RECOMMENDED READING:

The Big Short by Michael Lewis

The real story of the crash began in bizarre feeder markets where the sun doesn't shine and the SEC doesn't dare, or bother, to tread: the bond and real estate derivative markets where geeks invent impenetrable securities to profit from the misery of lower--and middle--class Americans who can't pay their debts. The smart people who understood what was or might be happening were paralyzed by hope and fear; in any case, they weren't talking.


Michael Lewis creates a fresh, character-driven narrative brimming with indignation and dark humor, a fitting sequel to his #1 bestseller Liar's Poker. Out of a handful of unlikely--really unlikely--heroes, Lewis fashions a story as compelling and unusual as any of his earlier bestsellers, proving yet again that he is the finest and funniest chronicler of our time.

The #1 New York Times bestseller:
"It is the work of our greatest financial journalist,
at the top of his game. And it's essential reading."—Graydon Carter, Vanity Fair


 Too Big to Fail by Aaron Ross Sorkin

A brilliantly reported true-life thriller that goes behind the scenes of the financial crisis on Wall Street and in Washington.

In one of the most gripping financial narratives in decades, Andrew Ross Sorkin-a New York Times columnist and one of the country's most respected financial reporters-delivers the first definitive blow- by-blow account of the epochal economic crisis that brought the world to the brink.

Through unprecedented access to the players involved, he re-creates all the drama and turmoil of these turbulent days, revealing never-before-disclosed details and recounting how, motivated as often by ego and greed as by fear and self-preservation, the most powerful men and women in finance and politics decided the fate of the world's economy.



The Power of Kabbalah by Yehuda Berg

Our familiar reality is the physical 1 Percent Realm in which we live. Here we face challenges and obstacles 24/7. Yet there is another world called the 99 Percent Realm. According to Kabbalah everything we truly desire: love, joy, peace of mind, freedom, is available to us when we connect with this dimension beyond our five senses. When we reactively deal with our problems through anger, jealousy, fear, and insecurity we inadvertently disconnect ourselves from the source of lasting fulfillment. Imagine if we could use our difficulties as steppingstones to constantly access the 99 Percent Utilizing kabbalistic tools we can rise above the limitations of this physical world and make a connection to this highest source of energy.

The 13 principles found in this book are culled from teachings that are more than 4000 old. 

When applied, these principles can help us to remove chaos, personal struggle, and despair and reconnect us to a destiny of lasting happiness. This is the power of Kabbalah.


All the Devils are Here by Joe Nicera and Bethany McClean

A Failure of Capitalism by Richard Posner

Reckless Endangerment by Gretchen Morgenstern

Boomerang by Michael Lewis