‘Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin’s Snuff Box to Citizens United’ by Zephyr Teachout
I started this book in late 2015 – prior to the election of Trump – in response to my growing understanding of the effect of...
Books that need to be written
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” – Toni Morrison My books:...
‘Capitalism without capital: the rise of the intangible economy’ by Johnathen Haskel and Stian Westlake
Picked this book up at the State Library of Queensland’s business studio. They have a wealth of business books and Queensland residents can join for...
On Marlborough
I am reading Winston Churchill’s biography of his ancestor, John Churchill, who became 1st Duke of Marlborough. It is written really as a repudiation of...
Churchillian
I am reading the new Churchill biography and I am trying identify the modern day figure that most resembles the man. Key elements: Originating from...
‘Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World’ by Tom Wright and Bradley Hope
One of the elements of modern finance that I think is least appreciated is the sheer amount of financial churn (i.e. money changing hands) that...
Space humans will have to be different but the politics will be the same
I am up to the 6th book in The Expanse series. Lots to consider but I am impressed by the human evolution and geopolitical considerations....
‘From the dreaming to 1915: a history of Queensland’ by Ross Fitzgerald
Investing has an element of mythologizing previous wealth creation events so that people often mimic prior investment approaches because they are ‘proven’. Investing, therefore, is...
‘Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits’ by Philip Fisher
Scuttlebutt! I have slogged my way through some of the seminal investing books. I have tried to finish ‘Margin of Safety’ by Seth Klarman. No...
If I could only read one book for the rest of my life
If my preference is measured by which book I have re-read most frequently, it would by Stalky & Co by Rudyard Kipling. The book is...