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Bookshelf.

All the books I've read and liked over the last couple years. I am deeply fascinated by the histories of great companies and people and how they translate to today. Always open to suggestions.

Hedge Funds
More Money Than God by Sebastian Mallaby
The Alpha Masters by Maneet Ahuja
The Quants by Scott Patterson
Dear Chairman by Jeff Gramm
When Genius Failed by Roger Lowenstein
The Fund by Rob Copeland
When the Wolves Bite by Scott Wapner
Red Notice by Bill Browder
Private Equity
What It Takes by Steve Schwarzman
Caesar's Palace Coup by Max Frumes and Sujeet Indap
The New Tycoons by Jason Kelly
Play Nice but Win by Michael Dell
Barbarians at the Gate by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar
King of Capital by David Carey and John Morris
Cable Cowboy by Mark Robichaux
The Gambler by William Rempel
The Billionaire Raj by James Crabtree
Venture Capital & Startups
Tape Sucks by Frank Slootman
The Power Law by Sebastian Mallaby
eBoys by Randall Stross
The Contrarian by Max Chafkin
Gambling Man by Lionel Barber
Amazon Unbound by Brad Stone
The Founders by Jimmy Soni
Chip War by Chris Miller
The Philosopher in the Valley by Michael Steinberger
The Thinking Machine by Stephen Witt
Financial Services, IB & AM
The Last Tycoons by William Cohan
Trillions by Robin Wigglesworth
Money and Power by William Cohan
Going Public by Dakin Campbell
Invested by Charles Schwab
Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis
The Lost Bank by Kirsten Grind
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense by Lawrence G. McDonald
The House of Morgan by Ron Chernow
Politics
Breaking History by Jared Kushner
America's Bank by Roger Lowenstein
The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg by Eleanor Randolph
Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts
Entertainment & Sports
The Ride of a Lifetime by Bob Iger
Who Is Michael Ovitz? by Michael Ovitz
The Formula by Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg
Consulting
The Firm by Duff McDonald
Consumer & Retail
Onward by Howard Schultz
Commodities & Energy
Private Empire by Steve Coll
The World for Sale by Jack Farchy and Javier Blas
The Frackers by Gregory Zuckerman
The Fish That Ate the Whale by Rich Cohen
Real Estate
Billionaires' Row by Katherine Clarke