A monthly post looking at what books Abnormal Returns readers purchased at Amazon in the prior month has become very popular with our readers. April was a slow month for book sales but informative. I should note that hardcover copies of the Abnormal Returns book are on deep discount over at Amazon, so if you don’t have a copy yet now is your chance. Below are the books (combined print and Kindle) that our readers purchased during April 2013:
The Top Ten
- Skating Where the Puck Was: The Correlation Game in a Flat World by William J. Bernstein
- Inside the Black Box: A Simple Guide to Quantitative and High Frequency Trading by Rishi K. Narang
- Abnormal Returns: Winning Strategies from the Frontlines of the Investment Blogosphere by Tadas Viskanta
- Quantitative Value: A Practitioner’s Guide to Automating Intelligent Investment and Eliminating Behavioral Error by Wesley Gray and Tobias Carlisle
- Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip and Dan Heath
- 50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do; Insight and Inspiration from 50 Key Books by Tom Butler-Bowdon
- The Big Trade: Simple Strategies for Maximum Market Returns by Peter Pham
- The Secret Lives of Sports Fans by Eric Simons
- The Art of Doing: How Superachievers Do What They Do and How They Do It So Well by Camille Sweeney
- The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
The Next Ten
- Hedge Fund Market Wizards by Jack Schwager
- The Ivy Portfolio: How to Invest Like the Top Endowments and Avoid Bear Markets by Mebane Faber and Eric Richardson
- The Sharp Solution: A Brain-Based Approach for Optimal Performance by Heidi Hanna
- The Success Equation: Untangling Skill and Luck in Business, Sports, and Investing by Michael J. Mauboussin
- Decide: Better Ways of Making Better Decisions by David Wethey
- Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain
- The Infinite Resource: The Power of Ideas on a Finite Planet by Ramez Naan
- The Missing Risk Premium: Why Low Volatility Investing Works by Eric Falkenstein
- Traders at Work: How the World’s Most Successful Traders Make Their Living in the Markets by Tim Bourquin
- Unconventional Success: A Fundamental Approach to Personal Investment by David Swensen
Thanks again to everyone who purchased a copy of my book or any other book (or item) during the month. Did you find something interesting to read this month? If so, leave a comment to give every one a head’s up.