From 2011-2013, there was a website called The Silk Road that allowed users to buy anything including drugs (including hard drugs like heroin and cocaine), guns, organs, etc. The website operated on a browser called Tor, which allows users to stay private and anonymous when using it. I only had a brief recollection of The…
When Breath Becomes Air is a book written by Paul Kalanithi, who was a former neurosurgeon who sadly passed away from lung cancer. The book was written during the time after Kalanithi was diagnosed with cancer, and is an incredible parting gift that Kalanithi left the world. When Breath Becomes Air is an extremely heavy…
William H. McRaven is a former Navy Seal who wrote the book Make Your Bed after giving a commencement speech at the University of Texas at Austin. If you don’t want to have to buy the book, I would highly recommend at least listening to the 6 minute speech on Youtube (it summarizes the gist…
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Since I have been pretty busy recently, I have not had as much time to write new blog posts. While I am still constantly finding new things I love to recommend, I wanted to share some of my previous favorite recommendations. Over the course of this blog, I have now written over a year’s worth…
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Josh Waitzkin is a former chess player and martial artist (a very interesting combination) and the book “The Art of Learning” is an encapsulation of all the ideas and theories that he’s gained over time. Waitzkin started out as a chess prodigy, and the book “Searching for Bobby Fischer” is about his early life (and…
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What I Learned Losing $1 Million is a book that describes the life and career of Jim Paul. Paul was a former investor and the governor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, but he ended up losing over 1 million dollars during the 1900s (a lot of money now, but especially during that time!). The book…
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Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal is one of the most fascinating books I have read in a long time. Hatching Twitter is another book by Nick Bilton, who is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. Bilton spends the time to get his facts straight, and it is clear…
Computer science is a really popular field to study today, mostly because of the great jobs it can offer people at the biggest tech companies. It is something that I wish I knew more about, as it seems very useful and is an in-demand skill. Algorithms to Live By is a book written by Brian…
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Yuval Noah Harari is one of the most famous historians in the world, having written books such as 21 Lessons for the 21st Century and Homo Deus. However, probably his most well-known book is called Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. Similar to 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, Harari discusses a lot of extremely…
Andre Agassi is one of the most famous tennis players of all time, a former world #1, and an 8-time major champion. He also is the author of one of the most well-known sports autobiographies, which is the #1 national bestseller Open. I listened to the audiobook version, but the physical version is 432 pages.…
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