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Best Non-Fiction Books to Read: No Filter (Sarah Frier)
Instagram is one of the most recognizable platforms in the world, but a lot of its history is unknown to a lot of people. In the book No Filter, author Sarah Frier takes us behind the scenes about Instagram’s rise from a super small company to becoming part of Facebook, before eventually becoming the social…
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Best Non-Fiction Books to Read: The Pumpkin Plan (Mike Michalowicz)
The Pumpkin Plan is a business book written by Mike Michalowicz about how to grow and build successful businesses. Like many business books, I think that the book is repetitive and could definitely do without so many anecdotes. However, this does not mean the book is not worth reading (feel free to skip parts if…
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Best Books to Read: Let My People Go Surfing (Yvon Chouinard)
Let My People Go Surfing is a must read book for every person on the planet, in my opinion. The book is written by Yvon Chouinard, who is the founder of Patagonia. Patagonia is known as one of the most forward-thinking and environmentally friendly companies in the world, and it all starts from the leadership…
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Best Non-Fiction Books to Read: American Kingpin
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…
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Best Books to Read: When Breath Becomes Air
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…
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Best Books to Read: Make Your Bed (William H. McRaven)
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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Best Non-Fiction Books to Read: The Monk of Mokha (Dave Eggers)
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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Best Books to Read: The Art of Learning (Josh Waitzkin)
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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Best Books to Read: What I Learned Losing $1 Million (Brendan Moynihan and Jim Paul)
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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Best Books to Read: Educated (Tara Westover)
Educated is a memoir written by Tara Westover, who is not a household name, but is someone whose story is worth hearing. In Educated, Westover discusses her life all the way from childhood to her present life. It is an amazing story of resilience and perseverance, especially considering her upbringing and family life. Westover comes…
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