Who recommended Bull?

4 people have recommended Bull in the interviews, articles and reading lists we track, including Nassim Nicholas Taleb and Warren Buffett. Each name links to their full reading list.

Is Bull worth reading?

4 people we track recommend it. It is best for: a personal investor reorganizing a long-term retirement allocation who wants historical context about multi-decade market runs and how regulation and culture shaped returns; a business or financial journalist researching how market narratives and personalities were reported in late 20th-century Wall Street scenes, looking for quotes, episodes, and colorful detail; a wealth adviser or portfolio manager preparing a client talk on historical cycles who needs accessible stories and timelines to illustrate how bull markets gather momentum. It may not suit: You’ll likely put it down when prolonged anecdote sequences repeat the same interpretation without adding new data — frustrating if you want concise, tightly argued analysis.; Annoying if you prefer heavy use of charts, tables, or econometric evidence — the narrative prioritizes reporting over quantitative depth.; Skip if you want step-by-step, actionable investment rules — this supplies historical narrative and character profiles rather than practical how-to guidance..

What books are like Bull?

Readers of Bull also turn to The Little Book of Common Sense Investing, The Intelligent Investor and The Outsiders, based on the lists and recommenders these books share.

Bull by Maggie Mahar: Recommended by 4 People

Name: Bull
Author: Maggie Mahar

In 1982, the Dow hovered below 1000. Then, the market rose and rapidly gained speed until it peaked above 11,000. Noted journalist and financial reporter Maggie Mahar has written the first book on the remarkable bull market that began in 1982 and ended just in the early 2000s. For almost two decades, a colorful cast of characters such as Abby Josep...