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Shaheen Zaman

Book recommendations

The big picture

  • The Selfish GeneRichard Dawkins
  • A History of the WorldAndrew Marr
  • Money: The Unauthorised BiographyFelix Martin

Making of a great company

  • The John Deere Story: A Biography of Plowmakers John & Charles DeereNeil Dahlstrom & Jeremy Dahlstrom
  • The John Deere Way: Performance That EnduresDavid Magee

Investing

  • Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Mungeredited by Peter D. Kaufman
  • Common Stocks and Uncommon ProfitsPhilip A. Fisher
  • One Up On Wall StreetPeter Lynch
  • The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of LifeAlice Schroeder

Investing disasters

  • Hard Landing: The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into ChaosThomas Petzinger Jr.
  • When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital ManagementRoger Lowenstein
  • Reminiscences of a Stock OperatorEdwin Lefevre

Biographies

  • Steve JobsWalter Isaacson
  • Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac NewtonRichard S. Westfall
  • A Beautiful MindSylvia Nasar
  • Damn Right! Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie MungerJanet Lowe

Psychology

  • Thinking, Fast and SlowDaniel Kahneman
  • Judgment Under Uncertainty: Heuristics and BiasesDaniel Kahneman, Paul Slovic & Amos Tversky
  • Beyond Greed and Fear: Understanding Behavioral Finance and the Psychology of InvestingHersh Shefrin
  • Influence: The Psychology of PersuasionRobert B. Cialdini

Management

  • My Years with General MotorsAlfred P. Sloan Jr.
  • The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest ManufacturerJeffrey K. Liker
  • Nuts! Southwest Airlines' Crazy Recipe for Business and Personal SuccessKevin & Jackie Freiberg
  • Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and CompetitorsMichael E. Porter

Fiction

  • 1984George Orwell
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