Sam Walton: Made In America86 reviews Sam Walton Bantam, 1993 Sam Walton my Hero! + Some self promotion by a unique American businessman. + Excellent memoirs from one of the century's greatest businessmen This book is an inspiring all-american success story of Sam Walton and his global Wal-mart empire. Sam chronicles his days as a small town merchant all the way to when the company did $45 billion dollars in the early 90's with testimnoials and insights by wal-mart associates, family and friends. ...             Quality of Earnings7 reviews Thornton L. O'glove Free Press, 1998 Still worth reading + Middle Markets + Excellent to learn financial analysis + Financial Rapport             Value Investing With the Masters: Revealing Interviews With 20 Market-Beating Managers Who Have Stood the ...33 reviews Kirk Kazanjian New York Institute of Finance, 2002 Value Investing makes sense. However, don't get hyped and certainly, no one will promise you 15%, year after year. + The Best Investment Principles: Differences and Similarities Christopher Brown 1. First look for stocks with a Price/Earning or Price/Book less than 80% of all stocks. 2. These stocks must outperform the indexes 3. Make sure the company has good management and solid plans and strategies for growth 4. Focus on stocks with above market returns (7%). The ...             Investment Gurus: A Road Map to Wealth from the World's Best Money Managers (New York Institute of Finance)12 reviews Peter J. Tanous Prentice Hall Press, 1999 By far the best "Interviews with Money Managers" book + good investor interview book - inspiring + Highly Recommended! + worthwhile             The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised ...132 reviews Benjamin Graham, Jason Zweig Collins Business, 2003 Best Book to Eliminate Wall Street Propaganda + Work in finance? Invest some of your time in Benjamin Graham. + margin of safety + intelligent diligence + Worth it!             One up on Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know To Make Money in the Market, Miniature Edition165 reviews Peter Lynch, John Rothchild Running Press Miniature Editions, 2001 One up Your Investment Knowledge + Kicking the Tires + This book brought me to my senses. Peter Lynch wrote a classic with One Up on Wall Street. Peter Lynch was lead investment manager of the Magellan Fund, which is arguably the most successful large $ mutual fund in the US. He no longer manages the fund but in his book he lets us in on some of his secrets of choosing stocks. ...             Value Investing: A Balanced Approach (Frontiers in Finance Series)14 reviews Martin J. Whitman Wiley, 2000 Sage Advice for a Fraction of the Price Mr. Whitman packs an entire course worth of information into just 265 pages. Marty Whitman is reknowned for his frank shareholder letters, in which he often explains very complex investments in an easily understandable terms. If you are a fan of his notorious shareholder letters (as I am), and ...             John Neff on Investing22 reviews John Neff Wiley, 2001 John Neff on Investing + An interesting read, A life experience about investing in stocks from one of the best investors, in simple words.             The Money Masters5 reviews John Train HarperBusiness, 1994 An excellent primer + Banking Reform + Good read but nothing mind blowing + perhaps the BEST get started primer on investing             Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings (Wiley Investment Classics)55 reviews Philip A. Fisher Wiley, 2003 Great Book for Long-term Investors + The philosophy of long-term investing. This book makes me want to finish up any other project I'm currently working on so I can spend my free time finding good investments. Excellent book, not to mention it's recommended by Warren Buffett. I was disappointed, however, that there wasn't an Unabridged Audio CD version. And the reader ...             Investing in Small-Cap Stocks5 reviews Christopher Graja, Elizabeth Ungar Bloomberg Press, 1999 Good pocket guide + Student This is a nicely organized guide geared for the beginner to intermediate level investor. It is clearly written and gives most of the more solid and less risky principles of investment. The most important contribution this book gives is that it clearly shows how to evaluate the profitability of a ...             The 5 Keys to Value Investing16 reviews J. Dennis Jean-Jacques McGraw-Hill, 2002 Strong buy + Excellent Primer On Determining Value + A good addition to your library This is a wonderful book on the principles of value investing. The author does a fantastic job putting together (in a very understandable way) some of the most important tenets that every value investor should uphold. The book starts with "The Mind of the Value Investor" - which I believe to be ...             The Vest Pocket Guide to Value Investing: Winning & Practical Techniques for Portfolio Management & ...1 review C. Thomas Howard Dearborn Trade Pub, 1996 Despite somewhat obvious shortcomings, a good Book. How do you write a Book about "Value" Investing and give just a fleeting(one paragraph) mention to the Founding Father of Value Investing,Ben Graham-Consequently there is no reference to essential "Value" Indicating Tools such the Bargain Ratio and the Earnings Yield criteria. Not easy but, ...             Beating the Street67 reviews Peter Lynch Simon & Schuster, 1994 Incredibly Useful Formula for Investment Success + 1992 investing book is dated but still offers insight + A great read + Not as good as "One up on Wall Street," but better than "Earn to Learn" + Great lessons from one of the greatest money managers             Forbes Greatest Investing Stories3 reviews Richard Phalon Wiley, 2004 Inspiring and Relevant + History repeats itself... Reading this reminded me that bad ecomonic news can create terrific opportunities in the market-- the moral of the story of the very first story, which talks about Benjamin Graham and his protoge Warren Buffett! It was eerie how similar the "Investors Beware" chapter about the CUC/HFS ...             The Road to Serfdom (Routledge Classics S.)183 reviews F.A. Hayek Routledge, 2001 Brilliant prima facie case against socialism + Too bad we aren't taking this advice + Please America take down your safety net...it is why we are great + Required Reading for Steadfast Leftists             Stocks for the Long Run, 4th Edition: The Definitive Guide to Financial Market Returns And Long Term ...6 reviews Jeremy Siegel McGraw-Hill, 2007 The environment map to help you move in ANY stock market + A New Gloss on Stocks for the Long Run + Outstanding Overview of Stock Investing + Professor Siegel gets an A+ + Investment fo Wide Audience             The Davis Dynasty: Fifty Years of Successful Investing on Wall Street8 reviews John Rothchild Wiley, 2003 Family history and market history in one + really good biography + Great History This is one of the better investment books on the history of post-WWII stock investing. While there are a number of absolute classic books on the 1920s and earlier periods (Lefevre's "Remininscenses of a Stock Operator", Galbraith's "The Great Crash", Brooks's "Once in Golconda", to name just a ...             Value Investing: From Graham to Buffett and Beyond (Wiley Finance)31 reviews Bruce C. N. Greenwald, Judd Kahn, ... Wiley, 2004 A book I go back to again and again + Overview of different value investing styles. + A Serious Academic Treatment to Value Investing I got this book from Amazon several years ago, have read it several times and applied it to my own investing. It is not for beginners, but does not require a Phd either. The authors present a rational philosophy and a unique, detailed method that will help you to really estimate the intrinsic ...             Investment Fables: Exposing the Myths of "Can't Miss" Investment Strategies (Financial Times Prentice Hall ...5 reviews Aswath Damodaran FT Press, 2004 Damodaran Succeeds Again + superb book + Reality check for investors + Well researched and balanced book + There is no "can't miss"investment strategy but....