Books

Having said a few unhappy things about Predictably Irrational earlier this week, here are notes on a few books, new and old, I've liked recently:
Profit from the Peak: The End of Oil and the Greatest Investment Event of the Century. Despite a bad and breathless title, it's worth a read. Surprisingly interesting.
The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression. Excellent. A must-read and a fascinating and fresh take on the Great Depression.
Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital. A great and overdue history of the early venture capital industry.
Where are the Customers' Yachts? The best and most timeless book ever written about Wall Street, with particular resonance today.
I've also just finished reading a pre-release version of Robert Shiller's new book, The Subprime Solution, and I enjoyed it. More on that one closer to the launch.
http://paul.kedrosky.com/archives/2008/07/03/books_recommend.html