Two hours with the little book that beats the market will in the little book joel greenblatt founder and managing partner at gotham capital with average annualized returns of 40 for over 20 years does more than simply set out the basic principles for successful stock market investing he prov. In the little book that beats the market greenblatt shows how successful investing can be made easy for investors of any age through entertaining anecdotes and practical pearls of wisdom the book explores the basic principles of successful stock market investing and then reveals a magic formula that makes buying good companies at bargain prices automatic. In the little book that beats the market a new york times bestseller with 300000 copies in print greenblatt explained how investors can outperform the popular market averages by simply and systematically applying a formula that seeks out good businesses when they are available at bargain prices. The little book that beats the market is a classic value investing book that was originally written in 2005 this book educates the concept of value investing and joel greenblatts famous magic formula investing strategy which is simple effective and patiently practiced then is guaranteed to make profits in long run