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Every book Edward O. Thorp recommended on podcasts
Edward O. Thorp appeared on The Tim Ferriss Show to discuss his background, financial markets, and analytical thinking. During his appearances, Thorp recommended several books that influenced his thinking on politics, economics, and history. He recommended The Wolf at the Door by Michael J. Graetz and Ian Shapiro, explaining that the recent book covers political science concepts regarding how to form winning coalitions and pass lasting legislation. He also recommended Ray Dalio's Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order, describing it as a real contribution to understanding current global crises and the rise and fall of empires, despite noting that it is a tough slog to read. For readers interested in quantitative finance, Thorp recommended Gregory Zuckerman's book The Man Who Solved the Market as a good read about Jim Simons. Additionally, Thorp referenced Daniel Kahneman's famous book Thinking, Fast and Slow during multiple episodes, using it to illustrate cognitive biases, how humans react quickly, and the errors people make in judgment. Finally, Thorp discussed his own written work, mentioning his book Beat the Market, which he co-authored with Sheen T. Kassouf, explaining how their research and writing about warrant hedging culminated in the publication of that volume.
Books recommended by Edward O. Thorp
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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by Ray Dalio is an economic and historical analysis that examines the rise and fall of major empires through long-term cycles of debt, economic shifts, and geopolitical power.
Recommended“and one of your previous interviewees Ray Delio has a book that I would I think is very well worth reading even though it's a tough slog and maybe i' Chang the writing a bit but you know it's it's a real contribution to thinking about the crisis that we're going through now”
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The Wolf at the Door
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Recommended“he has a book called the wolf at the door which is fairly recent which basically explains the things that I learned in his political science course a few months ago and it tells you how to form coalitions that can win and how to pass things that will stay in place”
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman explores the dual systems of the human mind that drive how people think, make choices, and commit cognitive errors.
Discussed“it ties into a famous book Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Conan”
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Beat the Market
Beat the Market by Edward O.
Discussed“and so that became the book beat the market”
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The Man Who Solved the Market
Gregory Zuckerman's The Man Who Solved the Market chronicles the extraordinary life of Jim Simons and the groundbreaking quantitative strategies of Renaissance Technologies.
Recommended“for people who want to read more about Jim Simons there's a book called the man who solved to the market which is a good read”
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Catch-22
Catch-22 by Joseph Heller is a satirical World War II novel centered on the bureaucratic absurdities and ironic paradoxes of military life.
Discussed“Joseph Hower wrote this famous book C 22 uh of which they made a movie way back maybe 50 years ago”
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The Unthinkable (Revised and Updated)
The Unthinkable by Amanda Ripley is a nonfiction exploration of survival psychology that examines how ordinary people react when confronted with disasters, terrorist attacks, and life-or-threatening crises.
Discussed“There's a book called The Unthinkable, I think by Amanda Ripley.”
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Books Edward O. Thorp wrote
Appearances
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I'll tell you one story that you probably read my book it's about Joseph heler and Kurt vonet please Joseph how wrote his famous book C 22 of which they made a movie way back maybe 50 years ago”
“And my book has a little section about that called the rule of 72.”
“and so that became the book beat the market and that launched both of us into separate businesses”