San Diego Photo Gallery
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The Virtue of Selfishness
The Virtue of Selfishness contains a collection of essays about Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism by Rand herself and some of her colleagues. Those readers who really appreciated Atlas Shrugged may find this book to be a nice first step into Rand’s non-fiction writing. Her non-fiction works suffer from gross distortions of logic, unlike the […]
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The Story of My Life
Casanova’s life was absolutely amazing. He sets the bar for how enjoyable life can potentially be. The book is not written as a present-tense dialogue like most novels so it is a bit more difficult to feel engaged, but the adventures he partakes in are so outrageous that you have to force your way through […]
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The Bootstrapper’s Bible
Seth Godin paints a realistic picture of what it is like to start a business. Specifically he focuses on businesses started by bootstrap funding, which means that there are no external investors. This type of funding is desirable because it leaves the founder with the most control over the business. Some of the important lessons […]
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Good Calories, Bad Calories
Good Calories, Bad Calories is a powerhouse of a book about the literature and research on nutrition and obesity. Casual readers will likely find it too dense to appreciate, but for those who really want to understand the science, this is a must read. It does a very convincing job of debunking the conventional wisdom […]
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How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes attempts to explain the issue of national debt from the ground up through a story about a fictional island nation. Each chapter describes a phase in the evolution of the island nation’s economy, which mimics the economy of the US, but in a simplified manner. At the […]
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The Magic of Thinking Big
Like most self-help books, The Magic of Thinking Big mostly consists of advice that sounds obvious in hindsight, but Schwartz’s advice is more direct and practical than the norm. He focuses on the benefits of maintaining patterns of thought that promote success. The book identifies many simple techniques that you can use to steer your […]
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Einstein: The Passions of a Scientist
Parker beautifully captures the magical life story of one of history’s greatest scientists. The narrative focuses on delivering a coherent and interesting story instead of just recording a collection of facts about Einstein’s life. The amazing-ness of Einstein’s life really shines through even though there is no commentary from the author; all the text is unbiased […]
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Free to Choose
Free to Choose is philosophical and economic appeal for freedom by Nobel prize-winning libertarian economist Milton Friedman. It contains some reasonable real-world solutions to economic problems that seem very plausible. One example is his voucher plan for education that would improve competition in the market for schooling. He also explains broad economic concepts in simple terms […]
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