A monthly post looking at what books Abnormal Returns readers purchased at Amazon has become staple for the blog. Despite being released at the end of the month the new Michael Lewis’ newbook Flash Boys made quite a splash at the top of the new look leaderboard. Here are the books (combined print and Kindle) that our readers purchased the most during March 2014:

The Top 11

  1. Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis
  2. Global Value: How to Spot Bubbles, Avoid Market Crashes, and Earn Big Returns in the Stock Market by Mebane Faber
  3. The Little Book of Market Wizards: Lessons from the Greatest Traders by Jack Schwager
  4. Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty
  5. The Investor’s Paradox: The Power of Simplicity in a World of Overwhelming Choice by Brian Portnoy
  6. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz
  7. The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success by Megan McArdle
  8. Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
  9. Trading Options: Using Technical Analysis to Design Winning Trades by Greg Harmon
  10. Abnormal Returns: Winning Strategies from the Frontlines of the Investment Blogosphere by Tadas Viskanta
  11. Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind by Jocelyn Gleil

The Next 11

  1. The Investment Checklist: The Art of In-Depth Research by Michael Shearn
  2. It’s Not All About “Me”: The Top Ten Techniques for Building Quick Rapport with Anyone by Robin Dreeke
  3. Skating Where the Puck Was: The Correlation Game in a Flat World  by William J. Bernstein
  4. The Manual of Ideas: The Proven Framework for Finding the Best Value Investments by John Mihaljevic
  5. Young Money: Inside the Hidden World of Wall Street’s Post-Crash Recruits by Kevin Roose
  6. A Short Guide to a Long Life by David B. Agus
  7. Investing Demystified: How to Invest Without Speculation and Sleepless Nights by Lars Kroijer
  8. Keynes’s Way to Wealth: Timeless Investment Lessons from The Great Economist by John Wasik
  9. Smart People Should Build Things: How to Restore Our Culture of Achievement, Build a Path for Entrepreneurs, and Create New Jobs in America by Andrew Yang
  10. The Outsiders: Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success by William Thorndike
  11. The Safe Investor: How to Make Your Money Grow in a Volatile Global Economy by Tim McCarthy

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.