Morgan Housel

Morgan Housel

Behavioral Finance Author & Investor

Morgan Housel writes about money, psychology, and decision-making. His work explores how human behavior shapes financial outcomes.

Authors & Thinkers

Morgan Housel is a bestselling author and investor known for making complex financial concepts accessible through storytelling. His book The Psychology of Money became a cultural phenomenon, helping millions understand the behavioral side of wealth. He combines research with narrative to show why people make the financial decisions they do.

10 Books Recommended by Morgan Housel

Ranked by popularity across all reading lists on this site

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#1

The Hidden Life of Trees

by Peter Wohlleben

4 people recommended

A fascinating book about the complexity of something that seems basic.

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Also recommended by: Brit Marling, Emma Watson, Patrick Oshaughnessy

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#2

Bubble in the Sun

by Christopher Knowlton

2 people recommended

The telling of America’s first modern bubble: the Florida real estate boom of the 1920s.

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Also recommended by: Ben Carlson

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#3

Empty Mansions

by Bill Dedman

2 people recommendedrecommended 3x

A fascinating look at what money does, and doesn’t, do for you.

A fascinating look at what money does, and doesn’t, do for you.

A fascinating look at what money does, and doesn’t, do for you.

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Also recommended by: Jon Stewart

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#4

The Body

by Bill Bryson

2 people recommended

Probably the best book I read in the last year.

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Also recommended by: Peter King

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#5

Just Keep Buying

by Nick Maggiulli

It's great.

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#6

The Choice

by Edith Eva Eger

recommended 2x

Maybe the best book I’ve read in years.

Maybe the best book I’ve read in years.

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#7

The Molecule of More

by Daniel Z. Lieberman

A book about dopamine, the most powerful chemical in your brain that we rarely think about has so much influence on the world.

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#8

A Man on the Moon

by Andrew Chaikin

Walking on the moon is probably the coolest thing humans have ever done.

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#9

American Moonshot

by Douglas Brinkley

recommended 2x

This book on the space race was very good.

This book on the space race was very good.

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#10

Where the Money Was

by Willie Sutton

recommended 2x

Underrated.

Underrated.

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