Michael Mauboussin Book Recommendations

Complexity

A Guided Tour

by Melanie Mitchell

"For people who want to understand the basic concepts of complexity." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Deep Survival

Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why

by Laurence Gonzales

"An awesome book - and especially relevant in these times." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

The Model Thinker

What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You

by Scott E. Page

"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Trading Bases

How a Wall Street Trader Made a Fortune Betting on Baseball

by Joe Peta

"GREAT read. Helps that many themes overlap with The Success Equation." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Judgment in Managerial Decision Making

by Max H. Bazerman

"Great for an introduction [to decision making]." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Creating Shareholder Value

A Guide for Managers and Investors

by Alfred Rappaport

"My career was shaped by [this book]." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Understanding Michael Porter

The Essential Guide to Competition and Strategy

by Joan Magretta

"Terrific and easier to read than the (original) Porter work." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Artificial Intelligence

A Guide for Thinking Humans

by Melanie Mitchell

"Perfect for the amateur interested in AI (as I would describe myself)." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Confessions of the Pricing Man

How Price Affects Everything

by Hermann Simon

"The best book I know on pricing." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Patient Capital

The Challenges and Promises of Long-Term Investing

by Victoria Ivashina

"Very useful." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Adaptive Markets

Financial Evolution at the Speed of Thought

by Andrew W. Lo

"Take a look at [this book]." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

More Heat than Light

Economics as Social Physics, Physics as Nature's Economics

by Philip Mirowski

"30 years old but still fascinating." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations

A Story of Economic Discovery

by David Warsh

"Great. In my notes, I wrote down four ways in which we refer to 'increasing returns' in economics." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Valuation

Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies

by McKinsey & Company Inc.

Michael Mauboussin recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)

Psychology of Intelligence Analysis

by Richards J. Heuer

"There's much here that is new." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

War and Chance

Assessing Uncertainty in International Politics

by Jeffrey A. Friedman

"I love [this book]." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

A History of the Theory of Investments

My Annotated Bibliography

by Mark Rubinstein

"Wonderful." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Capital Ideas

The Improbable Origins of Modern Wall Street

by Peter L. Bernstein

"A wonderful telling of how many of the big ideas in capital market theory developed." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Gridiron Genius

A Master Class in Building Teams and Winning at the Highest Level

by Michael Lombardi

"I loved [this book]." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Enlightenment Now

The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress

by Steven Pinker

"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

The Ambiguities of Experience

by James G. March

Michael Mauboussin recommended this book on Twitter. (Source)

Blueprint

How DNA Makes Us Who We Are

by Robert Plomin

"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

The Fear Factor

How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between

by Abigail Marsh

"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

She Has Her Mother's Laugh

The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity

by Carl Zimmer

"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

How to Change Your Mind

What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

by Michael Pollan

"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Why We Sleep

Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams

by Matthew Walker

"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Creativity, Inc.

Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

by Ed Catmull

"Best business book I've read in a long time." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Thinking in Bets

Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts

by Annie Duke

"An awesome book." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Superforecasting

The Art and Science of Prediction

by Philip E. Tetlock

"Most important book since Thinking, Fast & Slow." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Extreme Ownership

How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

by Jocko Willink

"Great book by two remarkable men. You want these guys on your side." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Give and Take

Why Helping Others Drives Our Success

by Adam Grant

"Terrific." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Billion Dollar Whale

The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World

by Tom Wright

"Amazing [book] about human nature." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Bad Blood

Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup

by John Carreyrou

"Amazing [book] about human nature." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Behave

The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

by Robert M. Sapolsky

"The best book I have ever read on human behavior." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Secrets of Sand Hill Road

Venture Capital and How to Get It

by Scott Kupor

"Great!" - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Against the Gods

The Remarkable Story of Risk

by Peter L. Bernstein

"A must read." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Who We Are and How We Got Here

Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past

by David Reich

"[One of] my favorite science books in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

The Outsiders

Eight Unconventional CEOs and Their Radically Rational Blueprint for Success

by William N. Thorndike

"It is, and should at the top of the reading list for CEOs and investors." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

The Sports Gene

Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance

by David Epstein

"Awesome." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

The Psychology of Money

Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness

by Morgan Housel

"A wonderful and wise book." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

The Coddling of the American Mind

How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

by Greg Lukianoff

"[One of the] books that helped me think better in 2018." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Complexity

The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos

by M. Mitchell Waldrop

"Documents the early days of [Santa Fe Institute] and explains many of the big ideas." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Range

Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

by David J. Epstein

"The best book I have read [in 2019]." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

How to Decide

Simple Tools for Making Better Choices

by Annie Duke

"The best user's guide to decision-making that you'll find." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Expert Political Judgment

How Good Is It? How Can We Know?

by Philip E. Tetlock

"[Made me feel a] sense of revelation." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Infinite Powers

How Calculus Reveals the Secrets of the Universe

by Steven Strogatz

"Awesome." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Pre-Suasion

A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade

by Robert Cialdini

"Fascinating and useful read. An instant classic." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

The Storytelling Animal

How Stories Make Us Human

by Jonathan Gottschall

"Great read for anyone who communicates for a living." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)

Work Rules!

Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead

by Laszlo Bock

"Many valuable ideas about building and sustaining a great work environment." - Michael Mauboussin (Source)