Have you read Grant's other books? So far I've read Sell or Be Sold, The 10x Rule, If You're Not First, You're Last and Be Obsessed or be Average. I've found all of them to be pretty good. Not necessarily life changing, but solid, with a good mix of motivational message and some actionable ideas. Enough so that I'll probably go back through and read a couple of those again and actually take notes this time through.
Nothing right now, but have two unfinished books in my backlog. First is Spring Snow by Yukio Mishima and the other is Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software.
I found this series more rewarding than almost any other book series. I find it to be so.... literarily... satisfying. I have no idea how to explain that. The author's vision of the future is so complex and compelling, and the humanity of it all. I could go on for hours!
For me one series I feel like you do, is the Asian Saga by James Clavell, maybe because I read the books for the first time as a child and have always been interested in business, etc, but like you I cannot explain it :-)
I will certainly check it out! Isn't it strange what kinda reaches out and gives you a big impression? I'm interested in your opinion once you've finished.
I am always glad to hear of books that leave this kind of impact on people, and I've heard about the Asia Saga before, but I forgot about it. Very eager to start. Thanks for the recommendation
Pimp: Story Of My Life written by Iceberg Slim. Learned about it from the latest Chappelle standup special. Very dark and fascinating tale of a pimp in the 1940's. A lot of cold, calculating capitalist ideas abound in it.
Also just started Astrobiology: A Short Introduction which was recommended by a fellow HNer.
As expected there's lot of nonfiction readers here. Does anyone else find that they get more out of fiction than nonfiction? There's a lot to learn from putting yourself in a character's shoes, seeing life through their eyes and witnessing their life unfold.
I'm currently reading 'Steppenwolf' by Hermann Hesse, and 'Of Human Bondage' by Somerset Maugham. Both novels are fictional representations of the author's life.
Not sure if getting more, but nonfiction reading is quite strenuous for me, as I try to retain as much information as I can. On the other hand, I read fiction for the experience, so even if I forgot everything I read after turning the page, it would be no problem.
I just finished reading Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson. It is the third book in the Stormlight Archive series. It was a fantastic read and the entire series is totally epic. Sanderson has many different trilogies, novels, and short stories in a universe he calls The Cosmere. If you like fantasy and haven't read any Sanderson, you should definitely check his stuff out!
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It is a pretty amazing store of how he started Nike
For me one series I feel like you do, is the Asian Saga by James Clavell, maybe because I read the books for the first time as a child and have always been interested in business, etc, but like you I cannot explain it :-)
I am always glad to hear of books that leave this kind of impact on people, and I've heard about the Asia Saga before, but I forgot about it. Very eager to start. Thanks for the recommendation
"The Road Not Taken" is a short story by Harry Turtledove
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Road_Not_Taken_(short_stor...
Remembrance of Earth's Past trilogy by Liu Cixin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_of_Earth%27s_Past
And this one is autobiographical by one of the smartest men of our time: A Man For All Markets by Edward O. Thorp
http://www.edwardothorp.com/books/a-man-for-all-markets/
Also just started Astrobiology: A Short Introduction which was recommended by a fellow HNer.
I'm currently reading 'Steppenwolf' by Hermann Hesse, and 'Of Human Bondage' by Somerset Maugham. Both novels are fictional representations of the author's life.
and
The City and The City, by China Mieville
- The doors of perception by Aldous Huxley
- The Patriarch (Joseph Kennedy biography) by David Nasaw
https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/daniel-defoe/the-life-and-...
https://brandonsanderson.com/books/the-stormlight-archive/oa...
So I'm re-reading the first two books again before I start it.
(I have a shelf full of Brandon's work - even the young-adult books!)
- The book of secrets by Osho.
- Big Data Baseball by T. Sawchik.
- The Intelligent Investor by B. Graham.
Snow Falling on Cedars Color of Law Artemis Evicted (starting tomorrow)
- What a wonderful world by Marcus Chown
- 47 Ronin by Joan D. Vinge
- Practical Monitoring by Mike Julian
Currently reading:
- The Four by Scott Galloway
- The Art of Capacity Planning 2nd Edition by Arun Kejariwal, John Allspaw