Thoughts

Here’s a selection of books we’re reading, re-reading, and reflecting on — spanning investing, leadership, and a few personal passions like cars, food, architecture, and music.

Business & Investing

  • Richer, Wiser, Happier by William Green

  • The Millionaire Mind by Thomas J. Stanley

  • Ergodicity: How irreversible outcomes affect long-term performance in work, investing, relationships, sport, and beyond by Luca Dellanna

  • The Education of a Value Investor by Guy Spier

  • The Most Important Thing by Howard Marks

  • The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel

  • How to Invest: Masters on the Craft by David Rubenstein

  • Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay

  • Thoughts of a Philosophical Fighter Pilot by James B. Stockdale

  • The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli

  • You Before Me: A Novel About How Smart Leaders Overcome Foolish Behaviors to Build Amazing Organizations by Bart McCollum

  • Learn How to Lead to Win by Mike Manazir

  • What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence by Stephen A. Schwarzman

  • What I Learned About Investing from Darwin by Pulak Prasad

  • Fed Up: An Insider’s Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America by Danielle DiMartino Booth

  • The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham

  • The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of the Greatest Texas Oil Fortunes by Bryan Burrough

Literature & Philosophy

  • Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

  • The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

  • Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

Cars

  • The Complete Book of Jaguar by Nigel Thorley

  • Jaguar XJ-S: The Complete Story by Graham Robson

  • Jaguar E-Type: A Celebration of the World’s Most Beautiful Car by Graham Robson

  • Porsche 911: 50 Years by Randy Leffingwell

Cooking & Food

  • Heat: An Amateur’s Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany by Bill Buford

  • Lessons in Excellence from Charlie Trotter by Paul Clarke

  • The Making of a Chef: Mastering Heat at the Culinary Institute of America by Michael Ruhlman

Architecture

  • Get Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid by Marianne Cusato and Ben Pentreath

  • Timeless: Classic American Architecture for Contemporary Living by Patrick Ahearn

  • A Field Guide to American Houses by Virginia Savage McAlester

  • At Home in New England: Classic Houses of the Northeast by Richard Wills

Music

  • The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics by David Dodd

  • The Lyrics: 1961–2012 by Bob Dylan

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