Comments on: Top 10 Books of All Time http://www.davidjenyns.com/general/dave%e2%80%99s-top-10-books-of-all-time/ The Complete Entrepreneur Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:47:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Terry http://www.davidjenyns.com/general/dave%e2%80%99s-top-10-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-14253 Terry Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:13:58 +0000 http://www.davidjenyns.com/?p=55#comment-14253 It's interesting to know Dave that you included that Dale Carnegie book. (",) Actually, it's really very useful if you want to improve your interpersonal skills. It's effective for all people working in different fields of excellence. I have a copy of that book too. I grabbed one after going through a Dale Carnegie Seminar/Workshop for my first teaching job. It’s interesting to know Dave that you included that Dale Carnegie book. (“,) Actually, it’s really very useful if you want to improve your interpersonal skills. It’s effective for all people working in different fields of excellence.
I have a copy of that book too. I grabbed one after going through a Dale Carnegie Seminar/Workshop for my first teaching job.

]]> By: David Jenyns http://www.davidjenyns.com/general/dave%e2%80%99s-top-10-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-29 David Jenyns Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:30:34 +0000 http://www.davidjenyns.com/?p=55#comment-29 Mark – Some great suggestions! Regarding, Think and Grow Rich, on its own doesn’t work, you still need to take action too ;) Also, some great advice for new traders suggesting they focus on longer term trading. Bud – I’ll have to check out “the four filters…” Buffet and Munger are geniuses! Donald – Agreed. I love “trading in a zone”, “market wizards” and “way of the turtle”. I’ll have to check out “the visual investor” on your suggestion. Lionel – Carnegie and Hill’s book provide great insight but need to be mixed with a good dose of “action.” Your comments show you’re well read :) Ken - Thanks for the link… I agree, as mentioned in another post, I need to update my list to be my top 11 of all time and include “Reminiscences.” Thanks for the feedback. Mark – Some great suggestions! Regarding, Think and Grow Rich, on its own doesn’t work, you still need to take action too ;) Also, some great advice for new traders suggesting they focus on longer term trading.

Bud – I’ll have to check out “the four filters…” Buffet and Munger are geniuses!

Donald – Agreed. I love “trading in a zone”, “market wizards” and “way of the turtle”. I’ll have to check out “the visual investor” on your suggestion.

Lionel – Carnegie and Hill’s book provide great insight but need to be mixed with a good dose of “action.” Your comments show you’re well read :)

Ken – Thanks for the link… I agree, as mentioned in another post, I need to update my list to be my top 11 of all time and include “Reminiscences.” Thanks for the feedback.

]]> By: Ken Scher http://www.davidjenyns.com/general/dave%e2%80%99s-top-10-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Ken Scher Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:38:40 +0000 http://www.davidjenyns.com/?p=55#comment-24 Hi David Many feel that the greatest book ever written on the stock market, was "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" by Edwin Lefevre, and is based on the life of Jesse Livermore. It can be downloaded for free, plus three other great books at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Jesse_Lauriston_Livermore You might want to pass this on to your other subscribers. Kind regards Ken Scher Hi David

Many feel that the greatest book ever written on the stock
market, was “Reminiscences of a Stock Operator” by
Edwin Lefevre, and is based on the life of Jesse Livermore.

It can be downloaded for free, plus three other great books
at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Jesse_Lauriston_Livermore

You might want to pass this on to your other subscribers.

Kind regards
Ken Scher

]]> By: Lionel Issen http://www.davidjenyns.com/general/dave%e2%80%99s-top-10-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-23 Lionel Issen Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:37:30 +0000 http://www.davidjenyns.com/?p=55#comment-23 Dale Carnegie and Napoleon Hill are not my favorite authors. I've been told by people who have taken Dale Carnegie courses that the course matter has deviated considerably from the book. Its been a long time since I read either books, but they both seemed very unsatisfactory to me. This book will provide better advice than Dale Carnegie Kazdin, Alan E. "The Kazdin method for parenting the defiant child". Read it before you criticize my suggestion. Darvas certainly shook up our attitudes about the investment community aka the financial mafia. Van Tharp is also very good. Anything by/about Charlie Munger and Warren Buffet is worth at least looking at, and usually reading it carefully. The translation of Sun Tzu "The Art of War" that I tried to read a long time ago was translated by someone who was not a native English speaker: it was too much a literal translation rather than a readable one. Translations are very difficult to do well. The translator usually has the choice of translating the words or translating the ideas. It's difficult to do both. Take a look at Mao Tse-Tung on guerrilla warfare. It was translated by US Marine officer in 1940 and was buried in the Marine Corps files until the 1980s. It is an excellent translation. It is a tutorial on conserving your resources and using them effectively. Thanks for your list. Regards Lionel Dale Carnegie and Napoleon Hill are not my favorite authors. I’ve been told by people who have taken Dale Carnegie courses that the course matter has deviated considerably from the book. Its been a long time since I read either books, but they both seemed very unsatisfactory to me. This book will provide better advice than Dale Carnegie Kazdin, Alan E. “The Kazdin method for parenting the defiant child”. Read it before you criticize my suggestion.

Darvas certainly shook up our attitudes about the investment community aka the financial mafia.

Van Tharp is also very good.

Anything by/about Charlie Munger and Warren Buffet is worth at least looking at, and usually reading it carefully.

The translation of Sun Tzu “The Art of War” that I tried to read a long time ago was translated by someone who was not a native English speaker: it was too much a literal translation rather than a readable one. Translations are very difficult to do well. The translator usually has the choice of translating the words or translating the ideas. It’s difficult to do both. Take a look at Mao Tse-Tung on guerrilla warfare. It was translated by US Marine officer in 1940 and was buried in the Marine Corps files until the 1980s. It is an excellent translation. It is a tutorial on conserving your resources and using them effectively.

Thanks for your list.

Regards

Lionel

]]> By: Donald Wolanin http://www.davidjenyns.com/general/dave%e2%80%99s-top-10-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-21 Donald Wolanin Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:07:05 +0000 http://www.davidjenyns.com/?p=55#comment-21 Some other books to consider for the list: "Trading in the Zone" - Mark Douglas "Market Wizards"/"New Market Wizards" - Jack Schwager "Way of the Turtle" - Curtis M. Faith "The Visual Investor" - John Murphy Some other books to consider for the list:
“Trading in the Zone” – Mark Douglas
“Market Wizards”/”New Market Wizards” – Jack Schwager
“Way of the Turtle” – Curtis M. Faith
“The Visual Investor” – John Murphy

]]> By: Bud Labitan http://www.davidjenyns.com/general/dave%e2%80%99s-top-10-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Bud Labitan Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:23:29 +0000 http://www.davidjenyns.com/?p=55#comment-20 "The Four Filters Invention of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger" is really about "decision framing." http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615241298 It examines each of the basic steps they perform in "framing and making" an investment decision. This book is a focused look into this amazing invention within "Behavioral Finance." The genius of Buffett and Munger's parsimonious four filters process was to "capture all the important stakeholders" in a "multi-variable" equation or formula. Imagine...Products, Enduring Customers, Managers, and Margin-of-Safety... all in one mixed "qual + quant" formula. Other important ideas are embedded in each chapter. The book can be used as a supplemental textbook in a Valuation or Decision Sciences course. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615241298 “The Four Filters Invention of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger” is really about “decision framing.”
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615241298
It examines each of the basic steps they perform in “framing and making” an investment decision. This book is a focused look into this amazing invention within “Behavioral Finance.” The genius of Buffett and Munger’s parsimonious four filters process was to “capture all the important stakeholders” in a “multi-variable” equation or formula. Imagine…Products, Enduring Customers, Managers, and Margin-of-Safety… all in one mixed “qual + quant” formula. Other important ideas are embedded in each chapter. The book can be used as a supplemental textbook in a Valuation or Decision Sciences course.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615241298

]]> By: Mark http://www.davidjenyns.com/general/dave%e2%80%99s-top-10-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Mark Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:33:41 +0000 http://www.davidjenyns.com/?p=55#comment-15 Two books to add are 1) Alexander Elder - Come into My Trading Room 2) Gary Smith - How I Trade for a Living Think and Grow Rich is ok, but the concept remains wishful thinking without the higher vibrations of committed master minds. I would advise those with limited time to consider a value investing approach rather than short-term trading (day or swing). Value investing has considerable merit, in part because short-term trading in taxable accounts is not tax efficient, and frequent trading by novices has a lower probability of success. Two books to add are

1) Alexander Elder – Come into My Trading Room
2) Gary Smith – How I Trade for a Living

Think and Grow Rich is ok, but the concept remains wishful thinking without the higher vibrations of committed master minds.

I would advise those with limited time to consider a value investing approach rather than short-term trading (day or swing). Value investing has considerable merit, in part because short-term trading in taxable accounts is not tax efficient, and frequent trading by novices has a lower probability of success.

]]> By: Tom Humes http://www.davidjenyns.com/general/dave%e2%80%99s-top-10-books-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Tom Humes Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:47:10 +0000 http://www.davidjenyns.com/?p=55#comment-13 Nice Site layout for your blog. I am looking forward to reading more from you. Tom Humes Nice Site layout for your blog. I am looking forward to reading more from you.

Tom Humes

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