Gulfrock Recommended Readings and Book List
Reading is integral to Gulfrock's culture. We are dedicated to continuous learning and enhancing our investment expertise, recognizing that reading plays a vital role in this pursuit. Our team comprises avid readers who explore a broad range of subjects, including every topic covered at the undergraduate level at Harvard. We believe that reading widely enables us to approach challenges from various perspectives and deepen our understanding of the world. Our passion for reading extends beyond our team, and we are devoted to sharing our recommended readings with our clients and investors.
Selected Book Reviews
Recommended Literature
Recommended Articles
How Inflation Swindles the Equity Investor
By Warren E. Buffett
On Mr. Market
By Warren E. Buffett
The Psychology of Human Misjudgement
By Charles T. Munger
The Prospect of Value Investing in China
By Li Lu
The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville
By Warren E. Buffett
Practical Thought about Practical Thought
By Charles T. Munger
The Gulfrock Book List
In no particular order:
-
Munger, Charles T. Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
-
Schroeder, Alice. The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
-
Williams, Ted. The Science of Hitting
-
Fisher, Philip A. Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits
-
Fisher, Philip A. Conservative Investors Sleep Well
-
Graham, Benjamin. Security Analysis
-
Graham, Benjamin. The Intelligent Investor
-
Graeber, David. Debt: The First 5,000 Years
-
Hagstrom, Robert G. The Warren Buffett Portfolio
-
Keynes, John Maynard. The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money
-
Lynch, Peter. One Up on Wall Street
-
Smith, Adam. The Money Game
-
Kroc, Ray. Grinding It Out: The Making of McDonald's
-
Clason, George S. The Richest Man in Babylon
-
Bogle, John C. The Little Book of Common Sense Investing
-
Bogle, John C. The Battle for the Soul of Capitalism
-
Bogle, John C. Bogle On Mutual Funds
-
Marks, Howard. The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor
-
Thaler, Richard H. Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics
-
Lowe, Janet. Damn Right!: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger
-
Browne, Christopher H. The Little Book of Value Investing
-
Klarman, Seth A. Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor
-
Friedman, Milton. Capitalism and Freedom
-
Kindleberger, Charles P. Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises
-
Koller, Tim. Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies
-
Williams, John Burr. Theory of Investment Value
-
Collins, James C. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
-
Collins, James C. Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck—Why Some Thrive Despite Them All
-
Collins, James C. How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In
-
Collins, James C. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
-
Grind, Kirsten. The Lost Bank: The Story of Washington Mutual-The Biggest Bank Failure in American History
-
Timiraos, Nick. Trillion Dollar Triage
-
Shiller, Robert J. Irrational Exuberance
-
Anders, George. Merchants of Debt: KKR and the Mortgaging of American Business
-
Tsipursky, Gleb. Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters
-
McLean, Bethany. The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron
-
Lowenstein, Roger. When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management
-
Lowenstein, Roger. Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist
-
Robichaux, Mark. Cable Cowboy: John Malone and the Rise of the Modern Cable Business
-
Talbott, George Robert. Fermat's Last Theorem
-
Keough, Donald R. The Ten Commandments for Business Failure
-
Fisher, Philip A. Paths to Wealth Through Common Stocks
-
Brooks, John. Business Adventures
-
Kilpatrick, Andy. Of Permanent Value: The Story of Warren Buffett
-
Greenwald, Bruce C. Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond
-
Bernstein, Peter L. Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk
-
Galbraith, John Kenneth. The Great Crash of 1929
-
Grove, Andrew S. Only the Paranoid Survive. Lessons from the CEO of Intel Corporation
-
Thorndike Jr., William N. The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success
-
Lewis, Michael. Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game
-
Train, John. Money Masters of Our Time
-
Franklin, Benjamin. Poor Richard's Almanack
-
Kennedy, Paul. The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic Change and Military Conflict from 1500 to 2000
-
Bryar, Colin. Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon
-
Lu, Li. A Discussion of Modernization
-
Milgram, Stanley. Obedience to Authority
-
Thiel, Peter. Zero to One
-
Iger, Robert. The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
-
Nocera, Joe. A Piece of the Action: How the Middle Class Joined the Money Class
-
Greene, Robert. Mastery
-
Cialdini, Robert B. Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
-
Feynman, Richard. “Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
-
Gates, Bill. How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
-
Gates, Bill. How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
-
Gates, Bill. Business @ the Speed of Thought: Succeeding in the Digital Economy
-
Gates, Bill. The Road Ahead
-
Cicero, Marcus Tullius. On Living and Dying Well
-
Isaacson, Walter. Steve Jobs
-
Isaacson, Walter. The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
-
Isaacson, Walter. The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
-
Knight, Phil. Shoe Dog
-
Watson, Joel. Strategy: An Introduction to Game Theory
-
Hager, Thomas. The Alchemy of Air
-
Ries, Eric. The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses
-
Gaddis, John Lewis. The Cold War: A New History
-
Coll, Steve. Private Empire: ExxonMobil and American Power
-
Smil, Vaclav. Energy and Civilization: A History
-
Zuckerman, Gregory. The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters
-
Green, Howard. Railroader: The Unfiltered Genius and Controversy of Four-Time CEO Hunter Harrison
-
Dahl, Roald. Going Solo
-
Hawkins, Jeff. A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence
-
Dalio, Ray. Principles: Life and Work
-
Ricardo, David. The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation
-
Bakke, Gretchen. The Grid: Electrical Infrastructure for a New Era
-
Vlasic, Bill. Once Upon a Car: The Fall and Resurrection of America's Big Three Automakers--GM, Ford, and Chrysler
-
Burrough, Bryan. Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
-
Welch, Jack. Winning
-
Johnson, Willis. Junk to Gold: From Salvage to the World's Largest Online Auto Auction
-
Bruck, Connie. Master of the Game: Steve Ross and the Creation of Time Warner
-
Cohen, Rich. The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King
-
Yergin, Daniel. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power
-
Chernow, Ron. Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
-
Jünger, Ernst. Storm of Steel
-
Morita, Akio. Made in Japan: Akio Morita and Sony
-
Pinker, Steven. Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
-
Womack, James P. The Machine That Changed the World: The Story of Lean Production
-
Cannadine, David. Mellon: An American Life
-
Witt, Stephen Richard. How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy
-
Hofstadter, Douglas R. Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
-
Gribbin, John. Deep Simplicity: Bringing Order to Chaos and Complexity
-
Freeman-Shor, Lee. The Art of Execution
Looking for some good reads? Our colleagues at Gulfrock have put together a list of books that we have enjoyed and hope you will find inspiring to read.