Finance and investment books

Investment classics, books in French, personal finance, economics and the history of financial crises.

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The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing
Taylor Larimore, Mel Lindauer, Michael LeBoeuf · 2006
EnglishPersonal finance
Investment guide inspired by John Bogle's principles: regular saving, diversification and index funds.
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Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond
Bruce C. N. Greenwald, Judd Kahn, Paul D. Sonkin, Michael van Biema · 2001
EnglishInvestment
Value investing manual based on teaching from Columbia University.
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The Snowball
Alice Schroeder · 2008
EnglishInvestment
Biography of Warren Buffett written with his approval by a former financial analyst.
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The Alchemy of Finance
George Soros · 1987
EnglishInvestment
George Soros presents his theory of market reflexivity and a journal of his trades.
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Misbehaving
Richard H. Thaler · 2015
EnglishPsychology
The history of behavioral economics told by one of its founders, winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences.
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Nudge
Richard H. Thaler, Cass R. Sunstein · 2008
EnglishPsychology
How the presentation of choices influences decisions, particularly in saving and retirement.
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Fooled by Randomness
Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 2001
EnglishPsychology
Reflection on the role of chance in markets and the tendency to mistake it for skill.
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The Black Swan
Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 2007
EnglishPsychology
Essay on rare, unpredictable, high-impact events and the limits of forecasting models.
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Antifragile
Nassim Nicholas Taleb · 2012
EnglishPsychology
Nassim Nicholas Taleb describes the systems that profit from disorder and volatility.
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Against the Gods
Peter L. Bernstein · 1996
EnglishFinancial history
History of the concept of risk, from the first probability calculations to modern finance.
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Principles
Ray Dalio · 2017
EnglishEconomy
Le fondateur de Bridgewater Associates expose les principes de vie et de gestion qu'il applique.
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Ray Dalio · 2021
EnglishEconomy
Study of debt, money and power cycles of major empires over several centuries.
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The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
John Maynard Keynes · 1936
EnglishEconomy
Foundational work of modern macroeconomics, focused on unemployment, demand and the role of money.
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The Wealth of Nations
Adam Smith · 1776
EnglishEconomy
Founding treatise of political economy on the division of labor, markets and trade.
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Debt: The First 5,000 Years
David Graeber · 2011
EnglishEconomy
An anthropology of debt and money since the earliest civilizations.
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Good Economics for Hard Times
Abhijit V. Banerjee, Esther Duflo · 2019
EnglishEconomy
Two 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics laureates confront current economic debates with research findings.
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Irrational Exuberance
Robert J. Shiller · 2000
EnglishStock Exchange
Analysis of stock market and real estate bubbles by the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics laureate.
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Rich Dad Poor Dad
Robert T. Kiyosaki · 1997
EnglishPersonal finance
Récit opposant deux rapports à l'argent, devenu un succès de librairie de l'éducation financière.
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The Millionaire Next Door
Thomas J. Stanley, William D. Danko · 1996
EnglishPersonal finance
Survey on the spending and saving habits of affluent households in the United States.
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Your Money or Your Life
Vicki Robin, Joe Dominguez · 1992
EnglishPersonal finance
Nine-step method to regain control of your spending and work toward financial independence.
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The Richest Man in Babylon
George S. Clason · 1926
EnglishPersonal finance
Parables from ancient Babylon on saving, credit and investing.
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I Will Teach You to Be Rich
Ramit Sethi · 2009
EnglishPersonal finance
Six-week program to organize your budget, savings and investments.
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The Simple Path to Wealth
J. L. Collins · 2016
EnglishPersonal finance
Tips for getting out of debt, saving and investing in index funds over the long term.
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Die with Zero
Bill Perkins · 2020
EnglishPersonal finance
Reflection on how to use one's savings during one's lifetime rather than on accumulating them.
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