The Alchemy of Finance (Abridged) Audiobook

" Finally an expert who admits that he is shooting in the dark, mostly. "

" So I thought I could tap into Soros' genius by reading this book...but my cursory knowledge of finance could not keep me afloat through a complicated discussion of his perspective. I didn't finish the book (it probably deserves more stars), but came away w/ some meditations on group behaviors. "

" Interesting read. In the first section Soros put forth his theory on the market, then in the second it follows his diary through a trading year where he explains the reasons for his trades. "

" I found this book to be extremely interesting. It was exciting to see Soros' thought processes during the time period "

" Great insights, but often in hard to digest prose. The self-centered approach of the author stands in the way of conveying the message. "

" Not for the uninitiated - probably an unfair rating for that fact that I'm not in the field. I give two stars for the effort I can imagine that was expended in writing this. "

" One of the first book i ever read in finance... very powerful "

" Demanding reading. Books rarely require both logical and statistical attention. "

" He stated this was his life's work. I found it hideously boring and uninspiring... oh, and unhelpful. "

" A little dated, but it had some good ideas here and there. "

" Boy, I remember when I read it the first time 20 years ago ... it's so complicated. He's a rare genius in the investment world. "

" Poor writing mediocre insight on macro economics and nothing on micro/company level economics "

" Best economic and investment book I've ever read. "

" I just finished listening to this the first time. I'll most likely listen to it again to further learn from Soros. I see him as an important investment leader to understand and I see much more right than wrong in his predictions of the current financial market. "

" this was good until it got to the core ideas that underpin his philosoph and then i could not understand how his ideas mapped out. "

" Stock prices and trading is only loosely based on "research" but is more driven by a herd mentality. Soros figured this out years before Game Theory was applied to the financial markets, and did well with that knowledge. "

" Brilliant philosophical take on financial markets. Lots of talk of the Heisenburg Principle and the sheer non-science of trading. "

" A little dated, but it had some good ideas here and there. "

" Not for the uninitiated - probably an unfair rating for that fact that I'm not in the field. I give two stars for the effort I can imagine that was expended in writing this. "

" Brilliant philosophical take on financial markets. Lots of talk of the Heisenburg Principle and the sheer non-science of trading. "

" Poor writing mediocre insight on macro economics and nothing on micro/company level economics "

" I just finished listening to this the first time. I'll most likely listen to it again to further learn from Soros. I see him as an important investment leader to understand and I see much more right than wrong in his predictions of the current financial market. "

" One of the first book i ever read in finance... very powerful "

" this was good until it got to the core ideas that underpin his philosoph and then i could not understand how his ideas mapped out. "

" So I thought I could tap into Soros' genius by reading this book...but my cursory knowledge of finance could not keep me afloat through a complicated discussion of his perspective. I didn't finish the book (it probably deserves more stars), but came away w/ some meditations on group behaviors. "

" Stock prices and trading is only loosely based on "research" but is more driven by a herd mentality. Soros figured this out years before Game Theory was applied to the financial markets, and did well with that knowledge. "