Michael Batnick

Michael Batnick's Book Recommendations

Finance & Investing authors

Michael Batnick is an author, podcaster, and the Director of Research at Ritholtz Wealth Management. He is known for his insights on markets and investor behavior. Based on his book recommendations, he seems interested in history, investing, and social issues.

10 books recommended

πŸ“š Books Recommended by Michael Batnick 10

One Hundred One Years on Wall Street

One Hundred One Years on Wall Street

by John Dennis Brown

"One of my favorite market books."

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"β€œA history of the stock market teaches many lessons. Learning them is the problem.” John Dennis Brown in 101 Years On Wall Street. One of my favorite market books."

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American Tabloid

American Tabloid

by James Ellroy

"Such a good book."

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"@Jonathan_Novy Such a good book. I can’t believe they successfully turned his novel into a movie. Could have gone horribly wrong in lesser hands."

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City of Thieves

City of Thieves

by David Benioff

"It was excellent."

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"@_JeremyGoldberg @morganhousel @BullandBaird @jposhaughnessy Only audio book I ever did was City of Thieves, it was excellent."

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The Soul of America

The Soul of America

by Jon Meacham

"This book does a wonderful job telling the American story."

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"β€œTo hear such voices is to be reminded of what we have lost, but also what can one day be recaptured.” This book does a wonderful job telling the American story. We are a giant ball of contradictions: Hope and fear, racism and progress, division and unity."

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Don't Fall For It

Don't Fall For It

by Ben Carlson

"[The author] worked hard on it and it came out great."

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"Nic Cage, Al Capone, and Bill Clinton. And that's just the Cs! If you're a fan of Ben's work, you have to buy this book. He worked hard on it and it came out great."

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The Giving Tree

The Giving Tree

by Shel Silverstein

"Michael Batnick recommended this book on Twitter."

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"@albertwenger The Giving Tree"

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Amusing Ourselves to Death

Amusing Ourselves to Death

by Neil Postman

"One of the best books on communication that I’ve ever read."

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"Here is Neil Postman on the Telegraph, which was the Twitter of its day. From Amusing Ourselves to Death Huge h/t to @patrick_oshag. This is one of the best books on communication that I’ve ever read."

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Red Notice

Red Notice

by Bill Browder

"One of the most entertaining finance books I've ever read. It reads like a movie."

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"Red Notice was one of the most entertaining finance books I've ever read. It reads like a movie. Thank you @Perth_Tolle for sending it to me :)"

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Beneath a Scarlet Sky

Beneath a Scarlet Sky

by Mark T Sullivan

"I cannot recommend this book highly enough."

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"I cannot recommend this book highly enough. Only $2.99 on Kindle, $6.99 paperback. H/t @charliebilello"

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