Munger_0915There was a lot of turnover in this month’s list of top purchased books by Abnormal Returns readers. For example Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor by Tren Griffin took over the top spots. Earlier this month we rounded up some of our many book links in a standalone post. As always you can check out last month’s list as well. We now present sales two ways: the first is by unit sales and the second way is by revenue which can be notably different. Here are the books (combined print and Kindle that Abnormal Returns readers purchased at Amazon during August 2015:

The Top 10 (by Unit Sales)

  1. Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor by Tren Griffin
  2. The Martian: A Novel by Andy Weir
  3. The Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing, and Take Command of Your Life by Bernard Roth
  4. Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics by Richard Thaler
  5. Humans Are Underrated: What High Achievers Know That Brilliant Machines Never Will by Geoffrey Colvin
  6. Abnormal Returns: Winning Strategies from the Frontlines of the Investment Blogosphere by Tadas Viskanta
  7. Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done by Josh Davis
  8. A Wealth of Common Sense: Why Simplicity Trumps Complexity in Any Investment Plan by Ben Carlson
  9. Getting There: A Book of Mentors by Gillian Zoe Segal
  10. The Thin Green Line: The Money Secrets of the Super Wealthy by Paul Sullivan

The Top 10 (by Revenue)

  1. Charlie Munger: The Complete Investor by Tren Griffin
  2. The Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing, and Take Command of Your Life by Bernard Roth
  3. Misbehaving: The Making of Behavioral Economics by Richard Thaler
  4. A Wealth of Common Sense: Why Simplicity Trumps Complexity in Any Investment Plan by Ben Carlson
  5. Humans Are Underrated: What High Achievers Know That Brilliant Machines Never Will by Geoffrey Colvin
  6. Two Awesome Hours: Science-Based Strategies to Harness Your Best Time and Get Your Most Important Work Done by Josh Davis
  7. Abnormal Returns: Winning Strategies from the Frontlines of the Investment Blogosphere by Tadas Viskanta
  8. Getting There: A Book of Mentors by Gillian Zoe Segal
  9. Asset Rotation: The Demise of Modern Portfolio Theory and the Birth of an Investment Renaissance by Matthew Erickson
  10. Myths and Mortals: Family Business Leadership and Succession Planning by Andrew Keyt

Thanks again to everyone who purchased a copy of my book or any other book (or item) during the month. Keep an eye on this space for more book news.

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