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1.The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life by: Alice Schroeder September 29, 2008
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The book starts well although it reads a bit like a hagiography written by Arthur Hailey. That is ok by me I like Arthur Hailey and have always regarded Buffett as a saint. I laughed out loud several times during the first 50 pages. After this it gets a bit heavier going. There are many insights and many surprises. I had not realised that Berkshire Hathaway lost money from the start and wound up having the textile mill shut down. I had not reliased that Buffett was first a director of Salomon brothers and then became chairman appointed to clean up the mess which he seems to have done with great honour distinction and dignity. I liked the account of the arbitration with the former director Gutfreund who seems to have had it ... Read More:

2.Exploring Corporate Strategy: Text and Cases by: Gerry Johnson, Kevan Scholes, Richard Whittington December 18, 2007
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I ordered this book as part of my Masters in Business Administration course. The book is neatly structured, mainly separating subjects in three main parts: Strategic Positioning, Strategic Choices and Strategy in Action. I also found the case studies presented in this book to be of great help when studying for the Business Environment module of my MBA. A matrix table presents a guide for each case study in the book and what are their main focus. For example, if you want a case study that focus on Porter's five forces, then read the TUI case study on page 619, and so on. The book also comes with an "student access kit" to access further content online, and claims that users would have access to more than 30 "classic case studies" ... Read More:

3.Management and Organisational Behaviour by: Laurie J. Mullins May 03, 2007
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This is an outstanding book to have in any executive library. It covers so much more than most other books, and I'd go so much as to say it is a must have / read for anyone studying management, or is on an MBA program, or is going into an executive post. Well writen, covers topics clear and succinctly. Money well spent.

4.The Great Crash, 1929 (Penguin business) by: John Kenneth Galbraith October 29, 1992
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I found this book captivating, in a "gallows humor" sort of way. Although written many years ago, and recounting events in the distant past, it should be required reading for anyone in the markets today. More specifically, it should have been required reading a year ago (mid 2007) for those invested in finance and property sectors. Whether the malaise in those sectors (some stocks down 90%) spreads eventually to the general indexes remains to be seen. Tony Loton, author -- DON'T LOSE MONEY! (in the Stock Markets) Financial Trading Patterns

5.The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Investors and Managers, Revised Edition by: L. A. Cunningham April 09, 2002
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Too many books contain the word Buffett in their title but only this book comes from the annual letters to shareholders. Truly authentic Buffett in his own words is much better just because he dosen't need any interpretation. Domenico De Salvo

6.The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by: Naomi Klein May 01, 2008
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Even though it was valuable for me to learn what is really going on, I read this book with a mixture of revulsion and horror. I was certainly shocked to learn about the tripartite economic recipe - privatisation, deregulation, and cutbacks in social welfare spending - repeatedly used around the world by a so-called democracy via highly non-democratic means. In the early years, the primary shock vehicle was dictatorial military force and accompanying fear of - and actual mass use of - arrest, torture, disappearance, or death. Over time, new organisations such as the IMF and the World Bank were employed instead, deliberately creating impossible debt burdens to force governments to accept privatisation, removal of trade barriers and tariffs, and widespread ... Read More:

7.Economics by: John Sloman September 20, 2006
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Sloman has excelled himself by producing a book on economics that is bright, colourful, well layed out and interesting to read. I viewed economics as a boring subject until i picked up and read sloman. The great thing about this book is that you can just pick it up and read. It is well written in a concise and informative way that is not to technical yet contains all the information. This is backed up at the end of every section by a bullet point summary that covers the entire section. If that is not enough the book is littered with case samples and explanations of terms, all importantly this book is utilising online accompanyment to the best of its ability. A website that has answers to questions in the book and the possiblity for a lecturer or teacher to set up ... Read More:

8.The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: The Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means by: George Soros May 15, 2008
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This is very much like Soros's other books: a mix of (his own) Philosophy in PART I, and its possible applicability to the Finance markets of the time in PART II. If you like Taleb's mix of Philosophy and Finance in Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets and The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable then you'll Soros's approach. If you're looking to emulate Soros's success, this book doesn't tell you how to do this in concrete steps. The theory of reflexivity explains the nature of financial markets (the problem) but doesn't give a solution. Tony Loton, author -- DON'T LOSE MONEY! (in the Stock Markets) Financial Trading Patterns

9.Economics by: N. Gregory Mankiw, Mark P. Taylor January 25, 2006
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This is very much like Soros's other books: a mix of (his own) Philosophy in PART I, and its possible applicability to the Finance markets of the time in PART II. If you like Taleb's mix of Philosophy and Finance in Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets and The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable then you'll Soros's approach. If you're looking to emulate Soros's success, this book doesn't tell you how to do this in concrete steps. The theory of reflexivity explains the nature of financial markets (the problem) but doesn't give a solution. Tony Loton, author -- DON'T LOSE MONEY! (in the Stock Markets) Financial Trading Patterns

10.The Intelligent Investor by: Benjamin Graham October 23, 2003
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The language may be a bit dated but the advice is still good, proving there is little new in the world of investing. If you follow Graham's practical advice on valuing companies, assessing risk and investing for the long term you will make money.

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