 | Security Analysis: The Classic 1951 Edition by Benjamin Graham
Buy new: $42.47 / Used from: $32.49 The starting point for every value investor. Not an easy read, but jam-packed with information from one of the greatest investors ever. Might want to start with The Intelligent Investor first, though.
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 | The Aggressive Conservative Investor (Wiley Investment Classics) by Martin J. Whitman
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $8.81 A great book on value investing focusing on book value. Book also emphasizes the differing mindsets and values placed on stock by investors depending upon their position relative to the company
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 | Contrarian Investment Strategies - The Next Generation by David Dreman
Buy new: $21.28 / Used from: $2.50 a nice mix of behavioral finance, savvy investing by a true guru
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 | The Little Book of Value Investing (Little Books. Big Profits) by Christopher H. Browne
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $3.76 an easy read that imparts a surprising amount of information
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 | You Can Be a Stock Market Genius: Uncover the Secret Hiding Places of Stock Market Profits by Joel Greenblatt
Buy new: $10.80 / Used from: $7.35 horrible title, great book. One of the best I've read that shows where to look for undiscovered value in the market
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 | Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes And How To Correct Them: Lessons From The New Science Of Behavioral Economics by Gary Belsky
Buy new: $10.92 / Used from: $3.99 every value investor should have a rudimentary understanding of behavioral finance
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 | The Intelligent Investor: The Classic Text on Value Investing by Benjamin Graham
Buy new: $19.79 / Used from: $16.01 A great book - shorter than Security Analysis, but packed with information. A tough read, though
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 | The Financial Numbers Game: Detecting Creative Accounting Practices by Charles W. Mulford
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $3.25 A heavy read, but jammed with information. Value investors should learn how to read financial statements - this book takes them to the next level
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 | Financial Shenanigans: How to Detect Accounting Gimmicks & Fraud in Financial Reports, Second Edition by Howard Schilit
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $10.04 Another valuable book on accounting that belongs on every value investor's bookshelf
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 | Value Investing: A Balanced Approach (Frontiers in Finance Series) by Martin J. Whitman
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $18.00 An outstanding, well-thought out book by a leading value investor. Has academic elements to it, and readers with legal or accounting backgrounds will find it easier going than others.
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 | Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings (Wiley Investment Classics) by Philip A. Fisher
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $9.50 Not really a value investing book, but Fisher is one of the gurus cited by Warren Buffett - need I say more?
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 | Buffettology: The Previously Unexplained Techniques That Have Made Warren Buffett The World's Most Famous Investor by Mary Buffett; David Clark
Buy used from: $0.14 An interesting read that discusses Warren Buffett's techniques for analyzing companies
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 | A Mathematician Plays The Stock Market by John Allen Paulos
Buy new: $7.45 / Used from: $2.58 Another solid book on behavioral finance - every value investor should try to understand this area
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 | Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor by Seth A. Klarman
Buy used from: $749.93 If you can find this book, read it. If not, then read Whitman and Greenblatt
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 | Contrarian Investment Strategies: The New Psychological Breakthrough by David Dreman
Buy used from: $950.00 I can' t wait for this one to come out!
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 | Mosaic: Perspectives on Investing by Mohnish Pabrai
Buy used from: $79.76 An excellent overview of value investing a la Buffett, broken into simple, easy-to-read chapters. The thing I like best about this book is its clear examples of intrinsic value based on discounted cash flow methodologies. The author has an exemplary track record of investing.
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 | The Dhandho Investor: The Low - Risk Value Method to High Returns by Mohnish Pabrai
Buy new: $18.45 / Used from: $10.59 This is a great book by an outstanding investor. An easy read, with a nice discussion of discounted cash flow. Does overlap somewhat with Pabrai's book "Mosaic," but that book is now out of print.
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 | The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Buy new: $17.63 / Used from: $9.94 A great book covering a number of topics of interest to investors. Might be best to read a book on statistics and one on behavioral finance first to get more out of this, but it's a great read, interesting and packed with information for the "contrarian" investor.
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