Howard Marks’ Book Recommendations

7 Books Recommended by Howard Marks

1. Factfulness

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think

“Unmasks a lot of misperceptions that people have about the state of the world.” – Howard Marks (Source)

Also recommended by Barack Obama and Bill Gates

Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think is a 2018 book by Hans Rosling with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund.

2. Principles

Principles: Life & Work

“I think the guiding quote of the book is from Mark Twain, ‘History does not repeat, but it does rhyme.'” – Howard Marks (Source)

Also recommended by Bill Gates, Jack Dorsey and Mark Cuban

Principles: Life & Work is a 2017 book by Ray Dalio.

3. Fooled by Randomness

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

“Really about how much randomness there is in our world.” – Howard Marks (Source)

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets is a 2001 book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

Read: 5 Best Books by Nassim Taleb

4. Bringing Down the House

Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions

“One of the books on Howard Marks shelf.” (Source)

Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions is a 2002 book by Ben Mezrich.

5. Against the Gods

Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk

“So good.” – Howard Marks (Source)

Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk is a 1996 book by Peter L. Bernstein.

6. The Warren Buffett Way

The Warren Buffett Way

“I was asked to write the foreword for the latest edition.” – Howard Marks (Source)

Also recommended by Bill Ackman

The Warren Buffett Way is a 1994 book by Robert G. Hagstrom.

7. A Short History of Financial Euphoria

A Short History of Financial Euphoria

“Has been very inspirational for me.” – Howard Marks (Source)

A Short History of Financial Euphoria is written by John Kenneth Galbraith. It was first published in 1990.


Books Written by Howard Marks

1. Mastering the Market Cycle

Mastering the Market Cycle: Getting the Odds on Your Side

Mastering the Market Cycle: Getting the Odds on Your Side is a 2018 book by Howard Marks.

2. The Most Important Thing Illuminated

The Most Important Thing Illuminated: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor

The Most Important Thing Illuminated: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor is a 2013 book by Howard Marks.

3. The Most Important Thing

The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor

The Most Important Thing: Uncommon Sense for the Thoughtful Investor is a 2011 book by Howard Marks.

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