Investing: The Last Liberal Art (Columbia Business School Publishing)

This book isn’t a “how to invest” guide but rather a discussion of the interrelatedness of investing with other disciplines. In that way, it is foundational to understanding investing as a whole. For those who are engaged in investing (or want to be) and enjoy contemplating the connectivities of the world, “Investing” is absolutely brilliant.

This is a great book for those who want to learn the basics of investing. Its original thesis should appeal to both finance professionals and novice investors alike. Take a few hours to read this book.

this provide a basis for a lifetime of learning and understanding and an outline of how to develop a personal process of achievement success at anything and everything in life.

This is an excellent book to get you thinking about how investing fits in the broader world. There isn't any directions for actual investing (like evaluating stocks, etc.) but lots to ponder and think about with the larger picture. A very insightful and entertaining read. Not too deep but deep enough.

This book is a masterpiece. It is incredible how the Author had the capacity to explain so many mental models in such a simple and easy way to use. The first time I read about this way of thinking it was from a book about Charlie Munger, but this is a much more down to earth and simple way of looking at the same subject.

I've read and enjoyed other books by this author, but I have to say that it just doesn't work for me. I suspect that a reader is either going to love this book and get a great deal out of it, or it's going to leave them cold. I agree with the basic premise, that having a broad understanding of different academic areas should make you a better investor. I have always been interested in history and geography, I love to learn about different people and places, and if you have a reasonable grasp of history, it sure does help to make things clearer in the here-and-now. So I can certainly understand and agree with the premise. My problem is simply that I'm just not that interested in learning much about the areas that have not interested me in the past, things like mathematics and philosophy. And I don't intend for this to sound mean, but I'm just not sure how much a brief overview on a particular topic is going to be of much benefit. By all means, give this book a try, for the right person it might just be one of the best books on investing you will ever read. Me, I'm just too lazy (hey, a man's gotta know his limitations!)

Great book but the language and the author does come across as a little show-off... the curse of being knowledgeable I suppose.

This work is seminal (in its amalgamation of ideas)...and prsents a sound, well-reasoned set of arguments for a broad-based education and world-view--sufficiently broad, in fact, to advocate for each practitioner of ANY discipline to grasp the concept & desire the state. Sadly, this work demonstrates that my own education--four splendidly expensive degrees, honors and honors programs all--has been inadequate. Superb!