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Thoughtful reading on investing, behaviour, and long-term wealth

Because I’m often asked which books are actually worth reading, I’ve put together a short list of titles I genuinely recommend to anyone interested in investing and long-term financial decisions.

These are books I’ve personally read and found worth the time. They helped me think more clearly about money, risk, and behaviour — and about building wealth patiently, rather than chasing the latest trends.

Investing, Capital Allocation & Wealth Building — Foundations

  1. Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders — Warren Buffett
  2. The Essays of Warren Buffett — Lawrence A. Cunningham
  3. The Intelligent Investor — Benjamin Graham
  4. The Simple Path to Wealth — JL Collins
  5. Rich Dad Poor Dad — Robert T. Kiyosaki
  6. Cashflow Quadrant — Robert T. Kiyosaki
  7. Think and Grow Rich — Napoleon Hill

Investing, Capital Allocation & Wealth Building — Advanced

  1. The Structure of Production — Mark Skousen
  2. Inteligentny inwestor XXI wieku — Trader 21
  3. Świat surowców — Dorota Sierakowska
  4. Rich Kid, Smart Kid — Robert T. Kiyosaki
  5. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind — T. Harv Eker
  6. Early Retirement Extreme — Jacob Lund Fisker

Behaviour, Psychology & Decision-Making

  1. Thinking, Fast and Slow — Daniel Kahneman
  2. The Psychology of Money — Morgan Housel
  3. Freakonomics — Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
  4. The Happiness Hypothesis — Jonathan Haidt

Big Picture, History & the World

  1. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind — Yuval Noah Harari
  2. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century — Yuval Noah Harari
  3. Factfulness — Hans Rosling
  4. The Changing World Order — Ray Dalio
  5. The Age of Turbulence — Alan Greenspan
  6. Principles — Ray Dalio

Real Estate & Financial Independence (Polish Perspective)

  1. Finansowa forteca — Sławek Muturi
  2. Zarabiaj na najmie — Sławek Muturi
  3. Jak kupić mieszkanie na wynajem — Sławek Muturi

Biographies & Entrepreneurial Stories

  1. Steve Jobs — Walter Isaacson
  2. Elon Musk — Ashlee Vance
  3. Losing My Virginity — Richard Branson

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