My 2009 Book List
Some of you may know that I'm an avid reader, and not just of books on investing. Besides investing, some of my favorite genres include mysteries, spy novels and (especially) historical fiction. Two of my favorite historical fiction writers are Bernard Cornwell and Gary Jennings.
I thought it might be worthwhile to share my 2009 book list with you, including my rating categories. (These are just my opinions.) I've also linked some titles to any posts I've written reviewing the book. I'd love to hear your thoughts on any of these books you may have read.
Distinguished
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
Aztec Autumn by Gary Jennings
The Madman's Tale by John Katzenbach
Nudge by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein
Cold Moon by Jeffery Deaver
Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson
Excellent
Churchill and the Jews by Martin Gilbert
The Snowball by Alice Schroeder
The Blue Nowhere by Jeffery Deaver
The Two Minute Rule by Robert Crais
The Watchman by Robert Crais
The Yankee Years by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci
Displaced Persons by Joseph Berger
Raptor by Gary Jennings
World Without End by Ken Follett
Chasing Darkness by Robert Crais
City of Thieves by David Benioff
The Myth of the Rational Market by Justin Fox
The Investor's Manifesto by William Bernstein
The Broken Window by Jeffery Deaver
Echo Park by Michael Connelly
Very Good
The Little Book of Safe Money by Jason Zweig
Aztec Blood by Gary Jennings
The Overlook by Michael Connelly
Incident at Twenty-Mile by Trevanian
The Little Book of Main Street Money by Jonathan Clements
Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn
The 47th Samurai by Stephen Hunter
How Starbucks Saved My Life by Michael Gill
The Knife Man by Wendy Moore
Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
Good
March by Geraldine Brooks
The Retirement Challenge by Frank Armstrong and Jason Doss
Salvation Boulevard by Larry Beinhart
The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer
Where Are You Now by Mary Higgins Clark
Gone for Good by Harlan Coben
Last Dance by John Feinstein
Dirty Blonde by Lisa Scottoline
The Road Show by Gary Jennings
Expert Political Judgment by Philip Tetlock
This Time is Different by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff
Fair
Death in a White Tie by Ngaio Marsh
The Master Sniper by Stephen Hunter
Sleep No More by Greg Iles
The Brethren by John Grisham
Retiring Without Risk by Roccy DeFrancesco
Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
How to Get Rich and Stay Rich by Fred Young
The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman
Hot Night in the City by Trevanian
Rough Justice by Jack Higgins
Snap Judgment by David Adler
The Grand Promenade by Gary Jennings
Poor
Book of the Dead by Patricia Cornwell
Investing Revolutionaries by James Whiddon and Nikki Knotts
A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz and Nicholas de Lange
Terrible Web of Debt by Ellen Hodgson Brown
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