: "The best user's guide to decision-making that you'll find." - Michael Mauboussin
Judgment in Managerial Decision Making
Max H. Bazerman
Source: "Great for an introduction [to decision making]." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
Creativity, Inc.
Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Ed Catmull
Source: "Best business book I've read in a long time." - Michael Mauboussin
She Has Her Mother's Laugh
The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity
Carl Zimmer
Source: "[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
The Fear Factor
How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between
Abigail Marsh
Source: "[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
Blueprint
How DNA Makes Us Who We Are
Robert Plomin
Source: "[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
Why We Sleep
Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Matthew Walker
Source: "[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin
Who We Are and How We Got Here
Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
David Reich
Source: "[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin
Superforecasting
The Art and Science of Prediction
Philip E. Tetlock
Source: "Most important book since Thinking, Fast & Slow." - Michael Mauboussin
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis
Richards J. Heuer
Source: "There's much here that is new." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
Range
Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
David J. Epstein
Source: "The best book I have read [in 2019]." - Michael Mauboussin
Bad Blood
Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
John Carreyrou
Source: "Amazing [book] about human nature." - Michael Mauboussin
4 recommenders
Billion Dollar Whale
The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World
Tom Wright
Source: "Amazing [book] about human nature." - Michael Mauboussin
Creating Shareholder Value
A Guide for Managers and Investors
Alfred Rappaport
Source: "My career was shaped by [this book]." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
The Ambiguities of Experience
James G. March
Source: Michael Mauboussin recommended this book on Twitter.
1 recommender
More Heat than Light
Economics as Social Physics, Physics as Nature's Economics
Philip Mirowski
Source: "30 years old but still fascinating." - Michael Mauboussin
2 recommenders
Confessions of the Pricing Man
How Price Affects Everything
Hermann Simon
Source: "The best book I know on pricing." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
Valuation
Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies
McKinsey & Company Inc.
Source: Michael Mauboussin recommended this book on Twitter.
2 recommenders
The Psychology of Money
Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness
Morgan Housel
Source: "A wonderful and wise book." - Michael Mauboussin
Adaptive Markets
Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought
Andrew W. Lo
Source: "Take a look at [this book]." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
Thinking in Bets
Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts
Annie Duke
Source: "An awesome book." - Michael Mauboussin
Against the Gods
The Remarkable Story of Risk
Peter L. Bernstein
Source: "A must read." - Michael Mauboussin
3 recommenders
Gridiron Genius
A Master Class in Building Teams and Winning at the Highest Level
Michael Lombardi
Source: "I loved [this book]." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
War and Chance
Assessing Uncertainty in International Politics
Jeffrey A. Friedman
Source: "I love [this book]." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
Patient Capital
The Challenges and Promises of Long-Term Investing
Victoria Ivashina
Source: "Very useful." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
A History of the Theory of Investments
My Annotated Bibliography
Mark Rubinstein
Source: "Wonderful." - Michael Mauboussin
1 recommender
Infinite Powers
How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe
Steven Strogatz
Source: "Awesome." - Michael Mauboussin
2 recommenders
The Sports Gene
Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance
David Epstein
Source: "Awesome." - Michael Mauboussin
4 recommenders
Give and Take
Why Helping Others Drives Our Success
Adam Grant
Source: "Terrific." - Michael Mauboussin
Secrets of Sand Hill Road
Venture Capital and How to Get It
Scott Kupor
Source: "Great!" - Michael Mauboussin
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