Book Recommendations

Investing

  • The Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail (Ray Dalio, 2021)
  • The Price of Tomorrow: Why Deflation is the Key to an Abundant Future (Jeff Booth, 2020)
  • The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking (Saifedean Ammous, 2018)
  • Broken Money: Why Our Financial System is Failing Us and How We Can Make it Better (Lyn Alden, 2023)
  • The Ivy Portfolio: How to Invest Like the Top Endowments and Avoid Bear Markets (Meb Faber, 2011)
  • Global Asset Allocation: A Survey of the World’s Top Asset Allocation Strategies (Meb Faber, 2015)
  • Muscular Portfolios: The Investing Revolution for Superior Returns with Lower Risk (Brian Livingston, 2018)
  • Dual Momentum Investing: An Innovative Strategy for Higher Returns with Lower Risk (Gary Antonacci, 2014)
  • When Genius Failed: The Rise and Fall of Long-Term Capital Management (Roger Lowerstein, 2001)
  • Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System — and Themselves (Andrew Ross Sorkin, 2010)
  • Hidden Repression: How the IMF and World Bank Sell Exploitation as Development (Alex Gladstein, 2023)
  • Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Nassim Nicholas Taleb, 2014)

Mindset

  • So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest Work You Love (Cal Newport, 2016)
  • Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (Peter Diamandis & Steven Kotler, 2014)
  • The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9–5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich (Timothy Ferriss, 2007)
  • Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (Carol Dweck, 2007)
  • The Future Is Faster Than You Think: How Converging Technologies Are Transforming Business, Industries, and Our Lives (Peter Diamandis & Steven Kotler, 2020)
  • The Art of Impossible: A Peak Performance Primer (Steven Kotler, 2021)
  • Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action (Simon Sinek, 2011)
  • The Power of One More: The Ultimate Guide to Happiness and Success (Ed Mylett, 2022)
  • The High 5 Habit: Take Control of Your Life with One Simple Habit (Mel Robbins, 2021)
  • Ultralearning: Accelerate Your Career, Master Hard Skills and Outsmart the Competition (Scott Young, 2019)
  • Radical Confidence: 10 No-BS Lessons on Becoming the Hero of Your Own Life (Lisa Bilyeu, 2022)
  • Mistakes Were Made, but Not by Me: Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts (Carol Tavris & Elliot Aronson, 2007)
  • Twelve and a Half: Leveraging the Emotional Ingredients Necessary for Business Success (Gary Vaynerchuk, 2021)
  • The Infinite Game (Simon Sinek, 2019)
  • Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity (David Allen, 2015)
  • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones (James Clear, 2018)
  • Limitless: Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, and Unlock Your Exceptional Life (Jim Kwik, 2020)
  • The Practice: Shipping Creative Work (Seth Godin, 2020)
  • Principles: Life and Work (Ray Dalio, 2017)
  • $100M Offers: How to Make Offers So Good People Feel Stupid Saying No (Alex Hormozi, 2021)
  • The Obstacle is the Way: The Ancient Art of Turning Adversity to Advantage (Ryan Holiday, 2015)
  • Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance (Angela Duckworth, 2018)
  • Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win (Jocko Willink & Leif Babin, 2015)
  • Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions (Dan Ariely, 2008)