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Director of institutional asset management at Ritholtz Wealth Management, author of the A Wealth of Common Sense blog and co-host of the Animal Spirits podcast.
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BreakneckBook Dan Wang
Breakneck by Dan Wang Wong does an excellent job at objectively looking at the pros and cons of the Chinese and American societies. The engineering state versus lawyerly society as a way to explain each nation is brilliant.
His annual round-up of the best books he read that year; every book title on the page links to Amazon through his own affiliate tag (amzn.to -> tag=aweaofcomsen-20).
2025-12-21·awealthofcommonsense.com ↗
1929Book Andrew Ross Sorkin
1929 by Andrew Ross Sorkin The reverberations from the Great Depression are still being felt 100 years later so I loved learning more about the characters involved in that fateful time.
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2025-12-21·awealthofcommonsense.com ↗
The Inner Game of TennisBook Timothy Gallwey
The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Gallwey I love books like this with a simple message using sports as an analogy for other aspects of life.
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2025-12-21·awealthofcommonsense.com ↗
The Breaks of the GameBook David Halberstam
I’ve heard numerous sportswriters call Halberstam’s chronicle of the Portland Trailblazers’ 1979-80 season the best sports books ever written.
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2025-12-21·awealthofcommonsense.com ↗
Best Movie Year EverBook Brian Raftery
Raftery makes a compelling case that 1999 was the best movie year ever.
His annual round-up of the best books he read that year; every book title on the page links to Amazon through his own affiliate tag (amzn.to -> tag=aweaofcomsen-20).
2025-12-21·awealthofcommonsense.com ↗
11/22/63Book Stephen King
11/22/63 by Stephen King Somehow this was my first Stephen King novel.
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2025-12-21·awealthofcommonsense.com ↗
A Night to RememberBook Walter Lord
A Night to Remember by Walter Lord This one was perfect for an audiobook.
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2025-12-21·awealthofcommonsense.com ↗
Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night LiveBook Susan Morrison
Come for the stories about one of the msot storied franshises in entertainment history. Stay for the business and leadership lessons from Lorne Michaels.
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2025-12-21·awealthofcommonsense.com ↗
The Four Things That Matter MostBook Ira Byock
Someone recommended this book after my brother passed away. I didn’t want to read a bunch of books about grief, but this one struck a chord. I wish I had read it before he died.
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2025-12-21·awealthofcommonsense.com ↗
The Handmaid’s TaleBook Margaret Atwood
I liked the book a lot more than the show but watching the show helped me appreciate the book more.
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2025-12-21·awealthofcommonsense.com ↗
High FidelityBook Nick Hornby
However, the book gave the main character far more depth than the movie.
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2025-12-21·awealthofcommonsense.com ↗
Good MaterialBook Dolly Alderton
Good Material by Dolly Alderton A simple story about a struggling stand-up comedian going through a difficult break-up. A funny, sweet book. I enjoyed it.
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2025-12-21·awealthofcommonsense.com ↗
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