Born to Steal – When the Mafia hit Wall Street
by Gary Weiss

Why would the Mafia ever be interested in joining Wall Street?

Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst
by Dan Reingold

Reingold, a prominent Wall Street analyst from 1989 to 2003, sets out to give a first-person narrative about business fraud and scandal.

Ponzi's Scheme: The True Story of a Financial Legend
by Mitchell Zuckerman

Charles Ponzi devised and carried out the scheme that carries his name. Many investors did indeed double their investments, as Ponzi would use money of new investors to pay old investors, and Ponzi himself became a millionaire. Eventually, Zuckoff shows, the Boston Post uncovered this "robbing Peter to pay Paul" system (as it was then known), and Ponzi's life unraveled.

Conspiracy of Fools
by Kurt Eichenwald

A true life story about a company that was named Fortune magazine’s most innovative company for six years straight. What went wrong? Enron’s colossal collapse written by a veteran New York Times journalist.

Blood on the Street
by Charles Gasparino

This is a real life tale of research analysts, devoid of ethical standards and driven by greedy investment bankers, summed up in a way that a 4 th grader could understand. Written by a former Wall Street Journal reporter who’s been called one of the “best and brightest.”

Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance Life and in the Markets
by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

If the prescriptions for making money are successful enough to put the books that preach them on bestsellers lists, then, why aren't there more millionaires? This author, a professional trader and mathematics professor, examines what randomness means in business and in life and why human beings are so prone to mistake dumb luck for consummate skill.

The Exchange-Traded Funds Manual
by Gary L. Gastineau

An excellent resource and reference guide on ETFs.

Covered Call Writing With Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): Double-Digit Returns, Diversification, Downside Protection
by Paul D. Kadavy

Geared for individuals with some knowledge of stock market and ETF investing but are new to covered call writing.