18 books like Wall Street stories

What to read after Wall Street stories — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Bartleby, the Scrivener Herman Melville · 1966 · ★ 3.9 · 66p · ≈ 2h · Moderate "Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by Herman Melville. The story first appeared, anonymously, in Putnam's Magazine in two parts. The first part appeared in November 1853, with the conclusion published in December 1853. It was reprinted in Melville's The Piazza Tales in 1856 with minor textual alterations. The work is said to have been inspired, in part, by… Shares: Wall street, Securities industry

Where Are the Customer's Yachts? Fred Schwed · 1940 · ★ 4.0 · 215p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Shares: Wall street, Securities industry

Short-Term Financial Management John Zietlow · 2013 · 507p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Essential tools and guidance for effective nonprofit financial managementFinancial Management for Nonprofit Organizations provides students, professionals, and board members with a comprehensive reference for the field. Identifying key objectives and exploring current practices, this book offers practical guidance on all major aspects of nonprofit financial management. As nonprofit organizations… Shares: Finance, Business

Short-Term Rental, Long-Term Wealth Avery Carl · 2021 From analyzing potential properties to effectively managing your listings, this book is your one-stop resource for making a profit with short-term rentals!Airbnb, Vrbo, and other listing services have become massively popular in recent years—why not tap into the gold mine? Whether you’re new to real estate investing or you want to add a new strategy to your growing portfolio, vacation rentals can… Shares: Finance, Business

Maximum Trading Gains With Anchored VWAP Brian Shannon · 2023 · ★ 4.6 Maximum Trading Gains with the Anchored VWAP results from decades of research and application by the author. It builds on Shannon's foundational book, Technical Analysis Using Multiple Timeframes. Author Brian Shannon, CMT, explains how to use the Anchored VWAP (AVWAP) to make better entries and exits, to time breakouts and breakdowns, and to set stop losses. Both new and experienced traders and… Shares: Finance, Business

Suze Orman's Action Plan Suze Orman · 2010 Times have changed and the rules have changed, but financial security is still the goal. Do you know how to get there?There is a new reality out there--a new normal. What was once certain--that you would be able to retire comfortably, that you would pay for your kids' education, that your home would appreciate in value--is no longer a sure thing. So much has changed on the financial landscape… Shares: Finance, Business

Profit First For Lawyers RJon Robins · 2023 This Book Will Make Your Law Firm More ProfitableBy following the simple advice in this book, one day not long from now, you will wake up to find you are taking more profits from your law firm:•Without spending more money on marketing.•Without hiring more staff.•Without increasing overhead.Notice the absence of "hedge" words. Following just about any of the advice in this book will make your law… Shares: Finance, Business

Introduction to Fixed-Income Analysis and Portfolio Management Frank J. Fabozzi · 2025 · 616p · ≈ 20h · Moderate A concise but comprehensive introduction to fixed income analysis for undergraduate and graduate students.Offering more concise and less technical coverage of the material featured in the classic text Bond Markets, Analysis, and Strategies, this streamlined book is rightsized for a one-semester fixed-income course. In accessible terms, Frank Fabozzi describes the sectors of the fixed-income… Shares: Finance, Business

Basic Mathematics for Economists Mike Rosser · 2003 · 514p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Economics students will welcome the new edition of this excellent textbook. Mathematics is an integral part of economics and understanding basic concepts is vital. Given that many students come into economics courses without having studied mathematics for a number of years this clearly written book will help to develop quantitative skills in even the least numerate student up to the required… Shares: Finance, Business

Billion Dollar Whale Bradley Hope & Tom Wright · 2018 · ★ 4.5 · 399p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Two Pulitzer-finalist Wall Street Journal reporters document the true story of how a young social climber orchestrated one of history's biggest financial heists, exposing the secret nexus of elite wealth, banking, Hollywood and politics. 75,000 first printing. "What does it take to steal $5 billion? In 2009, with the dust yet to settle on the financial crisis, a mild-mannered Wharton grad set in… Shares: Wall street, Business

Financial statement analysis Martin S. Fridson · 1991 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Praise for Financial Statement Analysis A Practitioner's Guide Third Edition "This is an illuminating and insightful tour of financial statements, how they can be used to inform, how they can be used to mislead, and how they can be used to analyze the financial health of a company." -Professor Jay O. Light Harvard Business School "Financial Statement Analysis should be required reading for anyone… Shares: Finance, Business

Reading Financial Reports For Dummies Lita Epstein · 2005 · 362p · ≈ 12h · Moderate The second edition includes over 25 percent new and updated information including: New information on the separate accounting and financial reporting standards for private/small businesses versus public/large businesses Updated information that reflects the 2007 law on international financial reporting standards New content to match SEC and other governmental regulatory changes over the past… Shares: Finance, Business

Secrets of Sand Hill Road Scott Kupor · 2019 · ★ 4.5 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "What are venture capitalists saying about your startup behind closed doors? And what can you do to influence that conversation? If Silicon Valley is the greatest wealth-generating machine in the world, Sand Hill Road is its humming engine. That's where you'll find the biggest names in venture capital, including famed VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, where lawyer-turned-entrepreneur-turned-VC Scott… Shares: Finance, Business

Exchange-traded funds for dummies Russell Wild · 2006 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate It seems like every week Wall Street comes up with some new, exotic investment idea that puts your money at risk. Thankfully, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are less volatile than individual stocks, cheaper than most mutual funds, and subject to minimal taxation. But how do you use this wonderful product to diversify your investments in today's fast-growing and ever-changing market? … Shares: Finance, Business

Practical Portfolio Performance Measurement and Attribution Carl R. Bacon · 2004 · 402p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Practical Performance Measurement and Attribution provides a clear introduction to the subject of performance measurement. Focusing more on the practical use and calculation of performance returns rather than the academic background it will help readers gain a clear understanding of the role and implications of performance measurement in today's financial environment. "Carl's book is a 'must… Shares: Finance, Business

Fundraising for social change Kim Klein · 1985 · 540p · ≈ 18h · Moderate Since it was first published in 1988, Fundraising for Social Change has become one of the most widely used books on fundraising in the United States . Fundraising practitioners and activists rely on it for hands-on, specific, and accessible fundraising techniques, and it has become a required text in dozens of college courses around the country. This fifth edition offers the information that has… Shares: Finance, Business

Obscure Destinies Willa Cather · 1932 · ★ 4.1 · 242p · ≈ 8h · Challenging A collection of three novellas honoring the settlers of the American plains. Shares: In literature, Social life and customs

Bankruptcy and insolvency taxation Grant W. Newton · 1991 · 752p · ≈ 25h · Moderate The thousands of mergers, acquisitions, and start-ups that have characterized the past ten years of business have created an increasing number of corporations in financial trouble: specifically, a shortage of venture capital or quick cash. Consequently, bankruptcy protection is now viewed as a strategic move to protect corporations from their creditors and allow them to reorganize. Bankruptcy and… Shares: Finance, Business

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