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I always like to have a few surprises, so each year I like to ask some relatives/friends to just pick any old random trading book. This normally turns up some weird and wonderful choices, and this year was no exception.
"Inside the Mind of the Turtles" by Curtis Faith greeted me this year. I cried a little inside as I unwrapped this book, I wouldn't touch this with a bargepole if I saw it in a bookshop. In fact I would probably not even handle it without gloves in case it made me dumber by osmosis.
But anyway, I decided to put aside my prejudices and give it an honest read. It met my expectations and so much more! This was quite literally the worst book I have ever read. Everything about Mr Faith screams 'lucky fool'.
I don't think I've ever read a book where it is so blatant that it's simply an attempt to write a book out of 'nothing'. Curtis has nothing to say. All we get here is a glimpse of the vacuum that fills the space between his ears.
The way you can tell he is fake is that he barely writes about trading in this book. Its paltry 210pages is crammed with examples of risk and uncertainty in just about every arena other than trading. If you want to learn about how to set up and run a software company, or how to act in the operating theatre of a hospital, or how to safely rescue someone from a capsized boat, this is the book for you!
Luckily I also chose for myself a number of books, so far I have got through "FIASCO" by Frank Partnoy and "Inside the House of Money" by Steven Drobny, both of which are written by real traders who have experience and understanding of how it all really works. I thoroughly recommend both.
"Inside the Mind of the Turtles" by Curtis Faith greeted me this year. I cried a little inside as I unwrapped this book, I wouldn't touch this with a bargepole if I saw it in a bookshop. In fact I would probably not even handle it without gloves in case it made me dumber by osmosis.
But anyway, I decided to put aside my prejudices and give it an honest read. It met my expectations and so much more! This was quite literally the worst book I have ever read. Everything about Mr Faith screams 'lucky fool'.
I don't think I've ever read a book where it is so blatant that it's simply an attempt to write a book out of 'nothing'. Curtis has nothing to say. All we get here is a glimpse of the vacuum that fills the space between his ears.
The way you can tell he is fake is that he barely writes about trading in this book. Its paltry 210pages is crammed with examples of risk and uncertainty in just about every arena other than trading. If you want to learn about how to set up and run a software company, or how to act in the operating theatre of a hospital, or how to safely rescue someone from a capsized boat, this is the book for you!
Luckily I also chose for myself a number of books, so far I have got through "FIASCO" by Frank Partnoy and "Inside the House of Money" by Steven Drobny, both of which are written by real traders who have experience and understanding of how it all really works. I thoroughly recommend both.
