What few books are the BIBLE of biz?

[Anonymous No.461195]

No bullshiz please /biz/.

[Anonymous No.461359]

Holy fuck moar

[Anonymous No.461617]

>>461195
Think and Grow Rich

Psycho Cybernetics

[Anonymous No.461623]

>>461359
It's Mal Malloy. Knock yourself out.

[Anonymous No.461648]

>>461617
>Psycho cybernetics
new or old?

[Anonymous No.461655]

>>461648
published in 1960

[Anonymous No.461662]

>>461195
Early retirement extreme

[Anonymous No.461675]

I'm halfway though my second read of More Money Than God, read Liar's Poker and about to order Hedge Fund Wizards
Recommendations?
I like rreading about trading strategies. Need a technical analysis book, or something on portfolio theory etc

[Anonymous No.461722]

>>461195
>bible
>inefficient, wrong, harmful, and counterproductive
Yeah we've got some books like that.

[Anonymous No.461728]

>The Idiot
>by Dostoyevski

[Anonymous No.461733]

How to make friends and influence ppl,

Its what warren buffet read

[Anonymous No.461738]

>>461722
*tips fedora*

[Anonymous No.461796]

>>461722
you know what I'm talkin about, you kakaRoach.

[Anonymous No.461861]

>>461617
>Think and Grow Rich

I read this and gained nothing.

>>461195
The Intelligent Investor by Ben Graham.

"By far the greatest best book on investing ever written" - Warren Berkshire Hathaway Buffett.

[Anonymous No.461876]

>>461861
Thanks. Will Read that first.

by the way, have you read "Think and Grow Rich"

[Anonymous No.461880]

>>461861
>I read this and gained nothing

Can you give me some sort of quick summary? I'm only two chapters into it and I don't want to waste my time reading further if it isn't worth it.

[MilkyMoon !!cccI9rQltjI No.461962]

If you haven't already, read Dune.

After you read Dune, read Dune Messiah. Then Children of Dune. Then, after those, go read God Emperor of Dune, followed by Heretics of Dune. Finally, read Chapterhouse: Dune.

Once you finish those reads, in that order, you will realize that they are really good.

[Anonymous No.461969]

>>461675
> investing in books instead of stocks
> you will not make it m8

[Anonymous No.461981]

>>461876

That book is more like a textbook. Take notes on the important points so you can have a quick reference.

[Anonymous No.462004]

>>461962
lol why Dune, i've read dune itself, its more cerebral than I expected but does it really have implications on business beyond the superficial "when we discover who is hoarding spice, then wee will know who our enemies are"

[MilkyMoon !!cccI9rQltjI No.462014]

>>462004

It's just really, really good.

As for what it has to do with business, I dunno.

Shit's dope as fuck though.

Maybe it'll inspire you to start a stillsuit manufacturing company, or teach you about sand finance.

Who cares though it's boner-inducingly awesome.

[Anonymous No.462027]

>>461861
>>461880

I'll counter the guy that said he made nothing after reading it with my experience, all true. I was broke and made $1,300 the month before reading it, and $19,000 within a month of closing the last page. It was the beginning for me of a now decade long tenure of working for myself. I made $2,500 so far this morning.

It's not for everyone but I've had more conversations about this book with more wealthy people than any other single title. It is a very effective book for some. Personally so effective for me I can almost open the book to any given place to find a solution to any given problem(almost). Quite literally what OP asked for, a business bible...for some.

The book isn't a specific path or manual for any given strategy towards success. It's more of an outside of the box frame-work or way of thinking about business, that if it resonates with you can literally provide some serious hacks, or shortcuts to many common entrepreneurial and business situations.

It's also good at helping you find focus and a place to aim your efforts if you aren't sure of what direction to to take.

Written by the tag-along and confidant to a big, old money American style empire. It's not a manual, but it's precise and inspirational for many.

[Anonymous No.462071]

Read Das Kapital like its your holy grail

[Anonymous No.462078]

>>462027
>I made 2500$ this morning
Who talks like this? What exactly the fuck do you do?

[Anonymous No.462083]

>>462078
Jesus fuck twat you understood me you marm...nit picky people are the shart of human interaction. I the fuck type like that when I'm on a call and skype while responding(Aderall, oh yeah).

I'm in lead generation, media buying and offer optimization(online advertising).

[Anonymous No.462086]

>>462083

>twat
>marm
>shart

You can't be serious with this shit.

[Anonymous No.462088]

>>462086
go play in the road will ya

[Anonymous No.462106]

>>461880
You need a BURNING DESIRE...

Lots of unnecessary caps, to say the least. It's got some cute anecdotes at least.

[Anonymous No.462108]

>>462071
Such an awful book for such an awesome name.

[Anonymous No.462133]

>>462108
>Such an awful book

You clearly haven't read it.

Marx is enjoyable at least for the banter.

[Anonymous No.462309]

Personal Finance for Dummies

[Anonymous No.462328]

>>462133
>Marx is enjoyable at least for the banter.

I've read it and it's awful economically and so is the "banter"

If you want silly banter just read the communist manifesto for a few quick laughs

[Anonymous No.462433]

what does /biz/ think of "A Random Walk Down Wall St" by Burton Malkiel?

I thought it was a good complement to Graham.

[Anonymous No.462484]

>>462433
I just got it from the library, so I'm interested in opinions. First finance book I'll read.

The point of Random Walk is stated everywhere. What's The Intelligent Investor do that makes Malkiel's book a good complement?

[Anonymous No.462496]

>>461195
anything boglehead/index funds related

[Anonymous No.462502]

[Anonymous No.462527]

>>462502
i agree with this if you take out capital and replace it with the worldly philosophers by heilbroner

[Anonymous No.462650]

>>462502
Is this one of those jpg/zip file with books already in it?

[Anonymous No.463365]

>>462650
With 2mb size? Hardly.

[Anonymous No.463414]

>>462502
This list is BOGUS because it contains "Think and Grow Rich". The only good thing about that book is the way, it identifies bullshitters/money schemes. Need a new list.

Someone suggested this list :

http://i.4cdn.org/biz/1409296023738.jpg

I am gonna go through it and see if that's real or not.

[Anonymous No.463821]

>>461195
Personally:
Darkness at Noon - also the author Koestler's life story in general
Liars Poker - for money
Prince - it's what Stalin kept on his bedside table, so yeah it's worth a look

[Anonymous No.464489]

>>461655
Why not the new one?

[Anonymous No.464764]

>>462071
not realizing that you cant read a cup
>stay pleb marxists

[Anonymous No.465177]

>>464489
this

[Anonymous No.465225]

My boss told me to read "How to Win Friends and Influence People", quoting that it its the bible of sales. Fucking joke of a book, obviously its not that useful because I've never spoken to a VP of Sales who isn't an egotistical asshole.

[Anonymous No.465231]

>>465225
i have met a lot of new friends and often get my way with things after studying that book pretty extensively

[Anonymous No.465237]

>>465231

Its not the book, its just that you're naturally charming. If you're a introverted dweeb who's anxious about talking to people or an explosive, egotistic psychopath like most successful salesman, this book won't help you a damn bit because reading something is one thing, and executing it is another. I've read it, hasn't done anything for me because I'm not naturally like that and you can't change your personality because of a book. If you could, everyone would be masters of conversation and human interaction.

[Anonymous No.465238]

>>464489
because hipsters?

[Anonymous No.465309]

What do you guys think of the millionaire fastlane?

[Anonymous No.465323]

I read The Richest man in Babylon. Very simple but also surprisingly motivating. I want more like it.

[Anonymous No.465347]

Anatomy of The State
Man, Economy, and State

[Anonymous No.465503]

What about books about developing/growing a business, I just got Like a Vigin in a couple of days ago and I sound be done with it by the endof the week. Anything else good for an aspiring entrepreneur?

[Anonymous No.465529]

>>462027
beep beep jpg

[Anonymous No.465550]

>>461861
Which version? The old one from with 250 pages or new one with more than 600 pages?

[Anonymous No.465587]

Don't read books, translate the best sellers (pay someone eh). Then advertise, sell, easy squeezy

[Anonymous No.465697]

Check out books by Robert Kiyosaki, founder of Rich Dad Poor Dad. He has a whole series of books that focus on financial education that are great. I would recommend starting with the book titled "Rich Dad Poor Dad" before you read the others.

[Anonymous No.465799]

>>465550
The 6th edition, with the black cover. It was the last edition Graham published before he died, and it has important commentary between chapters from contemporary investors.

[Anonymous No.465803]

>>465697
Gr8 b8 m8

[JuniorGMan No.465943]

Read this book before starting a venture.

Stopped pursuing it immediately after reading this,
As it would have failed.

Totally changed how I thought about work and business.

More successful and better income than before with less effort.

Covers a lot for such a slim book.

[Anonymous No.466030]

>>465943
Is this the usual "just find a niche, something no one has done!" type of book?

[Anonymous No.466034]

What book(s) should I read as a total /biz/ newbie, to get the right mindset and motivation?

[Anonymous No.466079]

>>466030
Absolutely not, no.
It's not a get-rich quick scheme.
The information applies to any business, which is why this book still sells twenty plus years later.

The E in 'E-Myth' stands for Entrepreneur.

The 'myth' of the title/concept, is that anyone who starts a business or is self-employed,
Is by nature, and by definition, an entrepreneur.

If that were true, why do so many fail over and over?

The book answers that, and explores what a business is, how it should act and behave, why people work for themselves in the first place.
The roles of technician, entrepreneur and manager, which we all have as alter egos to a degree,
But the entrepreneurs traits must be nurtured.

=your psychology and habits

Why customers use a product or service, what they expect, who to sell to, how to sell

=crash course in customers psychology, sales, marketing

Processes, standards and systems of a multinational corporation, why you should start thinking and acting like one from day one.

=you are not supposed to complete tasks, shuffle papers around on a desk, wear a suit, make phomecalls, etc - building a business is building a system that becomes bigger than you.

You work on business development and refine each part of the process so it is foolproof, automatic, self-governing, and saleable or franchisable, or sellable as a subscription or network service.

It all might sound boring, but it is written in an entertaining, engaging style that is mostly a series of conversations -

With you, with clients he has consulted, in a kind of parable form.
There is a philosophical touch too.

My first business plan was crazy, I was basically planning to do everything myself, there was no growth plan.

[Anonymous No.466089]

[Anonymous No.466107]

>>461195
thank me later.

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[Anonymous No.466119]

>>466089

[Anonymous No.466247]

>>466107
thanks
>>466089
only for americans