Ben Carlson

Ben Carlson's Book Recommendations

Finance & Investing authors

Ben Carlson is a financial advisor and author known for his blog, A Wealth of Common Sense, where he writes about the markets, the economy, and investor behavior. Based on his book recommendations, he seems to enjoy a wide range of topics, from finance and economics to biographies and survival stories.

11 books recommended 2 books authored

📖 Written by Ben Carlson

📚 Books Recommended by Ben Carlson 11

The Fifties

The Fifties

by David Halberstam

"Some of my favorite books on this history: The Rise & Fall of American Growth by Robert Gordon The Fifties by David Halberstam The Big Change by Frederick Lewis Allen"

tweet View source ↗
The Big Change

The Big Change

by Frederick Lewis Allen

"Some of my favorite books on this history: The Rise & Fall of American Growth by Robert Gordon The Fifties by David Halberstam The Big Change by Frederick Lewis Allen"

tweet View source ↗
The Great Beanie Baby Bubble

The Great Beanie Baby Bubble

by Zac Bissonnette

"At the height of the mania Beanie Babies made up as much as 10% of eBay's revenue This book by Zac Bissonnette is excellent on crowd psychology, persuasion and sales tactics"

tweet View source ↗
The Geography of Madness

The Geography of Madness

by Frank Bures

"@BullandBaird this is one of the most interesting books I've read in a long time (so of course I had to tie it into the stock mkt):"

tweet View source ↗
Alright, Alright, Alright

Alright, Alright, Alright

by Melissa Maerz

"If you're a fan of Dazed & Confused or just the movie business in general I can't recommend this book highly enough Such a fun read"

tweet View source ↗
Greenlights

Greenlights

by Matthew McConaughey

"Biggest upset of the year is my low expectations vs the new Matthew McConaughey memoir Might be my favorite book of the year I can't believe how much I liked it Some awesome stories & lessons in here"

tweet View source ↗
The Rise and Fall of American Growth

The Rise and Fall of American Growth

by Martin Short

"Ben Carlson recommended this book on Twitter."

book list View source ↗

"Some of my favorite books on this history: The Rise & Fall of American Growth by Robert Gordon The Fifties by David Halberstam The Big Change by Frederick Lewis Allen"

tweet View source ↗
The Deficit Myth

The Deficit Myth

by Stephanie Kelton

"Could end of being one of the more important economics books in a long time."

book list View source ↗
Deficit Myth

Deficit Myth

by Stephanie Kelton

"Seems like a combination of right place, right time but The Deficit Myth could end of being one of the more important economics books in a long time (and I still can't tell if that importance is going to be good or bad) Definitely worth a read"

tweet View source ↗