A great book about an early trend following trader in the stock markets.

A collection of fun (and interesting) stories from Vanity Fair magazine about the GFC.

This book is the classic account of the fall of RJR Nabisco. At the time, the fight to control RJR Nabisco during October and November of 1988 was about the largest takeover in Wall Street history.

An easy-to-read book about the Michael Milken era and Drexel Burnham

This book allows the reader to step inside the world of Wall Street with Barton Biggs as he discusses investing in general and hedge funds in particular.

This book explores the role of risk in our society. The author argues that the notion of bringing risk under control is one of the central ideas that distinguishes modern times from the distant past. A very good read.

Offers a behind the scenes look at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR), the leveraged buyout firm responsible for many of the biggest corporate takeovers of the 1980s, and examines the economic consequences of those takeovers.