What people recommend, in their own words, with the receipt.
Partner at Collaborative Fund and author of The Psychology of Money; writes essays on investor behavior.
12 things
The Quest of the Simple LifeBook William Dawson
The Quest of the Simple Life, written in 1907, totally changed how I think about personal finance and life goals.
A list post, '23 Books That Changed My Life,' one line per book naming why it mattered to him.
collabfund.com ↗·2017-05-12
Famous Financial FiascosBook John Train
Famous Financial Fiascos is one of the best investing history books that few people have heard of.
A list post, '23 Books That Changed My Life,' one line per book naming why it mattered to him.
collabfund.com ↗·2017-05-12
The Great Depression: A DiaryBook Benjamin Roth
The Great Depression: A Diary is the best economics book I’ve read, written by a person who didn’t know he was writing one.
A list post, '23 Books That Changed My Life,' one line per book naming why it mattered to him.
collabfund.com ↗·2017-05-12
Nobody Wants to Read Your ShitBook Steven Pressfield
Nobody Wants to Read Your Shit has had the biggest influence on how I write.
A list post, '23 Books That Changed My Life,' one line per book naming why it mattered to him.
collabfund.com ↗·2017-05-12
EnduranceBook Alfred Lansing
Endurance is the best example of how far people can be pushed when the stakes are high.
A list post, '23 Books That Changed My Life,' one line per book naming why it mattered to him.
collabfund.com ↗·2017-05-12
TrumanBook David McCullough
Truman, a biography of the 33rd president, is an incredible story of the world’s biggest problems falling into the lap of someone who never thought he’d face them.
A list post, '23 Books That Changed My Life,' one line per book naming why it mattered to him.
collabfund.com ↗·2017-05-12
The Wright BrothersBook David McCullough
The Wright Brothers is one of the best business and innovation stories of all time.
A list post, '23 Books That Changed My Life,' one line per book naming why it mattered to him.
collabfund.com ↗·2017-05-12
Guns at Last LightBook Rick Atkinson
Guns at Last Light is the best World War II book I’ve read, and explains the most important event in modern history through human stories rather than bland statistics.
A list post, '23 Books That Changed My Life,' one line per book naming why it mattered to him.
collabfund.com ↗·2017-05-12
BoydBook Robert Coram
Boyd is an excellent story on brute-force learning, focus, and bureaucracy.
A list post, '23 Books That Changed My Life,' one line per book naming why it mattered to him.
collabfund.com ↗·2017-05-12
When Breath Becomes AirBook Paul Kalanithi
When Breath Becomes Air will make you reexamine what’s important in life and make you appreciate each day you’re here.
A list post, '23 Books That Changed My Life,' one line per book naming why it mattered to him.
collabfund.com ↗·2017-05-12
The Science of Fear is the first book that opened my eyes to how poor we are at interpreting risk.
A list post, '23 Books That Changed My Life,' one line per book naming why it mattered to him.
collabfund.com ↗·2017-05-12
The Big ChangeBook
The Big Change, a look at how life in America changed from 1900-1950, got me interested in the social and cultural part of economic growth.
A list post, '23 Books That Changed My Life,' one line per book naming why it mattered to him.
collabfund.com ↗·2017-05-12
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