Book Recommendations

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin

Books I Read 📖 (I Actually Mostly Listen 🎧)

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Below is a list of the books I read that month which is featured in the monthly Rewind ⏪on our Substack.

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February 2025

This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans | Seth Godin

"This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans" by Seth Godin offers a fresh perspective on strategic thinking. Structured as a collection of 297 concise essays, it encourages readers to rethink traditional approaches to strategy. Godin emphasizes the importance of identifying your "smallest viable audience," understanding systemic influences, prioritizing long-term goals over immediate rewards, and making deliberate choices that positively shape the future. This book serves as a guide for leaders, entrepreneurs, and change-makers aiming to create meaningful impact in their careers and communities.

Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t: Why That Is And What You Can Do About It | Steven Pressfield

"Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t: And Other Tough-Love Truths to Make You a Better Writer" by Steven Pressfield emphasizes that writers must craft compelling, reader-focused content to capture attention. Drawing from his diverse writing career, Pressfield shares insights on storytelling, the importance of empathy, and the necessity of understanding one's audience. He underscores that recognizing readers' limited interest is crucial for creating engaging work.

January 2025

Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be

In "Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be," Steven Pressfield delivers a candid call to action for individuals battling procrastination, self-doubt, and fear in their creative or entrepreneurial pursuits. He emphasizes the transformative power of physically committing to one's passion—literally positioning oneself in the environment where their dreams can flourish. Pressfield argues that by confronting internal resistance and dedicating oneself wholeheartedly to their craft, individuals can overcome barriers and achieve their aspirations.
- Featured as part of this book review episode

Public Speaking for Success: The Complete Program, Revised and Updated

"Public Speaking for Success" by Dale Carnegie is a comprehensive guide aimed at enhancing public speaking skills. Originally published in 1926 as "Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business," this revised edition offers timeless techniques for effective communication. Carnegie provides practical advice on overcoming stage fright, engaging audiences, and delivering persuasive speeches. The book emphasizes the importance of preparation, confidence, and understanding one's audience to communicate ideas clearly and compellingly. Drawing from his extensive experience in teaching public speaking, Carnegie illustrates his points with numerous examples and anecdotes, making this work a valuable resource for anyone looking to improve their oratory abilities.

Duped: Truth-Default Theory and the Social Science of Lying and Deception

In "Duped: Truth-Default Theory and the Social Science of Lying and Deception," Timothy R. Levine introduces the Truth-Default Theory, which suggests that humans are naturally inclined to believe others, enabling social cohesion but also making us susceptible to deception. Levine explores the balance between trust and skepticism, offering insights into why we are easily deceived and how to improve lie detection. The book is grounded in decades of empirical research, challenging conventional beliefs about deception and truth bias.

December 2024

Explore my list from 2024

Hijacking Bitcoin: The Hidden History of BTC

ChatGPT and the Future of AI: The Deep Language Revolution

Main Street Millionaire: How to Make Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses

Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game

Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get from Start-up to IPO on Your Terms

November 2024

Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence.

The Official Dopamine Nation Workbook: A Practical Guide to Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

The Tao of Pooh

Breakfast with Seneca: A Stoic Guide to the Art of Living

October 2024

Revenge of the Tipping Point: Overstories, Superspreaders, and the Rise of Social Engineering

The 6 Types of Working Genius

The Transformational Consumer: Fuel a Lifelong Love Affair with Your Customers by Helping Them Get Healthier, Wealthier, and Wiser

Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts

Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational

Merger Masters: Tales of Arbitrage

ReRead

Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know

This is one on my favorite books, the audio is amazing and I highly recommend you listen to this book. The audio book is a brilliant masterpiece with actual interviews, archival footage and sound design.

September 2024

The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities

Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive

Fitness Confidential I recommend the Audible version for extra stories and commentary from Vinnie.

Stories Sell: Storyworthy Strategies to Grow Your Business and Brand

The Lessons of History

August 2024

The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities

Permission to Feel: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive

Fitness Confidential I recommend the Audible version for extra stories and commentary from Vinnie.

Stories Sell: Storyworthy Strategies to Grow Your Business and Brand

The Lessons of History

The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success: A Practical Guide to the Fulfillment of Your Dreams

The Experience Economy, Updated Edition

Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life

Bad Therapy: Why the Kids Aren't Growing Up

ReReads

Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win

The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win

Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical, and Financial Destiny!

July 2024

Common Sense

Our Biggest Fight: Reclaiming Liberty, Humanity, and Dignity in the Digital Age

Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon

Pattern Breakers: Why Some Start-Ups Change the Future. Also a Substack Mike Maples

Right Thing, Right Now: Justice in an Unjust World

Possible: How We Survive (and Thrive) in an Age of Conflict

June 2024

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

Learned Excellence: Mental Disciplines for Leading and Winning from the World's Top Performers

Big Bet Leadership: Your Transformation Playbook for Winning in the Hyper-Digital Era

May 2024

The Prince: Niccolò Machiavelli (New Modern English Translation by Comprehendible Classics)

Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will

Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout

April 2024

The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End

The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution

The End of Race Politics: Arguments for a Colorblind America

March 2024

Simple Sabotage Field Manual

Book Review Episode

Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet

The Holy Grail of Investing: The World's Greatest Investors Reveal Their Ultimate Strategies for Financial Freedom

Gambler: Secrets from a Life at Risk

February 2024

Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours

The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I

All 2023

The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations from the author of the bestselling The 48 Laws of Power	Dec 31, 2023 [edit] Dec 31, 2022 [edit] Dec 31, 2022 [edit]
Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results	Dec 13, 2023 [edit]
The Rape of the Mind: The Psychology of Thought Control, Menticide, and Brainwashing	Dec 07, 2023 [edit]
Corporate Turnaround Artistry: Fix Any Business in 100 Days	Dec 07, 2023 [edit]
Still Possible	Dec 07, 2023 [edit]
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross	Sep 21, 2023 [edit]
Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier	Sep 21, 2023 [edit]
$100M Leads: How to Get Strangers To Want To Buy Your Stuff	Aug 30, 2023 [edit]
The 22 Laws of Category Design: Name & Claim Your Niche, Share Your POV, And Move The World From Where It Is To Somewhere Different	Aug 26, 2023 [edit]
The Art of Seduction	Aug 22, 2023 [edit]
$100M Offers: How To Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No	Aug 15, 2023 [edit]
Anything You Want	May 22, 2023 [edit]
Trauma: The Invisible Epidemic	May 12, 2023 [edit]
Effortless: Make It Easier to Do What Matters Most	May 10, 2023 [edit]
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less	May 08, 2023 [edit]
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones	May 05, 2023 [edit]
The Attributes: 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance	Apr 30, 2023 [edit]
The Art of Patience: Seeking the Snow Leopard in Tibet	Apr 27, 2023 [edit]
Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again	Apr 25, 2023 [edit]
Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency	Apr 16, 2023 [edit]
Outlive: The Science & Art of Longevity	Apr 15, 2023 [edit]
Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors	Apr 08, 2023 [edit]
The Maxwell Daily Reader: 365 Days of Insight to Develop the Leader Within You and Influence Those Around You	Apr 08, 2023 [edit] Apr 08, 2023 [edit] Dec 31, 2022 [edit] not set [edit]
The End of the World Is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization: The Collapse of Globalization and Its Aftermath	Feb 12, 2023 [edit]
Die with Zero: Getting All You Can from Your Money and Your Life	Jan 27, 2023 [edit]
The Gucci Mane Guide to Greatness	Jan 24, 2023 [edit]
Persuasion: Convincing Others When Facts Don't Seem to Matter	Jan 22, 2023 [edit]
Success: One Day at a Time	Jan 07, 2023 [edit]
The 8 Laws of Corporate America: The laws to moving through complicated situations and coming out on top.

All 2022

Discipline Is Destiny: The Power of Self-Control	Dec 21, 2022 [edit]
Never Finished	Dec 08, 2022 [edit]
Brain Energy: A Revolutionary Breakthrough in Understanding Mental Health—and Improving Treatment for Anxiety, Depression, OCD, PTSD, and More	Dec 07, 2022 [edit]
The 3-minute Rule: Saying Less to Get More from Any Pitch or Presentation	Nov 03, 2022 [edit]
Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away	Oct 29, 2022 [edit]
The 6 Habits of Growth	Oct 23, 2022 [edit]
Big Results: The Steps to Getting the Results You Want, and Why Setting Goals Never Works	Oct 15, 2022 [edit]
The Choice: Embrace the Possible	Oct 15, 2022 [edit]
The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture	Oct 2022 [edit]
Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making	Sep 16, 2022 [edit]
Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense	Sep 12, 2022 [edit]
Super Gut: A Four-Week Plan to Reprogram Your Microbiome, Restore Health, and Lose Weight	Sep 05, 2022 [edit]
The 3-Minute Rule: Say Less to Get More from Any Pitch or Presentation	Aug 28, 2022 [edit]
Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas--Not Less	Aug 17, 2022 [edit]
Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It	Jul 31, 2022 [edit]
Four Thousand Weeks	Jul 19, 2022 [edit] Apr 11, 2022 [edit]
Superconsumers: A Simple, Speedy, and Sustainable Path to Superior Growth	Jul 12, 2022 [edit]
Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life	Jul 11, 2022 [edit]
The Daily Drucker: 366 Days of Insight and Motivation for Getting the Right Things Done	Jun 06, 2022 [edit] not set [edit]
Imaginable: How to See the Future Coming and Feel Ready for Anything―Even Things That Seem Impossible Today	Apr 25, 2022 [edit]
Rich Dad, Poor Dad	Apr 21, 2022 [edit] Apr 18, 2022 [edit]
FAKE: Fake Money, Fake Teachers, Fake Assets: How Lies Are Making the Poor and Middle Class Poorer	Apr 11, 2022 [edit]
Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat: Why Well-Raised Meat Is Good for You and Good for the Planet	Apr 09, 2022 [edit]
Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus's Doctrines in a Laboratory of Human Behavior	Apr 04, 2022 [edit] Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Pain Free: A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain	Mar 28, 2022 [edit]
David Whyte Essentials	Mar 25, 2022 [edit]
Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication	Mar 07, 2022 [edit]
Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant Legacy	Feb 28, 2022 [edit]
Liar's Poker	Feb 23, 2022 [edit] Feb 28, 2019 [edit]
Life Force: How New Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine Can Transform the Quality of Your Life Those You Love	Feb 17, 2022 [edit]
Unsettled: What Climate Science Tells Us, What It Doesn’t, and Why It Matters	Feb 14, 2022 [edit]
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know	Feb 07, 2022 [edit] Feb 12, 2021 [edit]
Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!	Feb 06, 2022 [edit] not set [edit]
Leadership is Language: The Hidden Power of What You Say -- and What You Don't	Feb 05, 2022 [edit]
A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life	Feb 04, 2022 [edit]
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question	Jan 31, 2022 [edit]
Mastery	Jan 29, 2022 [edit]
The Carnivore Code Cookbook: Reclaim Your Health, Strength, and Vitality with 100+ Delicious Recipes	Jan 15, 2022

title	date read
The Art of War	Jan 06, 2022 [edit] Jan 06, 2022 [edit]
Outliers: The Story of Success	Jan 06, 2022 [edit] not set [edit]
The Origin of Species	Jan 04, 2022 [edit]
Common Sense & The Rights of Man - The Voice of the American Revolution: Words of a Visionary That Sparked the Revolution and Remained the Core of American Democratic Principles	Jan 03, 2022 [edit] Jan 02, 2022 [edit]
The Real Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Global War on Democracy and Public Health	Jan 02, 2022

All 2021

The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment	Dec 16, 2021 [edit]
The Magic of Thinking Big	Dec 12, 2021 [edit] not set [edit]
Embrace the Struggle: Living Life on Life's Terms	Dec 12, 2021 [edit] not set [edit]
Rationality	Dec 10, 2021 [edit]
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Techniques for Retraining Your Brain	Dec 03, 2021 [edit]
Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything	Nov 27, 2021 [edit]
Eat Like a Human: Nourishing Foods and Ancient Ways of Cooking to Revolutionize Your Health	Nov 23, 2021 [edit]
The 33 Strategies of War	Nov 19, 2021 [edit]
Your Symphony of Selves: Discover and Understand More of Who We Are	Nov 11, 2021 [edit]
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone	Nov 06, 2021 [edit]
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk	Nov 2021 [edit] not set [edit]
Beyond Good and Evil	Oct 31, 2021 [edit]
Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day	Oct 27, 2021 [edit]
Kettlebell Simple & Sinister	Oct 24, 2021 [edit]
Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment	Oct 13, 2021 [edit]
Speed Reading: Learn to Read a 200+ Page Book in 1 Hour	Oct 11, 2021 [edit]
Risk: A User’s Guide	Oct 11, 2021 [edit]
High Output Management	Oct 08, 2021 [edit]
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself (HBR's 10 Must Reads)	Oct 04, 2021 [edit]
Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers, and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets	Oct 03, 2021 [edit]
MeatEater's Campfire Stories: Close Calls	Oct 03, 2021 [edit]
Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors the Brave	Oct 2021 [edit]
The Art of Reading	Sep 29, 2021 [edit]
Battle Cry: Waging and Winning the War Within	Sep 29, 2021 [edit]
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness	Sep 27, 2021 [edit]
Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day	Sep 25, 2021 [edit]
Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise	Sep 23, 2021 [edit]
13 Things Mentally Strong People Don't Do: Take Back Your Power, Embrace Change, Face Your Fears, and Train Your Brain for Happiness and Success	Sep 21, 2021 [edit]
Uncommon Sense Teaching: Practical Insights in Brain Science to Help Students Learn	Sep 20, 2021 [edit]
Learn Like a Pro	Sep 18, 2021 [edit]
The Hidden Power: And Other Papers on Mental Science	Sep 09, 2021 [edit] Sep 09, 2021 [edit]
First Principles: What America's Founders Learned from the Greeks and Romans and How That Shaped Our Country	Sep 07, 2021 [edit]
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action	Sep 04, 2021 [edit] not set [edit] not set [edit]
The 5 Levels of Leadership: Proven Steps to Maximize Your Potential	Sep 2021 [edit]
The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World	Aug 31, 2021 [edit]
Cry Like a Man: Fighting for Freedom from Emotional Incarceration	Aug 27, 2021 [edit]
The Psychology of Money	Aug 19, 2021 [edit]
Monetizing Innovation: How Smart Companies Design the Product Around the Price	Aug 17, 2021 [edit]
Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha	Aug 04, 2021 [edit] not set [edit]
Musonius Rufus: Lectures and Sayings	Aug 03, 2021 [edit]
Lying	Aug 2021 [edit] not set [edit]
Free Will	Aug 2021 [edit] not set [edit]
The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future	Jul 31, 2021 [edit] not set [edit]
Letters from a Stoic	Jul 29, 2021 [edit] not set [edit]
Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words	Jul 29, 2021 [edit]
The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)	Jul 27, 2021 [edit]
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life	Jul 27, 2021 [edit]
The Five Most Important Questions You Will Ever Ask About Your Organization	Jul 27, 2021 [edit]
Rework	Jul 26, 2021 [edit]
Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life	Jul 25, 2021 [edit]
The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort To Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self	Jul 23, 2021 [edit]
Good to Great and the Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great	Jun 25, 2021 [edit] Jun 25, 2021 [edit]
Sh*t My Dad Says	Jun 15, 2021 [edit]
The Law of Success: Napoleon Hill's Writings on Personal Achievement, Wealth and Lasting Success	Jun 14, 2021 [edit]
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life	Jun 14, 2021 [edit]
Turning the Flywheel: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great	Jun 14, 2021 [edit] Jun 10, 2021 [edit]
Nomad Capitalist: How to Reclaim Your Freedom with Offshore Bank Accounts, Dual Citizenship, Foreign Companies, and Overseas Investments	Jun 2021 [edit]
What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars	May 26, 2021 [edit]
Start with NO...The Negotiating Tools that the Pros Don't Want You to Know	May 22, 2021 [edit]
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It	May 16, 2021 [edit]
The Premonition: A Pandemic Story	May 11, 2021 [edit]
Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties	May 08, 2021 [edit]
The Four Agreements	May 03, 2021 [edit]
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right	May 02, 2021 [edit]
The Art of Learning: A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence	Apr 21, 2021 [edit]
Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual	Apr 21, 2021 [edit] Apr 21, 2021 [edit]
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry	Apr 19, 2021 [edit]
Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career	Apr 19, 2021 [edit]
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us	Apr 16, 2021 [edit]
Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future	Apr 16, 2021 [edit] Apr 16, 2016 [edit]
Beginner's Mind: Words + Music	Apr 16, 2021 [edit]
Beyond Order: 12 More Rules For Life	Apr 09, 2021 [edit]
So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love	Apr 04, 2021 [edit]
Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success	Mar 09, 2021 [edit] not set [edit]
A World Without Email: Reimagining Work in an Age of Communication Overload	Mar 06, 2021 [edit]
The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership	Mar 05, 2021 [edit] Mar 05, 2021 [edit] not set [edit]
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference	Feb 28, 2021 [edit] Feb 28, 2021 [edit] not set [edit]
Innovation and Entrepreneurship	Feb 24, 2021 [edit]
Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know	Feb 21, 2021 [edit]
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion	Feb 20, 2021 [edit]
The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting up a Generation for Failure	Feb 20, 2021 [edit]
Tao Te Ching	Feb 12, 2021 [edit]
The Ultimate Sales Machine: Turbocharge Your Business with Relentless Focus on 12 Key Strategies	Feb 12, 2021 [edit] Feb 07, 2018 [edit] not set [edit]
Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another	Feb 06, 2021 [edit]
The War of Art	Jan 31, 2021 [edit] not set [edit]
Do the Work	Jan 31, 2021 [edit] Aug 10, 2020 [edit]
The Warrior Ethos	Jan 31, 2021 [edit]
A Modest Proposal: Eliminate Email	Jan 31, 2021 [edit]
The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting the Right Things Done	Jan 30, 2021 [edit] Nov 20, 2019 [edit]
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World	Jan 29, 2021 [edit]
Sage Advice: The Lives and Maxims of Some of History’s Wisest People	Jan 28, 2021 [edit]
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World	Jan 26, 2021 [edit]
Man’s Search for Meaning	Jan 24, 2021 [edit] Nov 20, 2019 [edit]
Turning Pro	Jan 24, 2021 [edit]
The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning	Jan 24, 2021

Skin in the Game: The Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life	Jan 18, 2021 [edit] Jan 18, 2021 [edit]
The Alchemist	Jan 17, 2021 [edit]
Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder	Jan 10, 2021 [edit] Jan 18, 2016 [edit]
The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal	Jan 06, 2021 [edit]
Staring Down the Wolf: 7 Leadership Commitments That Forge Elite Teams	Jan 2021 [edit]
The Time-Block Planner: A Daily Method for Deep Work	Jan 2021

All 2020

The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy	Dec 16, 2020 [edit]
Power Moves: Lessons from Davos	Dec 16, 2020 [edit]
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't	Dec 13, 2020 [edit] Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0): Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company	Dec 13, 2020 [edit]
The 50th Law	Dec 06, 2020 [edit]
The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success	Dec 06, 2020 [edit]
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius	Dec 06, 2020 [edit] not set [edit]
Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter	Dec 06, 2020 [edit]
The Great Mental Models: General Thinking Concepts	Dec 06, 2020 [edit]
The Great Mental Models Volume 2: Physics, Chemistry and Biology	Dec 06, 2020 [edit]
The MeatEater Guide to Wilderness Skills and Survival	Dec 06, 2020 [edit]
On Self-Respect	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Twelve Years a Slave	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus's Doctrines in a Laboratory of Human Behavior (Hoover Essays Book 6)	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! Adventures of a Curious Character	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Anne Frank Remembered	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
The Power of Myth, Programs 1-6	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Self-Reliance and Other Essays	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
The Republic	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
I Will Teach You to Be Rich	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Zen Habits - Handbook for Life	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
The Negotiation Book: Your Definitive Guide To Successful Negotiating	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Zen Habits: Mastering the Art of Change	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Building a Better Vocabulary	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
How to Be a Stoic: Using Ancient Philosophy to Live a Modern Life	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
The Good Life Handbook: Epictetus' Stoic Classic Enchiridion	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
On Power	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
The Practicing Stoic	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Own the Day, Own Your Life: Optimised practices for waking, working, learning, eating, training, playing, sleeping and sex	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
The Bell and the Blackbird	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Loonshots: How to Nurture the Crazy Ideas That Win Wars, Cure Diseases, and Transform Industries	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
A Handbook for New Stoics: How to Thrive in a World Out of Your Control―52 Week-by-Week Lessons	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
The 3-Day Effect	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Stillness is the key - key insights by Blinkist	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
The Stoic Challenge: A Philosopher's Guide to Becoming Tougher, Calmer, and More Resilient	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Breathing for Warriors: Master Your Breath to Unlock More Strength, Greater Endurance, Sharper Precision, Faster Recovery, and an Unshakable Inner Game	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
How to Decide: Simple Tools for Making Better Choices	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
The Carnivore Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Optimal Health by Returning to Our Ancestral Diet	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Strong Ending: from Combat to Comedy	Nov 20, 2020 [edit]
Conscious Breathing: Discover The Power of Your Breath	Oct 21, 2020 [edit]
One Blade of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir	Sep 12, 2020 [edit]
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity	Sep 08, 2020 [edit] Sep 08, 2020 [edit]
Bird by Bird	Sep 07, 2020 [edit]
Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art	Sep 02, 2020 [edit]
How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics	Jul 08, 2020 [edit]
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results	Jun 20, 2020 [edit]
What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars	May 25, 2020 [edit]
The Getting Things Done Workbook: 10 Moves to Stress-Free Productivity	May 24, 2020 [edit]
The Diary of a Young Girl	May 20, 2020 [edit]
Unlimited Memory: How to Use Advanced Learning Strategies to Learn Faster, Remember More and be More Productive (Mental Mastery, #1)	May 19, 2020 [edit]
The Code. The Evaluation. The Protocols: Striving to Become an Eminently Qualified Human	May 19, 2020 [edit]
Meditations	May 18, 2020 [edit] Nov 20, 2016 [edit]
The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership: A New Paradigm for Sustainable Success	May 18, 2020 [edit]
What Is Water?: How Young Leaders Can Thrive in an Uncertain World	Apr 20, 2020 [edit]
The Laws of Human Nature	Mar 13, 2020 [edit]
The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms (Incerto Book 4)	Mar 04, 2020 [edit]
Born to Win: Find Your Success Code	Mar 04, 2020 [edit]
Thug Kitchen: The Official Cookbook: Eat Like You Give a F*ck	Mar 04, 2020 [edit]
Non-Negotiable: The Story of Happy State Bank & The Power of Accountability	Mar 04, 2020 [edit]
One Season of Hope: An Inspiring Tale of Triumph and Tragedy	Mar 04, 2020 [edit]
Success with People: Your Action Plan for Prosperity and Success	Mar 04, 2020 [edit]
The Power of Making Miracles: Supercharge Your Mind and Rejuvenate Your Health	Mar 04, 2020 [edit]
Jumpstart Your Networking: 10 Jolts to Ignite Your Networking Success	Mar 04, 2020 [edit]
Napoleon Hill's Power of Positive Action	Mar 04, 2020 [edit]
Tribe Of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World	Mar 04, 2020 [edit]
Release Your Unstoppable Power: The Journey Continues...	Mar 04, 2020 [edit]
The Autobiography of Gucci Mane	Jan 20, 2020 [edit]
Eye of Revelation: The Original Five Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation	Jan 10, 2020 [edit] not set [edit]
Good To Great And The Social Sectors: A Monograph to Accompany Good to Great	Jan 10, 2020 [edit]
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die	Jan 2020 [edit]
Enchiridion	Jan 2020 [edit]
The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms	Jan 2020 [edit]
Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell	Jan 2020 [edit]

All 2016-19

The Richest Man in Babylon	Nov 20, 2019 [edit]
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams	Nov 20, 2019 [edit]
Stillness Is the Key	Nov 20, 2019 [edit]
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike	Nov 20, 2018 [edit]
Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think	Nov 20, 2018 [edit]
The Daily Stoic / The Daily Stoic Journal	Nov 20, 2018 [edit]
The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living	Nov 20, 2018 [edit]
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos	Apr 20, 2018 [edit]
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything	Nov 20, 2017 [edit]
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change	Nov 20, 2017 [edit]
Economics in One Lesson	Nov 20, 2017 [edit]
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living: Time-Tested Methods for Conquering Worry	Nov 20, 2017 [edit]
How to Win Friends & Influence People	Nov 20, 2017 [edit]
Thinking, Fast and Slow	Nov 20, 2016

Unset Dates From GoodReads

Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion	not set [edit]
The Practice of Management	not set [edit]
The Secrets Of Power Negotiating: You Can Get Anything You Want/Audio Cassettes	not set [edit]
Awareness	not set [edit]
Zen in the Art of Archery	not set [edit]
Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies (Good to Great, 2)	not set [edit]
It	not set [edit]
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable	not set [edit]
Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... and It's All Small Stuff: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things From Taking Over Your Life	not set [edit]
Million Dollar Consulting: the Professional's Guide to Growing a Practice	not set [edit]
About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior	not set [edit]
Musashi: An Epic Novel of the Samurai Era	not set [edit]
Moneyball	not set [edit]
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow You	not set [edit]
The Irresistible Offer: How to Sell Your Product or Service in 3 Seconds or Less	not set [edit]
The Intellectual Life: Its Spirit, Conditions, Methods	not set [edit]
The Experience Economy	not set [edit]
Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Success	not set [edit]

title	date read
You Were Born Rich: Now You Can Discover And Develop Those Riches	not set [edit]
The Blind Side	not set [edit]
Civilization and Its Discontents	not set [edit]
Beyond Entrepreneurship: Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company	not set [edit]
The Trusted Advisor	not set [edit]
The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace	not set [edit]
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking	not set [edit]
Think and Grow Rich	not set [edit]
The 48 Laws of Power	not set [edit]
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.	not set [edit]
The Prince \| Niccolò Machiavelli	not set [edit]
managing for results	not set [edit]
The Constitution of the United States of America: The Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights	not set [edit]
Self-Reliance: An Excerpt from Collected Essays, First Series	not set [edit]
As a Man Thinketh	not set [edit]
Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant	not set [edit]
Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant	not set [edit]
The 4-Hour Workweek	not set [edit]
The Four-Hour Workweek Expanded and Updated	not set [edit]
The Master Key to Riches	not set [edit]
The Wise Heart: A Guide to the Universal Teachings of Buddhist Psychology	not set [edit]
The Pigman (The Pigman, #1)	not set [edit]
The Secret (The Secret, #1)	not set [edit]
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable	not set [edit]
The Power of Intention: Learning to Co-Create Your World Your Way	not set [edit]
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets	not set [edit]
Economic Facts and Fallacies	not set [edit]
Napoleon Hill's Golden Rules: The Lost Writings	not set [edit]
War and Peace	not set [edit]
How The Mighty Fall: And Why Some Companies Never Give In (Good to Great, 4)	not set [edit]
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine	not set [edit]
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures	not set [edit]
The 4-Hour Body: An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman	not set [edit]
F.U. Money: Make As Much Money As You Want And Live Your Life As You Damn Well Please!	not set [edit]
The Complete Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S Grant	not set [edit]
Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal	not set [edit]
Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success	not set [edit]
The Slow Carb Diet Cookbook: A Companion to the 4-Hour Body: Volume 2	not set [edit]
Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck—Why Some Thrive Despite Them All	not set [edit]
Predictable Revenue	not set [edit]

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Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!): How To Unleash Your Creative Potential by America's Master Communicator, George Lois	not set [edit]
The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking Like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life	not set [edit]
We Learn Nothing	not set [edit]
How to Win at the Sport of Business: If I Can Do It, You Can Do It	not set [edit]
The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Your Potential	not set [edit]
Trust Me, I'm Lying: Confessions of a Media Manipulator	not set [edit]
Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't	not set [edit]
On Anger	not set [edit]
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers	not set [edit]
Your invisible power	not set [edit]
Virtual Freedom: How to Work with Virtual Staff to Buy More Time, Become More Productive, and Build Your Dream Business	not set [edit]
Growth Hacker Marketing: A Primer on the Future of PR, Marketing, and Advertising	not set [edit]
The Five Minute Journal: A Happier You in 5 Minutes a Day	not set [edit]
Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without Religion	not set [edit]
The Hidden Power	not set [edit]
Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products	not set [edit]
Team Dog: How to Train Your Dog--the Navy SEAL Way	not set [edit]
Conscious Uncoupling: 5 Steps to Living Happily Even After	not set [edit]
1000 true fans	not set [edit]
Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win	not set [edit]
Tough As They Come	not set [edit]
The Art of Living	not set [edit]
#AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur's Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness	not set [edit]
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business	not set [edit]
Discourses and Selected Writings	not set [edit]
Ego Is the Enemy	not set [edit]
American Pharoah: The Untold Story of the Triple Crown Winner's Legendary Rise	not set [edit]
Incerto (Deluxe Edition): Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, The Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile, Skin in the Game	not set [edit]
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life	not set [edit]
Weaponized Lies: How to Think Critically in the Post-Truth Era	not set [edit]
Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are	not set [edit]
The Tao of Seneca: Practical Letters from a Stoic Master, Volume 1	not set [edit]
The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living	not set [edit]
The Tao of Seneca: Practical Letters from a Stoic Master, Volume 2	not set [edit]
The Tao of Seneca: Practical Letters from a Stoic Master, Volume 3	not set [edit]
Goal Achiever	not set [edit]
Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work	not set [edit]
The Choice: Embrace the Possible	not set [edit]
Hacking Growth: How Today's Fastest-Growing Companies Drive Breakout Success	not set [edit]
Napoleon Hill's Power of Positive Action	not set [edit]

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Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential	not set [edit]
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers	not set [edit]
Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People	not set [edit]
Perennial Seller: The Art of Making and Marketing Work that Lasts	not set [edit]
The Four Tendencies: The Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better	not set [edit]
Blue Ocean Shift: Beyond Competing - Proven Steps to Inspire Confidence and Seize New Growth	not set [edit]
Way of the Warrior Kid: From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy SEAL Way (Way of the Warrior Kid, #1)	not set [edit]
On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century	not set [edit]
Unshakeable	not set [edit]
How to Think: A Survival Guide for a World at Odds	not set [edit]
No Time Like the Present: Finding Freedom, Love, and Joy Right Where You Are	not set [edit]
Discipline Equals Freedom: Field Manual	not set [edit]
Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts	not set [edit]
Crushing It!: How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence-and How You Can, Too	not set [edit]
The Calm Before the Storm: Why Volatility Signals Stability and Vice Versa	not set [edit]
Principles: Life and Work	not set [edit]
Tiger Woods	not set [edit]
Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue	not set [edit]
The Infinite Game	not set [edit]
The Dichotomy of Leadership: Balancing the Challenges of Extreme Ownership to Lead and Win	not set [edit]
Moonshots: Creating a World of Abundance	not set [edit]
Niche Down: How To Become Legendary By Being Different	not set [edit]
The Leader's Book of Inspiration: Quotes and Insights for Today's Leaders	not set [edit]
From the Ground Up: A Journey to Reimagine the Promise of America	not set [edit]
The Latte Factor: Why You Don't Have to Be Rich to Live Rich	not set [edit]
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: How to Free Yourself from Your Inner Monologue and Eliminate Negative Self Forever	not set [edit]
Tiny Habits: The Small Changes That Change Everything	not set [edit]
The Obstacle is the Way / Ego is the Enemy	not set [edit]
Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope	not set [edit]
Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope	not set [edit]
Things The Rich Don't Want You To Know: A guidebook for people who are worth over $1,000,000	not set [edit]
The Daily Stoic / The Daily Stoic Journal / The Obstacle is the Way / Ego is the Enemy	not set [edit]
Heart Minded: How to Hold Yourself and Others in Love	not set [edit]
Principles for Success	not set [edit]
The Daily Stoic Interviews	not set [edit]
Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life	not set [edit]
Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind	not set [edit]
An Introduction To Stoicism - 7 Day Stoicism Course	not set [edit]
[By Ryan Holiday ] The Daily Stoic Journal: 366 Days of Writing and Reflection on the Art of Living (Hardcover)【2018】by Ryan Holiday (Author) (Hardcover)【2018】by Ryan Holiday (Author) (Hardcover)	not set [edit]
The Peak Performance Formula: Achieving Breakthrough Results in Life and Work	not set [edit]

The Talent War: How Special Operations and Great Organizations Win on Talent	not set [edit]
Leading with Character: 10 Minutes a Day to a Brilliant Legacy Set	not set [edit]
Be Exceptional: Master the Five Traits That Set Extraordinary People Apart	not set [edit]
Final Spin	not set [edit]
Your Next Big Idea: Improve Your Creativity and Problem-Solving	not set [edit]
Woke Doesn't Mean Broke	not set [edit]
The Abundant Entrepreneur: Lasting Personal Wealth, Family, and Having Enough	not set [edit]
The Big Brand Lie: How Categories Make Brands & Why Brand Marketers Never Believe It	not set [edit]
Knee Ability Zero	not set [edit]
What Is Wisdom?: A Collection of Practical Thoughts for Better Decisions in Life	not set [edit]
The Category Design Toolkit: Beyond Marketing: 15 Frameworks For Creating & Dominating Your Niche	not set [edit]
A Marketer's Guide To Category Design: How To Escape The "Better" Trap, Dam The Demand, And Launch A Lightning Strike Strategy	not set [edit]
Principles: Your Guided Journal	not set [edit]
1% More: The Hidden Force to Creating Extraordinary Results in Life & Business!	not set [edit]
Built to Move: The Ten Essential Habits to Help You Move Freely and Live Fully	not set [edit]
Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be	not set [edit]
The Official Extreme Ownership Companion Workbook (Echelon Front Leadership Companion Workbooks)	not set [edit]
Reclaiming You: Your Therapy Toolkit for Life’s Twists and Turns	not set [edit]
Way of the Warrior Kid 5: Letters From Uncle Jake	not set [edit]
Million Dollar Email Templates: Secrets From The Most Profitable Emails Ever Written / How To Write Emails That Sell	not set [edit]
Positive Psychology: How to Sustain Happiness in Your Life	not set [edit]
Kettlebell Axe: High Speed, Low Drag Alternative to HIIT	not set [edit]
The Daily Pressfield: A Teaching a Day from the Author of the War of Art	not set [edit]
The Joe Hippensteel Method: A Miraculous Program to Eliminate Pain and Injury and Achieve Ultimate Human Performance	not set [edit]
Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts	not set [edit]
Main Street Millionaire: How to Make Extraordinary Wealth Buying Ordinary Businesses	not set [edit]
$100M Offers Summary and Workbook: How To Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No (Acquisition.com $100M Series)	not set [edit]

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