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Phaoro
#1 Posted : Tuesday, December 29, 2009 4:58:08 PM
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I am interested in learning more about economics for personal improvement. Please share any good books that can make a good read. I am also a light weight on this area and therefore please dont suggest some heavy weight type books, I am not ready to plunge myself into Keynesian theories bla bla bla. Just looking for a type of book I can read at the end of a long day.

Have a happy holiday season and a productive and safe new year.
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Radiance
#2 Posted : Wednesday, December 30, 2009 6:07:09 AM
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In economics 'light read' is an oxymoron. Try the wealth of nations by adam smith for a start. It may be centuries old but captures the essence
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sheep
#3 Posted : Wednesday, December 30, 2009 6:33:27 AM
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1.THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON by george clarkson
2.THE INTELLIGENT INVESTOR-benjamin graham
3.ONE UP ON WALLSTREET-peter lynch
4.REMINISCENCE OF A STOCKS OPERATOR-jesse livermore
5.HOW TO TRADE IN STOCKS-jesse livermore
6.HOW TO MAKE MONEY IN STOCKS-william o`neil
7.EXTRAORDINARY DELUSIONS AND MADNESS OF THE CROWDS-charles mackay
8.WISDOM OF THE CROWDS-james surowiecki

All this books are fun to read and dont bore you with professor like nonsense....keep it simplesmile
The utimate goal of investing is to buy low sell high;if we re-write this core equation in psychology terms it becomes buy fear sell greed.
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Zakumi
#4 Posted : Wednesday, December 30, 2009 7:50:11 AM
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@sheep.i hv read the richest man in babylon.its a brilliant read with practical lessons...i think it shld b recommended for anyone in search for personal financial prosperity.
The Strong Do What They Want,The Weak Do What They Must!
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Phaoro
#5 Posted : Thursday, December 31, 2009 4:19:00 PM
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Thanks for the response, i will look up and read those books.
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Phaoro
#6 Posted : Thursday, December 31, 2009 6:09:42 PM
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The rest of Wazua community what are you reading?
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muganda
#7 Posted : Thursday, December 31, 2009 6:13:36 PM
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@Phaoro, this is what I read today Why Wise Leaders Don't Know Too Much

Not exactly a book or economics but I thought to share. Tell me what you think.
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Wakanyugi
#8 Posted : Thursday, December 31, 2009 6:18:03 PM
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The rest of Wazua community what are you reading?

"What the Dog saw" a collection of articles by by Malcom Gladwell. Not as good as his other books. But the piece he did of Nassim Taleb now seems prescient, considering the global financial implosion of the past two years.

BTW Taleb has since made it big; from his two books, from speaking tours and of course by betting on randomness.
"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." (Niels Bohr)
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Phaoro
#9 Posted : Thursday, December 31, 2009 6:49:00 PM
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@ Muganda

I read that piece, its thought provoking and raises the question - when do we know we are suffering from information overload and over analysis of information.


@ Wakanyugi

I see i got some reading to do, thanks for chiming in
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Scubidu
#10 Posted : Monday, January 04, 2010 1:48:30 PM
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Try Freakonomics and Superfreakonomics by Lewitt. It will tickle you in ways you never thought.
“We are the middle children of history man, no purpose or place. We have no great war, no great depression. Our great war is a spiritual war, our great depression is our lives!" – Tyler Durden
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kizee
#11 Posted : Monday, January 04, 2010 4:31:50 PM
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or u cud use a lazy mans approach and learn to read charts? if so try john murphys a techincal analysis of financial markets
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stonemimi
#12 Posted : Tuesday, January 05, 2010 12:53:40 PM
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Read Bill Emmott(2008), RIVALS:How the Power Struggle Between China, India and japan will shape our next decade.ISBN 978-0-141-03140-8
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tony stark
#13 Posted : Tuesday, January 05, 2010 10:33:10 PM
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Just finished wangare maathai autobiography. Not a literature masterpiece but a nice read. Honest and direct.

Last week read an old book called men who ruled kenya. Book about DC and other white men who ruled kenya before independence. Made me realize that my forefathers were ruled and harrased by a group of maverick british cow boys.

Now reading chimamanda adichie half of a yellow sun. This lady is an amazing story teller.

On economics im studying sustainable health financing iptions in southern africa.
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Zakumi
#14 Posted : Thursday, January 07, 2010 5:55:35 PM
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@tony shark ur collection is gud.ive read half of a yellow sun,in my opinion its a better work from Chimamanda as compared to her first book,purple hibiscus.i love the way this writer paints pictures wit words.

Talking of which there was an earlier thread where proposal were made to start a book club,can wazua fish for us this thread & we had peeps who were interested,who else interested?
The Strong Do What They Want,The Weak Do What They Must!
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Wa_ithaka
#15 Posted : Thursday, January 07, 2010 9:12:40 PM
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Read financial publications such as FT, Economist et al
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akowally
#16 Posted : Friday, January 08, 2010 6:37:25 AM
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If you haven't yet, read Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki...It is a common one but good for the basics of personal finance...

To answer the question "what are you reading?", I mostly read Christian Books, mostly on marriage but also on many other topics...
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