Originally posted by Kate Manus
Stephen Colbert's "I am America (and so can you)" that came out earlier this month... for some lighter political humour.
Mark just bought this - he seems to giggle a lot reading it. : )
rabbitjoker
"Liar's Poker" by Michael Lewis
A semi-autobiographical book describing the author's experiences as a bond salesman on Wall Street during the late 1980s. First published in 1989, it is considered one of the books that define Wall Street during the 1980s.
rabbitjoker
"Traders, Guns & Money" by Satyajit Das
A sensational and controversial first-person account of the business of derivatives trading and the financial products industry. It is a true insider’s view of the business of trading and marketing derivatives for a living. It details the nature of the business, the players, how money is made and lost, and the deceptions that underlie the entire process.
jon jon
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Originally posted by rabbitjoker
"Traders, Guns & Money" by Satyajit Das
yeah, I heard this was great.
I heard this is also dope:
Endlesswave
Reading Asimov's "The Foundation" Series...on the first 'prequal' to it written in 87 or so, "Prelude to Foundation". It's very good so far...halfway through.
The Highroller
Killer recommendations everyone. We should just turn this into a book recommendation thread. :p
The Wiz
Xmas reading list:
currently finishing up-
Diary by Chuck Palahniuk (twisted business, but great read)
next up-
Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Little G- I have your copy of "A year in the Merde" its been on my list for months, but I still haven't got to it. I plan on it though.
Two of my favorite books this past year were...
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
(both of these books were intense page turners, just the kind of book I adore- anyone read either of them?)
The Wiz
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Originally posted by jennypie
Oh! I'm also reading F. Scott Fitzgerald's 'Tender is the Night' at work!
loved it! are you enjoying?
The Highroller
Currently reading "Le Petit Prince" (lol). Next up: "Tuesdays with Morrie" and "This is your Brain on Music"
Kate Manus
ahh yes le petit prince... hehe :)
Hopefully when I see my father in Dublin next week he will remember to bring back 'Confessions of an Economic Hitman' (John Perkins)... didn't get a chance to quite finish it but it is definitely an eye-opening read!
Silky Johnson
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Originally posted by The Wiz
loved it! are you enjoying?
I am! It reads like a soap opera, haha! There's a whole collection of Fitzgerald's work in the library at my work, I may read a few more.
