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Typical reads while you wait for b-school to begin
A Listmania! list by Krish (London)

1. Liar's Poker: Playing the Money Markets by Michael Lewis

The list author says:
	"the absolute quintessential introduction.....to the world of banking....nothing truue of what todays banks are but yet some would like to think so .....enjoy"

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2. Wall Street [Special Edition] [1988] [DVD] DVD ~ Charlie Sheen

The list author says:
	"watch and learn absoluutely nothing useful but still a great movie"

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3. The Future Just Happened by Michael Lewis

The list author says:
	"superbly written stories, probably the only decent follow up to liars poker by lewis"

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4. Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart

The list author says:
	"classic read.....easily forgotten if you hadnt read through this list"

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5. The Art Of Innovation: Success Through Innovation the IDEO Way by Kelley & Litt.

The list author says:
	"very good book on the creative and innovation process.....i wouldnt waste your time, read this book"

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(12 customer reviews)

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6. A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-tested Strategy for Successful Investing by Burton G Malkiel

The list author says:
	"badly written book....but important concept to understand read the first 100 pages .....understand key insight of the blindfolded monkey throwing darts to pick stocks....then move on"

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7. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt

The list author says:
	"good substitute for the undercover economist ....read whichever is cheaper...only read one ...unless you like funky talk for serious business"

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8. The Undercover Economist by Tim Harford

The list author says:
	"good substitute for the freakonomics ....read whichever is cheaper...only read one ...i'm sure the author would endorse my view"

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9. Long Walk To Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela

The list author says:
	"real lessons of the real world from a real cool guy!"

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10. The World is Flat: The Globalized World in the Twenty-first Century by Thomas Friedman

The list author says:
	"outsourcing/offshoring.....get a good grip on what it means .....then move on........read half the book get the picture ...resell your copy"

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11. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell

The list author says:
	"nice one...however some examples are clearly fiction..."

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12. Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings (Wiley Investment Classics) by Philip A. Fisher

The list author says:
	"a serious book for serious people"

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(18 customer reviews)

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13. The Intelligent Investor (Collins Business Essentials) by Benjamin Graham

The list author says:
	"a truly important read or so i've been told.......only book on this list i never read"

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(37 customer reviews)

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14. The Accidental Theorist: And Other Dispatches from the Dismal Science (Penguin Business Library) by Paul Krugman

The list author says:
	"old skool.....to understand the flaws of supply side economics"

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(14 customer reviews)

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15. The Predator's Ball: The Inside Story of Drexel Burnham and the Rise of the Junk Bond Raiders by Connie Bruck

The list author says:
	"introduce yourself to the junk bond market.....but dont follow the example"

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(8 customer reviews)

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16. Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't by Jim Collins

The list author says:
	"some impoortant lessons in good behavioural traits towards creating a great business"

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17. Strange Places, Questionable People by John Simpson

The list author says:
	"there are some stranger places than the trading floor"

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18. Surely You're Joking Mr Feynman: Adventures of a Curious Character as Told to Ralph Leighton by Ralph Leighton

The list author says:
	"more of us need to be as cool as him"

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19. Bringing Down the House: How Six Students Took Vegas for Millions by Ben Mezrich

The list author says:
	"tells it as it is"

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(49 customer reviews)

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20. City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi by William Dalrymple

The list author says:
	"interesting story of delhi.....that anyone living or visiting the city would enjoy......dont let it scare you, the book was written ages ago"

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21. Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi by Katherine Frank

The list author says:
	"one of the best written biographies i have read"

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(6 customer reviews)

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