The Ultimate Reading List
For the last few years, I have developed a compulsive need for reading. There is so much information out there - and that's why I am always on top of my favourite Facebook pages and articles as you can see if you follow me (https://www.facebook.com/TheRealEntrepreneur) - but ultimately, the 'right' book seems to somehow provide an organized and simpler way to dig into a specific subject in a way that relates to me.
One of the many pleasures in life is to be able to have a few hours of sitting in the sun or by the fireplace and get into this brand new world in a way that only a good book can do.
After reading about a book or 2 a month for the last 3 years, and after building and going through a wishlist of over 400, I decided to share my ultimate 104 books reading list. Narrowing it down took a lot of work but it was worth it.
Whether you are thinking of buiding a company, trying to find your purpose in life or just wondering which novel to read next, I have built this list which, for me, is the sum of all my current (and future) interests divided into 7 categories:
1. HUMAN BEHAVIOUR and LEARNING FROM THE PAST:
Let's face it, we need to understand our world and I believe the best way to do it is by learning from the past, or, if you want to think forward, we clearly need to understand our motivations and how the human brain works.
A Better Way to Live by Og Mandino
“(...) it can profoundly influence your life. Here are the principles that turned Og Mandino’s life around: his seventeen “Rules to Live By.”
A Brief History Of Time: From Big Bang To Black Holes by Stephen Hawking
“To this day, A Brief History of Time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wonders.”
Act Accordingly by Colin Wright
“(...) the ideas presented in this intentionally concise book encourage readers to question their long-held biases, their definition of confidence, their level of self-sustainability, and the degree to which they allow themselves to evolve their beliefs over time.”
The Art of Thinking Clearly: Better Thinking, Better Decisions by Rolf Dobelli
“(...) essential reading for anyone with important decisions to make. It reveals, in 100 short chapters, the most common errors of judgement, and how to avoid them.”
'As a Man Thinketh' by James Allen
“(...) the direct connection between what we think and the direction our lives take. Part of the New Thought Movement, Allen reveals the secrets to having the most fulfilling existence possible, and it’s easier than any of us could have imagined.”
#AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur's Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness by Gary Vaynerchuck
“Whether you’re planning to start your own company, working in digital media, or have landed your first job in a traditional company, #AskGaryVee is your essential guide to making things happen in a big way.”
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink
“(...) the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today's world is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world.”
Economics: The User's Guide: A Pelican Introduction by Ha-Joon Chang
“What is economics? What can - and can't - it explain about the world? Why does it matter?”
Emerson by Ralph Waldo Emerson
“His philosophy is rich in common natural scenes of daily life, and expresses the inherent harmony between man and nature. This collection brings together 15 of Emerson's most significant essays (...)”
Emotional Equations: Simple formulas to help your life work better by Chip Conley
“Joy = Love - Fear Anxiety = Uncertainty x Powerlessness
Given the complex times we live in, people are looking for ways to distil some basic truths in life. Emotional Equations is a new, visual lexicon for mastering the age of uncertainty.”
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds by Charles Mackay
“Extensive discussion about history's most infamous speculative investment bubbles - the Tulipmania, the South Sea Bubble, (...) alchemy, witch-hunts, The Crusades (...) duels (...) economic bubbles.”
Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success by John C. Maxwell
“"I want to help you learn how to confidently look the prospect of failure in the eye and move forward anyway," says Maxwell. "Because in life, the question is not if you will have problems, but how you are going to deal with them. Stop failing backward and start failing forward!"”
Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life by Ken Robinson
“(...)a practical guide to discovering your passions and natural aptitudes, and finding the point at which the two meet”
The First Global Village by Martin Page
“The Portuguese gave the English afternoon tea, and Bombay, the key to empire. They brought to Africa protection from malaria, and slave-shipments to America; to India, higher education, curry and samosas; to Japan, tempura and firearms.”
First Things First by Stephen R. Covey
“I'm getting more done in less time, but where are the rich relationships, the inner peace, the balance, the confidence that I'm doing what matters most and doing it well? “
Freakonomics by Stephen D. Levitt
“Freakonomics is at the heart of everything we see and do and the subjects that bedevil us daily: from parenting to crime, sport to politics, fat to cheating, fear to traffic jams. Asking provocative and profound questions about human motivation and contemporary living (...)”
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest To Understand, Enhance and Empower the Mind by Michio Kaku
“(...) a stunning, provocative and exhilarating tour of the top laboratories around the world to meet the scientists who are already revolutionising the way we think about the brain - and ourselves.”
Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
“ (...)the hypothesis that what really drives success is not “genius” but a unique combination of passion and long-term perseverance.”
The Happiness Track: How to Apply the Science of Happiness to Accelerate Your Success by Emma Seppala
“(...)The Happiness Track fights the traditional belief that success can only be achieved through sacrifice and struggle.”
Letters from a Stoic by Seneca
“This selection of Seneca's letters shows him upholding the austere ethical ideals of Stoicism—the wisdom of the self-possessed person immune to overmastering emotions and life’s setbacks (...)”
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl
“(...) we cannot avoid suffering but we can choose how to cope with it, find meaning in it, and move forward with renewed purpose.”
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
“Reflecting the emperor's own noble and self-sacrificing code of conduct, this eloquent and moving work draws and enriches the tradition of Stoicism, which stressed the search for inner peace and ethical certainty in an apparently chaotic world.”
Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason and the Gap Between Us and Them by Joshua Greene
“How can we get along with Them when what they want feels so wrong? Finally, Greene offers a surprisingly simple set of maxims for navigating the modern moral terrain, a practical road map for solving problems and living better lives.”
No One Understands You and What To Do About It by Heidi Grant Halvorson
"This book is not about making a good impression, although it will certainly help you do that. It's about coming across as you intend. It's about the authenticity we all strive for."
Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler
“Nudge is about choices—how we make them and how we can make better ones. Drawing on decades of research in the fields of behavioural science and economics (...)”
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do, and How to Change by Charles Duhigg
“The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more productive, building revolutionary companies and social movements, and achieving success is understanding how habits work. “
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions by Dan Ariely
“Why do smart people make irrational decisions every day? The answers will surprise you. Predictably Irrational is an intriguing, witty and utterly original look at why we all make illogical decisions.”
The Road to Character by David Brooks
“Blending psychology, politics, spirituality, and confessional, The Road to Character provides an opportunity for us to rethink our priorities, and strive to build rich inner lives marked by humility and moral depth.”
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari
“From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.” ”
Simplify by Joshua Becker
“this is a book that calls for the end of living lives seeking and accumulating more and more possessions by highlighting the enjoyment of living with less.”
The Social Animal by David Brooks
“(...) a moving intellectual adventure, a story of achievement and a defense of progress. It is an essential book for our time—one that will have broad social impact and will change the way we see ourselves and the world.”
Superhuman by Habit: A Guide to Becoming the Best Possible Version of Yourself, One Tiny Habit at a Time by Tynan
“(...) principles and philosophies of habit building, as well as the practical nuts and bolts implementing those habits. The second half of the book is dedicated to specific habits in every major area of life, covering the pros and cons of each, the path to implementing them (...)”
Stumbling on Happiness by Daniel Gilbert
“(...) With penetrating insight and sparkling prose, Gilbert explains why we seem to know so little about the hearts and minds of the people we are about to become."
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
“Daniel Kahneman, the renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical.”
Traffic by Tom Vanderbilt
“(...) is about more than driving: it's about human nature. It will change the way we see ourselves and the world around us, and it may even make us better drivers.”
2. EDUCATION:
If you have kids, or if you just worry about our future beyond your own generation, I have summed up the the ones that provide the best insights on what is wrong and how to do it right. As any Miss Universe would say: "It's all about the children."
Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World by Tony Wagner
“The result is a timely, provocative, and inspiring manifesto that will change how we look at our schools and workplaces, and provide us with a road map for creating the change makers of tomorrow.”
Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education by Ken Robinson
“Filled with anecdotes, observations and recommendations from professionals on the front line of transformative education, case histories, and groundbreaking research, Creative Schools will inspire teachers, parents, and policy makers alike to rethink the real nature and purpose of education.”
Finnish Lessons 2.0: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland? by Pasi Shalberg
“(...) how systematically focusing on teacher and leader professionalism, building trust between the society and its schools, and investing in educational equity rather than competition, choice, and other market-based reforms make Finnish schools an international model of success.”
The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do by Judith Rich Harris
“(...)the belief that what makes children turn out the way they do, aside from their genes, is the way their parents bring them up -- is nothing more than a cultural myth.”
3. HEALTH:
Staying fit, eating healthy, getting a good night sleep and meditating are 4 main concerns if you want your body and your mind to be in tune and going at maximum performance. Although this is a very practical issue, there's always something you can read about it
Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen by Christopher McDougall
“Born to Run is that rare book that will not only engage your mind but inspire your body when you realize that the secret to happiness is right at your feet, and that you, indeed all of us, were born to run.”
Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes
“Taubes argues that the problem lies in refined carbohydrates, like white flour, easily digested starches, and sugars, and that the key to good health is the kind of calories we take in, not the number.”
Physiology of Behavior: Pearson New International Edition by Neil R. Carson
“Physiology of Behavior provides a scholarly yet accessible portrait of the dynamic interaction between biology and behavior.”
There Are No Incurable Diseases: Dr. Schulze's 30-Day Cleansing & Detoxification Program by Richard Schulze
“Modern life exposes us to thousands of toxins everyday, from the foods we eat to the air we breathe. High stress levels and lack of excercise create even more toxins and inhibit our body's natural ability to cleanse itself.”
What to Eat by Marion Nestle
“(...) the definitive guide to making healthy and informed choices about food.”
4. LEARN FROM DOERS:
There's nothing quite like hearing it from the one's who did it. This group of books are based on (auto) biographies and interviews that let us know the stories behind the scenes from the people who made it. It doesn't get much better...
Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
“Ben Franklin regularly went without food in order to buy books. His example, as always, is a good one - and this is just the book to buy with the proceeds from the grocery budget.”
Berkshire Hathaway Letters to Shareholders, 1965-2015 by Warren Buffett
“In addition to providing an astounding case study on Berkshire's success, Buffett shows an incredible willingness to share his methods and act as a teacher to his many students.”
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
“(...)for this new century of globalization, in which our success will depend on our creativity, as they were for the beginning of the last century (...)”
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Aslee Vance
“More than any other entrepreneur today,Musk has dedicated his energies and his own vast fortune to inventing a future that is as rich and far-reaching as the visionaries of the golden age of science-fiction fantasy.”
Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry and Made Himself the Richest Man in America by Stephen Manes
“Gates extended his vision of software to art, entertainment, education, and even biotechnology, and made good on much of his promise to put his software "on every desk and in every home””
The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution by Walter Isaacson
“(...)a narrative of how their ability to collaborate and master the art of teamwork made them even more creative. For an era that seeks to foster innovation, creativity, and teamwork (...)
Jack: Straight from the Gut by Jack Welch
“His autobiography discusses his career, business mistakes and successes, all in his trademark, no-nonsense style.”
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
“(...)destined to take its place among the finest memoirs of history's greatest figures. Here for the first time, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela tells the extraordinary story of his life--an epic of struggle, setback, renewed hope, and ultimate triumph.”
Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business my Way by Richard Branson
“(...) a unique and sometimes outrageous look inside the life and business of Branson and his cofounders. A perfect example of how an ambitious company can disrupt established but complacent industries (...)”
Mastery by Robert Greene
“(...) interviews with world leaders, Mastery builds on the strategies outlined in The 48 Laws of Power to provide a practical guide to greatness - and how to start living by your own rules.”
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
“(...) a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.”
5. GETTING THNGS DONE:
This is a list of books that can be used as guides to running a business - or even your life. Practical and doable ways to get things done.
80/20 Sales and Marketing: The Definitive Guide to Working Less and Making More by Perry Marshall
“If you're a "numbers person" and you're just starting out in sales or marketing, this book will become the master framework for everything you do and everything you learn going forward.”
The Art and Science of Negotiation by Howard Raiffa
“There are popular books on the art of winning and scholarly books on the science of negotiation, but this is the first book to bridge the two currents. (...)”
Anything You Want: 40 Lessons for a New Kind of Entrepreneur by Derek Silvers
“(...) will inspire you to start with what you have, care about your customers more than yourself, and run your business like you don't need the money.”
Breakthrough Advertising by Eugene Schwartz
“It's a dense tome, but Schwartz put together one of the most sought after books on marketing and copywriting ever written.”
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“The Black Swan shows us how to stop trying to predict everything - and take advantage of uncertainty.”
Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers by Alexander Osterwalder
“Designed for doers, it is for those ready to abandon outmoded thinking and embrace new models of value creation: for executives, consultants, entrepreneurs, and leaders of all organizations.”
Choose Yourself by James Altucher
“More and more opportunities are rising out of the ashes of the broken system to generate real inward success (personal happiness and health) and outward success (fulfilling work and wealth).
This book will teach you to do just that. With dozens of case studies, interviews and examples (...)”
Contagious: Why Things Catch by Jonah Berger
“Discover how six basic principles drive all sorts of things to become contagious, from consumer products and policy initiatives to workplace rumours and YouTube videos. “
Delight Your Customers: 7 Simple Ways to Raise Your Customer Service from Ordinary to Extraordinary by Steve Curtin
“(...) modeling, recognizing, and reinforcing the behaviors that actually create happy customers, such as expressing genuine interest, offering sincere compliments, sharing unique knowledge, conveying authentic enthusiasm, providing pleasant surprises, and delivering service heroics when needed.”
Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time by Brian Tracy
“There just isn't enough time for everything on our "To Do" list — and there never will be. Successful people don't try to do everything. They learn to focus on the most important tasks and make sure they get done.”
The Effective Manager by Mark Horstman
“(...) a hands-on practical guide to great management at every level. (...) foster your team's development, get better and better results, and maintain a culture of positive productivity.”
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products by Nir Eyal
“He wrote the book he wished had been available to him as a start-up founder - not abstract theory, but a how-to guide for building better products. Hooked is written for product managers, designers, marketers, start-up founders, and anyone who seeks to understand how products influence our behaviour.”
Leading Imperfectly: The value of being authentic for leaders, professionals, and human beings by James T. Robillota
In short, none of us is perfect, and when we pretend to be, people quit listening to us. Instead, we need to focus on trying to connect with others. Leading Imperfectly is full of examples for how to make those connections.”
Marketing: A Love Story by Bernadette Jiwa
“Put your customer at the heart of how you position your product or service and tell stories about how it will make them feel. This is the way forward in a world where consumers are much more savvy about how they're being marketed to.”
Maslow on Management by Abraham H. Maslow
“Bringing into perspective the lasting impact of Maslow's groundbreaking principles, Maslow on Management illustrates how they have withstood the test of time to become integral components of current management practices, such as continuous improvement, Theory X, and empowerment.”
The Misfit Economy: Lessons in Creativity from Pirates, Hackers, Gangsters and Other Informal Entrepreneurs by Alexa Clay
“Who are these unknown visionaries? How do they work? How do they organize themselves? How do they catalyze innovation? And ultimately, how can you take these lessons into your own world?”
Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World by Adam Grant
“Learn from an entrepreneur who pitches his start-ups by highlighting the reasons not to invest, a woman at Apple who challenged Steve Jobs from three levels below, an analyst who overturned the rule of secrecy at the CIA, a billionaire financial wizard who fires employees for failing to criticize him, and a TV executive who didn’t even work in comedy but saved Seinfeld from the cutting-room floor.”
The Personal MBA: A World-Class Business Education in a Single Volume by Josh Kaufman
“The Personal MBA teaches simple mental models for every subject that's key to commercial success. From the basics of products, sales & marketing and finance to the nuances of human psychology, teamwork and creating systems, this book distils everything you need to know to take on the MBA graduates and win.”
Playing to Win: How Strategy Really Works by A. G. Lafley
“Strategy is not complex. But it is hard. It’s hard because it forces people and organizations to make specific choices about their future—something that doesn’t happen in most companies.”
Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade by Robert Cialdini
“Cialdini draws on an array of studies and narratives to outline the specific techniques you can use on online marketing campaigns and even effective wartime propaganda.”
Purple Cow, New Edition: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable by Seth Godin
“Godin launched a movement to make truly remarkable products that are worth marketing in the first place. “
Remote: Office Not Required by Jason Fried and David H. Hansson
“It will convince you that working remotely increases productivity and innovation, and it will also teach you how to get it right – whether you are a manager, working solo or one of a team.”
The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
“(...) hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth.”
ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever by Jason Fried
“(...) the perfect playbook for anyone who's ever dreamed of doing it on their own. Hardcore entrepreneurs, small-business owners, people stuck in day jobs who want to get out, and artists who don't want to starve anymore will all find valuable inspiration and guidance in these pages.”
Start with Why by Simon Sinek
“Why do we do what we do? Why do we exist? Learning to ask these questions can unlock the secret to inspirational business. Sinek explains what it truly takes to lead and inspire and how anyone can learn how to do it.”
Small Data: The Tiny Clues That Uncover Huge Trends by Martin Lindstrom
“(...) a great reminder for entrepreneurs to take a step back from their analytics every once in a while and think about what really makes the customer tick.”
Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent by Sydney Finkelstein
“(...) so-called ‘superbosses’ have a wide variety of personal styles, but there are some key practices that they all focus on -- such as identifying promising newcomers and inspiring their teams.”
The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur's Vision of the Future by Steve Case
“we’re entering the Third Wave: a period in which entrepreneurs will vastly transform major “real world” sectors like health, education, transportation, energy, and food—and in the process change the way we live our daily lives.”
To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth about Moving Others by Daniel H. Pink
“(...) Pink describes the six successors to the elevator pitch, the three rules for understanding another's perspective, the five frames that can make your message clearer and more persuasive (...)”
Who by Geoff Smart
“Who presents Smart and Street’s A Method for Hiring. Refined through the largest research study of its kind ever undertaken, the A Method stresses fundamental elements that anyone can implement–and it has a 90 percent success rate.”
Work Rules! Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead by Laszlo Bock
“(...) insights into the company’s work philosophy and how any entrepreneur can attract spectacular talent and increase business success.”
You Only Have to Be Right Once by Randall Lane
“(...)if you are an entrepreneur in the tech space, this is a must read, if for no other reason than to see that even the famed companies of our time started as tiny ideas with hopeful futures.”
Your Best Just Got Better: Work Smarter, Think Bigger, Make More by Jason W. Womack
“Womack's signature "workplace performance" techniques offer specific strategies to consistently and incrementally improve performance.”
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future by Peter Thiel
“(...) Thiel’s libertarian mentalities including praise of monopolies, he nonetheless makes insightful points about how to start a business, focusing on small markets, technological superiority, scalability and network potential.”
6. FICTION:
Sometimes we just need to let go and indulge into something outside the day to day hassle. These books will definitely achieve that although there is always a link to reality that will make you re-evaluate some real things.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
“Santiago's journey teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, of recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, most importantly, to follow our dreams.”
Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
“With her unique ability to depict heroism, idealism, and romance behind the creativity of the individual, Rand inspires readers to come to the defense of free minds and free markets.(...)”
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
“Above all, avoid falsehood, every kind of falsehood, especially falseness to yourself. Watch over your own deceitfulness and look into it every hour, every minute.”
The Circle by Dave Eggers
“The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users’ personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency.”
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
“(...) the world's first modern novel, and one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote of La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain.”
Dune by Frank Herbert
“A stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics, Dune won the first Nebula Award, shared the Hugo Award, and formed the basis of what it undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.”
The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov
“Set in the far future, Foundation envisions a Galactic Empire that has thrived for 12,000 years, but whose decline into an age of barbarism lasting some thirty millennia is imminent-if the predictions of renegade psycho-historian Hari Seldon are accurate.”
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
“It's an ordinary Thursday lunchtime for Arthur Dent until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly afterwards to make way for a new hyperspace bypass and his best friend has just announced that he's an alien. At this moment, they're hurtling through space with nothing but their towels and an innocuous-looking book inscribed with the big, friendly words: DON'T PANIC.”
Papillon by Henri Charriere
“Devil's Island, a place from which no one had ever escaped . . . until Papillon. His flight to freedom remains one of the most incredible feats of human cunning, will, and endurance ever undertaken.”
The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion
“While Don may be wired differently (mentally assessing the age and BMI of everyone he meets, reacting to stress with a spreadsheet or a schedule), he has integrity, focus, enthusiasm and determination, and it is impossible not to feel empathy with him even while laughing at his missteps.”
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse
“Siddhartha is the story of a young Brahmin's search for ultimate reality after meeting with the Buddha. His quest takes him from a life of decadence to asceticism, from the illusory joys of sensual love with a beautiful courtesan, and of wealth and fame, to the painful struggles with his son and the ultimate wisdom of renunciation.”
The Stranger by Albert Camus
“Through the story of an ordinary man unwittingly drawn into a senseless murder on an Algerian beach, Camus explored what he termed "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd."
Who Moved my Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
“It tells the story of two mice, Scurry and Sniff, and two sprite-like people, Hem and Haw, living in a maze where the location of the cheese suddenly begins changing every day. (...)Its lessons on how to let go of a fear of change are timeless.”
7. DAILY RECIPES:
No, it's not about cooking. These are 2 books that are not meant to be read in a normal beginning to finish way. They are bedside table books that you can and should spend 5 minutes a night learning about mankind and practical solutions from those who have 'been there'.
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living: Featuring new translations of Seneca, Epictetus, and Marcus Aurelius by Ryan Holiday
“ (...) the principles of Stoicism have shone brightly through the centuries as a philosophy for doers. Tested in the laboratory of human experience over the last two thousand years, this timeless knowledge is essential to navigating the complexities of modern life.”
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferris
“I created this book, my ultimate notebook of high-leverage tools, for myself. It’s changed my life, and I hope the same for you.”
I know there are other authors like Tony Robbins, Dale Carnegie, Robert Kyosaki, Ken Blanchard, Napoleon Hill, Peter Drucker, that have written some of classic books around these subjects. Although I have read one or 2 books from all of them, I wanted to offer a more current look on today's issues and what I believe to be THE reading list for the next 5(?) years.
Feel free to let me know about other readings you have found interesting and/or relevant.
Thanks and enjoy!
Cheers,
Jorge
PS - Is the list too big? Don't worry, I'll be posting some specific shorter ones on the next articles... And, as promised on the previous article, I will also be sending out my analysis and comments on some of the books that made the difference for me.
