Loonshots by Safi Bahcall is a book about how to create and nurture ideas that could eventually change the world. Safi Bahcall is a former Mckinsey Consultant who left to go start a biotech company that eventually went public. I found this book interesting because it demonstrated why certain companies consistently create game-changing products (which…
Genghis Khan is one of the most famous historical figures of all time, but since he lived in the 1100s-1200s, most people know his name but not his story. Genghis Khan is most well-known for being the first Great Khan and the founder of the Mongol Empire, but he also has an incredible backstory. In…
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Michael Lewis is the author of many books which have been turned into movies such as Moneyball, The Blind Side, The Big Short, etc. One book of his I just read though, is called Flash Boys. Flash Boys is a book that talks about the US stock market, and in particular high frequency trading. The…
Clayton Christensen was a former professor at Harvard Business School, and unfortunately he just recently passed away (at the beginning of 2020). However, I’m sure the books he wrote during his lifetime will leave a lasting legacy. While he is also the author of many other famous books such as the Innovator’s Dilemma, one book…
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William H. McRaven is a former Navy Seal, and he 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…
While the title of the book, The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter – And How to Make the Most of Them, may seem excessively long, the book is the complete opposite. The book is written by clinical psychologist Meg Jay, and it has tons of great advice for people in their 20s (or maybe…
A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches is a book describing pitching in baseball, and how it has changed over the centuries (from when baseball started in the 1800s until now). The book is obviously written primarily for baseball fans, and I would imagine it would be extremely boring for those who are unfamiliar or…
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Black Edge is about the hedge-fund industry, which many people may have heard of, but likely do not know the specific details. Successful hedge-funds are extremely big, and those who run them can be billionaires. Black Edge mostly talks about one of the biggest hedge-funds of all time, SAC. Throughout the book, you will learn…
Yogi Berra is a baseball legend who played in the MLB from 1946-1965. He won an incredible 10 World Series as a player, which for baseball fans, is a number that seems untouchable. However, off the field, he is just as well known for his famous sayings, also known as Yogisms. You may have heard…
I was given the book “The Coddling of the American Mind” by a friend of mine. I thought that it was definitely a good book, and something that is even more relevant in this current time/situation. This is a bit different from the normal type of book I read (I read the most business books,…
