Joel Greenblatt writes accessible investment books that turn value-investing ideas into repeatable screening and research methods. You Can Be a Stock Market Genius examines spin-offs, restructurings, rights offerings and other special situations where complexity can create mispricing. The Little Book That Beats the Market introduces the Magic Formula, ranking companies using measures related to earnings yield and return on capital, then stressing patience and diversification rather than constant trading. The Big Secret for the Small Investor develops related ideas about buying good businesses at sensible prices. Greenblatt's prose is informal, humorous and deliberately simple, but the underlying approach depends on disciplined financial analysis. His work fits value investing, special situations and quantitative screening for individual investors. Read more Less