Losing My Virginity
Richard Branson is the founder of the Virgin Group, which was responsible for Virgin Records, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Mobile, and many other enterprises. Losing My Virginity is his story. The reading is not as engaging as some expert authors can make it, but the story behind the words is inspirational. His business philosophy basically amounts to […]
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The Four Hour Work Week
The Four Hour Work Week provides concrete advice for streamlining your life, some fun stories from the author’s life, and a little bit of life philosophy. It also focuses on how to establish a business that will provide you with financial freedom. Unlike a lot of personal development books, The Four Hour Work Week is not […]
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The Economics of Public Issues
In The Economics of Public Issues, Miller collects a broad set of case studies dealing with the economic consequences of public policies. Every example ends with the conclusion that a libertarian approach produces the most favorable results. Although it is often used as a textbook for college courses, it is much lighter reading than a typical […]
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The Happiness Hypothesis
Haidt delivers a very enjoyable overview of positive psychology. It covers a broad range of topics, such as evolutionary theory, flow, behavioral psychology experiments, and even philosophy. This broadness means that the book does not goes as deep into any specific topic as more focused books do. But going deep into a topic usually isn’t […]
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Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever
Fantastic Voyage provides a great overview of the latest research on nutrition. It has a decidedly proactive approach as it advocates what it calls “aggressive supplementation”. Kurzweil admits to going so far as taking hundreds of pills a day, which sounds potentially dangerous. However, there is still a lot of solid advice here that doesn’t […]
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance weaves philosophical monologues into a simple first-person narrative about a cross-country motorcycle trip to achieve a very unique atmosphere. The simplicity of the main plot combined with the extensive contemplative tone make for a very peaceful reading experience. The philosophy is fairly deep, but not in the sense […]
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Into the Wild
Into the Wild is the incredible true story of a young man who decided to break from the norm and become a vagabond/wilderness survivalist. Shortly after graduating from college, he donated the remainder of his bank account to charity and burned all of his cash. He spent some time living off a sack of rice and […]
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The Ascent of Money
The Ascent of Money tells the fascinating tale of the financial history of the western world. It explains how finance often decides the outcomes of war, and even whether a war will be started, in addition to many other history-making factors. It stresses how financial innovations like banks, bonds, stocks, and insurance helped optimize the markets […]
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Outliers: The Story of Success
The first half of Outliers is a collection of interesting stories that illustrate how success is a combination of lengthy practice and socio-economic circumstances rather than intrinsic ability or sheer will. He tells the stories of Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft), Christopher Langan (highest recorded IQ), The Beatles, J. Robert Oppenheimer (leader of the Manhattan […]
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Turning the Mind Into an Ally
Turning the Mind Into an Ally is a great book about meditation for those who don’t like my mysticism and unnecessary confusion. Sakyong Mipham is the head of the Shambhala lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and leader of a worldwide network of Buddhist centers. Though he was born in India, he moved to the West when […]
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