One of the best traditional finance books hands down. It's not a technical read with data and charts etc etc (so don't expect that), but it's what 99.9% of average, normal plebs need to hear and execute on with their finances (along with Bitcoin of course)
Other notable ones in no particular order include...
Early Retirement Extreme - Jacob Fisker
The Millionaire Next Door - Thomas Stanley
A Random Walk Down Wall Street - Burton G. Malkiel
I'm thinking this topic will be the topic of the next "book club" I do after Broken Money. (The scare quotes are bc I have an idea to make it less dependent on the book.)
I'm skeptical of a lot of things in that book, but the big picture around cyclical history has some very interesting consequences that I think are relevant.
…But if someone tells you X will happen in 30 years, and it happens, it’s worth analyzing how and why they came to their conclusions. Could be obvious, could be luck, could be insight, could be occulted knowledge. Could also be bullshit.
Fiat Food by Matt Lysiak. Reads like a crime story. Insightful and describes why we shouldn’t trust governments on anything. Also accurately depicts who decides on what you can purchase in the grocery stores.
I'm re-reading one which is an old favorite of mine - Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China. It's the true story of three generations of a Chinese family, the grandmother was a concubine of a warlord, the mother was a communist official, and the daughter experienced the Cultural Revolution as a teenager and young adult. You learn about the fascinating and disturbing history of the 20th century in China, and how the communist revolution was experienced through the eyes of these three women. The stories are amazing. Particularly interesting was the story of the author's father, who tried hard to be a just man during and after the communist revolution, but was completely crushed by the cultural revolution.
I read Fiat Food recently, it was really good. It also changed my perspective from being somewhat skeptical of current food "science" to full blown disbelief and eating far more meat and animal products. And trying hard to eat close to zero processed foods.
The Psychology of Money - Morgan Housel
How are you finding it so far?
One of the best traditional finance books hands down. It's not a technical read with data and charts etc etc (so don't expect that), but it's what 99.9% of average, normal plebs need to hear and execute on with their finances (along with Bitcoin of course)
Other notable ones in no particular order include...
The Fourth Turning
I'm thinking this topic will be the topic of the next "book club" I do after Broken Money. (The scare quotes are bc I have an idea to make it less dependent on the book.)
I'm skeptical of a lot of things in that book, but the big picture around cyclical history has some very interesting consequences that I think are relevant.
Never trust a fortune teller!
…But if someone tells you X will happen in 30 years, and it happens, it’s worth analyzing how and why they came to their conclusions. Could be obvious, could be luck, could be insight, could be occulted knowledge. Could also be bullshit.
Signed,
Hopeful member of the Hero Generation
The Minimalist Entrepreneur - Sahil Lavingia
Short & great
I like Sahil a lot. He was a relatively authentic entrepreneur before there were many.
yeah he's great
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The Master and Margarita by Bulgakov is the best book. Big words, I know.
I've read this, and didn't love it, and then read part of a second translation, thinking maybe that was the problem. Nope.
Some people are so passionate about this book. I wish I could feel it.
Finland: The Country of White Lilies - Grigory Spiridonovich Petrov
Fiat Food by Matt Lysiak. Reads like a crime story. Insightful and describes why we shouldn’t trust governments on anything. Also accurately depicts who decides on what you can purchase in the grocery stores.
I'm re-reading one which is an old favorite of mine - Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China. It's the true story of three generations of a Chinese family, the grandmother was a concubine of a warlord, the mother was a communist official, and the daughter experienced the Cultural Revolution as a teenager and young adult.
You learn about the fascinating and disturbing history of the 20th century in China, and how the communist revolution was experienced through the eyes of these three women. The stories are amazing. Particularly interesting was the story of the author's father, who tried hard to be a just man during and after the communist revolution, but was completely crushed by the cultural revolution.
Not just this weekend, because the book is massive, but at the moment I'm reading "Capital in the Twenty-First century" by Thomas Piketty.
Not sure about how long it may take you, but
"Fiat Food" by Matthews Lysiak
And
"The Fiat Standard" by Saifedean Ammous
I read Fiat Food recently, it was really good. It also changed my perspective from being somewhat skeptical of current food "science" to full blown disbelief and eating far more meat and animal products. And trying hard to eat close to zero processed foods.
We are creating a little microcosm of history for future generations to study right here. “Footnote: sn304392”.
What I mean is what are the books of the avant garde of this community? How do they compare worth next year?
@BlueSlime recently found The Invisible Hand in Virtual Worlds ... I haven't received it yet, but I'm looking forward to it.
How To Think Clearly
— Paul Rosenberg
https://freemansperspective.com/pauls-books/
We have a ton of Bitcoin Books listed if anyone is looking for a good read, many of which some have recommended below :)
A new book shop opened down the street from me, picked up Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish this week
I'm surprised book shops are opening and not closing. Maybe we are flippening back.
this one is actually part of a large corporate book chain, but i’ll take what i can get haha
The Order War by L. E. Modesitt Jr.