Book Recommendations
I used to track the best books i read every month. In hindsight, this was stupid. Reading is not about completion, racking up numbers, or showing off. It's about retaining lessons that you can use to improve your life and stimulate your thinking.
The books listed below have helped me think better. Hope they can help you, too.
I used to track the best books i read every month. In hindsight, this was stupid. Reading is not about completion, racking up numbers, or showing off. It's about retaining lessons that you can use to improve your life and stimulate your thinking.
The books listed below have helped me think better. Hope they can help you, too.
A Life Well Lived
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
I See Satan Fall Like Lightning by Rene Girard
The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive by Brian Christian
King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert Moore & Douglas Gillette
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Marketing
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life by Rory Sutherland
Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert Cialdini
This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See by Seth Godin
The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk
Biographies
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way by Richard Branson
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman
Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency by James Andrew Miller
Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue by Ryan Holiday
Economics
Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream by Tyler Cowen
Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis
Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday
I See Satan Fall Like Lightning by Rene Girard
The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive by Brian Christian
King, Warrior, Magician, Lover by Robert Moore & Douglas Gillette
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Marketing
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert B. Cialdini
Alchemy: The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life by Rory Sutherland
Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert Cialdini
This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See by Seth Godin
The Thank You Economy by Gary Vaynerchuk
Biographies
Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power by Jon Meacham
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way by Richard Branson
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman by Richard P. Feynman
Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency by James Andrew Miller
Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue by Ryan Holiday
Economics
Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Dream by Tyler Cowen
Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis
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Further Reading
The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian
I read this book at least 8 times during my teenage years and have returned back to it as an adult. I’d recommend this as a gift to any teenager in your life.
ReWork by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
This book fundamentally changed the way I think about business. I continue to follow their writing at Signal v. Noise.
The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian
I read this book at least 8 times during my teenage years and have returned back to it as an adult. I’d recommend this as a gift to any teenager in your life.
ReWork by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
This book fundamentally changed the way I think about business. I continue to follow their writing at Signal v. Noise.
