Rich Dad Poor Dad
Though it was short on specifics, I found this to be a quick and enjoyable read. The author gives a lot of cute anecdotes from his childhood pertaining to learning how to become wealthy. He stresses repeatedly lessons like not settling for a secure job, making money work for you, acquiring income generating assets, and […]
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Civilization and its Discontents
I had been wanting to read something by Freud for a while, but I was always skeptical that he would have discovered anything interesting. I was initially turned off by the seemingly crackpot theories of anal-retentiveness and the Oedipus complex, among others. I decided to give this book a try because it was short and […]
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The Case Against the Fed
I wanted to get a better picture of whether there actually were problems with the Fed after seeing the conspiracy videos on the subject. The conspiracy videos really just set a tone that makes you feel like something horrible is going on without actually giving you a lot of solid evidence. It is a sort […]
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Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
In this collection of essays, Sedaris tells stories from his life with wit and dry humor. His life is nothing too abnormal. He is gay and his family seems a bit loony, but nothing too far from common life. I didn’t laugh that often, though his writing style usually kept me interested in the story […]
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
I guess this is one of the most popular business-related self-help books out there. It was no big surprise to me that it was essentially void of content. That is just par for the course as far as these books go. There were some parts to the book that might induce you to reflect on […]
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More Money Than God
More Money Than God tells the fascinating story of hedge funds from their development through the recent economic crisis. The reader gets a sense of the personalities of the big players and even a glimpse at some of their trading strategies. Parts of the book can be a bit dry as high-level narratives generally are. […]
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How to Meditate: A Guide to Self-Discovery
This was a fairly helpful book because it clarified the purpose of meditation. The important points were 1. Meditation is beneficial because it trains you to control your focus. 2. It can be hard work, but potentially relaxing, just as physical exercise can be. 3. You should not expect to be very successful at maintaining […]
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Meditation in a New York Minute
This book is mostly about fitting meditation into a busy work schedule. It recommends using time on your daily commute and time between meetings to take quick one minute breathing sessions. I found very little of value in this book. It basically listed many slight variations on the same simple breathing patterns.
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Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal
This book contains two parts: 1. Theory and History, 2. Current State. The first part was a good overview of Rand’s philosophy and had some interesting arguments for capitalism. The second part was mostly a rant with less interesting content. The chapters are each independent articles, some written by other authors, so there is some […]
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Walden
You can get this audiobook for free from librivox.org. I think Thoreau is interesting because he is one of the most extreme cases of a person who is confident in defying cultural norms. He didn’t buy into the value systems that society encouraged because he was able to think for himself. Rather than struggling for […]