1.
How
to
Make
Money
in
Stocks
by
William
O’Neil
This
is
a
classic
by
William
O’Neil,
describing
the
ins
and
outs
of
his
CANSLIM
system
for
finding
future
big
winners
in
the
stock
market
and
how
to
time
entries
and
exits.
It
combines
fundamental
and
technical
analysis
and
is
a
good
guide
for
new
investors.
2.
One
Up
On
Wall
St
by
Peter
Lynch
This
is
an
investment
classic
that
will
give
the
individual
investor
hope.
Peter
Lynch
explains
how
Wall
Street
may
not
be
able
to
find
the
best
investing
opportunities
from
the
start
and
shows
step-by-step
how
the
individual
investor
can
find
the
next
ten-bagger.
3.
The
Warren
Buffett
Way
by
Robert
Hagstrom
This
book
sheds
insight
into
the
ways
and
means
of
the
Oracle
of
Omaha.
Warren
Buffett’s
thoughts
are
insightful
and
his
methods
may
yield
fruitful
rewards
for
investors
with
enough
patience
to
learn
them,
understand
them
and
apply
them
correctly.
4.
Reminiscences
of
a
Stock
Operator
This
book
is
a
true
page
turner.
It
is
a
breath-taking
recount
of
how
a
young
boy
managed
to
amass
one
of
the
largest
fortunes
by
speculating
despite
going
broke
a
few
times
in
his
career.
He
has
timeless
advice
for
investors(“I’ve
always
made
my
money
from
sitting,
not
thinking”)
which
will
help
your
trading
for
years
to
come.
5.
Market
Wizards
by
Jack
Schwager
This
book
is
a
collection
of
interviews
of
a
group
of
successful
traders
in
the
1970s/80s.
Their
experiences
are
interesting
to
hear
and
traders
may
draw
useful
lessons
from
them.
However,
some
of
them
were
successful
only
because
they
were
in
the
right
place
at
the
right
time.
The
1970s
were
a
great
commodity
bull
market
and
some
of
them
profited
from
it.
Nevertheless
this
is
a
classic
to
read
and
enjoy.
6.
Fooled
by
Randomness
by
Nassim
Taleb
This
book,
which
would
go
along
well
with
“The
Black
Swan”,
explains
the
author’s
thoughts
about
how
randomness
plays
a
larger
role
in
our
lives
than
we
expect.
For
traders,
this
would
imply
that
risks
are
usually
large
than
we
expect.
Also,
it
would
mean
that
some
things
in
the
financial
world
aren’t
exactly
what
they
seem.
7.
Trader
Vic—Methods
of
a
Wall
Street
Master
by
Victor
Sperandeo
The
view
the
author
has
is
slightly
biased
in
favor
of
the
Austrian
School
of
Economics.
Some
of
his
methods
are
novel—you
wouldn’t
see
them
in
most
books
on
trading
(for
instance,
his
measuring
the
average
length
and
magnitude
of
a
bull/bear
market’s
primary
and
secondary
trends,
there
by
gauging
the
odds
for
a
change
in
the
trend
in
the
market).
His
views
on
investor
psychology
are
also
interesting
to
read.
8.
Japanese
Candlestick
Charting
Techniques
by
Steven
Nison
This
book
introduces
candlestick
charting,
which
some
investors
may
find
useful
in
their
trading.
It
sure
helps
to
make
charts
more
visual!
9.
Trade
Your
Way
to
Financial
Freedom
By
Van
Tharp
This
is
a
gem
that
encompasses
investor
psychology
and
system
construction.
While
it
may
not
give
you
a
“Holy
Grail”
(an
unbeatable
method
to
the
markets)
for
trading,
it
will
give
you
the
basics
you
need
to
construct
a
winning
system.
There
is
something
for
everyone
in
this
book.
10.
The
New
Reality
of
Wall
Street
by
Donald
Coxe
A
thoughtful
book
by
Donald
Coxe
that
examines
market
cycles
in
various
asset
classes.
It
contains
a
wealth
of
knowledge
useful
for
any
investor.
11.
The
Right
Stock
at
the
Right
Time
by
Larry
Williams
Larry
Williams
reveals
some
of
his
observations
of
cyclical
tendencies
in
the
stock
market.
It
may
serve
as
a
ray
of
light
for
investors
battered
by
bear
markets.
12.
Intermarket
Analysis
by
John
Murphy
This
books
delves
into
the
correlations
between
different
asset
classes
and
different
markets.
It
adds
an
additional
tool
to
the
investor’s
toolkit.
13.
Alchemy
of
Finance
by
George
Soros
This
book,
along
with
Soros’s
latest
book,
The
New
Financial
Paradigm
explain
the
author’s
theory
of
reflexivity
and
how
it
relates
to
the
market.
Though
it
may
not
provide
a
direct
system
for
trading,
it
is
extremely
thoughtful
and
deepens
one’s
understanding
of
how
the
financial
markets
work.
The
book
may
be
a
bit
dense
but
it
is
rewarding
for
those
who
are
willing
to
finish
it.
14.
The
Great
Crash
1929
by
Kenneth
Galbraith
A
brilliant
recount
of
the
events
leading
up
to
and
after
the
financial
meltdown
in
1929.
15.
The
Age
of
Turbulence
by
Alan
Greenspan
An
interesting
narrative
of
the
US
economy
in
the
last
50
years
as
experienced
and
seen
from
the
eyes
of
the
former
chairman
of
the
Federal
Reserve,
Alan
Greenspan.
The
second
half
of
the
book
contains
some
of
Greenspan’s
own
thoughts
about
the
world
economy
and
what
the
future
may
hold.
16.
Extraordinary
Popular
Delusions
and
the
Madness
of
Crowds
by
Charles
Mackay
Tulipomania,
the
South
Sea
bubble
and
the
Mississipi
Land
scheme
are
covered
in
this
book,
showing
how
herd
mentality
worked
to
create
bubbles
in
past
eras.
It
may
serve
as
an
interesting
read
as
well
as
a
guide
for
dealing
with
future
bubbles.
17.
Common
Stocks
and
Uncommon
Profits
by
Philip
Fisher
This
unseeming
book
is
written
by
Philip
Fisher,
who
Buffett
credits
with
most
of
his
success.
In
the
age
of
quantitative
finance,
this
book
is
a
must-read
for
those
who
want
to
understand
how
to
inspect
a
company
qualitatively.
18.
Liar’s
Poker
by
Michael
Lewis
An
insider’s
account
of
the
late
1980s
at
Salomon
Brothers.
An
interesting,
though
perhaps
not
profitable,
narrative
of
how
Wall
Street
works.
19.
When
Genius
Failed:
The
Rise
and
Fall
of
Long-Term
Capital
Management
by
Roger
Lowenstein
A
scintillating
narrative
of
how
one
of
the
darlings
of
the
hedge
fund
world
rose
and
how
it
fell.
A
reminder
for
traders
to
keep
their
minds
focused
on
risk
and
their
circle
of
competence.
20.
Encyclopedia
of
Chart
Patterns
by
Thomas
Bulkowski
An
extremely
detailed
work
that
rivals
“Technical
Analysis
of
Stock
Trends”
and
should
provide
traders
with
a
complete
understanding
of
chart
patterns.
The
hard
work
is
to
apply
the
knowledge.