Books like The Intelligent Investor
12 books with a reading profile close to The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham. Deep and outward-looking; a moderate read.
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The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, dense
Naomi Klein argues that free-market economists use large-scale crises to push through unpopular neoliberal policies while citizens are in states of collective shock.
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Abundance
by Ezra Klein
Also outward-looking · analytical, business strategy
Ezra Klein examines the structural hurdles preventing the United States from building the infrastructure, housing, and clean energy technology required for a functional future.
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The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century
Also outward-looking · analytical, business strategy
Thomas L.
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Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, dense
James McPherson traces the intersection of political collapse and military strategy from the 1846 Mexican-American War through the Confederate surrender at Appomattox.
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The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, dense
Nassim Nicholas Taleb argues that history and markets are primarily shaped by "Black Swans"—unforeseen, outlier events with extreme consequences that people rationalize after the fact.
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Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
Also deep · analytical, dense
Nassim Nicholas Taleb introduces the concept of antifragility, a property of systems that improve when exposed to stressors, volatility, and disorder.
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Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, dense
Ibram X.
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No Logo
by Naomi Klein
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, economics
Naomi Klein argues that major corporations shifted their focus in the late twentieth century from manufacturing physical goods to marketing abstract brand identities.
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Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
Also outward-looking · analytical, business strategy
Bryan Burrough and John Helyar chronicle the 1988 leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco, the largest corporate takeover of its era.
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Capital in the Twenty First Century
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, economics
Thomas Piketty examines the historical evolution of wealth concentration through an analysis of data spanning three centuries across twenty countries.
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A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
by Howard Zinn
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, dense
Howard Zinn shifts the historical lens away from presidents, generals, and industrial tycoons to focus on the experiences of marginalized groups.
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The Economics of Science and Technology
by M.P. Feldman, Albert N. Link
Also deep and outward-looking · analytical, dense
This text examines the economic mechanisms driving technological innovation and its subsequent impact on national growth.
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