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,…
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I thought it would be good to compile a list of all of my previous book recommendations. I will continue to add to this list as I find more great fiction books, but it is just an easy, condensed way to view all of my recommendations. Also, it is a good way to review any…
Bad Blood is a tremendous account of the true story of Theranos, written by John Carreyrou . Theranos was a company founded by a former Stanford graduate named Elizabeth Holmes. The company was a health-technology company, and it was a startup which easily reached the mythical unicorn status (over $1 billion valuation) in Silicon Valley.…
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Death’s End is the last book in the Three-Body Problem Series by Liu Cixin. Overall, it was an incredible series, and it is a must-read for any science fiction fan. While I thought the first one was pretty good, I realized that was just an appetizer for books 2 and 3. If I had to…
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Caffeine is an audiobook by Michael Pollan that is only available on Audible. Michael Pollan is an author who commonly researches topics related to food, culture, and the merging of both; he is also a professor of journalism at UC Berkeley. I am not a coffee/caffeine drinker myself, but I still thought it was extremely…
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Shoe Dog, by Phil Knight, is one of my favorite company founding story books. Phil Knight is the founder of Nike, and he is now worth an estimated 37.6 billion dollars. I am personally a big fan of Nike as a company, and I really enjoyed reading more about its origins. Nowadays, everyone considers Nike…
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In a previous post, I wrote about the Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin. The Dark Forest is the second book in the series, and I thought it was an incredible read. While I had mixed feelings about the first one (it was good, but also kind of confusing and difficult to understand), I had…
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In a previous post, I posted an excerpt from the book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. Now that I have actually finished reading the book, I know that there are a lot of other great points in the book aside from that one exercise. Range describes how there are different ways to…
I have been reading a lot more during my time at home recently, and I have been using my Amazon Kindle Paperwhite to read them. I have used both the Paperwhite as well as the traditional Kindle, and both are really good options. In case you are wondering, the Paperwhite is normally $129, and the…
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I enjoy learning more about successful companies, and this particular book talks about Uber. I think reading the stories of the biggest companies proves that even they have HUGE issues. This book details the history of Uber, and how everything in the company starts from the top-down. Ultimately, the win at all costs culture at…
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