Michael Batnick Recommended Books
Michael Batnick has recommended 10 books. Browse the complete reading list with quotes and sources below.
Michael Batnick is an American author, blogger, and Chartered Financial Analyst.
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American Tabloid
Underworld U.S.A., Book 1
"Such a good book." - Michael Batnick (Source)
City of Thieves
"It was excellent." - Michael Batnick (Source)
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1 person
Brian Koppelman recommended this bookBrian Koppelman
"I’ve given it to 100 people. All of them thanked me and gave away a bunch themselves." - Brian Koppelman
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Don't Fall For It
A Short History of Financial Scams
"[The author] worked hard on it and it came out great." - Michael Batnick (Source)
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
"I cannot recommend this book highly enough." - Michael Batnick (Source)
Amusing Ourselves to Death
Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
"One of the best books on communication that I’ve ever read." - Michael Batnick (Source)
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5 people
Tristan Harris recommended this bookTristan Harris
"Written in 1982. It literally predicts everything that's going on now." - Tristan Harris
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Keith Rabois recommended this bookKeith Rabois
Keith Rabois recommended this book on a Medium blog post.
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Patrick Collison recommended this bookPatrick Collison
Patrick Collison labeled this book "substantially above average."
Patrick Collison's recommendation of this book 
Matt Mullenweg recommended this bookMatt Mullenweg
"We’re kind of, like the title of the book, amusing ourselves to death. We’re so caught up in distractions and pleasure and entertainment that we might be missing out on the bigger things." - Matt Mullenweg
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Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended this bookPatrick O'Shaughnessy
"This book has the best foreword I can recall. Read the entire thing." - Patrick O'Shaughnessy
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Red Notice
A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man's Fight for Justice
"One of the most entertaining finance books I've ever read. It reads like a movie." - Michael Batnick (Source)
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1 person
Garry Kasparov recommended this bookGarry Kasparov
Garry Kasparov recommended this book on Twitter.
Garry Kasparov's recommendation of this book
One Hundred One Years on Wall Street
An Investor's Almanac
"One of my favorite market books." - Michael Batnick (Source)
Factfulness
Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World - and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
"Terrific book." - Michael Batnick (Source)
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5 people
Bill Gates recommended this bookBill Gates
"A fantastic book, and I hope a lot of people read it." - Bill Gates
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Jordan Peterson recommended this bookJordan Peterson
Recommended on Jordan Peterson's website.
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Barack Obama recommended this bookBarack Obama
"A hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases." - Barack Obama
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Howard Marks recommended this bookHoward Marks
"Unmasks a lot of misperceptions that people have about the state of the world." - Howard Marks
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Melinda Gates recommended this bookMelinda Gates
Melinda Gates recommended this book on Likewise.com.
Melinda Gates's recommendation of this book
The Giving Tree
Michael Batnick recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)
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4 people
Mark Zuckerberg recommended this bookMark Zuckerberg
On the "books read" section of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook profile.
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Alexis Ohanian recommended this bookAlexis Ohanian
"Definitely choked up by the end of it... WHY?" - Alexis Ohanian
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Chris Sacca recommended this bookChris Sacca
"It's a good day for catharsis. And [this author] reading [this book] is a damn fine place to start." - Chris Sacca
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Jen Rubio recommended this bookJen Rubio
"A great story about unconditional giving, but it's also a good reminder to not be that selfish little boy." - Jen Rubio
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The Soul of America
The Battle for Our Better Angels
"This book does a wonderful job telling the American story." - Michael Batnick (Source)
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