The Ten Commandments of Business Failure

Any book that has its foreword written by Warren Buffett is one I'd like to read, so surprisingly it took me a long time to get to this one, The Ten Commandments of Business Failure.

When You Are Engulfed In Flames

Sedaris is able to see the humour and/or the craziness in everyday situations. His book, When You Are Engulfed In Flames, is about nothing: the nuances of everyday life.

More Money Than God

Over several decades, the hedge fund industry has taken the financial sector by storm. In More Money Than God, Sebastian Mallaby presents some of the more interesting events in the history of hedge funds.

Dead Companies Walking

Hedge fund manager Scott Fearon discusses what made him successful in his book, Dead Companies Walking. The book is actually about failure. Failure is good for an economy, as it allows new ways of doing things to rise. Fearon's expertise is spotting failures before the market recognizes them, and shorting them all the way down.

Hackers and Painters

Programmers and artists have a lot in common, so says Paul Graham, author of Hackers and Painters. The book contains a lot of insight into life in general, but is aimed at those who create software.

Best Books of 2015

These weren't actually written in 2015 (most of them anyway), but rather I read them in 2015. I went through all the books I read this year, and have ranked them below, as holiday gift ideas for you!

Where Are The Customers' Yachts?

This Warren Buffett recommendation is all about how Wall Street works. Though it was written decades ago, it's all still relevant, as human nature, and therefore the way Wall Street conducts business, hasn't changed.