billionaire financier

Damn Right: Behind the Scenes with Berkshire Hathaway Billionaire Charlie Munger
$19.95
The book is very readable and interesting. Munger is a pretty private person, so there's not as much about his personal life as some might like. But his financial journey is amazing and you learn as much about Buffett as you do Munger. The wit of both men appears often in the book and lightens the numbers crunching for those not as interested in the financial details.

SOROS: The Unauthorized Biography, the Life, Times and Trading Secrets of the World's Greatest Investor
$16.95
This book was a complete waste of money. Dr Seuss could have written better finance non-fiction.Soros' biggest coup was his billion dollar + profit on the pound - he runs through the story in lightening speed with very little explanation or technicals of the mechanics. No insight. Very bad.

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$2.99

How to Be a Billionaire : Proven Strategies from the Titans of Wealth
$24.95
The author tries to identify what the superrich did right and tries to formalize it in some structure. I use the word `try' because becoming rich is no hard science. We don't know what works and what doesn't. Unfortunately, the number of ways to do something wrong always exceeds the number of ways to do it right. The author tries to pinpoint the right ways. As with any case study, the attributes that `explain' success can also be used to `explain' failure. For example, taking monumental risk can make you rich or poor. But, where the author succeeds is trying to create a structured approach to becoming superrich.

While it's not science, I believe the author gets credit for trying to approach the subject in a structured format.

In my view, the most important part of the book is thinking about overcoming the levelers. In particular the `Menace of Competition'. The mighty economic forces that conspire against your success.