Thursday, January 14, 2010

Reading List from a Dhandho Investor

Books on Investing and Capital Allocation

  1. Hot Commodities : How Anyone Can Invest Profitably in the World's Best Market by Jim Rogers
  2. Investment Visionaries: Lessons in Creating Wealth from the World's Greatest by Peter J. Tanous & James V. Kimsey
  3. Financial Fine Print: Uncovering a Company's True Value by Michelle Leder
  4. The Vulture Investors by Hilary Rosenberg
  5. A Bull in China: Investing Profitably in the World's Greatest Marketby Jim Rogers
  6. The Little Book That Makes You Rich: A Proven Market-Beating Formula for Growth Investing by Louis Navellier & Steve Forbes
  7. The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns by John C. Bogle
  8. Once in Golconda (Wiley Investment Classics) by John Brooks
  9. Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett/2007 International Edition/in 2 volumes by Andrew Kilparrick
  10. Way of the Turtle: The Secret Methods that Turned Ordinary People into Legendary Traders by Curtis Faith
  11. Hedge Hunters: Hedge Fund Masters on the Rewards, the Risk, and the Reckoning by Katherine Burton
  12. Trendwatching: Don't be Fooled by the Next Investment Fad, Mania, or Bubble by Ron Insana
  13. Predicting the Markets of Tomorrow : A Contrarian Investment Strategy for the Next Twenty Years by James P. O�Shaughnessy
  14. Reinventing the Bazaar: A Natural History of Markets by John McMillan
  15. The Little Book of Value Investing by Christopher H. Browne
  16. Competition Demystified : A Radically Simplified Approach to Business Strategy by Bruce Greenwald, Judd Kahn
  17. Trade Like Warren Buffett by James Altucher
  18. A Modern Approach to Graham and Dodd Investing by Thomas P. Au
  19. Security Analysis by Benjamin Graham
  20. Missed Fortune : Dispel the Money Myth-Conceptions--Isn't It Time You Became Wealthy? by Douglas R.Andrew
  21. The Future for Investors : Why the Tried and the True Triumph Over the Bold and the New by Jeremy J. Siegel
  22. F.I.A.S.C.O.: The Inside Story of a Wall Street Trader by Frank Partnoy
  23. The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits by C.K. Prahalad
  24. Winning the Loser's Game by Charles D. Ellis
  25. How Buffett Does It by James Pardoe
  26. Warren Buffett : An Illustrated Biography of the World's Most Successful Investor by Ayano Morio
  27. Unconventional Success : A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment by David F. Swensen
  28. Origins of the Crash: The Great Bubble and Its Undoing by Roger Lowenstein
  29. Great Crash 1929 by John Kenneth
  30. One Billion Customers : Lessons from the Front Lines of Doing Business in China by James McGregor
  31. The Origins of Value: The Financial Innovations that Created Modern Capital Markets by William Goetzmann
  32. What Goes Up : The Uncensored History of Modern Wall Street as Told by the Bankers, Brokers, CEOs, and Scoundrels Who Made It Happen by Eric J. Weiner
  33. Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy by Matthew R. Simmons
  34. Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance by Perry Mehrling
  35. The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism by John C. Bogle
  36. The Little Book That Beats the Market by Joel Greenblatt & Andrew Tobias
  37. Investment Fables : Exposing the Myths of "Can't Miss" Investment Strategies by Aswath Damodaran
  38. The Rich and How They Got That Way: How the Wealthiest People of All Time--from Genghis Khan to Bill Gates--Made Their Fortunesby Cynthia Crossen
  39. Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron by Bethany McLean, Peter Elkind
  40. J. K. Lasser's Pick Stocks Like Warren Buffett by Warren Boroson
  41. Classics: An Investor's Anthology by Charles D. Ellis & James R. Vertin
  42. Minding Mr. Market: Ten Years on Wall Street With Grant's Interest Rate Observer by James Grant
  43. The Trouble With Prosperity: A Contrarian's Tale of Boom, Bust, and Speculation by James Grant
  44. From Butler to Buffett: The Story Behind the Buffalo News by Murray B. Light, Warren E. Buffett
  45. Warren Buffett Wealth : Principles and Practical Methods Used by the World's Greatest Investor by Robert P. Miles
  46. Warren Buffett: : Master of the Market by Jay Steele
  47. The Misbehavior of Markets by Benoit Mandelbrot & Richard Hudson
  48. Wall Street People: True Stories of Today's Masters and Moguls by Charles D. Ellis
  49. Julian Robertson : A Tiger in the Land of Bulls and Bears by Daniel A.Strachman
  50. The Warren Buffett Way, Second Edition by Robert G. Hagstrom
  51. The New Financial Capitalists: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and the Creation of Corporate Value by George P. Baker and George David Smith
  52. Creating Shareholder Value: A Guide for Managers and Investors by Alfred Rappaport
  53. The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by Alice Schroeder
  54. A Short History of Financial Euphoria by John Kenneth
  55. The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book On Value Investing by Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig
  56. Capital: The Story of Long-Term Investment Excellence by Charles D. Ellis
  57. Running Money : Hedge Fund Honchos, Monster Marke12:12 PM 2/12/2008ts and My Hunt for the Big Score by Andy Kessler
  58. The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money (Great Minds Series) by John Maynard Keynes
  59. Trade Like a Hedge Fund : 20 Successful Uncorrelated Strategies & amp by James Altucher
  60. Bull's Eye Investing: Targeting Real Returns in a Smoke and Mirrors Market by John Mauldin
  61. Aimr Performance Presentation Stand 1997 by Aimr
  62. Distressed Securities : Analyzing and Evaluating Market Potential and Investment Risk by Edward I. Altman
  63. Investing in Junk Bonds: Inside the High Yield Debt Market by Edward I. Altman, Scott A. Nammacher
  64. Valuegrowth Investing by Glen Arnold
  65. High Yield Bonds: Market Structure, Portfolio Management, and Credit Risk Modeling by Theodore M. Barnhill, William F. Maxwell, Mark R. Shenkman
  66. Baruch: My Own Story by Bernard Baruch
  67. Wealthy and Wise: Secrets About Money by Neuberger Berman, Heidi L. Steiger
  68. Analysis of Financial Statements by Leopold A. Bernstein, John J. Wild
  69. Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L. Bernstein
  70. Corporate Bankruptcy : Economic and Legal Perspectives by Jagdeep S. Bhandari(Editor), Lawrence A. Weiss(Editor), Barry E. Adler(Editor)
  71. Common Sense on Mutual Funds by John C. Bogle
  72. John Bogle on Investing by John C. Bogle
  73. Bankruptcy Investing : How to Profit from Distressed Companies by Ben Branch, Hugh Ray
  74. Investment Titans: Investment Insights from the Minds that Move Wall Street by Jonathan Burton
  75. Buffettology by Mary Buffett and David Clark
  76. A Money Mind at Ninety by Philip Carret
  77. The Art of Speculation by Philip Carret
  78. Investing with the Hedge Fund Giants: Profits Whether Markets Rise or Fall by Beverly Chandler
  79. The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance by Ron Chernow
  80. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
  81. Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies by Tom Copeland, Tim Koller, and Jack Murrin
  82. Security Analysis by Sidney Cottle
  83. The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America by Professor Lawrence Cunningham
  84. How to Think Like Benjamin Graham and Invest Like Warren Buffettby Professor Lawrence Cunningham
  85. Conversations from the Warren Buffet Symposium; Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 19; Numbers 1-2; Sept.-Nov. 1997. Edited by Lawrence A. Cunningham
  86. Outsmarting the Smart Money: Understand How Markets Really Work and Win the Wealth Game by Lawrence A. Cunningham
  87. Triumph of the Optimists: 101 Years of Global Investment Returnsby Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, Mike Staunton
  88. Finance Just in Time: Understanding the Key to Business and Investment Before It's Too Late by Hugo Dixon
  89. Point and Figure Charting by Thomas J. Dorsey
  90. Contrarian Investment Strategies : The Next Generation : Beat the Market by Going Against the Crowd by David N. Dreman
  91. Contrarian investment strategy : the psychology of stock market success by David Dreman
  92. Tomorrow's Gold: Asia's Age of Discovery by Marc Faber
  93. Why Smart Executives Fail: And What You Can Learn from Their Mistakes by Sydney Finkelstein
  94. Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits by Philip Fisher
  95. Developing an Investment Philosophy by Philip Fisher
  96. Conservative Investors Sleep Well by Philip A. Fisher
  97. The Way to Wealth by Benjamin Franklin
  98. Bulls Make Money, Bears Make Money, Pigs Get Slaughtered: Wall Street Truisms that Stand the Test of Time by Anthony M. Gallea
  99. Fundamentals of Investing by Lawrence J. Gitman and Michael D. Joehnk
  100. The Secret Code of the Superior Investor: How to Be a Long-Term Winner in a Short-Term World by James K. Glassman
  101. Benjamin Graham: The Memoirs of the Dean of Wall Street by Benjamin Graham
  102. The Intelligent Investor: A Book of Practical Counsel by Benjamin Graham
  103. The Interpretation of Financial Statements by Benjamin Graham (1937 Edition)
  104. Security Analysis by Benjamin Graham and David Dodd (1934 Edition)
  105. Security Analysis: The Classic 1940 Edition by Benjamin Graham, David Dodd
  106. Storage and Stability by Benjamin Graham
  107. World Commodities and World Currency by Benjamin Graham (1944 Edition)
  108. The Rediscovered Benjamin Graham : Selected Writings of the Wall Street Legend by Benjamin Graham, Janet Lowe (Compiler)
  109. China's Stockmarket: A Guide to Its Progress, Players and Prospects (The Economist Series) by Stephen Green
  110. You Can Be a Stock Market Genius (Even if you're not too smart!)by Joel Greenblatt
  111. Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond by Bruce C.N. Greenwald
  112. The Essential Buffett by Robert G. Hagstrom
  113. Latticework by Robert G. Hagstrom
  114. The Warren Buffett Portfolio by Robert G. Hagstrom
  115. The Warren Buffett Way by Robert G. Hagstrom, Jr.
  116. The Detective and The Investor: Uncovering Investment Techniques from the Legendary Sleuths by Robert G. Hagstrom
  117. Beast on Wall Street by Robert A. Haugen
  118. The Inefficient Stock Market by Robert A. Haugen
  119. The New Finance by Robert A. Haugen
  120. Business Masterminds: Warren Buffett by Robert Heller
  121. Introduction to Financial Accounting (7th Edition) by Charles T. Horngren, Gary L. Sundem, John A. Elliott
  122. Trendwatching: Don't be Fooled by the Next Investment Fad, Mania, or Bubble by Ron Insana
  123. Soros: The Life and Times of a Messianic Billionaire by Michael T. Kaufman
  124. Value Investing With the Masters: Revealing Interviews With 20 Market-Beating Managers Who Have Stood the Test of Time by Kirk Kazanjian
  125. Annals of Investing: Steve Forbes vs. Warren Buffett by Robert V. Keeley
  126. Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett by Andrew Kilpatrick (1994 Edition)
  127. The Warren Buffett: The Good Guy of Wall Street by Andrew Kilpatrick
  128. Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett by Andrew Kilpatrick (1998 Edition)
  129. Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki
  130. Retire Young, Retire Rich by Robert T. Kiyosaki, Sharon L. Lechter(Contributor)
  131. Margin of Safety : Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor by Seth A. Klarman
  132. The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David S. Landes
  133. Bulls, Bears and Brains: Investing with the Best and Brightest of the Financial Internet by Adam Leitzes, Joshua Solan
  134. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis
  135. Benjamin Graham on Value Investing: Lessons from the Dean of Wall Street by Janet Lowe
  136. The Man Who Beats the S&P: Investing with Bill Miller by Janet Lowe
  137. Damn Right! Behind the Scenes With Berkshire Hathaway Billionare Charlie Munger by Janet Lowe
  138. Value Investing Made Easy by Janet Lowe
  139. Warren Buffett Speaks - Wit and Wisdom of the World's Greatest Investor by Janet Lowe
  140. When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management by Roger Lowenstein
  141. The Making of an American Capitalist by Roger Lowenstein
  142. Beating the Street by Peter Lynch
  143. One up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch
  144. A Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton Malkiel
  145. An Essay on the Principle of Population by Thomas Malthus
  146. The Warren Buffett CEO: Secrets from the Berkshire Hathaway Managers by Robert P. Miles
  147. Standard and Poor's Stock and Bond Guide 2002 by Alan J. Miller(Introduction)
  148. Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Guide 2002 by Standard, Poor's(Editor), Alan J. Miller(Introduction)
  149. Standard & Poor's 500 Guide 2002 by Standard, Poor's (Editor), Alan J. Miller (Introduction)
  150. Beyond Wall Street: The Art of Investing by S.L. Mintz
  151. John Neff on Investing by John Neff with S.L. Mintz
  152. A Higher Standard of Leadership: Lessons from the life of Gandhi by Keshavan Nair
  153. Investing in Hedge Funds by Joseph G. Nicholas
  154. The Education of a Speculator by Victor Niederhoffer
  155. Practical Speculation by Victor Niederhoffer, Laurel Kenner
  156. Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Guide 2002 by James M. Nevler(Introduction)
  157. The Real Warren Buffett: Managing Capital, Leading People by James O'Loughlin
  158. A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market by John Allen Paulos
  159. The New Investment Superstars by Lois Peltz
  160. Forbes Greatest Investing Stories by Richard Phalon
  161. Financial Times Mastering Investment: Your Single-Source Guide to Becoming a Master of Investment by James Pickford
  162. Pratt's Guide to Venture Capital Sources 1999 (23rd Edition) by Stanley E. Pratt (Editor)
  163. Markets Measure : An Illustrated History of America Told Through the Dow Jones Industrial Average by John A. Prestbo(Editor)
  164. Expectations Investing: Reading Stock Prices for Better Returns by Alfred Rappaport, Michael J. Mauboussin
  165. The Work of Nations: Preparing Ourselves for 21St-Century Capitalism by Robert B. Reich, Jonathan B. Segal (Editor)
  166. Thoughts of Chairman Buffett: Thirty Years of Unconventional Wisdom from the Sage of Omaha compiled by Siimon Reynolds
  167. Adventure Capitalist: The Ultimate Road Trip by Jim Rogers
  168. Investment Biker: On the Road With Jim Rogers by Jim Rogers
  169. Selling Your Story to Wall Street by Michael A. Rosenbaum
  170. Do Business with People You Can Trust: Balancing Profits and Principles by L.J. Rittenhouse
  171. Lessons from the Legends of Wall Street : How Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Phil Fisher, T. Rowe Price, and John Templeton Can Help You Grow Rich by Nikki Ross, CFP
  172. The Davis Dynasty: 50 Years of Successful Investing on Wall Streetby John Rothchild
  173. In an Uncertain World: Tough Choices from Wall Street to Washington by Robert E. Rubin, Jacob Weisberg
  174. Market Wizards : Interviews With Top Traders by Jack D. Schwager
  175. The New Market Wizards : Conversations With America's Top Traders by Jack D. Schwager
  176. Where Are The Customers' Yachts? by Fred Schwed, Jr.
  177. Invest Like the Best by James O'Shaughnessey
  178. What Works on Wall Street by James O'Shaughnessey
  179. Irrational Exuberance by Robert J. Shiller
  180. Buffet Step-By-Step: An Investor's Workbook - Learn to Analyze and Apply the Techniques of the Master Investor by Richard Simmons
  181. Soros: The Life, Times and Trading Secrets of the World's Greatest Investor by Robert Slater
  182. The Art of Profitability by Adrian Slywotzky, et al
  183. The Money Game by Adam Smith
  184. The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith
  185. Supermoney by Adam Smith
  186. Investing in Greater China by Irene So
  187. Standard & Poor's Stock & Bond Guide, 2003 Edition by Standard & Poor's
  188. Standard & Poor's 500 Guide: 2003 Edition by Standard & Poor's
  189. Standard & Poor's Smallcap 600 Guide: 2003 Edition by Standard & Poor's
  190. Standard & Poor's Midcap 400 Guide: 2003 Edition by Standard & Poor's
  191. Essential Stock Picking Strategies: What Works on Wall Street by Daniel A. Strachman
  192. Getting Started in Hedge Funds by Daniel A. Strachman
  193. Pioneering Portfolio Management: An Unconventional Approach to Institutional Investment by David F. Swensen
  194. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in the Markets and in Life by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
  195. Investment Gurus by Peter J. Tanous
  196. The Company You Keep by Patrick Terrion
  197. My Vast Fortune : The Money Adventures of a Quixotic Capitalist by Andrew Tobias
  198. The Midas Touch by John Train
  199. The Money Masters by John Train
  200. How to Pick Stocks Like Warren Buffet: Profiting from the Bargain Hunting Strategies of the World's Greatest Value Investor by Timothy P. Vick
  201. Wall Street on Sale by Timothy P. Vick
  202. Searching for Alpha: The Quest for Exceptional Investment Performance by Ben Warwick
  203. The Aggressive Conservative Investor by Martin L. Whitman
  204. Value Investing : A Balanced Approach by Martin J. Whitman
  205. The Theory of Investment Value by John Burr Williams
  206. Maestro: Greenspan's FED and the American Boom by Bob Woodward
  207. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Letters to Shareholders 1977-1995. Two Bound books. (Free to shareholderse of BRK.A or BRK.B with proof of shareholding; non-shareholders can send a check for $15 to Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 3555 Farnam Street, Suite 1440, Omaha, NE 68131.)

    Books on Entrepreneurship, Management & Leadership

    1. Secret Formula by Frederick Allen
    2. Leadership and Self Deception: Getting Out of the Box by Arbinger Institute (Editor)
    3. MASTER OF THE GAME by Connie Bruck
    4. The King Of California: J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire by Mark Arax, Rick Wartzman
    5. Judgment in Managerial Decision Making (5th Edition) by Max H. Bazerman
    6. Shaw Industries: A History by Randall L. Patton
    7. Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empireby James Wallace & Jim Erickson
    8. The Joy of Success: 10 Essential Skills for Getting the Success You Want by Susan Ford Collins
    9. Flying High: How JetBlue Founder and CEO David Neeleman Beats the Competition... Even in the World's Most Turbulent Industry by James Wynbrandt
    10. Investment Leadership : Building a Winning Culture for Long-Term Success by Jim Ware
    11. I'd Like the World to Buy a Coke : The Life and Leadership of Roberto Goizueta by David Greising
    12. Goldman Sachs: The Culture of Success by Lisa Endlich
    13. Ryanair: How a Small Irish Airline Conquered Europe by Siobhan Creaton
    14. Blue Streak: Inside Jet Blue, The Upstart That Rocked An Industry by Barbara Peterson
    15. McDonald's: Behind the Arches by John F. Love
    16. Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's by Ray Kroc
    17. Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela
    18. My Life by Bill Clinton
    19. Distant Force: A Memoir of the Teledyne Corporation and the Man Who Created It by George A. Roberts & Robert J. McVicker
    20. Doing What Matters: How to Get Results That Make a Difference - The Revolutionary Old-School Approach by James Kilts, John Manfredi & Robert Lorber
    21. Copy This! : Lessons from a Hyperactive Dyslexic who Turned a Bright Idea Into One of America's Best Companiesby Paul Orfalea & Ann Marsh
    22. The Science of Success: How Market-Based Management Built the World's Largest Private Company by Charles G. Koch
    23. The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations by Ori Brafman & Rod Beckstrom
    24. Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great by Jim Collins
    25. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
    26. Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons In Life by Richard Branson
    27. High Performing Investment Teams : How to Achieve Best Practices of Top Firms by Jim Ware, et al
    28. Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions by Gary Klein
    29. Competition Demystified : A Radically Simplified Approach to Business Strategy by Bruce Greenwald, Judd Kahn
    30. Winning by Jack Welsh, Suzy Welch
    31. Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell
    32. No Bull: My Life In and Out of Markets by Michael Steinhardt
    33. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
    34. Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger by Charles T.Munger
    35. Men and Rubber: The Story of Business by Harvey S. Firestone
    36. Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's by Ray Kroc
    37. Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's by Ray Kroc
    38. The Origin and Evolution of New Businesses by Amar V. Bhide
    39. Alexander the Great's Art of Strategy: The Timeless Leadership Lessons of History's Greatest Empire Builder by Partha Sarathi Bose
    40. Losing My Virginity: How I've Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way by Richard Branson
    41. The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw
    42. Richard Branson: The Authorized Biography by Mick Brown
    43. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie, et al
    44. 17 Lies That Are Holding You Back & the Truth That Will Set You Free by Steve Chandler
    45. Titan by Ron Chernow
    46. First A Dream by Jim Clayton, Bill Retherford
    47. Built to Last by James Collins and Jerry Porras
    48. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't by Jim Collins
    49. Principle Centered Leadership by Stephen Covey
    50. Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey
    51. The New Maharajahs by Claudia Cragg
    52. Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
    53. Total Customer Service by William H. Davidow and Bro Uttal
    54. The Making of a Blockbuster by Gail DeGeorg
    55. Leadership is an Art by Max DePree
    56. Leadership Jazz by Max DePree
    57. Rabindranath Tagore : An Anthology by Krishna Dutta and Andrew Robinson
    58. Creative Destruction: Why Companies That Are Built to Last Underperform the Market--And How to Successfully Transform Them by Richard Foster, Sarah Kaplan
    59. The Living Company by Arie De Geus
    60. On Becoming a Servant Leader: The Private Writings of Robert K. Greenleaf by Don Frick and Larry C. Spears
    61. Citizen Turner by Robert Goldberg and Gerald Jay Goldberg
    62. Personal History by Katharine Graham
    63. Memos from the Chairman by Alan C. Greenberg, Warren Buffett
    64. Forbes Greatest Business Stories of all Time by Daniel Gross
    65. Only the Paranoid Survive by Andrew S. Grove
    66. Smart Choices by John S. Hammond, Ralph L. Keeney, and Howard Raiffa
    67. Managerial Excellence: McKinsey Award Winners from the Harvard Business Review 1980-1994 (HBS Press)
    68. What I Learned Before I Sold to Warren Buffett: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Developing a Highly Successful Company by Barnett C. Helzberg
    69. Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
    70. Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership by Joseph Jaworski
    71. Churchill: A Biography by Roy Jenkins
    72. The Balanced Scorecard by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton
    73. Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs by Rakesh Khurana
    74. Brand New : How Entrepreneurs Earned Consumers' Trust from Wedgwood to Dell by Nancy F. Koehn
    75. Leading Change by John P. Kotter
    76. Corporate Culture and Performance by John P. Kotter and James L. Heskett
    77. Matsushita Leadership: Lessons from the 20th Century's Most Remarkable Entrepreneur by John P. Kotter
    78. The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations by John P. Kotter, Dan S. Cohen
    79. Carnegie by Peter Krass
    80. The Joy of Achievement: Conversations with J.R.D. Tata by R.M. Lala
    81. The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive by Patrick Lencioni
    82. Creating Modern Capitalism : How Entrepreneurs, Companies, and Countries Triumphed in Three Industrial Revolutions by Thomas K. McCraw
    83. John Adams by David McCullough
    84. You Need to Be a Little Crazy: The Truth about Starting and Growing Your Business by Barry Moltz
    85. Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris
    86. The Entrepreneurial Connection by Gurmeet Naroola
    87. 1001 Ways to Energize Employees by Bob Nelson
    88. 1001 Ways to Reward Employees by Bob Nelson
    89. 301 Great Management Ideas fron America's Most Innovative Small Companies. Edited by Sarah P. Noble; Published by Inc. Magazine Business Review 1980-1994 (HBS Press)
    90. A Passion for Excellence by Thomas Peters and Nancy Austin
    91. In Search of Excellence by Thomas Peters
    92. Thriving on Chaos by Thomas Peters
    93. Business Maharajahs by Gita Piramal
    94. Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business by Mark Robichaux
    95. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
    96. The Farmer >From Merna: by Karl Schriftgeisser
    97. Pour Your Heart Into It by Howard Schultz
    98. The Fifth Discipline by Peter M. Senge
    99. Ruling the Waves by Debora L. Spar
    100. The Art of War by Sun Tzu
    101. Andrew Carnegie by Joseph Frazier Wall
    102. Made in America: My Story by Sam Walton
    103. Business Classics: Fifteen key concepts for Managerial Success. A collection of articles from The Harvard Business Review.
    104. Jack: Straight from the Gut by Jack Welch
    105. Judo Strategy: Turning Your Competitors' Strength to Your Advantage by David B. Yoffie and Mary Kwak
    Books on Sales and Marketing
    1. Selling the Invisible by Harry Beckwith
    2. Selling Your Services by Robert W. Bly
    3. Tested Advertising Methods by John Caples
    4. Marketing on a Shoestring by Jeffrey P. Davidson
    5. Product Juggernauts: How Companies Mobilize to Generate a Stream of Market Winners by Jean-Philippe Deschamps and P. Ranganath Nayak and by Robert Miller and Stephen Heiman
    6. Sell like a Pro by Sherrill Y. Estes
    7. Jump Start Your Business Brain: Win More, Lose Less, and Make More Money by Doug Hall
    8. Strategic Selling by Robert Miller and Stephen Heiman
    9. Successful Large Account Management by Robert Miller and Stephen Heiman
    10. How to Drive Your Competition Crazy by Guy Kawasaki
    11. The MacIntosh Way by Guy Kawasaki
    12. Selling the Dream by Guy Kawasaki
    13. Strategic Brand Management: Building, Measuring, and Managing Brand Equity by Kevin Lane Keller
    14. The Power of Commerce: Economy and Governance in the First British Empire by Nancy F. Koehn
    15. Guerrilla Advertising by Jay Conrad Levinson
    16. Conceptual Selling by Robert Bruce Miller, et al
    17. Inside the Tornado by Geoffrey A. Moore
    18. Confessions of an Advertising Man by David Ogilvy
    19. Ogilvy on Advertising by David Ogilvy
    20. Spin Selling by Neil Rackham
    21. Focus by Al Ries
    22. Rethinking Business-To-Business Marketing by Paul Sherlock
    23. Marketing Warfare by Al Ries and Jack Trout
    24. The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries and Jack Trout
    25. The Discipline of Market Leaders by Michael Treacy and Fred Wiersema
    26. An Eye for Winners by Lillian Vernon
    27. Co-opetition by Adam M. Brandenberger and Barry J. Nalebuff
    28. The Nudist on the Late Shift by Po Bronson
    29. Competing on the Edge by Shona L. Brown and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt
    30. Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation by Robert A. Burgelman, Modesto A. Maidique, and Steven C. Wheelwright
    31. Sam Pitroda: A Biography by Mayank Chhaya
    32. The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen
    33. Marketing High Technology by William Davidow
    34. The Monster Under the Bed by Stan Davis and Jim Botkin
    35. Future Perfect by Stanley M. Davis, Stan Davis
    36. 2020 Vision by Stan Davis and Bill Davidson
    37. Direct From Dell by Michael Dell
    38. Unleashing the Killer App: Digital Strategies for Market Dominance by Larry Downes and Chunka Mui
    39. Disruption by Jean-Marie Dru
    40. Blown to Bits: How the New Economics of Information Transforms Strategy by Philip Evans, Thomas S. Wurster
    41. Business @ the Speed of Thought by Bill Gates
    42. Net Gain by John Hagel III and Arthur G. Armstrong
    43. Net Worth by John Hagel III and Marc Singer
    44. Competing for the Future by Gary Hamel and C.K. Pralahad
    45. Electronic Commerce: A Manager's Guide by Ravi Kalakota and Andrew B. Whinston
    46. Rules for Revolutionaries by Guy Kawasaki
    47. The Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder
    48. The Digital Estate by Chuck Martin
    49. Rapid Development: Taming Wild Software Schedules by Steve McConnell
    50. Real Time by Regis McKenna
    51. Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore
    52. Opening Digital Markets by Walid Mougayar
    53. Being Digital by Nicholas Negreponte
    54. High Tech High Touch by John Naisbitt
    55. Internet & TCP/IP Network Security by Uday O. Pabrai, Vijay K. Gurbani
    56. X Window System User's Guide (The Artech House Telecommunications Library) by Uday O. Pabrai, Hemant T. Shah
    57. The Hp Way by David Packard
    58. Enterprise One to One by Don Peppers and Martha Rogers
    59. The Seven Steps to Nirvana: Strategic Insights Into E-Business Transformation by Mohan Sawhney and Jeff Zabin
    60. Tech-Venture by Mohan Sawhney
    61. Customers.com by Patricia B. Seybold
    62. Information Rules by Carl Shapiro and Hal Varian
    63. Steve Jobs and the Next Big Thing by Randall Stross
    64. AOL.com by Kara Swisher
    65. Computer Networks by Andrew Tanenbaum
    66. Blueprint to the Digital Economy by Don Tapscott
    67. Creating Value in the Network Economy edited by Don Tapscott
    68. The Digital Economy by Don Tapscott
    69. The Difference Between God and Larry Ellison* Inside Oracle Corporation; *God Does Not Think He's Larry Ellison by Mike Wilson Competing in the Age of Digital Convergence edited by David B. Yoffie (HBS Press)
    Books on Balance between Work, Play, Family, Friends, and Learning
    1. Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali by Swami Hariharananda Aranya
    2. Essays in Persuasion by John Maynard Keynes
    3. The Purpose-driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? by Rick Warren
    4. On Relationship by Jiddu Krishnamurti
    5. The Ending of Time by Jiddu Krishnamurti
    6. On Love and Loneliness by Jiddu Krishnamurti
    7. Meeting Life: Writings and Talks on Finding Your Path Without Retreating from Society by Jiddu Krishnamurti
    8. Think on These Things by Jiddu Krishnamurti
    9. Education and the Significance of Life by Jiddu Krishnamurti
    10. On Fear by Jiddu Krishnamurti
    11. On God by Jiddu Krishnamurti
    12. Book of Life : Daily Meditations with Krishnamurti by Jiddu Krishnamurti
    13. To Be Human by Jiddu Krishnamurti
    14. Prisoners of Hate: The Cognitive Basis of Anger, Hostility, and Violence by Aaron T. Beck
    15. The Upanishads by Sri Aurobindo
    16. The Gift of Peace: Personal Reflections by Cardinal Joseph Bernardin
    17. Halftime: Changing Your Life Plan From Success to Significance by Bob Buford
    18. Stuck in Halftime : Reinvesting Your One and Only Life by Bob Buford
    19. Game Plan by Bob Buford
    20. The New York Times Guide to the Best 1000 Movies Ever Made by Vincent Canby, et al
    21. Inner Treasures by Swami Chidvilasananda
    22. Yoga of Discipline by Swami Chidvilasananda
    23. The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success by Deepak Chopra
    24. Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement With Everyday Life (Masterminds Series) by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
    25. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
    26. Growing Within: Psychology of Inner Developmentby A.S. Dalal, Sri Aurobindo
    27. The Most Wonderful Books: Writers on Discovering the Pleasures of Reading by Michael Dorris (Editor), Emilie Buchwald (Editor)
    28. Wisdom of the Ages: 60 Days to Enlightenment by Wayne W. Dyer
    29. If I Live to Be 100: Lessons from the Centenarians by Neenah Ellis
    30. Autobiography or the Story of My Experiments with Truth by M.K. Gandhi
    31. The Way to God by M.K. Gandhi
    32. Mars and Venus in Love by Dr. John Gray
    33. Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by Dr. John Gray
    34. The Most Amazing Thing by Robert Grudin
    35. The Grace of Great Things: Creativity and Innovation by Robert Grudin
    36. Time and the Art of Living by Robert Grudin
    37. Cows, Pigs, Wars & Witches : The Riddles of Culture by Marvin Harris
    38. Cannibals and Kings : The Origins of Cultures by Marvin Harris
    39. Power Versus Force : The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior by David R. Hawkins, M.D.
    40. The Eye of The I by David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D.
    41. Creating the Work You Love: Courage, Commitment and Career by Rick Jarow
    42. Forgiveness: The Greatest Healer of All by Gerald G. Jampolsky, M.D.
    43. What a Difference a Daddy Makes - The Lasting Imprint a Dad Leaves on His Daughter's Life by Kevin Leman
    44. Yoga : A Gem for Women by Geeta S. Lyengar
    45. Hindsights by Guy Kawasaki
    46. How Good Do We Have To Be? By Harold S. Kushner
    47. The Drama of the Gifted Child: The Search for the True Selfby Alice Miller, Ruth Ward (Translator)
    48. Making Sense of It All by Thomas V. Morris
    49. The 100 Best Films to Rent You'Ve Never Heard of: Neglected Classics, Hits from By-Gone Eras, and Hidden Treasures by David N. Meyer
    50. Does Death Really Exist? by Swami Muktananda
    51. Money and the Meaning of Life by Jacob Needleman
    52. The Paradox of Success by John R. O'Neill
    53. Pensees (Penguin Classics) by Blaise Pascal, A.J. Krailsheimer (Translator)
    54. The Pleasure Prescription: To Love, to Work, to Play - Life in the Balance by Dr. Paul Pearsall
    55. Spirituality@Work: 10 Ways to Balance Your Life On-The-Job by Gregory F. A. Pierce, Mark D. Hostetter
    56. Clicking: 16 Trends to Future Fit Your Life, Your Work, and Your Business by Faith Popcorn and Lys Marigold
    57. Lectures on Yoga by Swami Rama
    58. Living With the Himalayan Masters by Swami Rama
    59. Meditation and Its Practice by Swami Rama
    60. A Practical Guide to Holistic Health by Swami Rama
    61. YOGA AND PSYCHOTHERAPY: The Evolution of Consciousness by Swami Rama
    62. SCIENCE OF BREATH by Sri Swami Rama
    63. Living With the Himalayan Masters by Swami Rama
    64. Field Guide to the American Teenager: A Parent's Companion by Joseph Di Prisco, Michael. Riera
    65. Uncommon Sense for Parents With Teenagers by Michael Riera, Ph.D.
    66. Providence by Daniel Quinn
    67. The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield and Carol Andrienne
    68. Toward a Meaningful Life: The Wisdom of the Rebbe by Menahem Mendel Schneersohn
    69. Morrie In His Own Words: Life Wisdom from a Remarkable Man by Morrie Schwartz
    70. Not Fade Away by Laurence Shames, Peter Barton
    71. Prakruti: Your Ayurvedic Constitution by Dr. Robert E. Svoboda
    72. 42 Up: "Give Me the Child Until He Is Seven and I Will Show You the Man" (7 Up Film Series) by Bennett L. Singer (Editor), Michael Apted (Editor), Roger Ebert, Robert Coles (Preface)
    73. The Millionaire Next Door by Dr. Thomas Stanley and Dr. William D. Danko
    74. The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle
    Unorganized, yet Interesting Books
    1. Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
    2. How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler and Charles van Doren
    3. Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaborative by Warren Bennis
    4. Use Both Sides of Your Brain by Tony Buzan
    5. The 2548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said by Robert Byrne
    6. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
    7. The People v. Clarence Darrow : The Bribery Trial of America's Greatest Lawyer by Geoffrey Cowan
    8. City of Djinns by William Dalrymple
    9. "Ice Age Earth: Late Quaternary Geology and Climate (Physical Environment)" by Alastair G. Dawson
    10. Great Books by David Denby
    11. IIT India's Intellectual Treasures Suvarna Rajguru & Ranjan Pant
    12. Vanishing Point by David Markson
    13. The Art of the Start: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything by Guy Kawasaki
    14. Five Point Someone: What Not to Do at IIT by Chetan Bhagat
    15. The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru
    16. Sir Richard Branson: The Autobiography by Sir Richard Branson
    17. Sweet and Low : A Family Story by Rich Cohen
    18. A History of Interest Rates, Fourth Edition by Sidney Homer, Richard Sylla
    19. The Box : How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger by Marc Levinson
    20. The Path Between the Seas : The Creation of the Panama Canal 1870-1914 by David McCullough
    21. Principles of Microeconomics by Gregory Mankiw
    22. Make Your Own Luck : 12 Practical Steps to Taking Smarter Risks in Business by Eileen Shapiro, Howard Stevenson
    23. Conspiracy of Fools : A True Story by Kurt Eichenwald
    24. Einstein 1905: The Standard of Greatness by John S. Rigden
    25. The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey Sachs
    26. The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question? by Leon Lederman
    27. The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics by William Easterly
    28. The Prize : The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power by Daniel Yergin
    29. Usaa: A Tradition of Service, 1922-1997 by Paul T. Ringenback
    30. The Pampered Chef : The Story of One of America's Most Beloved Companies by Doris Christopher
    31. The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Centurby Thomas L. Friedman
    32. Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett, 2006 Literary Edition by Andrew Kilpatrick
    33. The Bottomless Well: The Twilight of Fuel, the Virtue of Waste, and Why We Will Never Run Out of Energy by Peter W. Huber, Mark P. Mills
    34. Fortune's Formula : The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street by William Poundstone
    35. Freakonomics : A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
    36. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
    37. Why Is Sex Fun? : The Evolution of Human Sexuality (Science Masters Series) by Jared Diamond
    38. The Progress Paradox : How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse by Gregg Eaterbrook
    39. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
    40. India by Rail by Rayston Ellis
    41. Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman
    42. The Feynman Lectures on Physics: Commemorative Issueby Richard Phillips Feynman, et al
    43. Getting It Done: How to Lead When You're Not in Charge by Roger Fisher and Alan Sharp
    44. Benjamin Franklin Wit and Wisdom by Benjamin Franklin
    45. Chasing the Monsoon by Alexander Frater
    46. What Do You Care What Other People Think by Richard P. Feynman
    47. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (Dover Thrift Editions) by Benjamin Franklin
    48. Central Park: A Photographic Excursion by James Freund
    49. The Lexus and the Olive Tree by Thomas L. Friedman
    50. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
    51. The Dark Side of the Game: My Life in the NFL by Tim Green
    52. Richard Feynman: A Life in Science by John and Mary Gribbin
    53. Living Within Limits: Ecology, Economics, and Population Taboos by Garrett Hardin
    54. "Black Holes and Baby Universes: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
    55. The Illustrated Brief History of Time, Updated and Expanded Edition by Stephen Hawking
    56. The Universe in a Nutshell by Stephen Hawking
    57. How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It by Arthur Herman
    58. Galileo's Revenge by Peter Huber
    59. The Geodesic Network by Peter Huber
    60. The World's Greatest Blackjack Book by Lance Humble and Carl Cooper
    61. Modern Man in Search of a Soul by Carl Gustav Jung
    62. Please Understand Me: Character and Temperament Typesby David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates
    63. Mountains Beyond Mountains: Healing the World: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer by Tracy Kidder
    64. The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor by David S. Landes
    65. Jackson Pollock by Ellen G. Landau
    66. The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe by Lynne McTaggart
    67. The Metaphysical Club : A Story of Ideas in America by Louis Menand
    68. Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions by Ben Mezrich
    69. Prisoners of Childhood by Alice Miller
    70. How Far Will You Go?: Questions to Test Your Limits by Evelyn McFarlane and James Saywell
    71. If... (Questions for the Game of Life) by Evelyn McFarlane and James Saywell
    72. If 2: More Questions for the Game of Life by Evelyn McFarlane and James Saywell
    73. If 3: Questions for the Game of Love by Evelyn McFarlane and James Saywell
    74. If...: Questions for the Soul by Evelyn McFarlane and James Saywell
    75. Would You?: Questions to Challenge Your Beliefs by Evelyn McFarlane and James Saywell
    76. Rise of the Western World: A New Economic History by Douglass C. North and Robert Paul Thomas
    77. IIT India's Intellectual Treasures by Suvarna Rajguru
    78. I'll Be Short: Essentials for a Decent Working Society by Robert B. Reich
    79. Reefer Madness : Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market by Eric Schlosser
    80. King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero by David Remnick
    81. The Sacred Yes: Initiation Talks Between Master & Disciplesby Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (not recommended)
    82. The Zone: A Dietary Road Map to Lose Weight Permanently: Reset Your Generic Code: Prevent Disease: Achieve Maximum Physical Performance by Barry Sears, Bill Lawren (Contributor)
    83. Winning Blackjack for the Serious Player by Edwin Silberstang
    84. Models of My Life by Herbert A. Simon
    85. Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem by Simon Singh
    86. The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations by James Surowiecki
    87. Generations by William Strauss and Neil Howe
    88. Chicago Days : 150 Defining Moments in the Life of a Great City by Stevenson Swanson(Editor), Chicago Tribune Firm
    89. The Lunar Men by Jenny Uglow
    90. A Piece of the Action : How the Middle Class Joined the Money Class by John Underwood
    91. Science of Hitting by Ted Williams
    92. Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place by Terry Tempest Williams, Dan Frank (Editor)
    93. The Best American Science & Nature Writing 2001 by Edward O. Wilson
    94. Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge by Edward O. Wilson
    95. Sociobiology: The New Synthesis by Edward O. Wilson
    96. A New Kind of Science by Stephen Wolfram
    97. Nonzero : The Logic of Human Destiny by Robert Wright
    98. Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy by Irvin D. Yalom
    99. Urdu for Pleasure for Ghazal Lovers: Intekhab-o-Lughat: 500 Selected Verses & 10,000 Urdu Words, English-Hindi

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