I just finished When I Say No, I Feel Guilty by Manuel Smith and it is without a doubt one of the most useful self-help books I have ever read. The premise is that as a young child we are taught by our parents to feel shame for mistakes we make. That we are ‘bad’ […]
I just finished a fantastic book called When Genius Failed which you can get at Amazon here. The book centers around a hedge fund called Long Term Capital Management in the mid 90s. Years prior at Soloman Brothers a group formed to do specific type of bond trades called “arbitrage” — the idea is that […]
The Boys in the Boat is about an incredibly inspiring story about the 8-oar US Rowing team that went to the Berlin Olympics in 1936. You do not need to be a rower, or really know anything about rowing in order to enjoy this book. It is classic American and you will feel immensely patriotic by […]
It’s been a while, everyone. I hope all is well. I just finished reading The Hard Thing About Hard Things. As you all know, I’ve read a lot of business books, but this one really hits home. Some back-story: I graduated from university with a B.S. in Computer Science and joined a start up that […]
I just finished reading the mammoth of the book The Path Between the Seas: Creation of the Panama Canal by David McCullough. Like most of you, all I knew about the Panama Canal was the tidbit I was told in elementary school. “We built a canal at Panama because it was the shortest distance between the […]
I just finished A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson. This exceptionally fun read is one of those books that simply make you a smarter person. You go through school as a kid, and then on through college, and it’s embarrassing how little you actually know about the world and how it came […]
I found a non-fiction book club in my area on meetup.com and decided to join it. The book assigned is called The World Without Us by Alan Weisman. Fascinating book and I just finished it in time for the meetup tomorrow. I can’t wait to discuss it with others. In short, the book describes what would happen […]
I just finished reading The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. If you liked my recommendation for Destiny of the Republic, than you would love this book as well. The Devil in the White City intertwines two main stories. The first is about a notorious serial killer known as H.H Holmes. This guy […]
It has been a long time since I’ve written a book review, but I have been Thinking, Fast and Slow on and off this whole time. My reading has slowed down but has picked back up. Finished this excellent book and will be moving right along with a new one soon. Thinking, Fast and Slow is another one […]
I just finished Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. This is one of those classic novels that everyone is always talking about, especially on Reddit. Out of all the books I’ve read listed here, it is only the fourth piece of fiction that I have read. The story follows a man named Billy Pilgrim. Billy was […]